BookPeople welcomes Samuel Woolley in conversation with Josephine Lukito to celebrate the release of Manufacturing Consensus: Propaganda in the Era of Automation and Anonymity. The event will include a moderated discussion, an audience Q&A, and a signing line. EVENT INFO: This event is free and open to the public. Start time: 7 P.M. Run time: 45-60 […]
Join us for a free panel discussion with graduate worker organizers who will share their insights into labor issues that news coverage often overlooks. ABOUT THE EVENT: Higher education’s growing labor movement has made local, national, and international headlines lately, in part due to large-scale strikes at places like University of California at the […]
Join Scott R. Stroud as he launches his new book, The Evolution of Pragmatism in India: Ambedkar, Dewey, and the Rhetoric of Reconstruction (Chicago, 2023), in conversation with Prof. Sumit Guha, historian of South Asia. Many know that the Indian thinker, politician, and activist Bhimrao Ambedkar thought highly of his teacher at Columbia University, John […]
Screening for the "Trustworthy" documentary, followed by panel discussion with the filmmakers, Stephany Zamor (Executive Producer) and Dana Richie (Director, Co-Executive Producer). Trustworthy is a documentary that chronicles a 5,300-mile journey across America to explore the growing crisis of trust in media that threatens our democracy, and whether we can find common ground. The Trustworthy […]
Abstract Resolving conflict is more important than ever as political and social dissent reaches record levels across the world. While it is clear that conversation between opponents is necessary to address conflict, an open question is how conversation structure influences conflict resolution. The current research examines a key aspect of conversation structure—the medium by which […]
What is digital citizenship? The buzz word has been around for several years and people interpret it differently. In general, it is conceptualized as the next evolutionary stage of citizenship – from civil to political to social/economic to digital citizenship. But little is known about how various organizations approach digital citizenship and how the concept […]
Study abroad in Germany with the Summer Program in Communications in Erfurt (SPICE). Hear from Dr. Scott Stroud about the exciting classes (taught in English) shared with German classmates. Program includes plenty of free time to explore Germany and Europe, as well as a guided trip to Berlin! All UT majors are welcome. Applications Due: […]
April 9, 2024, 3:30 – 5:00 PM DMC 5.208 Please join us on April 9th for a reading and Q&A with the author of "Coming Out as Dalit: A Memoir of Surviving the Indian Caste System", the critically acclaimed Winner of the Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puruskar, 2020. Born into a "formerly untouchable manual-scavenging family in […]
Join us on April 22nd for a screening of the documentary "Chaityabhumi", followed by a discussion with the director. Chaityabhumi Film Description 67 min | Marathi, Hindi, Pali with English subtitles | 2023 Chaityabhumi is a holy site that holds immense importance for the Dalit movement in India, as it is where Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar’s […]
