2007

Loose Canons: The Requirements of Media Studies

Helen Mills Event Space
137-39 West 26th Street
September 28, 2007

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SCHEDULE

9:00 — Coffee and Pastries

9:30 — Chair’s welcome and introductions

10:00 — Keynote address
Professor Arjun Appadurai, New School University

11:00 — Panel I
Travis Hall on Harold Innis
James Stanley on Lewis Mumford
Jessica Anderson on Walter Benjamin
Respondent: Professor Craig Calhoun

12:30 — Lunch

1:30 — Panel II
Devon Powers on Noam Chomsky
Melissa Aronczyk on Raymond Williams
Cynthia Conti on C. Edwin Baker
Respondent: Professor Marita Sturken

3:00 — Break

3:15 — Panel III
Marissa Kantor on Janice Radway
Andrew Fu on Edward Said
Hatim El Hibri on Bruno Latour
Respondent: Professor Tony Bennett

4:45 — Concluding Remarks

5:00 — Wine and Cheese

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