2010 Symposium

Dates: May 6-8

What is Symposium? This year’s symposium focused on race relations in the media and provided students an opportunity to interact with professionals in film and television from across the country. Based on the premise that film and television have the potential to cause social change by reaching broad and diverse audiences, the Symposium provided interdisciplinary engagement in understanding social issue media; examining issues of media ethics, representation, and responsibility; and building connections between students and experts interested in combining media with social change.

Updates from this year’s Symposium:
It’s hard to believe that this the 2010 Symposium is already over! Inspire hopes to see you all again next year, but for now, you can relive the fun by checking out the photos here!

Schedule: (May 6^th,7^th, 8^th)

Thursday:

12-4: Toms Event- Location: Norris South Lawn. Rock Room, in case of rain.

Friday:

7-10pm: Keynote speaker Steve James : Location – Annie May Swift

Saturday:

2pm-3:00: Invisible Children Screening/ art exhibit open

3pm-4:15pm: Master Class with Peter Gilbert: Location – Annie May Swift

4:30pm-5:15: Panel moderated by Jewel McPherson : Location – Annie May Swift

-Photographer – Michael Bracey

-Journalist- Alden Loury (publisher of the Chicago reporter)

-Orion Pahl-Invisible Children

5:30pm-7:30pm: Dinner and Ask Big Questions event : Location – Annie May Swift

7pm-8pm: Open Media Grants Presentations : Location – Annie May Swift

8pm-10pm: 2009 Film Grant Winner “Western Divided” screening and film panel : Location – Annie May Swift