Discussions among students, faculty and panelists were stirred by the topics at hand—Ferguson protests and French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo– among others that engaged participants with new information or “provocation” regarding the media’s role at the 2015 Mass Communications Week, April 13-17.
Visiting speakers Stefan Bradley and John Doggette discussed their mediating roles in regards to […]
Mass Communications Week of 2015 will feature various panel discussions and include community leaders, media and activists to speak on incidents that arose in Ferguson, Ukraine and France this past year.
Mass Communication Week 2015 starts today and ends Friday to provoke discussion on recent topics pertinent to the media. Image courtesy of Ibroscheva.
A panel discussion titled […]
Nearly 50 years have passed since the Civil Rights protests rocked the Deep South, but recent events including the shootings of Ferguson teen Michael Brown and South Carolina resident Walter Scott by white police officers have brought the problems of race to the surface once again.
Bryant's Grocery store in Money, Miss., where black teen Emmitt Till […]
To continue discussing the university’s role within the community in relation to Ferguson, anthropology professor Aminata Cairo and St. Louis University School of Social Work professor Jami Curley will conduct research.
Anthropology professor Cairo and SLU social work professor Curley will conduct research about discussing Ferguson within the university setting
In August 2014, an 18-year-old unarmed African-American, […]
Art Therapy professor Gussie Klorer was a resident of Ferguson for 48 years and said she was crushed when she saw what happened in her hometown.
Ferguson City Hall after murals were painted on the boarded windows. Photo courtesy of Delgaldo.
“The destruction and the riots were absolutely devastating to me,” Klorer said. “The anger and destruction […]
In light of the events in Ferguson, Mo., where an unarmed African-American was shot and killed by a police officer, two SIUE professors organized a discussion in collaboration with the Edwardsville School District.
Anthropology Professor Aminata Cairo. Photo courtesy of Patrick Mitchell
Anthropology professor Aminata Cairo and psychology professor Danice Brown organized the conversation, “Exploring Ferguson: A […]
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