{"id":638,"date":"2018-11-07T14:29:51","date_gmt":"2018-11-07T19:29:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/rhetoric-film-screen-studies\/?page_id=638"},"modified":"2025-06-25T12:30:31","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T16:30:31","slug":"happenings","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/rhetoric-film-screen-studies\/happenings\/","title":{"rendered":"News"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-lightgray-bg has-dark-color has-text-color\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Filter news by type<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-categories-list wp-block-categories has-background has-gray-light-background-color\">\t<li class=\"cat-item cat-item-19\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/rhetoric-film-screen-studies\/category\/alumni\/\">Alumni<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\t<li class=\"cat-item cat-item-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/rhetoric-film-screen-studies\/category\/bff-news\/\">Bates Film Festival News<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\t<li class=\"cat-item cat-item-6\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/rhetoric-film-screen-studies\/category\/charles-nero\/\">Charles Nero<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\t<li class=\"cat-item cat-item-11\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/rhetoric-film-screen-studies\/category\/events\/\">Events<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\t<li class=\"cat-item cat-item-7\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/rhetoric-film-screen-studies\/category\/jon-cavallero\/\">Jon Cavallero<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\t<li class=\"cat-item cat-item-8\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/rhetoric-film-screen-studies\/category\/stephanie-kelley-romano\/\">Stephanie Kelley-Romano<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\t<li class=\"cat-item cat-item-9\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/rhetoric-film-screen-studies\/category\/student-news\/\">Student News<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\t<li class=\"cat-item cat-item-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/rhetoric-film-screen-studies\/category\/uncategorized\/\">Uncategorized<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">All News<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list has-dates wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/rhetoric-film-screen-studies\/2026\/01\/15\/bates-alum-named-argumentation-educator-of-the-year\/\">Bates Alum Named Argumentation Educator of the Year<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-01-15T13:52:44-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">January 15, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Ryan Neville-Shepard, associate professor and vice chair in the\u00a0Department of Communication\u00a0in the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, has been&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/rhetoric-film-screen-studies\/2025\/06\/25\/course-catalog-decoding-and-fighting-conspiracy-theories\/\">Course Catalog: Decoding \u2014 and Fighting \u2014 Conspiracy Theories<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-06-25T12:31:31-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">June 25, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Conspiracy theories have played a role in American culture and politics for decades. In the course \u201cConspiracy Rhetoric: Power, Politics,&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/rhetoric-film-screen-studies\/2025\/01\/09\/jonathan-cavalleros-new-work-examines-the-impact-of-race-and-gender-on-television-directors\/\">Jonathan Cavallero\u2019s new work examines the impact of race and gender on television directors.<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-01-09T15:40:00-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">January 9, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">While writers and producers are often represented as the predominant creators of television, in his new work, Television Directors, Race, and Gender: Written Out of the Story,\nProfessor of Rhetoric, Film, and Screen Studies Jonathan Cavallero  analyzes the role of television directors as a vital force in shaping the medium\u2019s artistry, devoting particular attention to the place of race and gender in this history.<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/rhetoric-film-screen-studies\/2024\/10\/11\/cast-your-vote-who-will-be-bates-colleges-next-president\/\">Cast Your Vote: Who Will Be Bates College\u2019s Next \u2018President\u2019?<\/a><time datetime=\"2024-10-11T14:44:13-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">October 11, 2024<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Since 1999, her first year at Bates, Kelley-Romano has been committed to finding interactive ways for her students to engage&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/rhetoric-film-screen-studies\/2024\/09\/26\/from-participant-to-ceo\/\">From Participant to CEO<\/a><time datetime=\"2024-09-26T13:55:45-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">September 26, 2024<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">As a Bates student, Rodney Galvao, class of 2014, majored in Rhetoric and minored in Religious Studies and Education. His passion for community service began during his early years as a participant in SquashBusters, a youth development program that combines academic support, squash, and community service. SquashBusters strives to bring out the best in its students and support their life journey \u2013 a mission that resonated deeply with Rodney and inspired his own path. The organization instilled in Rodney a love for giving back, which continued throughout his educational journey.<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/rhetoric-film-screen-studies\/2024\/07\/23\/maine-political-scholars-see-no-precedent-for-divisive-unpredictable-presidential-race\/\">Maine political scholars see no precedent for divisive, unpredictable presidential race<\/a><time datetime=\"2024-07-23T11:31:46-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">July 23, 2024<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Stephanie Kelley-Romano, a Bates College professor who teaches a course on presidential campaign\nrhetoric, said she\u2019s paying close attention but doesn\u2019t have any idea how things will play out.<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/rhetoric-film-screen-studies\/2023\/09\/12\/from-data-dumping-to-webbing-how-robert-f-kennedy-jr-sells-misleading-ideas\/\">From \u2018Data Dumping\u2019 to \u2018Webbing\u2019: How Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Sells Misleading Ideas<\/a><time datetime=\"2023-09-12T09:43:02-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">September 12, 2023<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Mr. Kennedy tends to \u201cdump a billion studies, footnotes and pieces of evidence in front of us,\u201d said Stephanie Kelley-Romano, a professor of rhetoric at Bates College. \u201cPeople aren\u2019t fact-checking it, and so it feels true.\u201d<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/rhetoric-film-screen-studies\/2023\/09\/07\/bollywood-an-introduction-merrill-memorial-library-in-yarmouth\/\">Bollywood: An Introduction (Merrill Memorial Library in Yarmouth)<\/a><time datetime=\"2023-09-07T14:31:09-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">September 7, 2023<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">October 10 @ 7:00 pm &#8211; 8:30 pm EDT\n<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/rhetoric-film-screen-studies\/2023\/09\/07\/bollywood-an-introduction-portland-public-library\/\">Bollywood: An Introduction (Portland Public Library)<\/a><time datetime=\"2023-09-07T14:30:37-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">September 7, 2023<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">October 6 @ 5:00 pm &#8211; 6:30 pm EDT<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/rhetoric-film-screen-studies\/2023\/09\/07\/bollywood-an-introduction-rockport-public-library\/\">Bollywood: An Introduction (Rockport Public Library)<\/a><time datetime=\"2023-09-07T14:27:33-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">September 7, 2023<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">September 30 @ 2:00 pm &#8211; 3:30 pm EDT<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/rhetoric-film-screen-studies\/2023\/08\/11\/going-to-the-movies\/\">Going to the Movies<\/a><time datetime=\"2023-08-11T06:47:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">August 11, 2023<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">It\u2019s the summer of Barbenheimer. With two blockbuster movies opening on the same day last month, people have surged back into theaters. We\u2019ll discuss some of the most popular and intriguing recent films, and how movie-viewing has changed over the past few years.\n\nPanelists:\n\nJon Cavallero, Associate Professor of Rhetoric, Film, and Screen Studies, Bates College. Founding director of the Bates Film Festival.<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/rhetoric-film-screen-studies\/2023\/08\/03\/sampling-indias-popular-cinema-and-global-reach\/\">Sampling India\u2019s Popular Cinema \u2014 and Global Reach<\/a><time datetime=\"2023-08-03T13:37:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">August 3, 2023<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Jon Cavallero, Associate Professor and Chair of Rhetoric, Film and Screen Studies at Bates College and Founding Director of the\u00a0Bates Film Festival\u00a0will introduce Bollywood\u2019s unique cinematic style, as well as its global power, particularly in the developing world where Hollywood\u2019s sales have lagged.<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/rhetoric-film-screen-studies\/2023\/01\/31\/jon-cavallero-discusses-hollywoods-italian-american-filmmakers-on-pittsburghs-italian-radio-hour\/\">Jon Cavallero Discusses\u00a0<em>Hollywood&#8217;s Italian American Filmmakers<\/em>\u00a0on Pittsburgh&#8217;s Italian Radio Hour<\/a><time datetime=\"2023-01-31T13:23:00-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">January 31, 2023<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Jon Cavallero joined the Italian Radio Hour to discuss his 2011 book&nbsp;Hollywood&#8217;s Italian American Filmmakers: Capra, Scorsese, Savoca, Coppola, and&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/rhetoric-film-screen-studies\/2022\/09\/14\/cavallero-to-participate-in-boothbay-harbors-1960s-film-series\/\">Cavallero to Participate in Boothbay Harbor&#8217;s 1960s Film Series<\/a><time datetime=\"2022-09-14T14:40:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">September 14, 2022<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">We are delighted to also report that Dr. Jon Cavallero, Associate Professor and Chair of Rhetoric, Film, and Screen Studies,&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/rhetoric-film-screen-studies\/2022\/06\/17\/pma-films-presents-connection-and-collaboration-with-professor-charles-nero\/\">PMA Films Presents &#8220;Connection and Collaboration&#8221; with Professor Charles Nero<\/a><time datetime=\"2022-06-17T11:37:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">June 17, 2022<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">In partnership with Charles Nero, Benjamin E. Mays \u201920 Distinguished Professor of Rhetoric, Film, and Screen Studies and Africana at&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/rhetoric-film-screen-studies\/2022\/06\/15\/after-the-uvalde-school-shooting-a-familiar-lie\/\">After the Uvalde school shooting, a familiar lie<\/a><time datetime=\"2022-06-15T11:21:20-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">June 15, 2022<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Professor Stephanie Kelley-Romano cited on conspiracy theories and school shootings in article about why people believe mass shootings are \u201cfalse&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/rhetoric-film-screen-studies\/2022\/05\/13\/bates-film-festival-announces-2022-awards-in-six-categories\/\">Bates Film Festival Announces 2022 Awards in Six Categories<\/a><time datetime=\"2022-05-13T14:45:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">May 13, 2022<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">When the final panel discussion wrapped up and the credits had rolled on the last of the\u00a0more than 20 films&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/rhetoric-film-screen-studies\/2022\/04\/07\/bates-film-festival-roars-back-to-life\/\">Bates Film Festival Roars Back to Life<\/a><time datetime=\"2022-04-07T14:48:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">April 7, 2022<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">A film festival requires movies, lots of movies. In the case of the 2022 Bates Film Festival, which ran from&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/rhetoric-film-screen-studies\/2022\/03\/29\/santo-pelletier-bff-2019-a-remembrance\/\">Santo Pelletier (BFF 2019): A Remembrance<\/a><time datetime=\"2022-03-29T09:02:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">March 29, 2022<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Two days before the start of the 2022 Bates Film Festival, we received some devastating news.&nbsp; Santo Pelletier, a BFF&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/rhetoric-film-screen-studies\/2022\/03\/29\/remembering-santo-pelletier\/\">Remembering Santo Pelletier &#8217;20<\/a><time datetime=\"2022-03-29T09:01:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">March 29, 2022<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">I first met Santo during the fall of my freshman year, in Professor Myronn Hardy\u2019s class, \u201cThe Aesthetics of Seeing:&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/rhetoric-film-screen-studies\/2022\/03\/27\/students-get-the-credit-for-organizing-the-upcoming-bates-film-festival\/\">Students get the credit for organizing the upcoming Bates Film Festival<\/a><time datetime=\"2022-03-27T15:42:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">March 27, 2022<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Nolan Potter&#8217;s film course this semester comes with some fairly unusual requirements. He and his classmates at Bates College in&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/rhetoric-film-screen-studies\/2022\/03\/23\/obituary-victoria-torri-santo-pelletier\/\">Obituary: Victoria \u201cTorri\u201d Santo Pelletier<\/a><time datetime=\"2022-03-23T09:03:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">March 23, 2022<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">TUCSON, Ariz. \u2013 Victoria \u201cTorri\u201d Santo Pelletier, 23, passed away on March 17, 2022 inTucson, Ariz. Torri was raised in&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/rhetoric-film-screen-studies\/2022\/03\/23\/bates-remembers-santo-pelletier-20\/\">Bates remembers Santo Pelletier &#8217;20<\/a><time datetime=\"2022-03-23T08:56:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">March 23, 2022<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Two days before the start of the 2022 Bates Film Festival, we received some devastating news.  Santo Pelletier, a BFF board member in 2019, had passed away at the age of 23.  We dedicated the program to them, and I made mention of their loss at the first screening but neither was a sufficient way to remember Santo. <\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/rhetoric-film-screen-studies\/2022\/03\/21\/judy-garland-centennial-celebration-part-of-bates-film-festival\/\">Judy Garland centennial celebration part of Bates Film Festival<\/a><time datetime=\"2022-03-21T15:45:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">March 21, 2022<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">The 2022 Bates Film Festival will pay tribute to screen icon Judy Garland with a centennial celebration. In honor of&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/rhetoric-film-screen-studies\/2022\/02\/23\/vertigo-final-classic-film-with-special-guest-jon-cavallero\/\">\u2018Vertigo\u2019: Final classic film with special guest Jon Cavallero<\/a><time datetime=\"2022-02-23T08:25:43-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">February 23, 2022<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">As a special treat for this last in the classic film series, we will have some assistance in making our&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/rhetoric-film-screen-studies\/2022\/02\/18\/great-falls-forum-battling-conspiracy-theories-is-all-about-listening\/\">Great Falls Forum: Battling conspiracy theories is all about listening<\/a><time datetime=\"2022-02-18T15:42:00-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">February 18, 2022<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Bates professor Stephanie Kelley-Romano talks about conspiracy theories during a Great Falls Forum talk.<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/rhetoric-film-screen-studies\/2022\/01\/21\/stephanie-kelley-romano-a-bates-college-associate-professor-is-the-feb-17-speaker-at-the-great-falls-forum\/\">Stephanie Kelley-Romano, a Bates College associate professor, is the Feb. 17 speaker at the Great Falls Forum<\/a><time datetime=\"2022-01-21T14:56:00-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">January 21, 2022<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Bates College professor Stephanie Kelley-Romano will discuss \u201cConspiracy Theories: Why, How, and What to Do,\u201d in the latest in the&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/rhetoric-film-screen-studies\/2021\/10\/20\/charles-nero-this-spike-lee-film-is-an-awesome-takedown-of-the-interracial-buddy-film-genre\/\">Charles Nero: This Spike Lee film is an &#8216;awesome takedown&#8217; of the interracial buddy film genre<\/a><time datetime=\"2021-10-20T13:16:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">October 20, 2021<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">The recipient of the 2021 Kroepsch Award for Excellence in Teaching, Nero delivered his wide-ranging insights into the popularity and&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/rhetoric-film-screen-studies\/2021\/05\/12\/perla-figuereo-21-rfss-major-in-grand-concourse\/\">Perla Figuereo \u201921, RFSS Major, in \u201cGrand Concourse\u201d<\/a><time datetime=\"2021-05-12T14:04:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">May 12, 2021<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">At the start of her shift, chef Shelley, played by Perla Figuero \u201821, starts the timer on her microwave and&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/rhetoric-film-screen-studies\/2021\/04\/29\/brennen-s-malone-17-in-fat-ham\/\">Brennen S. Malone \u201917 in \u201cFat Ham\u201d<\/a><time datetime=\"2021-04-29T14:02:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">April 29, 2021<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">A witty take on Shakespeare\u2019s\u00a0Hamlet\u00a0where the only death is the patriarchy.<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/rhetoric-film-screen-studies\/2021\/03\/03\/abby-segal-23-brings-her-magic-to-penn-teller\/\">Abby Segal &#8217;23 Brings her Magic to Penn &#038; Teller<\/a><time datetime=\"2021-03-03T13:58:00-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">March 3, 2021<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">It\u2019s not unusual for Abby Segal \u201923 to be seen walking down College Street at three in the morning carrying&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/rhetoric-film-screen-studies\/2021\/02\/19\/why-do-mass-shootings-spawn-conspiracy-theories-the-conversation-michael-rocque-stephanie-kelly-romano\/\">\u201cWhy do mass shootings spawn conspiracy theories?\u201d The Conversation. Michael Rocque &#038; Stephanie Kelly-Romano<\/a><time datetime=\"2021-02-19T13:54:00-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">February 19, 2021<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">While conspiracy theories are not limited to any topic, there is one type of event that seems particularly likely to&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/rhetoric-film-screen-studies\/2021\/02\/14\/professor-kelley-romano-quoted-in-the-lewiston-sun-journal-about-vulgarity-in-politics\/\">Professor Kelley-Romano quoted in the Lewiston Sun Journal about Vulgarity in Politics<\/a><time datetime=\"2021-02-14T13:52:00-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">February 14, 2021<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Stephanie Kelley-Romano, associate professor and chair of the rhetoric, film, and screen studies department at Bates College, said Friday that&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/rhetoric-film-screen-studies\/2020\/11\/20\/professor-jon-cavallero-gives-a-talk-to-the-maine-film-center-on-stanley-tuccis-and-campbell-scotts-big-night-maine-film-center\/\">Cinema in Conversation: BIG NIGHT with Jon Cavallero<\/a><time datetime=\"2020-11-20T13:57:00-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">November 20, 2020<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Professor Jon Cavallero gives a talk to the Maine Film Center on Stanley Tucci\u2019s and Campbell Scott\u2019s Big Night.\u201d Maine&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/rhetoric-film-screen-studies\/2020\/08\/29\/reflecting-living-ready-an-interview-with-perla-figuereo-21\/\">Reflecting, Living, Ready: An Interview with Perla Figuereo &#8217;21<\/a><time datetime=\"2020-08-29T13:59:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">August 29, 2020<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Throughout Bates campus, there exists tight knit communities composed of people who all have a passion for one thing or&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/rhetoric-film-screen-studies\/2020\/08\/28\/convocation-speakers\/\">Charles Nero and Stephanie Kelley-Romano, faculty speakers at Opening Convocation<\/a><time datetime=\"2020-08-28T13:59:28-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">August 28, 2020<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">The Benjamin E. Mays \u201920 Distinguished Professor&nbsp;of Rhetoric, Film, and Screen Studies Charles I. Nero &amp; Associate Professor Stephanie Kelley-Romano&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/rhetoric-film-screen-studies\/2020\/05\/28\/conspiracy-theories\/\">Prof. Stephanie Kelley-Romano, along with Bates Grads Ryan Neville-Shepard &#8217;04 &#038; Timothy Kaplowitz &#8217;20 discusses conspiracy theories in &#8220;What Do Some People Believe &#038; What Makes These Theories Take Hold in Society&#8221; on Maine Public Radio.<\/a><time datetime=\"2020-05-28T15:14:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">May 28, 2020<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Prof. Stephanie Kelley-Romano, along with Bates Grads Ryan Neville-Shepard &#8217;04 &amp; Timothy Kaplowitz &#8217;20 discusses conspiracy theories in &#8220;What Do&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/rhetoric-film-screen-studies\/2020\/01\/31\/moviemakers-arent-the-only-winners-in-bates-film-festival-awards\/\">Moviemakers aren&#8217;t the only winners in Bates Film Festival Awards<\/a><time datetime=\"2020-01-31T14:06:00-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">January 31, 2020<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">High standards are something that Bates Film Festival audiences can brag about. For example, the folks who viewed the 2018&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/rhetoric-film-screen-studies\/2020\/01\/09\/bates-film-professor-jon-cavalleros-top-30-films-of-the-decade\/\">Bates Film Professor Jon Cavallero&#8217;s top 30 films of the decade<\/a><time datetime=\"2020-01-09T13:20:00-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">January 9, 2020<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">In sharing his list of the top 30 films of the 2010s, Associate Professor of Rhetoric, Film, and Screen Studies&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/rhetoric-film-screen-studies\/2019\/11\/07\/qa-chaising-portraits-brings-elizabeth-rynecki-91-full-circle-back-to-bates\/\">Q&#038;A: \u2018Chaising Portraits\u2019 brings Elizabeth Rynecki &#8217;91 full circle, back to Bates<\/a><time datetime=\"2019-11-07T14:08:00-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">November 7, 2019<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">A rhetoric major at Bates and a student of that department\u2019s late, legendary professor Robert Branham, Rynecki returned to campus&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/rhetoric-film-screen-studies\/2019\/11\/04\/lewiston-stars-in-two-offerings-at-bates-film-festival\/\">Lewiston stars in two offerings at Bates Film Festival<\/a><time datetime=\"2019-11-04T14:10:00-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">November 4, 2019<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">He called it \u201ca pretty unique American experience\u201d \u2014 an experience the two men delved into for their 18-minute movie&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/rhetoric-film-screen-studies\/2019\/10\/21\/bates-film-festival\/\">Bates Film Festival &#8211; BFF<\/a><time datetime=\"2019-10-21T11:03:04-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">October 21, 2019<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Welcome, Rhetoric, Film, and Screen Studies students!!! Take a moment and check out the 2019 Bates Film Festival.<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/rhetoric-film-screen-studies\/2019\/10\/15\/bates-film-festival-announces-2019-schedule\/\">Bates Film Festival announces 2019 schedule<\/a><time datetime=\"2019-10-15T14:13:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">October 15, 2019<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">The Bates Film Festival has announced its schedule for the 2019 festival, scheduled to take place Nov. 6-10.\u00a0The festival features&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/rhetoric-film-screen-studies\/2019\/09\/26\/from-ufos-to-donald-trump-making-a-career-of-conspiracy-theory\/\">Stephanie Kelly-Romano, A field guide to conspiracy-theory rhetoric<\/a><time datetime=\"2019-09-26T15:38:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">September 26, 2019<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Prof. Stephanie Kelley-Romano, associate professor and chair of rhetoric, film, and screen studies, was honored last winter with Bates\u2019 Kroepsch&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/rhetoric-film-screen-studies\/2019\/05\/28\/an-engaging-short-term\/\">Teagan Ladner &#8217;21, An Engaging Short Term<\/a><time datetime=\"2019-05-28T10:22:06-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">May 28, 2019<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Each spring, the Harward Center for Community Partnerships preps and deploys a&nbsp;working group of students who spend the five weeks&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/rhetoric-film-screen-studies\/2019\/04\/11\/kroepsch-award\/\">Exacting, empathetic, authentic: Kelly-Romano receives Kroepsch Teaching Award<\/a><time datetime=\"2019-04-11T15:37:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">April 11, 2019<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Professor Stephanie Kelley-Romano has received the college\u2019s 2019 Ruth M. and Robert H.\u00a0Kroepsch Award\u00a0for Excellence in Teaching.<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/rhetoric-film-screen-studies\/2019\/04\/04\/winter-2019-thesis-students\/\">Winter 2019 Thesis Students!<\/a><time datetime=\"2019-04-04T14:33:52-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">April 4, 2019<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Please join the Department of Rhetoric, Film, and Screen Studies in celebrating the success of our winter semester thesis writers!&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/rhetoric-film-screen-studies\/2019\/03\/14\/john-ford-remembering-maines-native-son-and-celebrated-director\/\">John Ford: Remembering Maine&#8217;s Native Son and Celebrated Director, Maine Calling Program with Guest Jon Cavallero<\/a><time datetime=\"2019-03-14T15:24:18-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">March 14, 2019<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\"><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/rhetoric-film-screen-studies\/2019\/03\/08\/katie-burke-03-on-how-company-culture-can-be-a-weapon-or-an-asset\/\">Katie Burke &#8217;03 on How Company Culture can be a Weapon or an Asset<\/a><time datetime=\"2019-03-08T14:27:36-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">March 8, 2019<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Katie Burke \u201903 has spent much of her career learning what drives people to do excellent work. The chief people&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/rhetoric-film-screen-studies\/2019\/02\/08\/symposium-on-blackkklansman-with-dr-charles-nero\/\">SYMPOSIUM ON BLACKkKLANSMAN with Dr. Charles Nero<\/a><time datetime=\"2019-02-08T08:58:34-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">February 8, 2019<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Join Dr. Delphine Letort (author of The Spike Lee Brand: A Study of Documentary Filmmaking [2015] and Associate Professor in&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/rhetoric-film-screen-studies\/2019\/02\/05\/john-ford-film-festival\/\">125 Years of John Ford<\/a><time datetime=\"2019-02-05T14:28:55-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">February 5, 2019<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">A Film Festival Across the State of Maine The Grapes of Wrath\u00a0 Please join the Department in a showing of&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/rhetoric-film-screen-studies\/2019\/01\/22\/lift-every-voice-resonates-at-bates-college-on-mlkjr-day\/\">Charles Nero, a Bates College Professor who specializes in Rhetoric, Film and Screen Studies, speaks Monday morning during the Lewiston college\u2019s celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day<\/a><time datetime=\"2019-01-22T14:21:00-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">January 22, 2019<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">\u2018Lift Every Voice\u2019 resonates at Bates College on Martin Luther King Day.<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/rhetoric-film-screen-studies\/2018\/11\/16\/professor-kelley-romano-discusses-aliens\/\">Professor Kelley-Romano Discusses Aliens<\/a><time datetime=\"2018-11-16T11:21:25-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">November 16, 2018<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Associate Professor of Rhetoric, Film, and Screen Studies Stephanie Kelley-Romano who teaches rhetorical theory and criticism, wrote her doctoral dissertation&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/rhetoric-film-screen-studies\/2018\/11\/16\/professor-charles-nero-defines-camp\/\">Professor Charles Nero Defines &#8220;camp&#8221;<\/a><time datetime=\"2018-11-16T11:14:21-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">November 16, 2018<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">For Bates professor Charles Nero and other film lovers and scholars of queer studies, camp is also a style that&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" 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