Independent Media Forum: The Western Hemisphere -- History, Culture, Economics, & Politics
Anand Sarwate
Mon Jan 28, 10:30am-09:00pm, 10-250, 20 Chimneys, see url for accurate schedule
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
What is the oldest university in the Western Hemisphere? (Hint: it's not in Cambridge, Massachusetts -- it's not even in North America.) If you were a Peruvian farmer struggling to survive, would you grow coca plants or coffee? Which national government was found guilty of violating international law when it mined the harbors of Managua in the 1980s? What is the Monroe Doctrine & what role does it play today in international affairs? -- With "globalization" & increasing concentration of ownership in the mass media, people in the US who want to know about causes and effects in the Americas often find themselves limited to a narrow menu of "mainstream" information sources. Meanwhile there is an active sub-culture of independent media -- from small presses whose books are rarely seen at Barnes & Noble or Borders -- to scholars, web-sites, film-makers, & "pirate" radio stations. Come meet these independent publishers, writers, poets, & activists and find out about their work. They will be here to give presentations and address your questions.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/hemisphere/events/freespeech.shtml
Contact: Anand Sarwate, 621-6488, hemisphere-admin@mit.edu
Sponsor: Western Hemisphere Project
Latest update: 25-Jan-2002
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