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In 2001, Tali Mendelberg described a norm that constrained overt expressions of racism in US politics. This norm, which she called “The Norm of Racial Equality”, was the reason that techniques like dogwhistling were developed to appeal to some …

Why would a social movement use strategic devices like dogwhistles and figleaves? The obvious answer would be that they are trying to do something nefarious and anti-democratic…..

Luis Othoniel Rosa (Spanish/Modern Languages and Literatures) will explore how poetic language disrupts the logic of technological determinism and opens pathways to alternative futures beyond ecological, economic, and political catastrophe. Drawing …

Stephen Lahey will explore the rich tradition of Western Mysticism, which embraces uncertainty and the absence of definitive knowledge about God as a legitimate and profound spiritual path. Rather than a weakness, agnosticism and doubt are presented …

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This PBK 250th Celebration Lecture will be delivered by Professor David M. Rabban, who holds the Dahr Jamail, Randall Hage Jamail, and Robert Lee Jamail Regents Chair in Law. As a Distinguished Teaching Professor at the University of Texas at Austin …