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Dave Zirin on A People’s History of Sports
Downstairs at Town Hall Seattle\, enter on Seneca Street.
Called an icon in the world of progressive sports\, Dave Zirin is a columnist with The Nation\, author of Sports Illustrated’s The Edge of Sports and the XM satellite radio show of the same name. Zirin views sports as not mere games\, but a reflection of the political conflicts that shape American society. His new book\, A People’s History of Sports in the United States\, offers an entertaining chronicle of larger-than-life sporting characters and dramatic contests\, in what amounts to an alternative history of the United States as seen through the games its people play. Presented by the Town Hall Center for Civic Life\, with Elliott Bay Book Company.
See our Bookshelf section for a review of Zirin's previous book\, Welcome to the Terrordome
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20081012T003316Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20081023T033000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20081106T060000Z UID:http://www.reclaimthemedia.org/10_sept_5_nov_lecture_series_d URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.reclaimthemedia.org/10_sept_5_nov_lecture_series_d SUMMARY:Oct 22/Nov 5\: David Domke on Media Politics in America (Seattle) DESCRIPTION:Description\:
a lecture series presented as part of Seattle Art and Lectures' Wednesday University
For the Good of the Nation? Media Politics in America
David Domke (University of Washington Dept. of Communication)
September 10\, September 24\, October 8\, October 22\, November 5\, 2008
each lecture begins at 7\:30pm\, at the Henry Art Gallery Auditorium on the University of Washington campus
Scholars and pundits chart a decades-long decline in Americans’ common values and shared civic purpose. Others contend that the very norms of citizenship and political engagement are undergoing profound transformation.. At the center of these developments is the recent emergence of a political system in which leaders and organizations are stunningly adept at using mass media for strategic purposes. Today political campaigns skillfully spin news coverage\, embrace popular culture and advertising\, and build and leverage internet networks. In the new media politics\, the style and speed of messages trump substantive and sober political debate\, with considerable implications. On the negative side\, these developments can explain polarization and disenchantment within the U.S. electorate. On the positive side\, many Americans—in particular younger citizens—are developing new forms of political involvement that deploy media in innovative ways. This Wednesday University course will examine the rise of media politics in the United States and assess what it portends for the American experiment in democracy.
David Domke is Professor of Communication and Head of Journalism at the University of Washington. His research and teaching focus on the relationships among U.S. politics\, journalism\, and public opinion. He is the author of God Willing?\: Political Fundamentalism in the White House\, the “War on Terror\,” and the Echoing Press (2004) and The God Strategy\: How Religion Became A Political Weapon in America (2008\, with Kevin Coe). He received the 2002 University of Washington’s Distinguished Teaching Award and was named the 2006 Washington State Professor of the Year.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20081012T003316Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20081023T230000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20081024T033000Z UID:http://www.reclaimthemedia.org/oct_23_digital_tv_transition URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.reclaimthemedia.org/oct_23_digital_tv_transition SUMMARY:Oct 23\: Digital TV transition public meetings with FCC's Jonathan Adelstein (Seattle) DESCRIPTION:Description\:
FCC Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein will be in Seattle Oct 23 to discuss and explain the upcoming Digital Television transition\, in which all over-the-air TV broadcasts will convert to a digital signal.
Bring your questions to one of two public forums\:
Thurs\, Oct 23\, 3-4\:30pm at the Seattle Downtown Library (4th and Madison\; underground parking or any downtown bus route)
Thurs\, Oct 23\, 6-7\:30pm at Asian Counseling and Referral Service (3639 Martin Luther King Jr Way S\, Seattle\; free parking or take #42\, #48 or #7 bus).
BACKGROUND\: When the digital TV conversion takes place on Feb. 17\, 2009\, most TVs (excluding those with cable and satellite service) will need a special converter to keep working. The Government is providing coupons for $40 off the cost of a converter box\, but consumers must apply for the free coupons in advance.
Coupon application forms may be filled out at the above meetings\, where you can also get all your DTV-related questions answered.
For more information (or for instructions on how to apply for coupons online)\, visit www.reclaimthemedia.org/dtv.
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