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| 2003 Conference |
| New Perspectives
on the Study of Race and Political Representation |
May
2-4, 2003
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| Co-Organizers:
Fredrick C. Harris, University
of Rochester
Valeria Sinclair-Chapman, University of Rochester
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| Friday,
May 2, 3:00 pm: |
Roundtable
on Richard Fenno's, Going
Home:
Black Representatives and Their Constituents
Location: Great Hall, Rush Rhees Library, University of Rochester
Time: 3:00-4:30 pm
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Introduction
Fredrick C. Harris
Director of the Center for the Study of African-American Politics,
University of Rochester
Moderator
Valeria Sinclair-Chapman, University of Rochester
Panelists
David
Canon, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Richard
Fenno, University of Rochester
Carol
Swain, Vanderbilt University
William Nelson, Ohio State University
4:30: Reception (Going Home will be available for purchase
during the reception)
6:00 Dinner for conference participants and other guests at Pearl
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| Saturday,
May 3 |
Conference
Sessions at Hutchison House(Rochester Business Alliance), 930 East
Avenue, Rochester (Next to the Eastman
House)
8:30am Continental Breakfast
9:00am Introductory remarks
9:15am-10:45am
Session I: Theories of Polictical Representation William
Bianco, Indiana University, "Personalizing Trust in
Government"
Suzanne
Dovi, University of Arizona, "Reconsidering Whether Just
Any Black, Woman, or Latino Will Do?"
10:45am-11:00 am
Break
11:00am-12:30pm
Session II: Black Representation in Congress
Vincent
Hutchings, University of Michigan, "Congressional Representation
of Black Interests: Recognizing the Importance of Stability."
Christian Grose,
Lawrence University, "Beyond the Vote: A Unified Theory of
Black Representation in Congress"
12:30pm-1:30pm
Lunch at the Hutchison House
1:30pm-3:00pm
Session III: Symbols and Substance in Black Representation
Valeria
Sinclair-Chapman, University of Rochester, “Transforming
Politics: Using Bill Sponsorship to Advocate for Black Interests”
Carl Walton, Morris
Brown College, "Complex Realities: African-American Representation
in the United States House of Representatives" 3:15pm- 4:45pm
Session IV: Emerging Issues in Black Representation
Keesha
Middlemass, University of Kansas, "Black Representation
and Policy Implications for the Voting Rights Act."
Katherine
Tate, University of California, Irvine, "Political Incorporation
and Critical Transformations of Black Public Opinion" 5:00pm
Depart for Hotel
6:45pm
Dinner for conference participants at Edward’s
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| Sunday, May
4 |
| Hutchison
House
8:30am
Continental Breakfast
9:00am-11:15am
Session V: Race and Political Representation in States
Wendy
Smooth, University of Nebraska, "A Case of Access Denied?:
Gender, Race, and Legislative Influence"
Kerry
Haynie, Rutgers University, "Is Getting In Good Enough?:
African American Inclusion and Influence In the Legislative Process--A
View From The States"
Mingus
Mapps, Harvard University, "The Impact the 2000 Round
of Redistricting Had on the Racial and Partisan Composition of
State Legislatures."
11:15am-11:30am
Break
11:30am-12:00pm
Wrap-Up Session
12:00pm
Participants depart for hotel or airport
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