The Social Justice + Media Symposium is "[a]n annual gathering of students, faculty, and stakeholders to explore how media practices and pedagogies can support equity, justice, and positive social change in daily life." It was launched in 2020 in honor of Dr. Moses Shumow, "a transformative scholar, educator and activist, who worked at the intersection of media, narrative, and social justice." SJ+M is sponsored by a partnership of numerous universities and media organizations, including Emerson College, where Dr. Shumow earned his master's degree as well as where he had just started a new position at the time of his death. Read more at the Social Justice + Media Symposium website.
News, Neoliberalism, and Miami’s Fragmented Urban Space examines cultural and social forces responsible for inequalities that have emerged in the rampant development of Miami as a “world city.” This book argues that neoliberal movements rely on the power of journalistic discourses to authorize and legitimize harmful social acts such as gentrification.
Mediated Communities brings together a diverse, global cohort of academics and professional communicators to assess the current state of democratic mobilizing around the world and the ways in which protest movements are being transformed in the midst of a communication revolution.
Dr. Shumow's 2001 Emerson College Master's thesis, composed of a 20 minute videocassette and production book, is held by Emerson Archives. Access may be restricted; contact Archives staff for more information.
News Literacy gathers leading scholars, educators, and media makers to explore new approaches to thinking about, examining, and evaluating news media and civic engagement around these fundamental questions: What are the most pressing issues in news, media, and culture in a converged, digital, and global media age? What are the best educational practices to foster media literate understanding, engagement, and expression across borders, across cultures, and across divides?
24 GUN CONTROL PLAYS brings together new work in support of gun control from a wide variety of playwrights. The volume features an essay by Tammy Ryan and a reflection and interview by DW Gregory. These dynamic works for theatre are a rousing call to action.
A play sparked by the April 1999 massacre at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado, probes the psychological warfare of alienation, hostility and social pressure that goes on in high schools across America. Columbinus weaves together excerpts from discussions with parents, survivors and community leaders in Littleton as well as diaries and home video footage to bring to light the dark recesses of American adolescence.