We are pleased to continue our Distinguished Lecture Series with virtual talks this season. Michael Hannahan, Director of the University of Massachusetts Civic Initiative, will be the featured speaker on Sunday, October 18, 2020 at 4:00 p.m. His topic will be “What Will the 2020 Election Say about the United States?”
The United States faces a very stark electoral choice. What forces have created such different versions of America’s future and how will they affect the election?
The lecture will take place via Zoom. Click here to join the meeting.
Michael Hannahan, Ph.D. has managed over 50 different exchange programs over nearly 15 years and has spoken extensively in Pakistan, Iraq, Indonesia, and Argentina. He has also managed programs in Croatia, Russia, and Bulgaria. Dr. Hannahan’s research examines the effects of political campaign activity, especially direct mail and phone banks. Dr. Hannahan has worked for political parties; managed campaigns and political consulting firms; and served as senior advisor to former Massachusetts Governor Jane Swift. He teaches American Political Thought, American Government, Campaign Finance and Reform, and Modern Political Campaigns.
Dr. Hannahan received his master’s degree and Ph.D. from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and his bachelor’s degree from Miami University.
Now in its 14th season, the Distinguished Lecture Series is organized and hosted by Dr. Jeremy Yudkin. Dr. Yudkin is a resident of the Berkshires and professor of music at Boston University and Oxford University. Every summer at the Lenox Library he presents the pre-concert lectures for the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s Tanglewood season.
All programs in the Distinguished Lecture Series are FREE and open to the public thanks to the generosity of the speakers and donors like you. In addition, we are grateful to the Lenox Library Association for its sponsorship of Zoom, which makes these programs possible.