Lectures on Tap - "Democracy's Inbox: What Emails from Congress Reveal"

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Join us for an engaging evening where professors, experts, and storytellers bring their thought-provoking lectures to your favorite bar in the Lower East Side, Manhattan!

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🗓️ Date: November 18th, 2025

🕡 Time: 6:30 PM

📍 Location: Lower East Side, Manhattan (exact address given in confirmation email)

📚 Lecture: “Democracy's Inbox: What Emails from Congress Reveal”

🎤 Speaker: Prof. Lindsey Cormack

Join us for an enlightening evening with Professor Lindsey Cormack as we delve into the intriguing realm of congressional communication. Have you ever wondered what the emails your representatives send really mean? This lecture will explore how political leaders frame issues, shape public opinion, and reinforce polarization through their emails to constituents.

Drawing on insights from her project DCInbox, Professor Cormack will uncover messaging patterns in congressional communications and reveal how different parties approach communication. She will discuss what these messaging strategies signal about the future of American democracy.

As an Associate Professor of Political Science at Stevens Institute of Technology, Lindsey is deeply committed to civic education and electoral systems. She has authored several notable works, including How to Raise a Citizen and Congress and U.S. Veterans, with her research featured in The New York Times and The Washington Post.

Don’t miss this opportunity to gain a clearer understanding of congressional communication and its implications!

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Agenda

6:30 PM – Doors open: find a seat (open seating!), order food & drinks, and expect a bar line—arriving early is key.

6:55 PM – Host introduction

7:00 PM – Lecture begins

7:45 PM – Audience Q&A

8:00 PM – Have 1:1 time with the speaker, mingle with fellow guests, and order another round

8:30 PM – Wrap up.