How the Mass Media Keep Us Apart and Powerless?
Wednesday, January 19, 2011 – 7 PM Bethlehem Town Hall Free and Open to the Public There is ample evidence that the American political system is both polarized and paralyzed. Our political discourse is full of the rhetoric of attack, blame, and victim-hood, while the government seems unable to deal effectively with deepening economic, ecological, and social justice problems. Drawing on the research completed for his newly published book, “What Really Happened to the 1960s: How Mass Media Culture Failed American Democracy”, Professor Ted Morgan (Political Science, Lehigh University) explains how and why we got into this condition and what it might take to revitalize our democracy. Following the lecture, audience members will have the chance to ask questions and talk with the presenter and each other.
