McClennen Interviewed by Mark Susnow

Mark Susnow interviewed me on politics, satire and the age of Trump for his Inspire Possibility show. Have a listen here.

CSPAN covers my talk at UMN

The YouTube link for the CSPAN coverage of my talk at UMN’s State of Our Satirical Union event is live.  Check it out.

McClennen to lecture on new book at LASA

McClennnen lectures on her new book “Globalization and Latin American Cinema” at the LASA convention in Barcelona on May 25, 2018.

McClennen an invited speaker at UMN's "The State of Our Satirical Union"

A two-day symposium, April 20-21, 2018, at UMN’s Hubbard School of Journalism and Mass Communication.  The event is sponsored by University of Minnesota’s Silha Center for the Study of Media Ethics and Law, The Association of American Editorial Cartoonists, and the Minnesota Journalism Center. 

McClennen interviewed by WZBC Radio News in Boston

McClennen was featured on John Grebe’s Sounds of Dissent show for WZBC Radio News in Boston on her recent piece in Salon about our hyper focus on Russiagate. Have a listen here.

McClennen featured on Life Lessons

Interviewed by Rick Tocquigny for Life Lessons on satire, politics and the health of our democracy. Listen to the interview here.

McClennen joins Srdja Popovic for a leacture on Laughtivism and the Power of Satire

The College Arts & Humanities Institute at Indiana University is delighted to host a discussion with Serbian activist Srdja Popovic and acclaimed scholar Sophia McClennen on the contemporary power and functions of political satire. Details here.

McClennen at the McCourtney Institute for Democracy

McClennen to present on her new book project “Trump is  Joke: Why Satire Makes Sense When Politics Doesn’t” on February 20 at 3pm. More details here.

McClennen to present at the Johns Hopkins Foreign Affairs Symposium

McClennen joins a line up including Samantha Power and Chelsea Manning at the Johns Hopkins Foreign Affairs Symposium for Spring 2018. More details here

Backstage with Neil deGrasse Tyson

I was thrilled to have a chance to appear on Neil deGrasse Tyson’s show Startalk along with comedian Adam Conover for an episode on Stephen Colbert. Check it out here.