This post won’t actually be a question. Instead, it will be about the theme of questions I’ll create for my upcoming survey.
Continuing off of my last post, the essay review with Dr. Lueck generated more than just an improved paper. It also helped me narrow down the topic of the next couple essays (more writing… YAY!).
The archival evidence had a few themes I decided to explore.
Politics
Good ol’ Joe
My archival evidence, as I mentioned in an earlier post, has a few implications in the period of the Cold War. However, what would happen if a similar event, with an equally or more controversial keynote speaker, took place today. The heart of the issue is whether or not there would be a resistance by either the student body or surrounding population.
I guess my interest in this issue comes from events like the riots at UC Berkeley. Would a controversial event at Santa Clara University generate as much violence?
“Free-Thinking”
Another issue I have brought up in other assignments is whether an event could be used to control the “conversations” on campus.
For example, would students be willing to go to the event because it is unpopular with their peers?