Nick Dorzweiler
Biographic Data
| ID | 4375817 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nick Dorzweiler |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nick |
| FAMILY NAME | Dorzweiler |
| SIGNATURE | DORZWEILER N |
| AFFILIATIONS | Wheaton College - Massachusetts |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7527-520X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 17 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Laughing in the Face of Death
Human Nature in Action”
In 1939 and 1940, the renowned political scientist Harold Lasswell wrote and hosted over 40 episodes of a radio show, Human Nature in Action , for the National Broadcasting Corporation. The program was meant to adjust listeners to the experience of psychological insecurities generated by American life—insecurities Lasswell believed would engender political unrest if not properly managed. In uncovering the archives of the show, which have gone alm…
On Torgerson’s Lasswells
Foucault on psychagogy and the politics of education
Attempts to Change the World Itself”
Although the subfield of political theory often struggles to be recognized as producing scholarship that meaningfully contributes to the practical improvement of American political life, claims concerning the potentially immense political significance of theory work remain prominent within the subfield itself. The primary aim of this article is to demonstrate that such claims are manifestations of a rhetoric that has circulated in American politi…
Democracy's Disappointments
Popular culture in (and out of) American political science
Historically, American political science has rarely engaged popular culture as a central topic of study, despite the domain’s outsized influence in American community life. This article argues that this marginalization is, in part, the by-product of long-standing disciplinary debates over the inadequate political development of the American public. To develop this argument, the article first surveys the work of early political scientists, such as…
Watching War Movies in Baghdad
This article investigates the use of popular culture films by the United States military during the Iraq War. We first examine why the 2003 mission to capture Saddam Hussein was named after Red Dawn, the 1984 film about the Soviet invasion and occupation of the American heartland, and how it helped define U.S. soldiers’ understanding of their mission in Iraq. We then consider how and why in 2006 military planning groups screened films, including …
Frankfurt Meets Chicago
The Frankfurt School is rightly remembered for Critical Theory and for its condemnations of “scientism.” Nonetheless, during its American exile, the Frankfurt School developed a remarkably constructive relationship with leading advocates for the scientific study of politics, particularly Harold Lasswell. That relationship offers an intriguing new perspective on the history of political science. First, it helps explain why the Frankfurt School ret…
Frankfurt Meets Chicago
The Frankfurt School is rightly remembered for Critical Theory and for its condemnations of “scientism.” Nonetheless, during its American exile, the Frankfurt School developed a remarkably constructive relationship with leading advocates for the scientific study of politics, particularly Harold Lasswell. That relationship offers an intriguing new perspective on the history of political science. First, it helps explain why the Frankfurt School ret…
Democracy's Disappointments
Popular culture in (and out of) American political science
Historically, American political science has rarely engaged popular culture as a central topic of study, despite the domain’s outsized influence in American community life. This article argues that this marginalization is, in part, the by-product of long-standing disciplinary debates over the inadequate political development of the American public. To develop this argument, the article first surveys the work of early political scientists, such as…
Foucault on psychagogy and the politics of education
Watching War Movies in Baghdad
This article investigates the use of popular culture films by the United States military during the Iraq War. We first examine why the 2003 mission to capture Saddam Hussein was named after Red Dawn, the 1984 film about the Soviet invasion and occupation of the American heartland, and how it helped define U.S. soldiers’ understanding of their mission in Iraq. We then consider how and why in 2006 military planning groups screened films, including …
Frankfurt Meets Chicago
The Frankfurt School is rightly remembered for Critical Theory and for its condemnations of “scientism.” Nonetheless, during its American exile, the Frankfurt School developed a remarkably constructive relationship with leading advocates for the scientific study of politics, particularly Harold Lasswell. That relationship offers an intriguing new perspective on the history of political science. First, it helps explain why the Frankfurt School ret…
Popular culture in (and out of) American political science
Historically, American political science has rarely engaged popular culture as a central topic of study, despite the domain’s outsized influence in American community life. This article argues that this marginalization is, in part, the by-product of long-standing disciplinary debates over the inadequate political development of the American public. To develop this argument, the article first surveys the work of early political scientists, such as…
Watching War Movies in Baghdad
This article investigates the use of popular culture films by the United States military during the Iraq War. We first examine why the 2003 mission to capture Saddam Hussein was named after Red Dawn, the 1984 film about the Soviet invasion and occupation of the American heartland, and how it helped define U.S. soldiers’ understanding of their mission in Iraq. We then consider how and why in 2006 military planning groups screened films, including …
Democracy's Disappointments
Attempts to Change the World Itself”
Although the subfield of political theory often struggles to be recognized as producing scholarship that meaningfully contributes to the practical improvement of American political life, claims concerning the potentially immense political significance of theory work remain prominent within the subfield itself. The primary aim of this article is to demonstrate that such claims are manifestations of a rhetoric that has circulated in American politi…
Foucault on psychagogy and the politics of education
On Torgerson’s Lasswells
Human Nature in Action”
In 1939 and 1940, the renowned political scientist Harold Lasswell wrote and hosted over 40 episodes of a radio show, Human Nature in Action , for the National Broadcasting Corporation. The program was meant to adjust listeners to the experience of psychological insecurities generated by American life—insecurities Lasswell believed would engender political unrest if not properly managed. In uncovering the archives of the show, which have gone alm…
Laughing in the Face of Death
Political science (8 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Law (6 works) · Law (6 works) · Politics (6 works) · Political Theory and Influence (4 works) · Social science (4 works) · Environmental ethics (3 works) · Epistemology (3 works) · Media studies (3 works)