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UBC - LAURIER INSTITUTION MULTICULTURALISM LECTURE - 2007
Featured Guest lecturer Dr. Karim Karim speaking on Canadian multiculturalism in ethnic media - does it actually exist?
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Wednesday, June 20, 2007 |
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7:30 pm to 9:00 pm |
Dr. Karim's lecture was also broadcast on CBC Radio One's Ideas program on June 26, 2007.
About the speaker: Karim H. Karim is the Director of Journalism and Communication at Carleton University. His book, Islamic Peril: Media and Global Violence has been critically acclaimed and won the inaugural Robinson Book Prize of the Canadian Communication Association. Dr. Karim has published numerous articles, including Nation and Diaspora: Rethinking Multiculturalism in a Transnational Context. International Journal of Media and Cultural Politics; Re-viewing the "National" in "International Communication": Through the Lens of Diaspora. Journal of International Communication; The Multiculturalism Debate in Canadian Newspapers: The Harbinger of a Political Storm? Journal of International Migration; Media and Diaspora. In Eoin Devereux (ed.), Media Studies: Key Issues and Debates (forthcoming); American Media's Coverage of Muslims: The Historical Roots of Contemporary Portrayals. In E. Poole and J. E. Richardson (Eds.), Muslims and the News Media; Globalization, Transnational Communication and Diaspora. In P. Attallah and L. Shade (Eds.), Mediascapes; and The Elusiveness of Full Citizenship: Cultural Capital, Cultural Competencies and Cultural Pluralism. In Caroline Andrew, Monica Gattinger, Sharon Jeannotte and Will Straw (Eds.), Accounting for Culture.
About the UBC - Laurier Institution Multiculturalism Lecture:
Launched in 2004, the UBC-Laurier Institution Multiculturalism Lecture examines the various aspects of today's multicultural society and brings together speakers from many cultural backgrounds who share their views as Canadians. Hosted by Paul Kennedy, the lecture is broadcast across the country on the CBC Radio One program Ideas on the occasion of Canada's Multiculturalism Day.
We are already planning next year's lecture and hope to see you there. If you are not on our email list and would like to be, please email info@thelaurier.ca.
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