GKAT2020

Conference "Authority & Trust: Interdisciplinary and Comparative Perspectives"
Oct 16 & 17, 2020
digitally at the Heidelberg Center for American Studies

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The #GKAT2020 conference report is now up on
@blog_hca 👉 https://t.co/31cEP5nggB

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Call for Papers - für die Konferenz des Graduiertenkolleg “Practicing Trust and Authority,” vom 11. bis 13. Mai 2023.
Das Bewerbungsverfahren läuft bis zum 5. Februar 2023.

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conference follow-up: Lucas Mathis published his talk given at #GKAT2020 as an article on the @blog_hca. Read here 👇

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Is the U.S. still under democratic rule? Lucas Mathis offers a historical perspective on this question: "Decoding American Democracy with Woodrow Wilson" follows up on his talk given at #GKAT2020 in October and is now on the blog: https://t.co/e2R33N6FdN via @hypothesesorg

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@maschahlange thank you for contributing and for joining us in the discussions 😊

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Florian Böller @AtlanticBoeller: "Global Order 2020: The End of US Authority?" https://t.co/GHJrl9oyth

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Aleida Assmann: "The Search of Authority in an Age of Distrust" https://t.co/gMEoYlIXHq

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Thanks everyone for participating and organizing the #GKAT2020 online conference these past two days! We are glad the conference took place in these difficult times right now! Stay in touch and visit us at Heidelberg some time in the future! @gkat2020

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Check the @hcaheidelberg website for the recordings!

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A big thank you to all presenters, participants, and our keynote speakers @AtlanticBoeller and Aleida Assmann for thought-provoking talks and lively discussions on authority & trust in the US!
Remember to look out for the recorded keynotes, which will be uploaded soon
#gkat2020

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Using Captain Sullenberger's case ("miracle of the Hudson"), she traces how the media's portrayal of his selflessness as antithesis of corrupt leadership & the plane-as-state metaphor of the US economy as disabled airliner have contributed to eroding trust in pol. & eco. leaders

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We're excited for the last presentation of #GKAT2020: Jessica Fuss tracing authority and trust through changing notions of the heroic in post-9/11 America

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Tracing political cynicism and patriotism throughout US history, she shows how romanticized, nostalgic aspirations to national life and skepticism of political processes have created an ideological feedback loop which perpertually undermines public trust in politics

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After the second keynote, #GKAT2020 continues with Olga Thierbach-McLean's presentation titled "Loving America, Distrusting Government: The Ideological Feedback Loop of Political Cynicism and Apilitical Patriotism"

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For the full lecture, check the @hcaheidelberg website - we'll upload the recording soon!

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In the second keynote of our @GKAT2020 conference, @AtlanticBoeller discusses the "Global Order 2020" and the question to what extent we're seeing an end of US Authority. Looking forward to his answer!
#GKAT2020 #USauthority #authorityandtrust

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Böller doubts that a potential attempt of Biden (if he wins the election) to reclaim the ante-status quo leadership position of the US will succeed because he lacks the support of a majority of the American public and society for such an endeavor.

[Maren Mariani @maren_schafer]

I really enjoyed @AtlanticBoeller's insights into the end of US authority on the global stage and the role that (mis)trust has played in this development, which Trump accelerated but didn't start.
#gkat2020 #authorityandtrust @uni_kl