I'm very happy to announce that next Wednesday The Albany Project Book Club will meet again on the internets at 7pm. Our guest will be Mr Frameshop himself, Dr. Jeffrey Feldman. Jeffrey will join us to discuss his fantastic new book, Framing the Debate: Famous Presidential Speeches and How Progressives Can Use Them to Change the Conversation (and Win Elections).
I hope we can really get to the heart of what Jeffrey is trying to say in his book about building our own progressive frames whilst ignoring the frames of the right, though I'm sure there will be at least some discussion about what it feels like to be "Fairbanksed".
I know it's short notice and all, but Jeffrey's book is widely available now and it's a quick and compelling read. I hope you'll join us for the discussion of this great piece of work and Jeffrey's role in framing the discussion.
From the publisher:
Framing the Debate: Famous Presidential Speeches and How Progressives Can Use Them to Change the Conversation (and Win Elections) is about unleashing the power of communication in contemporary progressive politics. The book presents fifteen key speeches by American presidents - George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, Franklin Roosevelt, Harry Truman, Dwight Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton, and George Bush - in order to define the big ideas and images - the "frames" - that each speech evokes to show how those framing techniques can be applied to today's political debate in order promote a progressive perspective.
An essential book in today's political climate, Framing the Debate will be instrumental in helping to reshape progressive political language and rhetoric.
For those of you in NYC, Jeffrey will be holding a reading/signing on Tuesday, April 24, 6:00 PM at the 8th Street and 6th Ave. Barnes and Noble. I'll be appearing with Jeffrey to answer questions about framing in a political campaign and saying, "Jeffrey is the master at this," a lot.
See ya Wednesday at The Albany Project and on the 24th at The Greenwich Village Barnes and Noble!