Exploring Democratic Mobilizations Against Right-Wing Populism: Tapping Historical, Contemporary, and Global Reservoirs of Opposition
Thursday, August 29, 10:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Panel 1: Co-Opting Right-Wing Populism as a Tactic for the Left?
10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Participants:
(Chair) Lisa J. Disch, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; (Discussant) Andrew Poe, Amherst College; (Discussant) Cigdem Cidam, Union College; (Discussant) Nazli Konya, Cornell University
Populism and Affect
Featured Paper Panel: 30-minute Paper Presentations
Participants:
(Chair) Paulina Ochoa Espejo, Haverford College; (Discussant) Ella Myers, University of Utah; (Discussant) Ines Valdez, Ohio State University; (Discussant) Benjamin McKean, Ohio State University
Panel #2: Racializing Populist Subjectivity
12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Participants:
(Chair) Paulina Ochoa Espejo, Haverford College; (Discussant) Lester Kenyatta Spence, Johns Hopkins University; (Discussant) Kirstine S. Taylor, Ohio University; (Discussant) Joseph E. Lowndes, University of Oregon
Panel #3: Populism and Affect
2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Participants:
Benjamin McKean, Ohio State University; Ella Myers, University of Utah; Ines Valdez, Ohio State University
Panel #4: Grassroots Reformulations of “the People”
4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Participants:
(Chair) Lisa J. Disch, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; (Discussant) Thea Nadja Riofrancos, Providence College; (Discussant) Edwina Barvosa, University of California, Santa Barbara; (Discussant) Paul C. Apostolidis, London School of Economics
