Events

Public lectures, symposia, exhibits, workshops and colloquia provide ongoing and in-depth discussions of media practices and practitioners at risk

Arwa Mahdawi Colloquium poster, event details below

Networked Incitement and the New Politics of Censorship

2025/10/22

Networked Incitement and the New Politics of Censorship

Arwa Mahdawi

Event Image, Description Below

Beyond Endurance: Reimagining Media Praxis

2025/12/04

Beyond Endurance: Reimagining Media Praxis

Center for Media at Risk

Past Events

Media Makers in Exile Event Flyer, description below

Media Makers in Exile

2025/09/03

Media Makers in Exile

The image is a promotional flyer for an event titled "Undergraduate Perspectives: Media Research and Practice in Contentious Times." It invites people to celebrate The Daily Pennsylvanian's award-winning student journalists and hear presentations from undergrad researchers studying media and activism. The event is scheduled for April 23rd from 2pm-3:30pm in ASC Room 500. Presentations include Anna Vazhaeparambil on "Reflections on privacy, protest in student photojournalism in 2024" and Naima Small on "#ProtectBlackWomen: understanding Black women's Instagram Hashtag Activism." Logos at the bottom include the Center for Media at Risk, Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania, MIC (Media, Inequality & Change Center), and The Daily Pennsylvanian.

Undergraduate Perspectives: Media Research and Practice in Contentious Times

2025/04/24

Undergraduate Perspectives: Media Research and Practice in Contentious Times

Center for Media at Risk

Documentary as Praxis: The Making of Misogynoir in Medicine

2025/04/23

Documentary as Praxis: The Making of Misogynoir in Medicine

Center for Media at Risk

The image shows a promotional poster for an event titled "Presidential Endorsements: A Dying Journalistic Practice?" The background consists of rolled-up newspapers with visible text. The event is organized by the Center for Media at Risk and will take place on Wednesday, March 26th, at ASC Room 500, at 12:00 pm.

Presidential Endorsements: A Dying Journalistic Practice?

2025/03/26

Presidential Endorsements: A Dying Journalistic Practice?

A promotional poster for an event titled "Navigating Precarity: Artists on Gender, Race, and Caste." The event includes an art exhibit, reception, and panel discussion scheduled for Wednesday, February 19th, from 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm in ASC Room 500. Logos at the bottom include the Center for Media at Risk, Department of South Asia Studies, and Center for Advanced Research in Global Communication.

Navigating Precarity: Artists on Gender, Race and Caste

2025/02/19

Navigating Precarity: Artists on Gender, Race and Caste

Academe in the Age of Social Media: Scholarly Inquiry at Risk?

2024/12/05

Academe in the Age of Social Media: Scholarly Inquiry at Risk?

The image is a promotional poster for an event titled "Kenya v Big Tech: Platform Accountability Across Borders." The speaker is Toussaint Nothias from New York University. The event is scheduled for October 30 at 12:15 PM in ASC Room 500. The poster includes logos for the Center for Media at Risk and the Center for Advanced Research in Global Communication (CARGC). There is also an illustration of Kenya made up of connected dots and lines, set against a background of computer code.

Colloquium: Toussaint Nothias, New York University

2024/10/30

Colloquium: Toussaint Nothias, New York University

Toussaint Nothias

The Political Lightning Rod of TikTok: Youth Mobilization, Memes and the App’s Uncertain Future

2024/10/09

The Political Lightning Rod of TikTok: Youth Mobilization, Memes and the App’s Uncertain Future

Center for Media at Risk