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Feb. 19, 2004
Contact:
Elaine Justice, 404-727-0643, ejustic@emory.edu
Deb Hammacher, 404-727-0644, dhammac@emory.edu
Presidential Race Campaigns in the Classroom
Each election year offers many learning opportunities for Emory University
students to see how historical lessons, political theory, rhetoric
and media take real-time shape during the current presidential race.
Below is a sample of courses this semester that are using the election
season as a part of the lesson plan.
Southern Politics
Merle Black, Asa G. Candler Professor of Politics and Government
404-727-6570, pblac01@emory.edu
Taught by the nation’s foremost authority on Southern politics,
this course is one of the most popular political science classes offered
at Emory, especially during an election year. Topics covered include
the politics of the modern South, with special emphasis on the growth
of middle class society, the impact of the civil rights movement, the
transformation of the Southern electorate and two-party competition.
Students say Black’s authority on the subject shines through with
his ability to give a lecture on breaking news or the latest poll, and
then break down the results, analyze the numbers and give relevant historical
background on the issue.
Politics of Presidential Nominations
Alan Abramowitz, Alben W. Barkley Professor of Political Science
404-727-0108, polsaa@emory.edu
This seminar examines the contemporary presidential nominating process
in the United States, and this year students are following the 2004 Democratic
presidential nomination campaign closely to learn more about the strategies
of the candidates and the decisions of voters in the caucuses and primaries.
To better understand the contemporary nomination process, Abramowitz
also takes students through the historical development of the presidential
nominating process with special emphasis on post-1968 reforms; current
party rules; candidate emergence and strategies; the roles played by
the mass media, party organizations, activists and voters; and the consequences
of the nomination process for presidential elections and American politics.
The New South
Joseph Crespino, assistant professor of history
404-727-1955, jcrespi@emory.edu
The American South has long been a distinctive field on which fundamental
American issues of liberty, democracy, equality and capitalism have been
contested. This course examines Southern history from Reconstruction
to the present, paying attention to the evolution of economic, social,
cultural and political life. Topics of particular interest include the
rise of the two-party South.
American Conservatism Since 1945
Joseph Crespino, assistant professor
404-727-1955, jcrespi@emory.edu
This class explores the history of modern American conservatism from
the New Deal to the present. Topics of particular interest include conservative
political theory, McCarthyism, the far right in the liberal imagination,
the Goldwater movement, race and conservatism, neo-conservatism, the
politicization of Christian evangelicals, and the Reagan Right. With
this year’s election as a backdrop, students say class discussions
are vigorous with many viewpoints represented.
Electronic Media
Lee Clontz, journalism program lecturer
404-727-5440, lclontz@emory.edu
The popularization of the Internet has changed journalism radically,
both from the perspective of the newsgatherer and the news consumer.
Students are examining the ways in which technology is changing the journalism
landscape, from the 24-hour news cycle to ethics to digital content acquisition
and distribution. The “blog” phenomenon and its impact on
news are also discussed in detail.
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