NEW fall 8 week course on Effective Democratic Citizenship

PACE-C 300, class #34131, Moving Beyond Gridlock: Making Democracy Work

        TuTh 6:00 – 8:00 PM, Ballantine 016  [starting Oct. 22]

 

Interested students: consider adding this class on the topic of effective citizen engagement and

alternatives to political gridlock. See description below.

 

Prof. Lisa-Marie Napoli, lecturer with the Political and Civic Engagement program, will teach

this new second eight weeks course.

 

Enrollment is open now and limited to 25 students for this active learning class.

Questions may be addressed to pace@indiana.edu.

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Do you wonder about political gridlock? Do you have concerns about how the U.S. government functions? This course explores the concepts of debate, dialogue, conflict and deliberation and the impact on the U.S. democratic system. Through interactive exercises, case studies and class discussions, students will gain insight about the essential role of deliberative democracy. In this 8-week course, students will choose contemporary issues to analyze by exploring the issue, identifying areas of conflict and finding alternatives to polarized debate. Throughout the course, students will examine the role of citizen participation and its potential for strengthening democracy at local, state and federal levels.

This course will count as one of the required electives toward the certificate in Political and Civic Engagement. See http://pace.indiana.edu for more information.

       

Open Road Films internship opportunity

Open Road Films is seeking highly motivated candidates for an internship to start this August in our Acquisitions Department.  Duties include script reading and coverage, film festival preparation and general administrative duties.  Must be available for at least two days a week.  Applicants must be enrolled at a university for college credit.  Open Road is a domestic distribution company co-owned by AMC Theatres and Regal Cinemas.  Upcoming releases include JOBS, MACHETE KILLS and SABOTAGE. Please send resumes and a coverage sample, if available, to afrancalancia@openroadfilms.com

Austin Francalancia

ACQUISITIONS COORDINATOR

12301 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 600

Los Angeles, CA 90025

General (310) 696-7575  Direct (310) 696-7515

Short & Strong Student Film Competition

Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO

Dear Friends,   We are ecstatic to announce The Cortos Y Fuertes / Short & Strong Student Film Competition, sponsored by the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor and UNITE HERE.   Short and Strong is a film competition meant to create a space for youth to tell their immigrant stories.   This student film competition is meant for students of all ages. We want youth to be creative and resourceful, using whatever means accessible to create their stories (even cell phones). The youth of this country is one of the strongest we have; it's time to let that voice be heard.   We will have three age categories: 13 and below, 14 to 17, and 18 and over (so long as the individual is a student in high school, a GED program, community college, undergraduate graduate degree program or graduate degree program). There will be a 1st and 2nd place prize for each category, as well as a Most Viewed and Best Overall prize.   This is not only a chance for participants to win cash prizes, but it is excellent opportunities to have their voices reach a distinguished panel of judges. These judges include Rosario Dawson, Dolores Huerta, Antonio Villaraigosa, Esai Morales, Danny Trejo and many more....   Cortos y Fuertes film contest is a joint project of the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO and UNITE HERE.   Submissions are done online at www.shortandstrong.com and are due September 20, 2013.   For more information visit and like us on Facebook:  www.shortandstrong.com www.facebook.com/ShortStrong   Please spread the word!   If you have any questions feel free to contact me via email or phone.   In Solidarity, Marlene Montañez Student Film Competition Coordinator Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO mmontanez@launionaflcio.org 213.381.5611 ext.145 office 323.915.3030

Mother Hubbard’s Cupboard Needs Help Making Videos

Mother Hubbard's Cupboard is working on a video for kickstarter to promote and fund its new cookbook (we hope to release in the fall)! Have experience making videos, or interested in helping out? Contact Kayte at mhcfoodpantry dot org. 

Mother Hubbard’s Cupboard exists to provide healthful, wholesome food to people in need, as well as nutrition and gardening education. We strive to provide services in ways that enhance the dignity, respect, and self-care of everyone involved. For more information: http://mhcfoodpantry.org/ 

Interesting Class for Fall: AMST-A 350 / LATS-L 400 Listening to America

AMST-A 350 / LATS-L 400

Listening to America

 

Instructor: Dr. José Anguiano

Campus Office: 814 E. Third Street

Office Hours: TBD

Email: janguianocortez@gmail.com

Class Meets: Tu / Th 4:00pm-5:15pm

 

 

For twenty-five centuries, Western knowledge has tried to look upon the world. It has failed to understand the world is not for the beholding. It is for hearing. It is not legible, but audible.

—Jacques Attali

 

 I hear America singing, the varied carols I hear,

—Walt Whitman “I Hear America Singing”

 

This course explores social, historical and cultural constructions of America through sound and music. This course begins from the premise that listening engenders unique subjects and methods from which to analyze the American experience. As such music and sound are a powerful physical, social and affective force that create a site of dialogue (within and amongst different communities), a source of creative pleasure and arena of struggle that confronts large socio-political issues—especially amongst underrepresented and marginalized communities. Central to this perspective is the notion that the value and function of music is built and shared collectively by the communities that produce and listen to music.

 

The class will listen to (analyze) selected soundtracks of American life past and present as a sonic archive of American history and identity. The course is broken down into thematic categories central to American musical life such as: intercultural communication; the commodification of music; sonic stereotypes; gender ideology; and national identity. Ultimately, students will learn to listen deeply to music for the social, cultural and historical lessons embedded within the notes.

Aug.1st screening at MCPL: "Road Comics"

Documentary Film Screening, free and open to the public!:

Road Comics: Big Work on Small Stages (2012, 53 min)

Thursday, August 1^st, 7pm

Monroe County Public Library Auditorium

“Road Comics: Big Work on Small Stages” is a documentary film that follows the creative brilliance of three stand-up comedians working the comedy club circuit in middle America, proving that comedic talent is not exclusively a coastal media commodity. Local audiences across the Midwest and South appreciate the humor these comics draw out of strip malls, fast food, and the slow quirkiness of lives not made for TV. Producer and IU professor Susan Seizer (Communication & Culture) follows Stewart Huff, Tim Northern, and Kristin Key as they craft nightly work out of daily life, demonstrating the give-and-take with live audiences that transforms a night out into performance art. The film also offers a glimpse into the comedy club business, interviewing club owners about the ins and outs of regional entertainment industries. Poignant and laugh-out-loud funny, Road Comics: Big Work on Small Stages is a work of art about the art of work. 

http://www.roadcomicsmovie.com/

 Q&A with producer Susan Seizer will follow the screening

 *Parental Advisory: this film contains adult language that might not be appropriate for children under the age of 16.

COAS in Washington D.C.

Communication and Culture Majors,

 

IU College of Arts and Sciences is piloting a program this summer to connect current students interning in Washington DC this summer with one another and alumni! IU College ofArts and Sciences in Washington DC will put together events throughout the summer (baseball games, lunches, misc outings, etc.) for Indiana students interning in DC. The program will also connect students with the IU alumni living in the greater DC area. The goal of the program is to expand your DC network, provide you with future career opportunities, and encourage students in the future to work in DC for the summer. 

 

If you're currently interning/working in DC for the summer please email srlevins@indiana.edu with your name, email address, and place of employment, once we get a roster of names you'll be contacted about upcoming events!

 

Looking forward!

Samantha Levinson

Indiana University

Political Science

Intern for Abilities Unlimited - UNPAID

Hi,

I am the board president of Abilities Unlimited, Inc., Disability Services.  We are looking for an intern (UNPAID) who can help us develop press/news releases, a list of places to send them to and whatever else would be good to include in a press package. 

If you have someone who might be interested, please have them contact me at lnelsongreen@gmail.com or 765 341-8371. 

Our website is www.auids.org.

Thanks,

Laura L Nelson-Green

NEW FALL COURSE: MTV and Globalization: Music Video and Culture(s) Around the World (NOT A CMCL CLASS - WON'T COUNT TOWARD CMCL MAJOR OR MINOR)

MTV and Globalization: Music Video and Culture(s) around the World

MWF 12:20pm-1:10pm

Class Number: 32503

3 Credits (CASE A & H)

GLLC G210

Instructor: Matthew Kerchner

In this course students will explore the development of the art form of the music video and consider how it has evolved in countries around the globe, reacting to and expressing concerns about both local and global issues. This will include understanding and comparing and contrasting how artists from different countries use the form to construct their identities, including the deployment of national and cultural concepts, as well as gender, sexuality, masculinity and femininity, and opinions on environmental, political, social, and economic concerns. While most videos will be by mainstream artists in their respective countries, some will be from artists in exile and indigenous peoples. Additionally, we will consider the processes of globalization and “glocalization” in relation to music and this particular art form and the impact of exporting and sharing popular and youth culture in general. Our approach will be multi-disciplinary, utilizing concepts and research from anthropology, sociology, media studies, and others.

The Black Sheep - Positions with Student-Run Humor Magazine

My name is Madeline Rosenthal and I am the Campus Manager for The Black Sheep, a student-run humor magazine that currently distributes on and around Indiana University. Currently we have several positions open, and I was hoping you could email undergraduates to see if they'd be interested in applying for these internships:

(Online) Writers: Each week writers will be asked to submit three short reaction pieces to their Editorial Manager, to be posted on our site. These timely pieces, which offer humorous insight to local news stories relevant to IU students, will be submitted to the campus Editorial Manager for review, feedback and posting.

Social Media Manager: The student working in this position would be asked to run our local Twitter feed. They would be responsible for interacting with students over Twitter, increasing our follower count, and Tweeting humorous quips and links to articles published on our site. They would have weekly benchmarks to hit, both with gaining followers and tweeting.

Advertising Manager: Advertising Managers work with local businesses and our corporate team in Chicago to sign advertising packages with clients. An Advertising Manager is an integral part of this process, describing our business model, how it can help local businesses generate revenue, and closing deals. They are paid a percentage of the advertising revenue they generate.

All of these positions are great ways for students to get hands-on experience with a growing company that understands a student's busy schedule. If you could alert students of these openings, and direct them to the application page below, I would really appreciate it.

http://theblacksheeponline.com/submit/jobapp

Thanks again,

Madeline Rosenthal


Campus Manager


The Black Sheep – Indiana University

madrosen@umail.iu.edu

317-501-9567