Identity vs. Caricature in Contemporary Wisconsin

Identity vs. Caricature in Contemporary Wisconsin
Wednesday, August 20 • 6:30 PM • Lecture Hall • Free Admission

Using the Wisconsin Triennial as a point of departure, Professor Katherine Cramer explores the important difference between portraying a group, such as Wisconsinites, in a caricatured manner and appreciating the fullness and depth of their identities. In this talk, Cramer discusses the various ways in which political culture and communication systems tend to steer people toward caricature rather than reflection, listening, and close engagement with one another, which are necessary for acknowledging the complexity inherent in each individual.

Katherine Cramer is the Natalie C. Holton Chair of Letters & Science and Virginia Sapiro Professor of Political Science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She is known for her innovative approach to the study of political behavior, in which she listens to people to understand the way they think and act about politics. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the American Academy of Political and Social Sciences, and the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts & Letters.

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