Rhetoric, Film, and Screen Studies Archives
Cast Your Vote: Who Will Be Bates College’s Next ‘President’?
Since 1999, her first year at Bates, Kelley-Romano has been committed to finding interactive ways for her students to engage…
From Participant to CEO
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 – 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.
Maine political scholars see no precedent for divisive, unpredictable presidential race
Stephanie Kelley-Romano, a Bates College professor who teaches a course on presidential campaign
rhetoric, said she’s paying close attention but doesn’t have any idea how things will play out.
From ‘Data Dumping’ to ‘Webbing’: How Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Sells Misleading Ideas
Mr. Kennedy tends to “dump a billion studies, footnotes and pieces of evidence in front of us,” said Stephanie Kelley-Romano, a professor of rhetoric at Bates College. “People aren’t fact-checking it, and so it feels true.”
Bollywood: An Introduction (Merrill Memorial Library in Yarmouth)
October 10 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm EDT
Bollywood: An Introduction (Portland Public Library)
October 6 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm EDT
Bollywood: An Introduction (Rockport Public Library)
September 30 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm EDT
Going to the Movies
It’s the summer of Barbenheimer. With two blockbuster movies opening on the same day last month, people have surged back into theaters. We’ll discuss some of the most popular and intriguing recent films, and how movie-viewing has changed over the past few years.
Panelists:
Jon Cavallero, Associate Professor of Rhetoric, Film, and Screen Studies, Bates College. Founding director of the Bates Film Festival.
Sampling India’s Popular Cinema — and Global Reach
Jon Cavallero, Associate Professor and Chair of Rhetoric, Film and Screen Studies at Bates College and Founding Director of the Bates Film Festival will introduce Bollywood’s unique cinematic style, as well as its global power, particularly in the developing world where Hollywood’s sales have lagged.
Jon Cavallero Discusses Hollywood’s Italian American Filmmakers on Pittsburgh’s Italian Radio Hour
Jon Cavallero joined the Italian Radio Hour to discuss his 2011 book Hollywood’s Italian American Filmmakers: Capra, Scorsese, Savoca, Coppola, and…