{{short description|American historian}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}} {{Infobox scientist | name = Nicole Hemmer | image = | image_upright = | alt = | caption = | birth_date = | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | fields = {{ubl|[[History]]|[[Political science]]}} | alma_mater = {{ubl|[[Marian University (Indiana)|Marian University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])|[[Columbia University]] ([[Master of Arts|MA]], [[Master of Philosophy|MPhil]], [[Doctor of Philosophy|PhD]])}} | workplaces = {{ubl|[[Manchester University (Indiana)|Manchester University]]|[[University of Sydney]]|[[University of Miami]]|[[Miller Center of Public Affairs]]|Columbia University}} | doctoral_advisor = {{ubl|[[Alan Brinkley]]|[[Michael C. Janeway]]|[[Ira Katznelson]]|Casey Blake|Sarah Phillips}} | doctoral_students = | known_for = | awards = }} '''Nicole Hemmer''' is an American historian. She is an associate professor of history and director of the Carolyn T. and Robert M. Rogers Center for the American Presidency at [[Vanderbilt University]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hemmer |first=Nicole |date=2022-10-06 |title=Opinion: Protecting parody is no joke |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/06/opinions/the-onion-supreme-court-amicus-brief-hemmer/index.html |access-date=2022-10-06 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref> She specializes in the history of conservative media in the United States from the 1940s to the present, and the role of right-wing media in American electoral politics. She is particularly involved in public communication that aims to provide historical context for contemporary events in American politics. Hemmer has been a regular columnist or an editor of historical series at print media outlets like ''[[The Washington Post]]'', ''[[U.S. News & World Report]]'', [[CNN]] and ''[[The Age]]'', and she hosts the American history podcasts ''Past Present'' and ''This Day in Esoteric Political History''.
==Education and academic positions== Hemmer is from [[Indiana]].<ref name=coyne16/> She attended [[Marian University (Indiana)|Marian University]] in [[Indianapolis]], graduating with a [[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]] in 2001 with a major in psychology and a minor in political science.<ref name=cv>{{cite web |url=https://millercenter.org/sites/default/files/2017-02/CV%20-%20Hemmer%20Sep%202016.pdf |title=Nicole Hemmer CV |year=2016 |access-date=3 May 2020 |archive-date=1 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220901201553/https://millercenter.org/sites/default/files/2017-02/CV%20-%20Hemmer%20Sep%202016.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> She then earned an [[Master of Arts|M.A.]] in 2005, an [[Master of Philosophy|M.Phil.]] in 2006, and a [[Doctor of Philosophy|Ph.D.]] in 2010, all in U.S. history at [[Columbia University]].<ref name=incite>{{cite web |url=https://incite.columbia.edu/nicole-hemmer |title=Nicole Hemmer Profile |publisher=Columbia University |access-date=3 May 2020 |archive-date=1 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220901201606/https://incite.columbia.edu/nicole-hemmer |url-status=live }}</ref> Her dissertation was entitled ''Messengers of the Right: Media and the Modern Conservative Movement'', and was supervised by [[Alan Brinkley]].<ref name=cv/>
From 2009 to 2011, Hemmer was an adjunct lecturer at [[Manchester University (Indiana)|Manchester University]] in Indiana, and in 2011 she became a postdoctoral researcher at the United States Studies Centre at the [[University of Sydney]].<ref name=cv/>
In 2012, she joined the faculty at the [[University of Miami]], and in 2015 joined The [[Miller Center of Public Affairs]] at the [[University of Virginia]].<ref name=cv/> She subsequently moved to the Interdisciplinary Center for Innovative Theory and Empirics at Columbia University becoming a scholar with the Obama Presidency Oral History Project there.<ref name=incite/>
==Research== In 2016, Hemmer published the book ''Messengers of the Right: Conservative media and the transformation of American politics'',<ref>{{cite journal |first=John S. |last=Huntington |title=Review of Nicole Hemmer, Messengers of the Right: Conservative Media and the Transformation of American Politics |journal=Radical Americas |date=1 July 2017 |doi=10.14324/111.444.ra.2017.v2.1.014|doi-access=free }}</ref> which arose from her PhD dissertation.<ref name=grossman/> The book traces the development of right-wing media in the United States from its origins in 1940s and 1950s periodicals like ''[[Human Events]]'' and ''[[National Review]]'' and radio programs like [[Clarence Manion]]'s ''Forum of Opinion'', through to contemporary conservative media like ''[[The Rush Limbaugh Show]]'' and [[Fox News]].<ref>{{cite journal |first=R. P. |last=Seyb |title=Hemmer, Nicole. Messengers of the Right: conservative media and the transformation of American politics.(Book review) |journal=CHOICE: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries |volume=54 |issue=7 |date=1 March 2017}}</ref>
''Messengers of the Right'' is primarily structured around three figures: the mid-century right wing media broadcaster Clarence Manion, the publisher [[Henry Regnery]], and the columnist [[William A. Rusher]];<ref name=berry/> Hemmer was credited with writing the first detailed treatment of Manion, and one of the first on Regnery.<ref name=grossman>{{cite journal |first=Matt |last=Grossmann |title=Review Messengers of the Right: Conservative Media and the Transformation of American Politics. By Nicole Hemmer. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2016 |journal=The Journal of Politics |volume=80 |issue=1 |pages=e11–e12 |date=January 2018 |doi=10.1086/695288}}</ref> The development of this media landscape is situated in the context of conflicts within the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]].<ref name=berry>{{cite journal |first=Jeffrey M. |last=Berry |title=Messengers of the Right: Conservative Media and the Transformation of American Politics. By Nicole Hemmer. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2016. 336p. $34.95 cloth |journal=Perspectives on Politics |volume=16 |issue=1 |pages=235–236 |date=March 2018 |doi=10.1017/S153759271700319X}}</ref> In particular, conservative media and conservative politicians did not always have a close relationship in America, and ''Messengers of the right'' is concerned with the development of that relationship to the point that media figures like [[Rush Limbaugh]], [[Bill O'Reilly (political commentator)|Bill O'Reilly]], and [[Sean Hannity]] can often be understood as acting collaboratively with politicians like [[Ronald Reagan]], [[Newt Gingrich]], and [[Donald Trump]].<ref>{{cite journal |first=Harry |last=Wessel |title=Review Messengers of the Right: Conservative Media and the Transformation of American Politics. By Nicole Hemmer. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2016. 336p. $34.95 cloth. |journal=Political Science Quarterly |volume=133 |issue=1 |pages=181–182 |date=March 2018 |doi=10.1002/polq.12746}}</ref>
By studying the development of right-wing media from the promoters of the original [[America First Party (1943)|America First]] movement and the supporters of [[Barry Goldwater]] through to conventional right-wing media outlets in contemporary America, Hemmer's work contextualized the ascent of far-right nationalist media figures like [[Steve Bannon]] and the outlet ''[[Breitbart News]]'' around the time of the [[2016 United States presidential election]].<ref>{{cite journal |first=Oscar |last=Winberg |title=Review Nicole Hemmer's Messengers of the Right: Conservative Media and the Transformation of American Politics |journal=American Studies in Scandinavia |volume=50 |issue=1 |pages=171–174 |date=30 January 2018 |doi=10.22439/asca.v50i1.5701|doi-access=free }}</ref> Hemmer also studies the relationship of these media outlets to the truth, demonstrating that some early right-wing outlets were openly motivated by a belief that objectivity is not possible in political news media, and that therefore ideologically driven media is justified in explicitly pursuing partisan electoral goals.<ref>{{cite journal |first=Steven V. |last=Roberts |title=Review Messengers of the Right: Conservative Media and the Transformation of American Politics. By Nicole Hemmer. (Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2016. Pp. xvi, 320. $34.95.) |journal=Historian |volume=80 |issue=1 |pages=103–104 |year=2018 |doi=10.1111/hisn.12765|s2cid=148978714 }}</ref>
Hemmer's research on conservative media and its role in electoral politics has been reviewed or cited in news outlets like [[NPR]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.npr.org/search?query=%22nicole%20hemmer%22&page=1 |title=Nicole Hemmer on NPR |publisher=[[NPR]] |year=2020 |access-date=3 May 2020 |archive-date=1 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220901201608/https://www.npr.org/search?query=%22nicole%20hemmer%22&page=1 |url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[Vox (website)|Vox]]'',<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.vox.com/search?q=nicole+hemmer |title=Nicole Hemmer on Vox |publisher=Vox |year=2020 |access-date=3 May 2020 |archive-date=1 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220901201636/https://www.vox.com/search?q=nicole+hemmer |url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[Politico]]'',<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.politico.com/magazine/search/ |title=Nicole Hemmer on Politico |publisher=Politico |year=2020 |access-date=3 May 2020 |archive-date=1 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220901201556/https://www.politico.com/magazine/search/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and ''[[The Washington Times]]''.<ref name=coyne16>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/oct/30/book-review-messengers-of-the-right-conservative-m/ |title=BOOK REVIEW: 'Messengers of the Right' |work=The Washington Times |first=Coyne Jr. |last=John R. |date=30 October 2016 |access-date=3 May 2020 |archive-date=1 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220901201556/https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/oct/30/book-review-messengers-of-the-right-conservative-m/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Public communication== Hemmer has been a regular host of several podcast series. Since 2015, Hemmer has hosted the weekly podcast ''Past Present'' with the historians [[Natalia Mehlman Petrzela]] and Neil J. Young, which discusses recent American political events in the context of American political history.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://publicseminar.org/category/multi-media/podcast/past-and-present-podcast/ |title=Past Present |publisher=Public Seminar |access-date=2 May 2020 |archive-date=1 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220901201606/https://publicseminar.org/category/multi-media/podcast/past-and-present-podcast/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2020, she launched the [[Radiotopia]] podcast ''This Day in Esoteric Political History'' with [[Jody Avirgan]], the former host of the ''[[FiveThirtyEight]]'' elections podcast,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jody-avirgan-launch-political-history-podcast-radiotopia-1286124 |title=Jody Avirgan to Launch Political History Podcast With Radiotopia |work=Hollywood Reporter |first=Natalie |last=Jarvey |date=24 March 2020 |access-date=3 May 2020 |archive-date=1 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220901201608/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/jody-avirgan-launch-political-history-podcast-radiotopia-1286124/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and [[Kellie Carter Jackson]]. Each episode of ''This Day in Esoteric Political History'' describes an event that happened on the same day of the year as that episode, focusing on events that might inform the current moment.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/this-day-in-esoteric-political-history/ |title=Episode 396: This Day In Esoteric Political History |work=99% Invisible podcast |date=31 March 2020 |access-date=3 May 2020 |archive-date=1 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220901201642/https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/this-day-in-esoteric-political-history/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Hemmer also created a 6-part podcast called ''A12'', which focused on the [[Unite the Right rally]] and its historical context.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://millercenter.org/A12 |title=A12 podcast |date=2 August 2018 |publisher=Miller Center, University of Virginia |access-date=3 May 2020 |archive-date=1 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220901201600/https://millercenter.org/A12 |url-status=live }}</ref>
Hemmer has also been a regular history contributor to print media outlets. She co-founded the "Made By History" series at ''[[The Washington Post]]'',<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/made-by-history/wp/2017/06/26/welcome-to-made-by-history/ |title=Welcome to Made by History |newspaper=The Washington Post |author1=Brian Rosenwald |author2=Nicole Hemmer |date=26 June 2017 |access-date=3 May 2020 |archive-date=15 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200515021424/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/made-by-history/wp/2017/06/26/welcome-to-made-by-history/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and served as one of two editors-in-chief of the series.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://origins.osu.edu/connecting-history/best-history-online-washington-posts-made-history |work=Origins: Current events in historical perspective |title=Best in History Online: The Washington Post's "Made By History" |date=25 January 2018 |publisher=Ohio State University |access-date=3 May 2020 |archive-date=11 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200111041554/http://origins.osu.edu/connecting-history/best-history-online-washington-posts-made-history |url-status=live }}</ref> From 2013 to 2018,<ref name=wakh>{{cite web |url=https://womenalsoknowhistory.com/individual-scholar-page/?pdb=97 |title=Nicole Hemmer individual scholar page |publisher=Women Also Know History |access-date=3 May 2020 |archive-date=17 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517153925/https://womenalsoknowhistory.com/individual-scholar-page/?pdb=97 |url-status=live }}</ref> she wrote a weekly column for the ''[[U.S. News & World Report]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.usnews.com/topics/author/nicole_hemmer |title=Nicole Hemmer contributor |publisher=U.S. News & World Report |year=2018 |access-date=3 May 2020 |archive-date=2 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200502225538/https://www.usnews.com/topics/author/nicole_hemmer |url-status=live }}</ref> Since 2014, she has been a syndicated columnist at ''[[The Age]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theage.com.au/by/nicole-hemmer-gnc5xa |title=Nicole Hemmer at The Age |publisher=The Age |year=2020 |access-date=3 May 2020 |archive-date=10 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200410220215/https://www.theage.com.au/by/nicole-hemmer-gnc5xa |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Published works== *''Messengers of the Right: Conservative Media and the Transformation of American Politics'' (2016) *''Partisans: The Conservative Revolutionaries Who Remade American Politics in the 1990s'' (2022)
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