Trump-osium: Exploring the phenomena that is Donald Trump (Part I)

Abstract

Trump-osium is an investigation by 13 academics from eight different disciplines on the phenomenon that is Donald Trump. Nathan R. Elliott, English: The always coming American strong man in Octavia Butler's Parable novels Daniel Nadolny, Psychology: Trump's Tricks of Psychological Persuasion Bernard Wills, Philosophy: Islamophobic Trump Trump supporters are powerfully energized by the idea of a fundamental conflict between Islam and the West. What is the nature and motivation of this belief? Is it the new 'antisemitism'? Is it grounded in reality? Ivan Savic, Political Science: Institutionalizing Trump John Pope, English: Trump, Nostalgic Masculinity, and 1980s Films Ingrid Percy, Fine Arts: Art Without Borders: Three Women Artists from North America - Frida Kahlo, Georgia O'Keeffe, Emily Carr Laura Robinson, Dean of School of Arts and Social Science: The Naked Trump John Bodner, Social/Cultural Studies: Trump and the Seduction of Conspiracy Bonnie White, Historical Studies: Is Donald Trump the Next Hitler? Catherine Keske, Environmental Studies: You’re a pompous bully and you’ve got my vote! What swing voters see in Trump Ken Jacobsen, English: Trump's Shakespearean Strategies Lynn Kendall, Business Administration: The Ethics of the Deal