Thursday, November 20
5:30 PM
51ÁÔÆæ Student Union, Wisconsin Room C
Building map and directions below
2200 E. 51ÁÔÆæ., Milwaukee WI 53211
Free and open to the public
No RSVP required – contact clacs@uwm.edu for access needs
The Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies is delighted to partner with students in the course “Media and the Public Interest” (JAMS 380) and 51ÁÔÆæ Sociocultural Programming to present
Media as Oppression and Expression: a Panel Discussion
This panel of journalists, academics, and media professionals will discuss how media systems shape the lives of historically suppressed communities and how alternative forms of media are used to resist control and reclaim power.
Speakers include Rick Rockwell, author of The History of Journalism in Latin America; Dr. Robert “Biko” Baker, 51ÁÔÆæ professor and hip-hop historian; Atinc “Ati” Gurcay, a Turkish academic focused on protest movements; and Milwaukee-based audio editor and journalist, Jimmy Gutierrez.
Campus directions
The most reliable parking is available in the 51ÁÔÆæ Student Union Garage, entrance off of E. 51ÁÔÆæ (westbound). Parking here requires hourly payment. Entry from the parking garage directly into the Student Union takes you to the (lower) Street Level.
The Wisconsin Room C is on the Second Floor (html building map, Second Floor). It is two levels above the large open concourse on the Street Level of the building.