Events

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

Eternal Sentinel: Film Screening and Q&A

2026/03/23

Eternal Sentinel: Film Screening and Q&A

Center for Media at Risk

Past Events

Brian Stelter: Media Analysis at Risk?

2026/02/11

Brian Stelter: Media Analysis at Risk?

Center for Media at Risk

Beyond Endurance: Reimagining Media Praxis

2025/12/04

Beyond Endurance: Reimagining Media Praxis

Center for Media at Risk

Promotional flyer for a panel discussion titled “Media Makers in Exile.” The event is scheduled for November 5, 2025, from 12 PM to 1:30 PM in ASC 500. Featured speakers include Mariana Belloso, Salvadoran journalist in exile; Youmna El Sayed, Al Jazeera Gaza correspondent; and Kasim Kashgar, former Voice of America journalist. The flyer includes logos of the Center for Media at Risk, the Center for Advanced Research in Global Communication (CARGC), the Middle East Center, Penn Arts & Sciences, the Department of Middle Eastern Languages & Cultures, and Cinema & Media Studies at the University of Pennsylvania. Would you like me to make the alt text shorter (for accessibility purposes, e.g., under 125 characters) or keep it descriptive like this?

Media Makers in Exile

2025/11/05

Media Makers in Exile

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

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?