Media & Democracy

Advancing our knowledge of the principles of democracy and justice, their relationship with media, and politics in our daily lives.

In-House Programs

Media & Democracy

A Matter of Facts

With so many sources of information, what is reliable and true can be hard at times to determine. The Delaware Humanities’ award winning podcast addresses this issue by examining closely popular sources of news and information.

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Democracy and the Informed Citizen

From 2020 through 2022, Delaware Humanities is joining humanities councils across the country to discuss what it means to be an informed and engaged citizen, which is the foundation of our democracy.

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Dignity Rights

Every human being in Delaware deserves to be treated with dignity. Is that a controversial statement?

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Stories & Histories

Nothing Less: Delaware, Women's Suffrage, and Equal Rights

2020 marks the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment, which states that “The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex”.

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Why It Matters: Civic and Electoral Participation

This national initiative, administered by the Federation of State Humanities Councils and funded by Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, aimed to “explore civic participation as it relates to electoral engagement in a multivocal democracy.”

Speaker Programs

Media & Democracy

Brown v. Board of Education: The Legal Battle to End Segregation

This presentation will discuss their most famous case: Brown v Board of Education. Audiences will learn more about the lawyers behind the case and their strategy for proving that separate but equal, when it comes to race segregation, was not constitutional.

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Fake News, Fraud, and Honest Error: The Psychology of Belief

How do we decide what we believe, and what we don’t believe?

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Restorative Justice

Ancient principles, the modern concept of criminal justice and the theory of restorative justice will be discussed as an alternative to the current justice system from the perspective of a former lawyer.

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The Right to Lie

In 2016, a federal appeals court struck down an Ohio law that provided penalties for lying during political campaigns. The reason? There is, in fact, a constitutional right to lie.