Online event: Moving Toward Radical Civility

[Wendy Philpott]

Join Professor Robert Danisch (Communication Arts) this Wednesday for an online discussion based on the new book, Beyond Civility, which he co-authored with William Keith.

WHAT: America's Public Forum: Moving Toward Radical Civility
WHEN: Wednesday, August 12, 2020 8-10pm EDT
WHERE: Online - please register for this free event<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/americas-public-forum-moving-toward-radical-civility-tickets-116255361917>

About the book, Beyond Civility: The Competing Obligations of Citizenship:

>From the pundits to the polls, nearly everyone seems to agree that US politics have rarely been more fractious, and calls for a return to “civil discourse” abound. Yet it is also true that the requirements of polite discourse effectively silence those who are not in power, gaming the system against the disenfranchised. What, then, should a democracy do? This book makes a case for understanding civility in a different light. Examining the history of the concept and its basis in communication and political theory, William Keith and Robert Danisch present a clear, robust analysis of civil discourse. […] Read more<http://www.psupress.org/books/titles/978-0-271-08730-6.html>.


- sent on behalf of Rob Danisch


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