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Rhetoric, Media, Publics Summer Institute: Media Aesthetics V

Media Aesthetics V The annual Rhetoric, Media, and Publics Summer Institute at Northwestern University is scheduled to be held on July 17-21, 2023 (with arrival July 16 and departure July 22). Institute conveners are Dilip Gaonkar (Rhetoric, Media, and Publics, Northwestern University) and James J. Hodge (English, Northwestern University). The theorization of media often begins with a story about

The Force of Non-Violence with Judith Butler

The Center of Global Culture and Communication (An interdisciplinary initiative of Northwestern University’s School of Communication) & the Center for Transcultural Studies Jointly present Questioning the Present: An Online Public Forum on The Force of Non-Violence (Verso, 2020) Judith Butler (Distinguished Professor, Department of Comparative Literature & Program of Critical Theory, UC Berkeley) Judith Butler’s recent book shows how an ethic

Rhetoric and Politics of Protest and Social Mobilization II 

The Center for Global Culture and Communication (An interdisciplinary initiative of Northwestern University’s School of Communication)   Invites you to an in-person conference on Rhetoric and Politics of Protest and Social Mobilization II    Friday, May 26, 2023 TGS Commons 2122 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60201 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Participants Banu Bargu (History of

Critical Theory in Critical Times 2023 Workshop

Critical Theory in Critical Times WORKSHOP Focused on Professor José Medina’s The Epistemology of Protest: Silencing, Epistemic Activism, and the Communicative Life of Resistance Friday, May 19, 2023 3:30-6:30pm Harris Hall-108, 1881 Sheridan Rd, Evanston Reception to Follow A Discussion With JOSE MEDINA Invited Commentators: Luvell Anderson Syracuse Miguel Caballero Northwestern Marcela Fuentes Northwestern Nancy Tuana Penn State This event is generously co-sponsored by The Center for Global

Symposium on Environmental Advocacy and Visual Culture

Symposium on Environmental Advocacy and Visual Culture Friday, April 14, 2023 Northwestern University Frances Searle Building 3-417 2240 Campus Drive, Evanston Presenters include…  9:30 am: Phaedra Pezzullo (University of Colorado) 11:00 am: Debra Hawhee (Penn State University) 1:30 pm: Finis Dunaway (Trent University) 3:00 pm: Ashley Cordes (University of Oregon) Sponsors & Co-Sponsors: The Centre for Global Culture and Communication; The Graduate School;

Equality: An American Dilemma, A Discussion with Charles Postel

As part of the Rhetoric & Politics of Protest & Social Mobilization Workshop Series, The Center of Global Culture and Communication (An interdisciplinary initiative of Northwestern University’s School of Communication) , the Department of Philosophy, and Graduate Program in Rhetoric, Media, and Publics jointly present a discussion of Equality: An American Dilemma, 1866-1896 featuring Charles Postel

Elementary Aspects of the Political: Histories from the Global South with Prathama Banerjee

The Center of Global Culture and Communication (An interdisciplinary initiative of Northwestern University’s School of Communication) & Center for Transcultural Studies jointly present ‘Questioning the Present: An Online Public Forum on  Elementary Aspects of the Political: Histories from the Global South (Duke University Press, 2020) Prathama Banerjee (History and Political Theory, Center for the Study of Developing Societies-CSDS, New Delhi) Respondents Humberto

Resisting Prison Injustice

The Center of Global Culture and Communication (An interdisciplinary initiative of Northwestern University’s School of Communication) & the Northwestern University Department of Philosophy jointly present Resisting Prison Injustice featuring Lisa Guenther (Queen’s National Scholar in Political Philosophy and Critical Prison Studies, Queen’s University) For as long as prisons have existed, people in prison have resisted carceral power.  This workshop reflects

Questioning the Present: The Populist Century

The Center of Global Culture and Communication (An interdisciplinary initiative of Northwestern University’s School of Communication) & the Center for Transcultural Studies jointly present ‘Questioning the Present: An Online Public Forum on The Populist Century’ (Polity Press, 2021) Pierre Rosanvallon (Modern and Contemporary Political History, Collège de France) At a time when the words and slogans of the left

Anand Patwardhan: A Retrospective

Center for Global Culture and Communication (An initiative of Northwestern University’s School of Communication) In collaboration with: Race, Caste, and Colorism Project, (Sponsored by the Buffett Institute for Global Affairs) Block Cinema, MFA in Documentary Media Program, The Hoffman Visiting Artist Program. Presents Anand Patwardhan: A Retrospective Film screenings and conversations with Anand Patwardhan, India’s