Rhetoric, Film, and Screen Studies Archives
From ‘Data Dumping’ to ‘Webbing’: How Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Sells Misleading Ideas
Mr. Kennedy tends to “dump a billion studies, footnotes and pieces of evidence in front of us,” said Stephanie Kelley-Romano, a professor of rhetoric at Bates College. “People aren’t fact-checking it, and so it feels true.”
Bollywood: An Introduction (Merrill Memorial Library in Yarmouth)
October 10 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm EDT
Bollywood: An Introduction (Portland Public Library)
October 6 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm EDT
Bollywood: An Introduction (Rockport Public Library)
September 30 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm EDT
Going to the Movies
It’s the summer of Barbenheimer. With two blockbuster movies opening on the same day last month, people have surged back into theaters. We’ll discuss some of the most popular and intriguing recent films, and how movie-viewing has changed over the past few years.
Panelists:
Jon Cavallero, Associate Professor of Rhetoric, Film, and Screen Studies, Bates College. Founding director of the Bates Film Festival.
Sampling India’s Popular Cinema — and Global Reach
Jon Cavallero, Associate Professor and Chair of Rhetoric, Film and Screen Studies at Bates College and Founding Director of the Bates Film Festival will introduce Bollywood’s unique cinematic style, as well as its global power, particularly in the developing world where Hollywood’s sales have lagged.
Jon Cavallero Discusses Hollywood’s Italian American Filmmakers on Pittsburgh’s Italian Radio Hour
Jon Cavallero joined the Italian Radio Hour to discuss his 2011 book Hollywood’s Italian American Filmmakers: Capra, Scorsese, Savoca, Coppola, and…
Cavallero to Participate in Boothbay Harbor’s 1960s Film Series
We are delighted to also report that Dr. Jon Cavallero, Associate Professor and Chair of Rhetoric, Film, and Screen Studies,…
PMA Films Presents “Connection and Collaboration” with Professor Charles Nero
In partnership with Charles Nero, Benjamin E. Mays ’20 Distinguished Professor of Rhetoric, Film, and Screen Studies and Africana at…
After the Uvalde school shooting, a familiar lie
Professor Stephanie Kelley-Romano cited on conspiracy theories and school shootings in article about why people believe mass shootings are “false…