On October 19th, The Division of Languages and Humanities held its inaugural “Dialogues in Languages and Humanities” event, with the timely theme of political rhetoric. NYU professor Ruth Ben-Ghait, Yale professor Jason Stanley, and WSJ columnist Ben Zimmer served as the night’s panel of speakers who considered the power that political rhetoric has to both build communities and create rifts in society that have lasting repercussions. They used cases like the current US presidential election and the United Kingdom’s historic Brexit vote to facilitate a lively, engaging, and informative discussion of how politicians and the media use language to shape our perceptions of society.
See some photos and video footage from the night, below.
Thank you to all who attended for making it such a memorable event. The Division of Languages and Humanities is excited to continue Hosting events as part of the “Dialogues” series, so stay tuned for details on our next one!