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| Wednesday September 10th, 2008 |
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The religious and ethical ramifications of 9/11 are evident in multiple cultural sites, not least of all broadcast television. In recent years, a surprising number of popular dramatic series have grappled with questions of ultimate meaning, including the nexus of good and evil, right and wrong. While religion per se is rarely invoked, its shadow is cast across characters, plots and themes central to shows such as The Sopranos, Lost, Rescue Me, Deadwood, Saving Grace, 24, The Wire, Battlestar Galactica, Sleeper Cell to name a few. Live from LA: Good/God and Evil is an opportunity for the USC community to reflect on how issues of ethics, values and meaning permeate even the most familiar of cultural expressions and influence the way we see good, evil, and the moral dimensions of our own lives.
Wednesday, September 10, 2008 at 7:00 pm
Annenberg Auditorium, 3502 Watt Way #G26, Los Angeles
"In the Name of God: Terror, Torture and Television" takes on television's responses to 9/11 and its aftermath. Can television narratives influence or frame audience perceptions of good and evil, right and wrong? Did Sleeper Cell help to justify abrogations of civil rights? Has 24 inured us to torture? Did Battlestar Galactica succeed in showing us that "we" could be "them"? Panelists Howard Gordon (Executive Producer, 24, Dalia Hashad (Director, Amnesty International's USA Program focusing on Domestic Human Rights), Ronald D. Moore (Executive Producer, Battlestar Galactica), and Kamran Pasha (Writer, Sleeper Cell) join moderator Anthea Butler, (Visiting Professor, Harvard Divinity School). Cookies will be served following the panel.
Organized by Diane Winston (Journalism/Religion) and Jane Iwamura (Religion and American Studies and Ethnicity).
Presented by Visions and Voices: The USC Arts and Humanities Initiative, and cosponsored by the USC Annenberg Knight Chair in Media and Religion; USC Center for Diversity and Democracy; USC Center for Religion and Civic Culture; USC Davis School of Gerontology; Food for Thought; USC Institute for Advanced Catholic Studies; Kairos Church @ USC; Louchheim School of Judaic Studies; Religion, Identity, and Global Governance Project; USC Catholic Center; USC School of Religion; and USC Visual Studies Graduate Certificate program.
Watch video here.
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