Caty Borum’s latest book, The Revolution Will Be Hilarious: Comedy for Social Change and Civic Power(NYU Press), received a positive review from the London School of Economics (LSE) Review of Books, which selectively assesses academic and trade books recommended by readers and editors. The review summarizes: "The Revolution Will Be Hilarious emphasises the power of comedy as a force for social justice and provides practical insights into its integration with activism. She effectively shows how collaboration between the two has the power to start meaningful conversations around racism, climate change, economic disenfranchisement, addiction and more."
Caty Borum was interviewed and cited in The New York Times article exploring comedy's utility in public engagement with the climate crisis and clean energy solutions, titled "Climate Change Is No Laughing Matter. Or Is It?"
Maya Livio was an invited participant at a private Harvard Radcliffe Institute seminar titled “Climate Sound & Society,” which ran Feb. 29-March 1. The seminar convened 15 participants to work towards launching the Institute of Climate Sound & Society, supported by the Harvard metaLAB. The Institute aims to shape discourse around sound and environmental crisis, build new research tools, and expand research impact. SOC’s own Aarushi Sahejpal also joined. The seminar was organized by Kara Oehler (Harvard MetaLab / FU Berlin), Brian House (Amherst College), and Jeffrey Schnapp (Harvard MetaLab / Berkman Center for Internet and Society).
John C. Watson took over Saturday for Jeffrey Madison as the SOC liaison for the fourth decade of the Urban Journalism Workshop. The workshop, staffed by the Washington D.C. chapter of the National Association of Black Journalists, provides eight weeks of fundamental journalism training for 20 high school students selected from D.C., Maryland and Virginia. WUSA9 TV news anchor Lorenzo Hall, an alum of the workshop, provided guidance at the opening session beside other NABJ members in the Doyle Forman Theater. Watson created a version of the discontinued News Games current events quiz for the students so they can win weekly lunchtime desserts by staying abreast of local, national and world news. Watson also will be teaching media literacy and journalism ethics while involving AU journalism students in the workshop. Special thanks to Kati Vera who impeccably managed two MCK programs simultaneously.
The Washington Post quoted Margot Susca in an article this week about Report for America pulling its journalists out of newsrooms influenced by hedge funds and private equity firms. Margot's book also was cited in Richard Prince's "journal-ism's" blog about the same subject.
Defector, an employee-owned sports and culture site, featured Margot on Wednesday in an in-depth Q&A with Investigations Editor Diana Moskovitz headlined “'The Locusts Of The Newspaper World': How Fortress Investment Group Decimated Newspapers Before Gutting Vice."
The Eagle reporter Phillip Kulubya covered Margot's recent book talk moderated by John Sullivan and Professors Doing Awesome event sponsored by CMSI.
Filippo Trevisan was interviewed in the U.S. edition of the London-based Daily Express about the Super Tuesday results, the general election landscape, and Nikki Haley’s positioning after her decision to suspend her presidential campaign.
This week on Media in the Mix, we're joined by AU SOC/MFA '18 alum Matt Cipollone. In his time at AU, he worked as a graduate assistant for Bill Gentile, participated in multiple experiential learning opportunities, filmed, edited, and produced many varying visual media pieces with his professors, like our very own Maggie Stogner. Currently a senior producer and cinematographer for Lens End Media, making documentaries/series centered around social awareness, Matt dives into what makes him angry! LISTEN HERE!
Jane Hall was interviewed on Bloomberg TV and Bloomberg Radio live in anticipation of President Biden’s upcoming State of the Union address, looking at the possible goals of the speech and strategy in the context of Super Tuesday results and the 2024 presidential campaign.
Jane was also interviewed by Spectrum.com about oil production, voters and climate change in the context of the upcoming election.
Aram Sinnreich was an invited panelist at Felician University for an event entitled "AI Beyond the Fear Factor: Comedy, Creativity, and Cultural Diversity”
Aram Sinnreich and the students of Musical Cultures and Industries saw the final dress rehearsal of "Songbird" at the Washington National Opera. On Friday, the WNO's technical director will visit class in person to discuss her work and perspective on opera's role in contemporary American society.
