Main Campus - Gladfelter Hall
Room: 10th floor

In contemporary discourse, a publicity stunt is often characterized as a cynical and manipulate ploy for attention, usually for the purpose of advertising a consumer product or a service. A publicity stunt is a false act, something that hides the true motives of its planners and performers. By examining the role of publicity stunts in the world’s first democracy, this talk will consider whether the publicity stunt can be recuperated from ignominy and be taken seriously by democratic theory.