PSU to host lecture on responding to social disruptions

PLYMOUTH — The Plymouth State University Saul O Sidore Lecture Series, which has been focused on understanding and responding to social disruptions, will host its next installment on Wednesday, April 7 at 7 p.m. with Kurt Braddock, Ph.D., who will present “The Hate Vaccine: Attitudinal Inoculation as Counter-Persuasion for Far-Right Extremist Propaganda.”

The Saul O Sidore Lecture Series is being presented virtually and is open to the public. There will be an opportunity for questions following the lecture. Those interested in joining the discussion can access the Zoom session here: https://plymouthstate.zoom.us/j/86541446474.

Kurt Braddock is an assistant professor of public communication at American University in Washington and holds faculty fellowships at AU’s Polarization and Extremism Research Innovation Lab, Center for Media and Social Impact and Institute for Immersive Designs, Experiences, Applications, and Stories Lab.The March 16 Sidore lecture, “Cycles of Hatred and Rage: What Are Right-Wing Extremist Groups Telling Us?” is available to view on the Sidore Lecture Series web page: https://go.plymouth.edu/sidorespring2021. Katherine Donahue, Ph.D., an anthropologist and PSU Professor Emeritus, spoke about factors such as immigration, inequality and labor insecurity that might drive people to form right-wing groups in protest of governments and their policies.

Named for humanitarian and New Hampshire businessman Saul O Sidore, the lecture series brings a variety of speakers to PSU to address critical issues and events in politics, society and culture, topics that reflect Sidore’s interests. For more information visit: https://campus.plymouth.edu/sidore/.