Film Screenings · Media & Democracy · Panel Discussions

Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property (2003), Film Screening & Panel Discussion, on April 2nd

Thursday, April 2nd, 6:00 p.m. Suffolk University, C. Walsh Theatre, 55 Temple Street Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property analyzes Nat Turner’s slave rebellion of 1831 and its aftermath in American memory. The film explores the many interpretations of the event, including William Styron’s controversial 1967 Pulitzer Prize winning novel The Confessions of Nat Turner and… Continue reading Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property (2003), Film Screening & Panel Discussion, on April 2nd

Lectures · Media & Democracy

Take Back the Media: Policy, Protest, and Protecting American Democracy, March 31st

A lecture by Josh Silver, Free Press: 6:00pm, Tuesday, March 31, 2009 @ The Boston Athenæum, 10 1/2 Beacon Street Josh Silver argues that the media policies made in Washington, D.C. are the cause of corporate programming on radio and TV, fake news that fails to inform, slow, overpriced Internet service, and struggling public media.  His organization, Free… Continue reading Take Back the Media: Policy, Protest, and Protecting American Democracy, March 31st

Media & Democracy · Panel Discussions

The Shrinking World of Print Journalism: A Danger to Democracy? March 25th

6:00pm Wednesday, March 25, 2009 @ The Boston Athenæum, 10 1/2 Beacon Street For more than two centuries, America’s newspapers have been the public’s primary source of information about our government.  As circulation and staffs shrink, there are significant implications for democracy, which is dependent upon an informed public. Bruce D. Butterfield is an assistant professor and… Continue reading The Shrinking World of Print Journalism: A Danger to Democracy? March 25th

Film Screenings · Media & Democracy

Good Night & Good Luck (2005) Film Screening, March 14th

Saturday, March 14th, 12:00 noon Boston Athenæum, 10½ Beacon Street This six-time Oscar-nominated 2005 docudrama chronicles how, in the mid-1950s, Edward R. Murrow and his “See It Now” producer, Fred Friendly, helped to bring an end to the tyranny of the blacklist and the House Un-American Activities Committee’s anti-Communist hearings.  The film will be introduced… Continue reading Good Night & Good Luck (2005) Film Screening, March 14th

Film Screenings · Media & Democracy

The Candidate (1972) Film Screening, Feb 28th

Saturday, February 28th, 12:00 noon Boston Athenæum, 10½ Beacon Street Director Michael Ritchie and executive producer/star Robert Redford explore the machinations and manipulations of media-age political campaigns in this cynical political drama. With an Oscar-winning screenplay and appearances by real-life reporters and politicians, The Candidate takes a biting look at the nature of politics. The… Continue reading The Candidate (1972) Film Screening, Feb 28th

Media & Democracy · Panel Discussions

New Media, Democracy & Technology Panel Discussion, Feb 26th

Panel Discussion Thursday, February 26th, 6:00 p.m.Boston Athenæum, 10½ Beacon Street Does the Internet help make citizens more engaged in the democratic process? How do online social presence, community formation, and party identification on social media sites such as Facebook, MySpace, Flickr, and Digg affect the political process? Have online media sites like The Huffington… Continue reading New Media, Democracy & Technology Panel Discussion, Feb 26th

Film Screenings · Media & Democracy

The Battle of Algiers (1966) Film Screening, Feb 18th

Wednesday, February 18, 6:00 p.m. Suffolk University, Donahue 311 at 41 Temple Street, Third Floor Gillo Pontecorvo’s The Battle of Algiers is based on the Algerian struggle for independence from French colonial rule. In particular it follows one fighter, Ali La Pointe, of the National Liberation Front (FLN) who turns from being a criminal to… Continue reading The Battle of Algiers (1966) Film Screening, Feb 18th

Film Screenings · Media & Democracy

Citizen Kane (1941) Film Screening, Feb 14th

Saturday, February 14th, 12:00 noon Boston Athenæum, 10½ Beacon Street Orson Welles’ Citizen Kane is an Oscar-winning biography of newspaper baron Charles Foster Kane (in essence, a thinly veiled portrait of publishing magnate William Randolph Hearst), who becomes one of America’s most influential men. The film will be introduced by DAVID REEDER, visiting assistant professor… Continue reading Citizen Kane (1941) Film Screening, Feb 14th

Lectures · Media & Democracy

The Press: Turning Foe into Friend, Inaugural Lecture, Feb 11th

David Gergen, Inaugural Lecture: Wednesday, Feb. 11th, 2009 6:00pm C. Walsh Theatre Television and the Internet have become indispensable tools for presidential leadership. In fact, the media are a primary institutional force an effective president must manage by cooperation, charm, and persuasion. The Obama administration’s future success will be partly measured by its ability to manage the… Continue reading The Press: Turning Foe into Friend, Inaugural Lecture, Feb 11th