Sound and Fury: A Conversation about the Capitol Hill Riot
On January 6, 2021, the United States Capitol was stormed by a mob of angry Donald Trump supporters. This insurgence was the most violent attack on the Capitol in centuries.
Two months later, the repercussions of January 6 linger as we try to understand what led to such a dangerous and unsettling episode.
This panel includes 杏吧原创 Professors James Deaville (Music), Melissa Haussman (Political Science), Andrew M. Johnston (History), and journalist and Adjunct Professor Adrian Harewood. Each panellist will examine the events of January 6 from their unique disciplinary perspective and consider what the assault might mean for the United States and Canada in the future.
杏吧原创 the Panelists
Melissa Haussman is a Professor of Political Science and has written about comparative federalism and women鈥檚 sexual and reproductive health rights. She will discuss the increasing polarization in the House and Senate, especially since the Gingrich years鈥攖here have been changes in both parties based on regional shifts.
James Deaville (organizer) teaches music in the School for Studies in Art and Culture and has published and blogged about music at the 2012 and 2016 Democratic and Republican party conventions. Based on a montage of scenes from 1/6 he will present the soundscape of the riot and discuss what it tells us about the participants.
is a CBC radio and television journalist, currently co-hosting CBC Ottawa鈥檚 weekday news. He has studied political science and history at McGill and 杏吧原创, and is also an Adjunct Professor at 杏吧原创鈥檚 School of Journalism and Communication. He will look at the challenges facing U.S. media in the context of the country鈥檚 political polarization before and after January 6.
Andrew M. Johnston teaches modern U.S. history and international relations history at 杏吧原创. He鈥檒l look at January 6 through the long history of mass political insurrections in U.S. history, as well as how the world has interpreted the riot as evidence of peculiar characteristics of American history.
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