College of Media Events Calendar
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Research regarding Artificial Intelligence is expanding but comes with methodological hurdles. This presentation will focus on the use of qualitative interviews and methods to understand people’s interactions with and perceptions toward AI. It will highlight key methodological challenges as well as outline strategies for addressing them.
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Illinois Public Media is excited to welcome NPR Weekend Edition host Scott Simon to Urbana. The 21st Show host Brian Mackey will interview Simon about growing up in Illinois, his long and storied career in journalism, and his thoughts on covering the upcoming November election.
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Join us for "Kartemquin’s Labor Films: Stories of Working in America," which will screen The Last Pullman Car and scenes from Hard Earned, a six-part Al Jazeera series about living on low-wage work in America. A brief Q&A will follow. Roger Ebert Lecture presenter Patricia Aufderheide and Gordon Quinn of Kartemquin Films will share some background about the screenings.
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The College of Media will hold a new three-part talk series, “Bridging Divides: Conversations on Media and Disagreement.” The first talk, "Reaching Across the Aisle: Advertising and Messaging in an Age of Polarization," will feature advertising experts Jason P. Chambers and Michael Strautmanis.
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Join us for the Roger Ebert Lecture "Documentaries on the Frontlines of Democracy: How Kartemquin’s Storytelling Works for Stronger Publics," presented by Patricia Aufderheide, University Professor of Communication Studies at American University in Washington, D.C. Presented by the Roger Ebert Center for Film Studies.
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This discussion will explore the uses and roles of AI in communication science beyond that of sender/receiver, including as gatekeeper, confederate, and collaborator. Let’s talk about how great scholarship can involve and engage AI in a thoughtful manner that will meaningfully contribute to communication science for years to come.
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The College of Media will hold a new three-part talk series, “Bridging Divides: Conversations on Media and Disagreement.” The second talk, "What Does it Mean to be an Informed Critic?", will feature Media and Cinema Studies Professor Jenny Oyallon-Koloski and Chicago Tribune Film Critic Michael Phillips.
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The College of Media will hold a new three-part talk series, “Bridging Divides: Conversations on Media and Disagreement.” The final talk, “Engaging with People, Perspectives, and Policies When You Don’t Agree: Lessons from Journalism” will feature professors in the Department of Journalism, Leon Dash and Colleen King.
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The 1977 classic documentary Pumping Iron catches a pre-fame Arnold Schwarzenegger and original Incredible Hulk Lou Ferrigno and many other colorful characters competing to be Mr. Universe 1975. Free popcorn! Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Introduction by Casey Ryan Kelly, Professor of Rhetoric & Public Culture, University of Nebraska.
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Join us for a free Ebert Center screening of the 2024 sci-fi horror film Alien: Romulus, the seventh in the popular Alien franchise. Directed by Fede Álvarez, the film features a cast of rising talent as they discover, once again, that in space no one can hear you scream. Free and open to the public.
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Join us for a free Ebert Center screening of the family-favorite Gremlins (1984), as we all learn the importance of caring for a cute and cuddly Mogwai. This classic holiday film, directed by Joe Dante, has enough comedy and thrills for viewers of all ages. The screening will be introduced by MACS lecturer Jonathan Knipp. Free and open to the public.