Recently, The New York Times reported that the Republican Party spent more than $227 million on ads featuring former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi between 2018 and 2022. The prevalence and tone of these ads came under scrutiny in light of escalating threats of violence against the former speaker.

Erin Cassese, professor of political science and international relations, will share her research analyzing female leaders in Congressional campaign ads from 2010 to 2020 at the Carter Faculty Research Award Lecture on Tuesday, Oct. 15 at 4:30 p.m. in Gore Recital Hall of the Roselle Center for the Arts.

Cassese is the 2024 recipient of the Carter Faculty Research Award, which supports outstanding research on women. Funded by the Mae and Robert Carter Endowment in Women’s Studies and administered by the Department of Women and Gender Studies, recipients share their work at the annual Carter Lecture. Davy Knittle, assistant professor of English, received the 2025 Carter Faculty Research Award and will present next year’s lecture.

Registration is required.

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