An evening full of talks by America experts and journalists about the U.S. election, followed by a watch party of the results.
- Date
- Tuesday 5 Nov 2024, 21:00 - Wednesday 6 Nov 2024, 04:00
- Type
- Performance
- Spoken Language
- English
- Location
Debatpodium Arminius
PART 1: The Divided States of America (21:00 – 23:00 uur).
This year’s elections in the United States will be exciting, to say the least. Joe Biden had to withdraw, what are the chances of the Democrats with Kamala Harris? Can Donald Trump, who survived a recent assassination attempt, but is convicted of fraud (among other things), still become president? Are these the best candidates to lead the most powerful country in the world? What are the consequences of this election? What do ‘ordinary’ Americans think about the path the country should take, and what will the outcome mean for Europe?
The run-up to the election is heady with conspiracy theories about Taylor Swift’s influence and plenty of memes going viral. How will America choose, and what will the result mean for domestic politics? What is the big Project 2025 from Trump’s ranks, and what will remain of democracy? Or will the Democrats get the chance to extend and bet on the Green New Deal and securing abortion rights?
We will talk about this with several experts. Including Danny Ghosen on his conversations with ordinary Americans; journalist Süeda Işık on meme culture; America expert Kirsten Verdel on the domestic politics; Jaap van Slageren on populism and democracy and prof. Michal Onderco on what the outcome of the election will mean for Europe.
- Danny Ghosen is a journalist, and tv host. He made, among other things, Danny’s Wereld, Danny in Arabistan en Danny & The Americans (VPRO). In his programs, he looks for the frayed edges of society and portrays people who usually have no voice.
- Journalist Süeda Işık knows all about memes and meme culture. She writes about it for Dutch daily newspaper NRC.
- Kirsten Verdel is an America expert. As a freelance journalist and political analyst, she writes for De Volkskrant and the FD, among others. She was the only foreigner working in Washington on Barack Obama's campaign team in 2008.
- Prof. dr. Michal Onderco is Full Professor of International Relations in the Department of Public Administration and Sociology at Erasmus University Rotterdam. He is an expert on foreign and security policy in Europe and beyond.
- Dr. Jaap van Slageren is universitair docent Human Geography en Spatial Planning. Zijn onderzoek focust op en stemgedrag, vooral met betrekking tot economische en culturele factoren van populistisch radicaal rechts en populisme.
PART 2: US Election Watch Party (23:00 uur – sunrise)
Stick around after the program or squeeze in from 23:00 hrs. for the US ELECTION WATCH PARTY! Watch the results of the US presidential election along with America experts, fans and critics, comedians, line dance professionals, performers of theatre association WILDe, and many others. With national and international TV-stations on the screens, mixed with entertainment and science. It will be a night of laughing and crying together until the sun comes up, or until whenever you feel like it.
Including live podcast recordings of Echt Amerikaans by Pascal Theunissen and Desire + Capital by Jamie van der Klaauw, dr. Ryan Kopaitich and Wax Wassink about Marx and more; a mini-lecture by dr. João Gonçalves on AI and the spread of misinformation; comedy by Club Haug, Theatre by WILDe and live analysis of incoming exit polls. Expect burgers and popcorn, red cups and flags. Either way, we’re going to make it a party. More names to follow.
This is a programme by Studium Generale (Erasmus University), Erasmus Student Network (ESN) Rotterdam and Debatpodium Arminius.
- Dr. João Gonçalves is associate professor of Artificial Intelligence & Digitalization at the Erasmus School of History, Culture and Communication (ESHCC). His research focuses on the interaction between artificial intelligence, politics and society.
- Jamie van der Klaauw, dr. Ryan Kopaitich and Max Wassink are affiliated with the Erasmus School of Philosophy (ESPhil). Van der Klaauw is a political philosopher researching symbolic reinterpretation of political representation and engages in a wide range of topics such as conspiracy theories, film and different layers of politics from local to international. Kopaitich is from the U.S. and does postdoctoral research on populism and the future of democracy. Max Wassink is a multimedia producer and deals with science communication. Together they make the podcast Desire + Capital.
- Rogier Bak from Club Haug takes the stage.
- Pascal Theunissen records the podcast Echt Amerikaans.
- Ria Vos is a choreographer and owner of the dance school Dansen bij Ria in Hoogvliet. She gives line-dance workshops from beginners to advanced and is invited all over the world to share her choreographies. She has won international awards such as the Crystal Booth Award for International Choreographer of the Year and International Instructor of the Year for several years in a row and in January of this year her choreography “Wow Tokyo” won the Dance of the Year award.
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Date: 5 November 2024
Time: 21:00/23:00 hrs. – sunrise (Doors open at 20:30 hrs.)
Location: Debatpodium Arminius (Museumpark 3, Rotterdam)
Moderation: David Boeren (Studium Generale), Sanne Poot (Arminius), and Paul Hartwig (ESN)
Entrance: Free for EUR students with code: EUR2024This is a programme by Studium Generale (Erasmus University), Erasmus Student Network (ESN) Rotterdam and Debatpodium Arminius.
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