Political Science
Eugene Robinson writes a twice-aweek
column on politics and
culture, contributes to the
PostPartisan blog, and hosts a
weekly online chat with readers. In
a three-decade career at The Post,
Robinson has been city hall
reporter, city editor, foreign
correspondent in Buenos Aires and London, foreign
editor, and assistant managing editor in charge of the
paper’s Style section. He started writing a column for the
Op-Ed page in 2005. In 2009, he received the Pulitzer
Prize for Commentary for “his eloquent columns on the
2008 presidential campaign that focus on the election of
the first African-American president, showcasing graceful
writing and grasp of the larger historic picture.”
Robinson is the author of “Disintegration: The Splintering
of Black America” (2010), “Last Dance in Havana” (2004),
and “Coal to Cream: A Black Man’s Journey Beyond
Color to an Affirmation of Race” (1999). He lives with his
wife and two sons in Arlington, Virginia.
Covering the Presidency in the Modern Media Age (Annex)
Generously Sponsored by The René Friedman Distinguished Lecture Series Endowment
Eugene Robinson uses his twice-weekly column in The
Washington Post to pick American society apart and then
put it back together again in unexpected and revelatory
new ways. To do this job of demolition and reassembly,
Robinson relies on a large and varied tool kit: energy,
curiosity, elegant writing and the wide-ranging
experience of a life that took him from childhood in the
segregated South — on what they called the "colored"
side of the tracks — to the heights of American
journalism. His remarkable story-telling ability has won
him wide acclaim, most notably as the winner of the 2009
Pulitzer Prize for his commentary on the 2008
presidential race that resulted in the election of America’s
first African-American president.
He has written books about race in Brazil and music in
Cuba, covered a heavyweight championship fight,
witnessed riots in Philadelphia and a murder trial in the
deepest Amazon, sat with Presidents and dictators and
the Queen of England, thrusted and parried with hairproud
politicians from sea to shining sea, handicapped
three editions of “American Idol,” acquired fluent
Spanish and passable Portuguese and even, thanks to his
two sons, come to an uneasy truce with hip-hop culture.
In 2010, Robinson was elected to the Pulitzer Prize Board.
He is a member of the National Association of Black
Journalists and the NABJ Hall of Fame. His second book,
“Last Dance in Havana: The Final Days of Fidel and the
Start of the New Cuban Revolution” — an examination of
contemporary Cuba, looking at the society through the
vibrant music scene — was published in 2004. His latest
book, “Disintegration,” was released in October 2010. In
it, Robinson discusses the disintegration of the black
community into four distinct sectors — and the
implication for policies such as school reform, urban
renewal and affirmative action.
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Place: | Room 151 (Annex), Lifelong Learning Complex, Jupiter Campus |
Dates: | Friday, February 23 2018 |
Time: | 12 - 1:30 PM |
Fee: | $45 / member; $55 / non-member |
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Covering the Presidency in the Modern Media Age
Generously Sponsored by The René Friedman Distinguished Lecture Series Endowment
Eugene Robinson uses his twice-weekly column in The
Washington Post to pick American society apart and then
put it back together again in unexpected and revelatory
new ways. To do this job of demolition and reassembly,
Robinson relies on a large and varied tool kit: energy,
curiosity, elegant writing and the wide-ranging
experience of a life that took him from childhood in the
segregated South — on what they called the "colored"
side of the tracks — to the heights of American
journalism. His remarkable story-telling ability has won
him wide acclaim, most notably as the winner of the 2009
Pulitzer Prize for his commentary on the 2008
presidential race that resulted in the election of America’s
first African-American president.
He has written books about race in Brazil and music in
Cuba, covered a heavyweight championship fight,
witnessed riots in Philadelphia and a murder trial in the
deepest Amazon, sat with Presidents and dictators and
the Queen of England, thrusted and parried with hairproud
politicians from sea to shining sea, handicapped
three editions of “American Idol,” acquired fluent
Spanish and passable Portuguese and even, thanks to his
two sons, come to an uneasy truce with hip-hop culture.
In 2010, Robinson was elected to the Pulitzer Prize Board.
He is a member of the National Association of Black
Journalists and the NABJ Hall of Fame. His second book,
“Last Dance in Havana: The Final Days of Fidel and the
Start of the New Cuban Revolution” — an examination of
contemporary Cuba, looking at the society through the
vibrant music scene — was published in 2004. His latest
book, “Disintegration,” was released in October 2010. In
it, Robinson discusses the disintegration of the black
community into four distinct sectors — and the
implication for policies such as school reform, urban
renewal and affirmative action.
Register Early! There is a $5 charge for registering on the day of a one-time lecture or event.
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Course # W1F1 — One Time Event
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Place: | Auditorium, Lifelong Learning Complex, Jupiter Campus |
Dates: | Friday, February 23 2018 |
Time: | 12 - 1:30 PM |
Fee: | $45 / member; $55 / non-member |
Class Closed |
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