The last candidate for the position in Media Studies / Sociology will be speaking tomorrow at 4:15 PM in Hahn 108! Details below...

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DEVORAH HEITNER
(Ph.D. Northwestern University)
Candidate in Sociology & Media Studies

"POSITIVELY BLACK: BLACK POWER TELEVISION, 1969-1980"

Wednesday, November 29
4:15 PM, Hahn 108

Devorah Heitner is a Ph.D. Candidate in Media, Technology, & Society at Northwestern. Her research focuses on how African Americans challenged racist conditions in U.S. media by creating a national movement of black public a

This is an issue I hadn't heard about recently, but Congress is currently considering it, and it's important for people to know about...

"Congress is pushing a law that would abandon the Internet's First Amendment -- a principle called Network Neutrality that prevents companies like AT&T, Verizon and Comcast from deciding which Web sites work best for you -- based on what site pays them the most. If the public doesn't speak up now, our elected officials will cave to a multi-million dollar lobbying campaign." (from http://www.savetheinternet.com)

For what it's worth, here's my thesis proposal. It's all over the place but it's my best stab at what I'm really passionate about...

Apathy is Domesticated Madness:
Counterculture Arts as the Fuel of Activism

Apathy, defined for the purpose of this exploration as indifference to one’s surrounding society, is a concept closely associated with youth in many areas throughout the world. Yet some of the most passionate and powerful movements in history have been spearheaded by youth, from the Civil Rights movement in the US to the Soweto riots in South Africa. The foundations of these movements were not built from dry political debates that apathetic youth ignore, but rather from artistic protest: musical and theatrical demonstrations rejecting subordination and seeking justice.

Warning: This is another of those blogs you don't want to read. It's just me going on about possible thesis topics...

Man oh man. Senior year is tough, huh. I've been barely sleeping and still I'm running ridiculously behind on everything, most notably a decision on a thesis topic. The one professor who knocked my socks off in my two semesters at Pomona is on sabbatical, so the search for readers hasn't been so hot either. But hey, how bout I outline my various ideas for ya and maybe everything will come together. By the by, my major is Social Activism through Media & the Arts (MS/Politics/Theatre), so my thesis is gonna be leaning in that direction: