Media as Oppression and Expression: a Global Panel

Thursday, November 20
5:30 PM
UWM Student Union, Wisconsin Room C
Building map and directions below
2200 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee WI 53211

Free and open to the public
No RSVP required – contact clacs@uwm.edu for access needs

The Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies is delighted to partner with students in the course “Media and the Public Interest” (JAMS 380) and UWM Sociocultural Programming to present

Media as Oppression and Expression: a Panel Discussion

This panel of journalists, academics, and media professionals will discuss how media systems shape the lives of historically suppressed communities and how alternative forms of media are used to resist control and reclaim power.

Speakers include Rick Rockwell, author of The History of Journalism in Latin America; Dr. Robert “Biko” Baker, UWM professor and hip-hop historian; Atinc “Ati” Gurcay, a Turkish academic focused on protest movements; and Milwaukee-based audio editor and journalist, Jimmy Gutierrez.

Campus directions

The most reliable parking is available in the UWM Student Union Garage, entrance off of E. Kenwood Blvd (westbound). Parking here requires hourly payment. Entry from the parking garage directly into the Student Union takes you to the (lower) Street Level.

The Wisconsin Room C is on the Second Floor (html building map, Second Floor). It is two levels above the large open concourse on the Street Level of the building.