This online workshop is part of our new autumn programme of digital masterclasses that we are offering. To help you go back to school with a fresh perspective, we are offering a very limited supply of introductory tickets for each event, discounted up to 20% – once they’re gone, they’re gone!
How do American presidential elections work? Why is the electoral college so critical and who does it help? What will happen after this presidential election?
In this fascinating lecture with award-winning Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland, you will explore a brief history of modern US elections and discover how the electoral system works, what key moments have informed the political landscape we see today, and what happens next to the man who lost.
This masterclass is essential for anyone with an interest in US politics and a desire to discover what we can learn from the 2020 election.
Course content
How US presidential elections work and why they actually consist of 50 elections at once
How the modern presidential election was born in the 1960s
Do the TV debates matter?
Vice Presidential candidates and whether they make a difference
The power (or not) of negative political advertising and smear campaigns
Does the election system need to change?
Who votes, who doesn’t, and why?
2020 and beyond: what happens to the man who lost and what might happen next
You will be sent a link to the webinar 1hr before the start time of 6.30pm (GMT).
Tutor profile
Jonathan Freedland is a Guardian columnist. He is also a regular contributor to the New York Review of Books and presents BBC Radio 4’s The Long View. In 2014 he was awarded the Orwell special prize for journalism. His books include seven thrillers written under the pseudonym Sam Bourne. Follow him on Twitter @freedland.
You will be sent a link to the webinar 1hr before the start time of 6.30pm (GMT).
Details
Date: Tuesday 17 November 2020
Times: 6.30pm-8.30pm (GMT)
Price: Back to school discounted price of £30.60 (plus £1.99 booking fee); standard ticket price of £36 (plus £2.24 booking fee)
Event capacity: 100
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