NAVIGATING MEDIA AT TIMES OF CONFLICT AND CRISIS 

From newspapers to smartphones, social media to daily emails, advertisements to campus posters, we live in a world oversaturated with media. How does the ubiquity of media in our daily lives relate to our experience of the conflicts and crises around us? During this event, a panel of anthropologists will share insights about the complexity of media production and consumption. By examining media producers and consumers as agents grounded in specific socio-cultural, historical, and interpretive locations, they will discuss the underlying biases, values, and perspectives that influence the creation and reception of media messages. At a time of rising tensions over truth claims in media and beyond, this event aims to foster a more critical, informed, and nuanced understanding of the information we consume in times of conflict and crisis. Panelists include: 

• Narges Bajoghli, Assistant Professor at the Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Studies
• Wazhmah Osman, Associate Professor, Temple University, Klein College of Media and Communication

Introduced and facilitated by Zeynep Sertbulut, Visiting Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Haverford College 

This program is supported by the Center for Peace and Global Citizenship, the Peace, Justice, and Human Rights concentration, and the Departments of Political Science and Religion.