USC Annenberg Center Speaker Series: Henry Jenkins


Jan. 17, 2007 (University of Southern California): Henry Jenkins Presents "YouTube to YouNiversity" Speaker: Henry Jenkins is the founder and director of the Comparative Media Studies Program and the DeFlorz Professor of the Humanities at MIT, and is the author or editor of eleven books. Abstract: For those of you keeping score, the dotcom era has ended. The age of social networks and mobile media has emerged from its ashes. We are no longer talking about a digital revolution, which envisioned new media displacing the old. We are now talking about media convergence, where old and new media interact in ever more complex ways. We are no longer talking about interactive media technologies; we are talking about participatory culture. This presentation will address the terms of our participation in this new convergence culture, which are being shaped by governmental policies and court decisions but also by choices being made both in corporate boardrooms and in teenager's bedrooms. As fans, gamers, and bloggers, we are learning new ways to use media to serve our own ends and we are discovering new ways to pool our knowledge and work collaboratively to solve puzzles and master complex texts. What we are learning as consumers has the potential to change how we think as citizens. And these new social skills and cultural competencies have implications as well for the future of education.


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USC Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism for Prospective Students


USC Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism for Prospective Students The undergraduate degrees at USC Annenberg provide a strong foundation for people interested in working in the communication industries: the media, public relations, advertising, strategic corporate and organizational communication, political consulting, higher education, and many more. USC Annenberg offers three undergraduate degrees: * Communication: One of the most versatile degrees offered at USC, a bachelor's degree in communication prepares you for professional employment or graduate work. * Journalism: With options in Print & Digital Journalism and Broadcast & Digital Journalism, undergraduate students focus on writing, ethics and the use of new technology in a rapidly changing industry. * Public Relations: Emphasizes communication problem solving, strategic thinking, applied skills and management, rather than communication theory; alumni work in all types of organizations. For more information for prospective students: annenberg.usc.edu


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Dean's Open Forum - Jaron Lanier, USC Annenberg Innovator In Residence


Sept. 15, 2010: Dean's Open Forum - Jaron Lanier, USC Annenberg's 2010 Innovator In Residence Join Dean Ernest J. Wilson III for a discussion on "Self and reality: Finding clarity in the digital noise" with Jaron Lanier, USC Annenberg's 2010 Innovator in Residence. From Lanier: "We humans have always been able to confuse ourselves by letting the means we use to communicate get ahead of us. We certainly can do this by talking, and don't even get me started about writing. When networked computers came along, media became a nocturnal, hyperactive thing that keeps on chattering even when we aren't listening. It makes up arguments to itself and then expects us to go along with them. It also follows us around everywhere. What are we to do with this peripatetic constant companion?" Lanier, author of "You are not a Gadget: Manifesto" (Knopf, 2010), blogger and columnist, computer scientist, composer and visual artist, currently serves as partner architect at Microsoft Research, which he has been affiliated with since 2006. Time magazine named Lanier one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2010, and in 2005 Lanier was selected as one of the world's top 100 public intellectuals by readers of Prospect and Foreign Policy magazines. Commentary by communication professor Dmitri Williams. For more information on Ernest J. Wilson III: annenberg.usc.edu For more information on Jaron Lanier: www.jaronlanier.com For more information on Dmitri Williams: annenberg.usc.edu


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USC Annenberg Commencement 2009: Jarl Mohn


May 15, 2009: USC Annenberg's School of Communication celebrates the achievements of the Class of 2009. Jarl Mohn, president of The Mohn Family Foundation and member of the USC Annenberg Board of Councilors, addresses graduates in communication, communication management, global communication and public diplomacy.


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Annenberg Research Seminar - Student Presentations


Nov. 1, 2010: Annenberg Research Seminar - Student Presentations Join students and faculty for a special seminar where doctoral communication students share the work they will be presenting at the 96th Annual Convention of the National Communication Association. Beth Boser will speak on the topic of redefining feminism and choice in "The Feminist Case Against Abortion." William McClain will address "Participation without Guarantees: Documentary, Digital Media, and Hegemony." Li Lu will present on "Hidden Profile Studies for 25 Years: A Meta-Analysis." Join us for a sneak peek and to provide feedback. For more on 96th Annual Convention of the National Communication Association: www.natcom.org For more on Beth Boser: annenberg.usc.edu For more on William McClain: annenberg.usc.edu For more on Li Lu: annenberg.usc.edu


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Annenberg Research Seminar - Douglas Kellner, UCLA


Jan. 10, 2011: Annenberg Research Seminar - Douglas Kellner, UCLA Join students and faculty for a presentation by Douglas Kellner, George Kneller Chair in the Philosophy of Education at UCLA. His topic: "Media spectacle in the contemporary era: Some critical reflections." From Dr. Kellner: "I'll discuss my theory of media spectacle as a key to interpreting contemporary culture and politics, arguing that media spectacle has become a global phenomenon organizing news, journalism, politics and entertainment. I will discuss a range of political spectacles, from megaspectacles that constitute a historical era such as the era of Terror War that characterized the Bush-Cheney era to the 2008 election spectacle that inaugurated the Obama era. Finally, I discuss how reading the spectacle requires critical media literacy and the reconstruction of education." For more on Douglas Kellner: gseis.ucla.edu


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Annenberg Research Seminar - James Fowler


Nov. 23, 2009: Annenberg Research Seminar, a special presentation by the Annenberg Networks Network - James Fowler Join students and faculty for a presentation by James Fowler, associate professor in the Center for Wireless and Population Health Systems at CALIT2 and the political science department at the University of California, San Diego. His topic: "Connected: The surprising power of our social networks and how they shape our lives." From Dr. Fowler: "I present intriguing evidence to show that our social networks drive and shape virtually every aspect of our lives. How we feel, whom we marry, whether we fall ill, how much money we make, and whether we vote all depend on what others around us—even those distantly connected to us—are doing, thinking, and feeling. I show that these connections have an ancient evolutionary past, and describe how this will affect our new life as technology moves our networks online." For more information about James Fowler: jhfowler.ucsd.edu


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Annenberg Research Seminar - Dr. Joanne Martin


Mar. 19, 2007: Annenberg Research Seminar - Institutional Interlocks & the Process of Socially Constructing Gender Please join students and faculty for a presentation by Dr. Joanne Martin, Fred H. Merrill Professor of Organizational Behavior at Stanford University, entitled "Institutional Interlocks and the Process of Socially Constructing Gender: Why Is Gender Inequality So Hard to Change?" From Dr. Martin: "Gender inequality persists, even after massive efforts to change it. This [presentation] examines a part of a large-scale effort to introduce community college level computer training for women, as well as men, in over 150 countries. We focus on two programs in Mexico that were exceptionally successful in attracting and graduating women, compared to programs in other countries. We found that even in this successful setting micro level gendered interactions in family and romantic and peer social settings, as well as in the classroom and in the post graduation job market, effectively blocked most women from using the skills they had worked so hard to attain. Implications for planned change, in the gender arena, are discussed."


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USC Annenberg Series on Sustainable Innovation-Sidney Harman


March 4, 2009: USC Annenberg Series on Sustainable Innovation Join Dean Ernest J. Wilson III for an open forum with Dr. Sidney Harman, chairman and founder of the high-fidelity audio-equipment giant Harman International Industries. Harman was recently named the first Judge Widney Professor of Business at USC, an honor that allows Harman to lecture at various USC schools on topics ranging from how to succeed in the business world to the secrets of longevity. In 2007 he was named Entrepreneur of the Year by USC Marshalls Lloyd Greif Center for Entrepreneurial Studies. Harman delivered the commencement address at the Annenberg School for Communication ceremony in 2005, and also spoke at the Marshall School of Business MBA ceremony in 2008.


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Annenberg Research Seminar - Joe Karaganis, Social Science Research Council, The American Assembly


Mar. 21, 2011: The Annenberg Research Seminar and the Norman Lear Center Present - Joe Karaganis, Social Science Research Council, The American Assembly Please join students and faculty for a special presentation by Joe Karaganis, program director at the Social Science Research Council and vice president at the American Assembly. His topic: "Media Piracy in Emerging Economies." Karaganis will discuss the recently-released SSRC report, Media Piracy in Emerging Economies, the first large-scale comparative inquiry into piracy and enforcement in the developing world. Based on three years of work by some forty researchers, Media Piracy in Emerging Economies tells two overarching stories: one tracing the explosive growth of piracy as digital technologies became cheap and ubiquitous around the world, and another following the growth of industry lobbies that have reshaped laws and law enforcement around copyright protection. The report argues that these efforts have largely failed, and that the problem of piracy is better conceived as a failure of affordable access to media in legal markets. For more on Joe Karaganis: mediaresearchhub.ssrc.org For more on Media Piracy in Emerging Economies: www.wipo.int


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USC Annenberg's M{2e} Presents - Do No Evil? How Google Profits From the Work of Others


Nov. 8, 2011: USC Annenberg's Media, Economics & Entrepreneurship M{2e} Presents - Do No Evil? How Google Profits From the Work of Others Join USC Annenberg's Media, Economics & Entrepreneurship M{2e} co-director and Annenberg professor Gabriel Kahn as he welcomes former executive editor of Billboard Robert Levine, who will present his new book Free Ride: How Digital Parasites Are Destroying the Culture Business and How the Culture Business Can Fight Back. M{2e} is a USC Annenberg initiative designed to infuse an understanding of economic principles and market behavior through course work across all of USC Annenberg's degree programs, encouraging students to innovate and experiment with new ideas for communication and journalism. For more on Gabriel Kahn: annenberg.usc.edu For more on Robert Levine: freeridethebook.wordpress.com


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USC Annenberg Series on Sustainable Innovation - Craig Calhoun


Feb. 11, 2009: USC Annenberg Series on Sustainable Innovation - Craig Calhoun NYU social sciences professor Craig Calhoun reflects on innovation and a commitment to informing the public through teaching during the the inaugural Dennis F. and Brooks Holt Professorship Lecture in Communication and Public Policy on Feb. 11, 2009.


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Annenberg Colloquium: No More Peace with Elihu Katz


The School of Communication presents a colloquium with Elihu Katz, Distinguished Trustee Professor of Communication, University of Pennsylvania Annenberg School for Communication.


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Annenberg Networks Network Theory Seminar: John Arquilla


March 24, 2009: Annenberg Networks Network Theory Seminar: John Arquilla Join students and faculty for a presentation by John Arquilla from the Naval Postgraduate School. His topic: It takes a network: Insights from the war on terror. From Arquilla: In the eighth year of the first great conflict between nations and networks, the nations are finally beginning to realize that only by forming networks of their own have they been able, in some instances, to grapple with their adversaries effectively. But in response, Al-Qaeda and its affiliates have continually redesigned their own networks, complicating the counter-terror effort. This suggests that the fundamental dynamic in security affairs has moved decisively away from the cold war-era arms race in nuclear and other weapons to a new organizational race to build networks. It is a race in which the nations aligned against the terror networks are still lagging." This talk is part of the Annenberg Networks Network (ANN) Theory seminar series.


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USC Annenberg School of Journalism Commencement 2008


Arianna Huffington delivers the commencement address.


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Out & About--Marion Davies and the Annenberg Beach House


Out & About is a series on GlamAmor where I take you to visit people and places around Southern California whose history reflects my passion for classic cinema. This episode takes place at the Annenberg Beach House, the former beachfront estate of 1920s and 30s screen star Marion Davies.


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Annenberg Colloquium: The Politics of Media, Technology and Culture


Can an open, democratic culture survive the juggernaut of media consolidation, expansive intellectual property law and restrictive digital technologies that are now remaking the Internet, television and other media? Author, activist and Lear Center fellow David Bollier and Robert McChesney, communications scholar at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, discusses the changing politics of the media, technology and culture. Bollier discusses the many ways that corporations misuse copyright and trademark law to stifle creativity and free speech -- the focus of his book, Brand Name Bullies (Wiley, 2005) -- and the power of "the commons" as way to assert the the public's larger interests. McChesney discusses recent developments in the media marketplace that are skewing news coverage, political discourse and cultural expression. He also describes the advocacy campaigns now being waged by Free Press, the media reform organization that he founded in 2002.


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Annenberg Research Seminar - Nicole Ardoin


Nov. 9, 2009: Annenberg Research Seminar: Nicole Ardoin Join students and faculty for a presentation by Nicole Ardoin, assistant professor at the school of education and center fellow, Woods Institute for the Environment at Stanford University. Her topic: "Sense of place and environmental behavior: Communicating and educating for environmental change." From Dr. Ardoin: "As we face increasingly pressing large-scale environmental issues, questions abound around how best to move people to action. Many researchers and conservation practitioners believe that deep, rooted place connections motivate place-protective behaviors, yet little empirical research has critically examined this assumption. In this talk, I will share results from recent research into the relationship between: sense of place; the scale at which place connections occur; and how place relationships impact environmental behavior. Based on what the findings suggest about how place connections may--or may not--impact environmental behavior at a range of geographic scales, I will discuss the implications for educating and communicating for social and behavioral change." For more information about Nicole Ardoin: ed.stanford.edu


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Annenberg Colloquium: Excursions into the New Psychology of Entertainment with Dolf Zillman


Join the School of Communication faculty and graduate students for a presentation by Dolf Zillman, professor and senior associate dean for graduate studies and research, College of Communication and Information Sciences, University of Alabama. Zillman's presentation is entitled Excursions into the New Psychology of Entertainment. From Dr. Zillman: "Given that the Age of Entertainment is upon us, it is astounding how little attention contemporary scholars have given to understanding what it is that draws us to entertainments and what, in cognitive and emotional terms, we get out of succumbing to the lure of these entertainments Philosophical inquiries have offered intriguing suggestions. But modern psychology has largely bypassed peoples obtrusive fascination with entertainment, especially with media entertainment, seemingly considering these issues unworthy of serious theorizing and empirical examination. A reorientation is slowly taking place, however. New theoretical proposals are being made and their merits tested. Old wisdom is reevaluated and either discarded or incorporated in new theories. Analyses of the creation of emotions and of their ultimate effect on mental and physical health have taken center stage. This presentation will address some of the indicated reorientations in theory and research. Focus is on the elicitation of moods and emotions as well as on the implications of such affective reactivity for coping with adversity.


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Annenberg Research Seminar - Dan Schiller, University of Illinois, at Urbana Champaign


Feb. 28, 2011: Annenberg Research Seminar - Dan Schiller, University of Illinois, at Urbana Champaign Please join students and faculty for a presentation by Dan Schiller, professor of library & information science and professor of communication, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His topic: "Power Under Pressure: Digital Capitalism and the Financial-Economic Crisis." From Dr Schiller: "Massive and sustained corporate investment around ICTs developed in response to the economic downturn of the 1970s, within a multifaceted attempt to renew profitable growth. Five core components of this encompassing response were financialization, militarization, wage repression, transnationalization and accelerated commodification. Yet these axes of a developing digital capitalism eventually converged on a new and deeper financial-economic crisis. May we expect this sector to reprise its earlier role in renewing the accumulation process? How may geopolitical-economic forces be rebalanced?"


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Annenberg Research Seminar - Dr. Mark Young and Dr. Drew Pinsky


Nov. 6, 2006: Annenberg Research Seminar - Dr. Mark Young and Dr. Drew Pinsky Students and faculty came together for a presentation by Dr. Mark Young of the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Dr. Drew Pinsky of the Loveline radio show.


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Glass blowing -- Whitefriars Knobbly, Ray Annenberg demo.


www.aaronsonnoon.com Ray Annenberg, Whitefriars Master Glassblower, demonstrates blowing a Knobbly Vase, designed by Harry Dyer and William Wilson, using the S-shaped tool. Note-- this vase is in clear glass -- the amber colour you see on the video is HEAT. Filmed by Patrick Hogan on Whitefriars Day, 17th March 2007, at the Aaronson Noon Glass Studio, Earls Court, London.


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Media, Economics & Entrepreneurship @ USC Annenberg


USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism Media, Economics and Entrepreneurship Initiative A major emphasis of USC Annenberg, the Media, Economics and Entrepreneurship initiative (M{2e} ) offers students both academic opportunities and hands-on research projects to strengthen their knowledge of economics. M{2e} infuses an understanding of economic principles and market behavior through course work across all of USC Annenberg's degree programs, encouraging students to innovate and experiment with new ideas for communication and journalism. Hear what USC Annenberg students, faculty and alumni are saying about the program. For more on the M{2e} program: m2e.uscannenberg.org


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Annenberg Art, Devakant Music, SYNCHRONARY


Paintings by Andrew Anennberg www.AndrewAnnenberg.com, Music by Devakant,


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Dean's Series on Sustainable Innovation - Annenberg Innovation Lab


April 29, 2010: Dean's Series on Sustainable Innovation - Annenberg Innovation Lab Dean Ernest J. Wilson III welcomes Roberto Suro and Jonathan Taplin to speak about their plans for a new venture, the Annenberg Innovation Lab, that will serve as a place of experimentation and collaboration for students, faculty and staff from across USC Annenberg. The lab will create spaces, both virtual and physical, where USC Annenberg innovators can develop ideas and then eventually present them to the public. The subject matter that falls under the Lab's umbrella will be broadly and loosely defined as the digital media revolution and its impact on society. It can include technological innovations as well as analytical work on a variety of media topics related to innovation such as new business models or political mobilization via social networking. It will embrace gadgets and images as well as words and data. More than just an incubator, the lab will serve as a showcase and as a link between USC Annenberg and outside partners who can apply innovations developed at the school. annenberg.usc.edu Roberto Suro annenberg.usc.edu Jonathan Taplin annenberg.usc.edu


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Annenberg Research Seminar - Michael X. Delli Carpini


Feb. 1, 2010: Annenberg Research Seminar: Michael X. Delli Carpini Join students and faculty for a presentation by Michael X. Delli Carpini, Dean of the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania, and Annenberg Fellow, The Annenberg Center at the University of Southern California. His topic: "Talking together? Discursive participation and political deliberation in the US" From Dr. Delli Carpini: "Interest in 'deliberation' has increased in recent years among political and communication theorists, researchers and practitioners. The result of which has been a debate regarding the meaning, possibilities and potential consequences of deliberation for democratic governance, and conflicting findings regarding the conditions necessary for deliberation to be effective. Missing in this scholarship are efforts to document the extent to which deliberation and other forms of 'discursive politics' actually takes place among citizens. Drawing on a national sample of US adults and an oversample of citizens who have participated in some type of public forum, I will provide a portrait of Americans' engagement in various forms of 'political talk', including who does so, why, and with what consequences." For more information about Michael X. Delli Carpini: www.asc.upenn.edu


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Annenberg Research Seminar - Dr. Oscar H. Gandy, Jr.


Jan. 22, 2007: Annenberg Research Seminar: Putting Down Stakes with Dr. Oscar H. Gandy, Jr. Please join students and faculty for a presentation by Oscar H. Gandy, Jr. emeritus professor of communication, University of Pennsylvania Annenberg School for Communication. His topic, "Putting down stakes: Exploring the political economy of property and place in cyberspace." From Dr. Gandy: "Understanding the political economy of the internet requires a comprehensive assessment of all the strategic resources that interested actors bring to bear on critical points of engagement with those institutions that identify, assign, and enforce the rights and responsibilities that define it. This presentation is focused on the use of metaphor, analogy and other rhetorical devices in several key cases in US courts that have helped to define the nature of property and place in cyberspace."


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Annenberg Innovation Lab Conference Panel: The Importance of Play


Apr. 1, 2011: Annenberg Innovation Lab Conference Panel: The Importance of Play This panel is from our 2011 inaugural conference See with New Eyes featuring the best minds in Industry, Academia, and the Arts tackling the frontiers of communication and innovation. Panelists from this session included: • Erin Reilly - Creative Director, Annenberg Innovation Lab • Henry Jenkins - Provost's Professor of Communication, Journalism, and Cinematic Arts, USC • Susan Resnick West - Associate Clinical Professor, USC Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism • Stephen Lister - VP, New Media, Mattel • Meryl Alper -- Ph.D. Student, USC Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism For more on the Annenberg Innovation Lab: www.annenberglab.com


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Annenberg Community Beach House


The Annenberg Community Beach House at Santa Monica State Beach is a new public facility located on 5 acres of oceanfront property. The Beach House story is one of evolution from private to public, starting with the development of the property at 415 Pacific Coast Highway as an opulent private estate in the 1920s.


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The Annenberg and ILCP come together, right now, over you. And the earth.


The Annenberg Space for Photography and ILCP, highlight the power of still photography, biodiversity, and changing the way the winds blow. The passion of the president just may inspire you. More photo goodness o @ photoinduced.com plus photo goodie giveaway's weekly.


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Communication is Changing -Annenberg Foundation


This video is from the Annenberg Foundation. It highlights the importance of multimedia literacy and the need for multiple forms of communication. Let me know if I should take this video down. It is educational.


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