Department of Communication and Culture
Indiana University
Bloomington, IN 47405

The Workshop on Democratic Culture is a project organized by the Department of Communication and Culture at Indiana University intended to forward and promote the rhetorical critique of "democracy" as it is performed and mediated in the contemporary world. Our goal is to analyze, interpret, and evaluate the practice of democratic culture, thus constituting a more progressive socio-political culture through a critical process. Because the communicative dimensions of contemporary democratic practice are complex, multiple and multi-discinplinary critical perspectives are needed. Our work also is comparative, intended to engage in a critical conversation with disparate democratic practices as they are emerging and developed around the globe.

If you are interested in joining us or have questions about the Workshop, please contact a member of the Steering Committee (listed alphabetically):

Robert L. Ivie - Professor and Chair of the Department of Communication and Culture; Adjunct Professor of American Studies and Cultural Studies, e-mail: rivie@indiana.edu phone: (812) 855-6467

John Louis Lucaites - Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies in Communication and Culture; Adjunct Associate Professor of American Studies and Cultural Studies; Fellow, Poynter Center For Study of Ethics and American Institutions, e-mail: lucaites@indiana.edu phone: (812) 855-5411