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Date and Location
November 18, 2025
3:00 PM - 4:15 PM ET
Rubenstein Building, Room 21
Alison Kommer
Please join us for the 3rd and final session of this Study Group:
Disagree to Agree: Advancing Public Policy through Debate
Session III: Acting, improvisation, and affect theory in debate and civil discourse
• Prepare for planned vs. unplanned dynamics in debate and civil discourse
• Explore ways to anticipate, adjust to, and master improvisation
• Learn affect theory to take charge of and deploy your emotions in debates
Speakers and Presenters
Leslie Rogne Schumacher, Senior Fellow, National Security Program, Foreign Policy Research Institute, Associate, History Department, Harvard University