Dafna Lemish
On April 12th, the GMRC is pleased to sponsor a talk by Dr. Kyoungtae Nam of Kyungsung University-South Korea. Dr. Nam is currently a visiting scholar in the School of Journalism. The talk is entitled The Persuasion Knowledge Model: How it Works in Advertising and focuses on his advertising research. The talk begins at 3:00 in the DCR.
Following the talk at about 4:30, the CMCMA Diversity Committee, GMRC, and International Programs & Services are sponsoring a Global Potluck for CMCMA Graduate Students. Faculty are invited to attend as well.
We'd like you to encourage attendance at both events. More information is available on the attached flyers.
The Department of Radio-Television, Department of Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies, and the Global Media Research Center present:
Gender, Power and Journalism: New Research on Women in Newsrooms Around the World
Dr. Carolyn M. Byerly - Howard University
Thursday, March 8
Reception at 5:30pm
Lecture at 6:00 pm
Communications Building Room 1032
Visiting feminist media scholar Carolyn M. Byerly will give a public lecture on March 8 to consider the findings of a global-level study on women in journalism, which she conducted for the International Women’s Media Foundation, Washington, DC. Findings in the Global Report on Women in News Media were released in March 2011, revealing some surprising and not-so-surprising trends in the world’s newsrooms. Byerly is professor of journalism at Howard University, Washington, DC.
FREE Event - Open to the Public. For more information, call 536-7555 or 453-7709.
The Pulitzer Center for Crisis Reporting, School of Journalism, Department of Radio-Television, and the Global Media Research Center are pleased to present:
The Other Afghanistan: From the Ground Up
Thursday, October 6, 2011
6:00-7:30 pm
Communications Building, Room 1032
SIU Carbondale
Please join us for a conversation with Pulitzer Center journalist Anna Badkhen as she describes her immersion in Afghan villages, telling the stories of ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances.
Anna Badkhen writes about people in extremis. She is a journalist and the author of Peace Meals: Candy-Wrapped Kalashnikovs and Other War Stories and Waiting for the Taliban. She has covered wars in Asia, Africa, and Europe. Her writing has appeared in many publications, including The New Republic, Foreign Policy, the New York Times, the San Francisco Chronicle, and the Boston Globe. Her wartime journalism won the 2007 Joel R. Seldin Award for reporting on civilians in war zones.
Badkhen has spent the past year and half traveling in northern Afghanistan on a grant from the Pulitzer Center on a project called "Afghanistan by Donkey". She felt that she could only understand the country if she slowed down and lived at an Afghan pace. She spent time doing the everyday things - laundry, preparing food, doing dishes- to give her an inside glimpse into the people and the challenges they faced.
The Pulitzer Center promotes in-depth engagement with global affairs through its sponsorship of quality international journalism across all media platforms and an innovative program of outreach and education.
FREE Event – Open to the Public
For more information, please visit www.gmrc.siu or contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or 618-459-6876.
CARBONDALE - How media report on conflicts can have an effect on those conflicts perceptions and resolutions, according to a presentation Tuesday by Peter Lemish of the Global Medial Research Center at Southern Illinois University Carbondale.
The presentation, hosted by The Southern Illinoisan, was part of 11 Days for Peace, the Carbondale community initiative that began Sept. 11 on the 10th anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001, and will conclude Sept. 21, on International Day of Peace. Peace-related events were planned for each day.
Lemish's presentation, "How to Report on Conflict: The War Journalism/Peace Journalism Debate," showed the stark contrasts between ways in which media report on conflicts, with one approach emphasizing the violence of conflict and the other approach not only reporting on all sides involved in the conflict, but putting it into context, noting the processes of resolution and following the issues long-term.
The thought-provoking presentation led to lively discussion among those in attendance.
"I thought it was fascinating," SIU radio-television faculty member Eileen C. Waldron said. "So often you're reading and watching the reporting on conflicts but not getting the whole picture."
Southern Illinoisan Editor Gary Metro was among the journalists attending the event.
"We're interested in alternative ways of reporting on conflict as well as peace. This was an eye-opener. It presented journalism in a way we don't think of every day," Metro said.
CARBONDALE, Ill. -- Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Global Media Research Center is announcing a diverse fall 2011 speaker series that will expand to off-campus events.
Established in 2004, the Global Media Research Center’s mission includes assembling a core group of faculty, graduate and undergraduate students to research global media issues, establish national and international partnerships to promote research, and play host to visiting scholars and artists as it seeks to develop new courses addressing global media issues.
All of the events are free, and open to the public. The Global Media Research Center is within the College of Mass Communication and Media Arts.
Deborah Tudor, associate dean and interim director of the Center, said she is pleased the Global Media Research Center continues to offer such a diverse speaker series, and that some of the sponsored activities are going out to the community this fall.
“That is something the Center wants to do more,” she said. “We welcome collaboration with community organizations that are interested in global issues as they pertain to media.”
The fall 2011 schedule begins with three events later this month that are part of a series of community-wide, “11 Days of Peace,” observance. The events showcase peace-related activities in observing the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
The three events are:
Tuesday, Sept. 13 -- 7 p.m., Southern Illinoisan, 710 N. Illinois Ave., Carbondale. Peter Lemish, a visiting assistant professor in the College of Mass Communication and Media Arts, will present, “How to Report on Conflict: The War Journalism/Peace Journalism Debate.”
Saturday, Sept. 17 -- 7 p.m., Attucks Park, 400-800 N. Wall St., Carbondale. An outdoor film screening of documentaries “Concrete, Steel & Paint,” and “Workers Republic.” The Big Muddy Film Festival and the Carbondale Park District are event co-sponsors.
Tuesday, Sept. 20 --12:35 p.m., Gaia House Interfaith Center, 913 S. Illinois Ave. “Human Potential for Peace: Summary Discussion of Historic Peaceful Societies.” This is a session of the SIUC Honors Program course, “Cultures of Peace.”
Additional information about the “11 Days for Peace” is available at carbondale.lib.il.us/peace.html.
The Global Media Research Center will also host three events on campus during the semester.
At 6 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 20, Steve Macek, an associate professor of speech communication and coordinator of urban and suburban studies at North Central College in Naperville, will present, “One Hundred and Fifty Years of Chicago Labor Media.” An expert in labor media, Macek will discuss the history of labor movements, organizations, and media coverage of labor issues, Tudor said. The presentation will be in the Communications Building, room 1032.
Also during that week, graduate students within the College of Mass Communication and Media Arts under the direction of Jay F. Needham, an associate professor of radio-television, will participate in a global sound performance, “There and Back Again: A Collective Work for Internet & Radio.”
Audience members in the Communications Building’s Anechoic Chamber and at the Future Places Festival in Porto, Portugal, will participate in a real-time event through the Internet. According to the festival’s website, the event runs Oct. 19-22, and is “four days of exhibitions and events addressing the potential and the impact of digital media on local cultures.” The specific date and time for SIUC to participate is still being determined.
“Part of our initiative is to work more with artists who have that same kind of global media art element to their work,” Tudor said.
At 3 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 3, Kelly Caringer, a doctoral student within the College of Mass Communication and Media Arts, and Peter Lemish will examine how media officers operate within non-governmental organizations, such as various peace and refugee organizations. The presentation, “Roles of Media & Media Officers in Global Civil Society Organizations,” will be in the Communications Building, room 1032.
More information is available at gmrc.siu.edu, or by contacting Laura Germann at 618/453-7709 or by email at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
The 33rd Annual Big Muddy Film Festival saw a record number of entries as well as people in attendance, according to Michele Torre, event coordinator.
“We also had record numbers of filmmakers in attendance at this year's festival,” said Torre, “This benefits the students on campus.”
According to Torre, there were three films by alumni in the festival this year. Kate Balsley, Stephen Jennings and Phil Hastings - whose film Steadfast won an honorable mention in the Experimental category.
“Thanks to the generous support from the Fine Arts Activity Fee, this year our jurors also offered workshops and critiques which is another way we are able to enrich the community and the learning experience here at SIUC,” said Torre.
She added, “We found out midway through that the festival received an Illinois Arts Council Grant, which will partially fund festival costs.”
Torre said the committee is thankful to the Diversity Committee and the Global Media Research Center for making the opening event (the premiere of Infiltrating Hollywood) a huge success. She also noted that graduate students (Derek Smith, Deron Williams and Silvia Dadian) worked really hard to raise money so that all students could attend the festival free of charge.
Torre is an assistant professor in the Cinema and Photography Department. Her research interests include Silent Cinema, Russian and East European Cinema, Female Industrial Practice, Animation, Film History and Theory, Independent Cinema, and Film Festivals.
Visiting Researcher in the School of Journalism, SIUC
Monday, April 25th, 2011 at 1:00-3:00 pm in the Communications Building, Room 1032
The contemporary Nigerian movie culture, Nollywood, experienced a lull in Production and Marketing activities in the last three years. This state of inactivity is largely the result of several factors including the proliferation of movies with sub-standard production quality, poor marketing and distribution infrastructure, lack of professionalism in acting, directing and producing, and piracy. New trends in the industry, however, suggest fewer productions with improved quality, drastic changes in narrative structure, and a more effective marketing/distribution system. This presentation will examine how the lull in Nollywood has compelled a new direction in production and marketing/distribution approaches.
Jahman Oladejo Anikulapo is the current Editor of a Nigerian newspaper, The Guardian on Sunday. He has worked as an Actor, Director and Culture Journalist for over 25 years. His projects on film include: Lagos (Nigeria) Cinema Carnival; iREP Documentary Film Festival (Nigeria); African Screens Touring Project. Anikulapo also served as a consultant to GMRC’s Nollywood Project (2006).
Free Event – All Welcome
For more information, contact Laura Germann at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or 618-453-7709, or visit http://gmrc.siu.eduImagining the Origins of Society & Politics in Where the Wild Things Are and Lost. Dr. David Sutton. Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology, SIUC
Wednesday, April 6th 1:00 p.m. - Communications Building, Room 1032
This presentation examines representations of politics in the “state of nature” represented by an island. While “Where the Wild Things Are” on the surface is a psychological parable, Dr. Sutton will suggest that anthropological writings on Sacred Kingship and the origins of politics, as well as notions of sovereignty, can provide an interesting new reading of the film, drawing comparisons with the popular T.V. show Lost.
With his colleague Peter Wogan, Dr. Sutton recently published Hollywood Blockbusters: The Anthropology of Popular Movies (2009), where they argue that Hollywood movies are a neglected topic and ripe for anthropological analysis. They show how popular films can be analyzed like cultural myths, revealing key tensions and contradictions within society.
FREE EVENT – All are welcome. For more information, contact Laura Germann at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or 618-453-6876 or visit http://gmrc.siu.edu. GMRC is also on Facebook, Academial.edu, and Twitter.
CUBA'S TV SERRANA
Friday, March 25th, 2011
1:30 – 3:30 p.m.
Kleinau Theatre
2nd floor, Communications Building
The Global Media Research Center is pleased to present CUBA’S TV SERRANA. We invite you to attend
and to encourage your students to attend as well. Consider offering this event as extra credit; we
have a method of collecting attendance.
TV Serrana is the award winning community media project that trains youth from the Sierra Maestra
Mountains in video production so they can tell the stories of their communities and culture. In the
17 years since its founding, TV Serrana has produced close to 500 documentaries that have won
numerous national and international awards.
At this event, Carlos Rodriguez, a filmmaker and director at TV Serrana, will screen the documentaries
and discuss different aspects of the work of the organization. A selection of TV Serrana's productions
will be screened that will provide an historical survey of their work. All videos will be subtitled in
English. Alexandra Halkin, CMP Founding Director and Founder of the Cuba Media Project will be
accompanying Carlos. Alexandra is a former Guggenheim and Fulbright Fellow and documentary
filmmaker with over 20 years of experience working with indigenous and campesino communities in the Americas.
TV Serrana was founded in 1993 by documentary filmmaker, Daniel Diez, with financial support from
UNESCO. TV Serrana is based in the community of San Pablo de Yao, in the Sierra Maestra Mountains
in Granma province. For the most part, before its creation the culture and lives of the communities
of the Sierra Maestra were not represented on Cuban National Television or present in the general
public consciousness in Cuba. TV Serrana also serves as a mechanism for self-reflection within these
communities of the Sierra Maestra, and helps the reaffirmation and strengthening of the local culture
and its economic development.
Videos produced by TV Serrana have also been used in advocacy work. By choosing certain topics
such as the lack of a local bakery, or health clinic, or passable road these videos have been used
to put pressure on local governmental officials to improve the living and working conditions in the
Sierra. TV Serrana is now seen an integral and essential part of community life and culture in the
region.
Free Event – All Welcome. For more information, please contact Laura Germann at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Sponsored by the Global Media Research Center, Americas Media Initiative, Cuba Media Project,
Fundación Ludwig de Cuba, and the Ford Foundation.
SIU Foundation