Modern American Conservatism; Women, Media and Politics
Deutchman is quotable and unforgettable:
"Obama may be black but he's a man."
"Hillary has the ability to do something that few candidates can do: She can unite the Republicans."
"It is bad form to publicly admit you would reject a qualified candidate because he is African American or she is a she. So most people know enough not to say so in public. But voting booths are blissfully private."
"You're getting a Republican Party that looks less and less like the country it represents."
"Unfortunately, for women in this culture, the most important thing is being young. I mean, you hit 30 and you're dead."
"I don't think what Spitzer did was so terrible. This country has a real problem with its reaction to anything dealing with sex."
"People feel that any way they turn -- to church, to the government, to the stock market or to the love of their life -- they're being disillusioned. It can get to the point where you don't even want to get out of bed in the morning -- let alone do anything more complicated, like voting."
"The state legislature doesn't do anything. That's the big thing. They don't do anything. These clowns probably could not get it together to pass a law thanking veterans for serving in the army."
"Whether you're in a blue state, a purple state or a red state, if you don't have a job, that is your big issue."
"His incompetence and inability is something to which monuments should be erected."
"If you look into the future, I think it's going to become a non-issue. Younger people are incredibly tolerant regardless of how they define themselves. That's a huge change. As you look into the future, gay marriage is going to happen."
When The New York Times, The Washington Post and other national media want a memorable, colorful quote that cuts to the heart of religion, race or gender in politics, as well as voting trends and patterns, they look to political expert Iva Ellen Deutchman.
She is always ready for a lively debate or an educated discussion -- or both at the same time. Deutchman has more than 20 years of academic experience in both Australia and North America. She lives, breathes, writes and talks about politics and has taught courses that delve into Reality Television; Modern American Conservatism; and Ideological Media, among others. She is currently co-teaching a course on the 2008 Presidential race with Colleges' President Mark D. Gearan, the former deputy chief of staff and director of communications in the White House. Rounding out the views of an expert on the Religious Right and the former Clinton White House insider are a number of call-in guests and course visitors such as George McGovern and Michael Dukakis.
Deutchman has a long list of publications in major journals, the most recent of which are "Fundamentalist Christians, Raunch Culture and Post-industrial Capitalism," Journal of Religion and Popular Culture, Summer 2008; "The Ideology of Moderate Republicans in the House," The Forum, 5:Iss2, Article 4 (2007) (with DeWayne Lucas); and "Five Factions, Two Parties: Caucus Membership in the House of Representatives, 1994- 2002," Congress and the Presidency, 36:62-84, 2009 (with DeWayne Lucas).
In addition to her scholarly publications, Deutchman has been cited in various news media such as The New York Times, The Christian Science Monitor, The Washington Post, "TIME" magazine, USA Today and the Philadelphia Inquirer. She has appeared live on National Public Radio (NPR) programs as well as dozens of other local radio shows throughout the U.S. and Australia. She has also been a commentator on U.S. elections on television.
She is a colorful interviewee who consistently gives concise, opinionated and candid comments based on a considerable amount of research data that she maintains. Some more of her memorable quotes:
"We live in a society that has some pretty rigid gender roles, even with all the changes and the sort-of post-feminist society we allegedly inhabit, some of these roles are pretty traditional."
"Obama has inspired the Democrats that there can be a future. And Republicans have inspired with the fight for the Republican soul. ... And it is worth fighting for."
"Rupert Murdoch- what is he? Is he American? Is he Australian? He seems to be both whenever he's trying to buy property someplace. When he bought Fox he became American. When he's back here, he's Australian."
"You would think at some point where women passed the token status and reached a critical mass, they would reach into leadership."
Deutchman has been both a Senior Lecturer and Visiting Scholar at the University of Melbourne numerous times. Her expertise in Australia has been cited in U.S.-based publications as well as in Australia in The Australian, The Age, Australian Time and Arena.
At the upcoming Northeast Political Science Association Meeting, November 2008, she will chair a panel discussion on "The Changing National Parties: Nominations and Coalitions." Deutchman will also present the paper, "Party and Movement: The Problems for Conservatism in 2008 and Beyond."
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Iva Ellen Deutchman, professor of political science at Hobart and William Smith Colleges, holds a Ph.D. and a master's degree in political science from the University of Pennsylvania, and a bachelor's degree from Hofstra University in political science and economics. Previous posts she held at the Colleges include co-director, Media and Society Program; chair, Committee on Academic Affairs; chair of the Political Science Department and coordinator of the Women's Studies Program.
She is a member of the American Political Science Association; International Society of Political Psychology; New York State Political Science Association (formerly on the Executive Council), Northeastern Political Science Association; and Australian Studies Association of North America.