Fwd: Media Literacy Panel [Come to Salzburg this summer...]

[Maryland Media Collective]

Hey everyone,

At the bottom of this message is a invitation from Susan Moeller at the Journalism School.  It looks like a fantastic opportunity.

Cheers,
Christian

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From: Christian Melendez <rustyc...@hotmail.com>
Date: Apr 2, 2007 2:24 AM
Subject: FW: Fwd: Media Literacy Panel [Come to Salzburg this summer...]
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>From: Susan Moeller <smoe...@jmail.umd.edu>
>To: Christian Melendez < rustyc...@hotmail.com>, James Briscoe
><jsb...@umd.edu>, Curtis Blaik <thecata...@gmail.com >, Sarah Breen
><sbr...@umd.edu>
>Subject: Fwd: Media Literacy Panel [Come to Salzburg this summer...]
>Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2007 18:56:09 -0400
>
>Dear Christian, James, Curtis and Sarah,
>I am forwarding to you all an email I sent earlier today to Jenna Brager
>who sent one of my colleagues information about a Media Literacy Panel that
>your Maryland Media Collective is apparently putting on.  After sending her
>the email, I found your website and your email contact information.
>
>I thought I would share directly with you all news about a project of mine
>that I think you all might be interested in.  If any of you have questions,
>please let me know.
>
>Best,
>Susan Moeller
>
>Susan Moeller, PhD
>Director, International Center for Media and the Public Agenda (ICMPA)
>Associate Professor, Philip Merrill College of Journalism
>& School of Public Policy
>University of Maryland
>College Park, MD  20742  USA
>w) 301-405-2419
>m) 240-472-4166
>http://www.icmpa.umd.edu
>
>
>Begin forwarded message:
>
>>From: Susan Moeller <smoe...@jmail.umd.edu>
>>Date: March 14, 2007 11:39:10 AM EDT
>>To: "Jenna Brager" < jenna....@gmail.com>
>>Cc: Paul Mihailidis <pm...@umd.edu>
>>Subject: Re: Media Literacy Panel
>>
>>Jenna,
>>Your email was passed on to me at the College of Journalism, in part
>>because I teach JOUR 175 Media Literacy for the university each term, and
>>because I am the head faculty member for a new initiative that Maryland
>>and the Salzburg Seminar in Austria is launching--an initiative in large
>>measure about Media Literacy.
>>
>>Let me tell you a little bit about the program we are doing:
>>
>>For three weeks this coming summer, from July 29-August 18, 2007, 40
>>students from top universities all over the world are coming together to
>>study global media and global issues in Salzburg, Austria.  The
>>prestigious Salzburg Seminar--a global think tank that was born in the
>>aftermath of World War II--is for the first time opening its programming
>>to international graduate (and undergraduate) students and Maryland is
>>playing co-host.  This is the pilot year.  Excitingly, US Supreme Ct
>>Justice Anthony Kennedy will open the session with a talk on the 29th.
>>
>>"The Salzburg Academy Program for Media and Global Change" will have
>>students and faculty attending from universities in Asia, the Middle East,
>>Europe and the UK, South America and Africa.  This promises to be a
>>dynamic program--its intent is to investigate the roles national and
>>international media play in shaping global events and public policy.
>>Students will jointly work on projects that will compare and evaluate
>>media coverage of issues such as terrorism and climate change--the
>>projects will live on a dedicated interactive website that will remain up
>>and live after the end of the summer program.  Students will take 2
>>courses for 3-credits each (the program is modeled in part after Winter
>>Term here at Maryland.)  One, co-listed JOUR 431 or 731 is "Global Media
>>Literacy," and the second, JOUR 432 or 732 is "Global Change, Global
>>Cooperation."
>>
>>Information about the program and the courses that will be offered on
>>these sites can be accessed at:
>>http://www.international.umd.edu/studyabroad/3410
>>http://www.icmpa.umd.edu/pages/Salzburg_Academy.htm
>>
>>These sites also have the application for the program and further
>>information about the courses and credit.
>>
>>Unfortunately the program is expensive at $5300 (which includes all course
>>fees for both courses/all six credits, as well as room and all meals) but
>>I know that several departments on campus (including ours) have
>>scholarship and travel funds available for their own students to make this
>>more affordable.  I should also mention that students will live, eat and
>>study in an 18th century palace, Schloss Leopoldskron--the same palace
>>that was used as the location used as the von Trapp family home in "The
>>Sound of Music."  To learn more about Schloss Leopoldskron, visit their
>>site:   http://www.schloss-leopoldskron.com/  (to read the site in
>>English, click on the language toggle on the top right of the page).
>>
>>Jenna, I don't know if you or others in your new Media Collective would be
>>able to come this summer but we'd love to see some students with your kind
>>of passion become part of this.  If you're willing I'd appreciate it if
>>you could pass the word on to your friends in the Collective.
>>
>>If you or any of them have questions, they can contact me
>>(smoe...@umd.edu ) or the Study Abroad Office.  Technically, applications
>>close tomorrow (March 15), but I know that we will continue to welcome
>>strong applications through the end of the month--I know, for example,
>>that several students are just now getting their applications in and have
>>told us that their recommendations will be coming soon.
>>
>>Finally, as for your program on April 18--at the moment I have another
>>day-long mtg scheduled for that date.  If that changes, I will let you
>>know.  But you might be interested in having the Director for Media
>>Education Initiatives for my center here at Maryland (the International
>>Center for Media and the Public Agenda), Paul Mihailidis come to speak on
>>the panel.  I've cc'd him on this email.
>>
>>I'll look forward to hearing from you.
>>
>>Best,
>>Susan Moeller
>>
>>Susan Moeller, PhD
>>Director, International Center for Media and the Public Agenda (ICMPA)
>>Associate Professor, Philip Merrill College of Journalism
>>& School of Public Policy
>>University of Maryland
>>College Park, MD  20742  USA
>>w) 301-405-2419
>>m) 240-472-4166
>>http://www.icmpa.umd.edu
>>
>>>
>>>
>>>----- Forwarded Message -----
>>>From: "Jenna Brager" <jenna....@gmail.com>
>>>To: " dne...@jmail.umd.edu" <dne...@jmail.umd.edu>,
>>>"sus...@aol.com" < sus...@aol.com>, tku...@jmail.umd.edu
>>>Subject: Media Literacy Panel
>>>Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2007 01:33:48 -0400
>>>
>>>Hello,
>>>My name is Jenna Brager, I am an undergraduate student in
>>>the College of Journalism and the co-chair of the Media
>>>Literacy and Reform committee of the newly formed Maryland
>>>Media Collective.  We are planning on holding a panel on
>>>media literacy on Wednesday, April 18th.  Participants so
>>>far include someone from Free Press, possibly Amy Goodman,
>>>as well as several other groups/figures in media reform. We
>>>were interested in possibly collaborating with the College
>>>of Journalism in having a speaker or two from the faculty,
>>>if anyone is interested.  As Philip Merrill is one of the
>>>best Journalism schools in the country, I think it's very
>>>important to take advantage of this fact in engaging in a
>>>discussion regarding the current state of media in this
>>>country, and the direction media is taking.
>>>
>>>If there is any interest in collaborating on this panel, I
>>>can be reached at jenna....@gmail.com, or 443-928-7121.
>>>
>>>Thanks very much, and I hope to hear from you soon.
>>>
>>>~Jenna.
>>> http://umcp.org/index.php/MarylandMediaCollective
>>>
>>>--
>>>"Feminist political theorist Zillah Eisenstein says that
>>>women do two-thirds of the world's work and earn less then
>>>one-tenth of its income...
>>>It is especially on the bodies and lives of women and girls
>>>from the Third World/South-- the Two-Thirds World-- that
>>>global capitalism writes its script, and it is by paying
>>>attention to and theorizing the experiences of these
>>>communities of women that we demystify capitalism as a
>>>system of debilitating sexism and racism and envision
>>>anticapitalist resistance. Thus any analysis of the effects
>>>of globalization needs to centralize the experiences and
>>>struggles of these particular communities of women and
>>>girls" ~Chandra Talpade Mohanty
>>>
>>
>>

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