EVENT Tuesday, October 27: Political Advertisement X

October 23, 2020

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27 — 4:00 p.m.Advance registration required. Visit https://go.rutgers.edu/rutgersPAX to register. Registrants will be emailed a Zoom link.

Antoni Muntadas and Marshall Reese present Political Advertisement X– almost 40 years in the making – tracing the use and history of political media.

For the past nine general elections, the artists have premiered the latest version of the compilation in a public presentation, followed by a discussion about the impact of campaign advertising.

Surveying the American televisual campaign process from Eisenhower to Clinton and Trump, the artists trace the history of television ads as both political strategy and marketing technique.

The screening will be followed by a discussion with the artists moderated by Stuart Shapiro, Ph.D., Associate Dean of Faculty and Professor, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy and John Weingart, Associate Director, Eagleton Institute of Politics and Director, Education Programs and Center on the American Governor.

Sponsored by The Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy and Byrne First-Year Seminars, Office of Undergraduate Education, in partnership with Mason Gross School of the Arts and the Zimmerli Art Museum. This event has been designated as The Ruth Ellen Steinman Bloustein and Edward J. Bloustein Memorial Lecture.

TWO SCREENING OPTIONS

Join the LIVE screening of the film, beginning at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 27. The film will run approximately 90 minutes and will be followed by the panel discussion.

OR, YOU may watch the film in ADVANCE of the event and join the panel discussion at approximately 5:30 p.m. on October 27.  The video will be available October 23-27 by visiting https://go.rutgers.edu/9eqse1qa

Advance registration required. Visithttps://go.rutgers.edu/rutgersPAXto register. Registrants will be emailed a Zoom link.

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