In his forthcoming article, Amherst’s Associate Professor and Chair of English Christopher Grobe calls what happened at the the January 6th capitol riots a “weird coexistence of violence and play.” How is it possible that violence and play can coexist? And, what, exactly, does “play” mean, in this context? Sit in on “office hours” with Prof. Grobe to talk about play, performance, theatricality, improv, flash mobs, and more!

Produced and edited by Priscilla Lee ‘25.

References and Further Reading: https://docs.google.com/document/d/11EnwYaLIE4eoPQ__OUdb-WCtmneC2DipG__qh1D-QaE/edit?usp=sharing