Monthly Archives: April 2008

Rites and Offenses

In “Young Gay Rites,” a New York Times Sunday magazine story, Benoit Denizet-Lewis artfully renders the attractions of marriage for young gay men. Profiling several Boston-based couples, Denizet-Lewis suggests that the under-30 crowd is creating a new norm that (hopefully) … Continue reading

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Purple State of Mind

Join us for a Knight Chair “Pizza and a Movie” night! Welcome to a conversation between two old friends. Welcome to a real conversation about the things that divide and unite all of us: our memories, our identities, our beliefs, … Continue reading

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The Color Purple

Haven't heard much about culture war lately, but that's likely to change when both the presidential candidates are in place. Obama vs. Clinton is a sideshow; in the coming slugfest, it will be blue state vs. red state—with cringe-inducing sound … Continue reading

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Re/Covering Islam: who, when, where, why and how the news mediates religion and politics

Our daylong event will examine how media coverage shapes the ways in which readers (including politicians,  diplomats, public opinion leaders, and members of the public) understand the intersection of religion and politics – and the subsequent impact on public diplomacy. … Continue reading

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Updating Edward Said

A boffo conference, a grad student with a Washington Post byline, and a brand-new journalism school director – we're having a good week here at USC Annenberg. Yes we're proud of J-student Lilly Fowler and we're excited to welcome Geneva … Continue reading

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ABCs

In the April issue of First Things, Edward C. Green and Allison Herling Ruark offer their own journalistic intervention. In “AIDS and the Churches: Getting the StoryRight,” Green, a medical anthropologist who directs the AIDS Prevention Research Project at the … Continue reading

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TGIF

For two years I've taught a class called Religion, Media and Hollywood: Faith in TV that explores the ways in which television dramas embody lived religion. Lived religion encompasses the daily practices of faith and belief, and according to religion … Continue reading

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