Global Communication Studies

About the Symposium

On suddenly sparse streets, artists confront the grim reality of the moment. With a nod to the anti-globalization movement or the music notes seemingly playing off the guest that has overstayed its welcome, both messages diagnose the ailment and gesture toward a hope for and belief in change. In a moment shaped by closures — of borders, stores, schools, offices, jobs, and, for many, a dream of “going back to normal” — what openings are made possible?

This event will be held virtually. Please click here or visit http://asc.upenn.edu/cargc2021 to register.

This event will be held virtually. Please click here or visit asc.upenn.edu/cargc2021 to register.

This event will be held virtually. Please click here or visit https://asc.upenn.edu/cargc2021 to register.

This event will be held virtually. Please click here or visit http://asc.upenn.edu/cargc2021 to register.

Turkish television drama is one of the leading global media phenomena of the last decade. In this virtual, invitation-only workshop, CARGC scholars and others will share their research on the global life of Turkish television drama, grappling with questions such as:

Troubling Translation(s), a graduate student conference, will convene Friday, February 21 2:30 to 7 PM and Saturday, February 22 10 AM to 6 PM. The conference will gather in the South Asia Studies Seminar Room (rm 551, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center). Panels will engage with "translation" understood capaciously, examining the material and linguistic processes, acts, and politics of translation in a range of contexts and foci.

This event will be held virtually via BlueJeans: https://bluejeans.com/5719363213. The meeting will go live at 12pm, and participants will be muted on entry, but can unmute themselves for Q&A.

About the Talk

A digital anthropologist examines the online lives of millions of people in China, India, Brazil, and across the Middle East—home to most of the world’s internet users—and discovers that what they are doing is not what we imagine.

About the Talk