Space

Events over the last year have forced college campuses to wrestle both in- and outside of the classroom with some of the most difficult issues of our generation, to mixed results. How can today’s college campuses – long considered protected spaces of self-expression and activism – continue to foster an environment of critical intellectual and creative dialogue when the issues at stake constrain those willing to engage? This panel will look closely at what it means to teach and learn today in spaces that are being questioned by students and faculty alike.

Speakers:

Charlton D. McIlwain - Associate Professor of Media, Culture and Communication, Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development

Arlene Davila - Professor of Anthropology, Social and Cultural Analysis, Faculty of Arts and Science

Anna Kazumi-Stahl - Associated Faculty, Gallatin School of Individualized Study; Site Director, NYU Buenos Aires

Pamela Newkirk - Professor, Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute, Faculty of Arts and Science

Moderator:

Deborah Willis - University Professor, Chair of the Department of Photography & Imaging, Tisch School of the Arts