Colloquium Series, Salon Series, Speakers’ Series, and Special Projects
February 11, 2:30-3:30pm. The Three Cs of Directing TV.
(Colloquium Series)
Location: University Hall, Room 1040
What is the job of聽 the TV Director?聽 Making an observational documentary or reality show might feel like an entirely different game from a drama, or a studio comedy show – but many of the same principles apply.聽 With examples from his own and others’ work in theatre and in television,听Nick Bamford聽(visiting from Bournemouth University) explores the fundamentals of the director’s role.
Bamford joined the academic staff at Bournemouth in 2010 directly from a lengthy and varied career as a freelance TV and theatre Producer and Director. He has directed and/or produced everything from drama, documentary and factual entertainment for all the major networks through corporate films and promotions to workout tapes, both in the studio and on location. This amounts to well over 100 programmes amongst which perhaps the best known titles have been The Antiques Roadshow, Top Gear, Doctors, Gardeners’ World, Location, Location, Location, Return to Tuscany and The One Show. Prior to his freelance work he was on staff at the BBC as a Studio Manager in Radio and then Assistant Producer and Producer in Television Presentation where he directed both BBC1 & 2 networks as well as making on-screen promotions. His eclectic career has also included writing, producing and directing for the theatre, specifically new writing and the classics. He has run two theatre companies, his own FOD Productions (of which he was founder and Artistic Director) and Bristol’s award-winning Show of Strength Theatre Company of which he was joint Artistic Director. Two of his plays have been produced professionally.
February 18, 7:30-9:00pm. Tracking Chris Christie: A Conversation with Political Journalists.
(Special Projects, Colloquium Series)
Location: Conference Center, 7th Floor, University Hall
Leading political journalists will take the stage at 精品成人福利在线 University to talk about New Jersey Governor Chris Christie on Monday, January 26.聽Tracking Chris Christie: A Conversation with Political Journalists聽is a free special event, produced by the 精品成人福利在线 University School of Communication and Media鈥檚 Center for Cooperative Media and WNYC.
Moderator: Nancy Solomon, New Jersey Public Radio Managing Editor
Panelists:
- Mara Liasson is NPR鈥檚 national political correspondent. Her reports air regularly on NPR鈥檚 award-winning newsmagazines聽All Things Considered听补苍诲听Morning Edition. Liasson provides extensive coverage of politics and policy from Washington, DC 鈥 focusing on the White House and Congress 鈥 as well as of political trends beyond the Beltway. Matt Katz has covered Christie for more than three years. The creator of聽The Philadelphia Inquirer鈥檚聽The Christie Chronicles blog, he currently runs The Christie Tracker podcast for WNYC and New Jersey Public Radio. His articles about Christie have appeared in聽The New Republic,听The Washington Post听补苍诲听笔翱尝滨罢滨颁翱听magazine. He is working on a book about the governor that will be published by Simon & Schuster.
- Others to be announced.
The event marks the official launch of聽The Christie Tracker Podcast, a weekly show from New Jersey Public Radio and WNYC will explore everything you need to know about the governor.
You can watch the event below:
February 27, 2:30-3:30pm.聽New Network Men: Post-Network Television and the Rhetoric of Masculinity.
(Colloquium Series)
Location: University Hall, Room 1040
Brent Malin鈥檚聽research covers a range of contemporary and historical topics in order to understand the myriad ways in which people鈥檚 identities are constituted by and through the media. Malin鈥檚 first book,听American Masculinity under Clinton: Popular Media and the Nineties Crisis of Masculinity, explores conceptions of masculinity offered by a wide range of sources from the 1990s and early 21st聽century.聽 Drawing together analyses of such popular culture examples as聽Friends,Titanic, and聽The Sopranos, Malin illustrates how a rhetoric of masculine crisis has been used to support a range of economic, political, and cultural aims. His second book,听Feeling Mediated: A History of Media Technology and Emotion in America, investigates how changes in communication technology change how people think about emotion. Outside of these two books, Malin鈥檚 research has explored a variety of other historical and contemporary issues, from the media research of early 20th聽century psychologist Carl Seashore to the notions of masculinity depicted on the police drama聽The Shield.
March 18, 2:30-3:30pm. How to Shape the Media Experience: A Discussion with Dan Maccarone.
(Colloquium Series)
Location: University Hall, Room 1040
Dan Maccarone will offer students key insights regarding the online media design world. Dan is the co-founder of聽, a product design company based in NYC. For the past twelve years, he has been helping startups and media companies shape their online product strategy, including Foursquare, Rent The Runway, Jetsetter and Savored. His experience also includes television, music and print media, and he has worked with Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Gawker, Saturday Night Live, Universal Music and The Wall Street Journal. One of his most noted projects was creating the original strategy and user experience for Hulu.
March 19th, 10:00-11:15am. Women in聽Sports Media.
(Special Projects)
Location: Yogi Berra Museum and Learning Center
Panel program at Yogi Berra Museum in collaboration with the School of Communication and Media with guests Laura Behnke, sports anchor at WABC-TV, Kelly Whiteside, former USA Today reporter and assistant professor of Sports Journalism and Media, and Emily Kaplan, staff writer for Sports Illustrated.聽 Program moderated by Marc Rosenweig, associate professor of Television and Digital Media.
March 25, 4:15-5:15pm. From 精品成人福利在线 to 鈥楾he Simpsons鈥: The Writing and Producing Career of Michael Price.
(Colloquium Series)
Location: University Hall, Room 1070
Michael Price聽will discuss his career, which includes writing and producing of the longest-running television sitcom in U.S. history. He will reflect on the critical experiences that led him from his undergraduate years at 精品成人福利在线 to worldwide acclaim for his work. Price聽is an American writer and producer, best known for his聽听补苍诲听聽award-winning work on聽. Price is a writer and co-聽of the聽听蝉别谤颈别蝉听. He served as a script consultant on聽and wrote the acclaimed聽聽special,听. He works at Lucasfilm writing and producing Lego Star Wars Franchise.聽Notably, Michael grew up in聽, and attended聽精品成人福利在线 University, where he earned a聽聽in Theatre Arts, and聽, where he earned a聽聽degree in directing for the theatre.
April 8, 2:30 – 3:30pm.聽Sex and Violence in Vietnam: A Memoir.
(Colloquium Series)
Location: University Hall, Room 1040
Merrill Brown interviews聽Dr. Harry Haines聽about his war memoir and his role as a gay, anti-war soldier in the Vietnam War. Dr. Harry W. Haines is the former Chair of Communication Studies and headed a Task Force responsible for organizing the new School of Communication and Media at 精品成人福利在线. His research includes the critical analysis of Vietnam War literature, memorials, films, and television programs. His teaching assignments include the Department’s introductory course, as well as courses on gender and a variety of theoretical issues. He has worked in news and public affairs programming at public and commercial broadcast stations.
April 22, 7:30-9:00pm.聽Terhune Journalism Lecture: A Conversation with Kurt Andersen.
(Colloquium Series)
Location: Leshowitz Hall, Cali School of Music
School of Communication and Media Director Merrill Brown will interview聽Kurt Andersen聽in what promises to be a wide-ranging discussion about broadcast media, writing and publishing. Andersen聽is an American聽聽who is also host of the聽-winning public radio program聽, a co-production between聽听补苍诲听. Andersen is the author of three novels, including聽聽(Random House, 1999), which was a national bestseller and聽New York Times聽Notable Book of the year, and the聽New York Times听产别蝉迟蝉别濒濒别谤听聽(Random House, 2007), which won the聽聽for the best American historical fiction of 2007. Random House published his third novel,听True Believers, in the summer of 2012.
The event is sponsored by the Albert Payson Terhune Foundation, as well as by the 精品成人福利在线 School of Communication and Media and College of Humanities and Social Sciences.
You can watch the event below:
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April 27, 7:30-9:00pm. Guant谩namo Diary: A Reading and Conversation.
(Special Events)
Location: Kasser Theater
鲍蝉颈苍驳听Mohamedou Ould Slahl鈥檚听产辞辞办听Guant谩namo Diary聽as a starting point, 鈥淕uant谩namo Diary鈥 will explore issues of national security, prison life, free expression and the legacy of 9/11. The first and only diary by a still-imprisoned Guant谩namo detainee,听Guant谩namo Diary聽is a compelling first-hand account of imprisonment, torture and day-to-day interactions in the infamous detention camp.
Readers will include actor and playwright聽Wallace Shawn,听New Yorker聽staff writer聽DT Max, short story writer聽Deborah Eisenberg; novelists聽Emily St. John Mandel,听Joshua Ferris,听Francine Prose听补苍诲听Elissa Schappell.
Leonard Lopate, host of WNYC鈥檚 daily talk show,听The Leonard Lopate Show, will moderate a panel discussion with criminal defense attorney聽Nancy Hollander聽and PEN Freedom to Write Director and聽Guant谩namo Diary聽别诲颈迟辞谤听Larry Siems.
The event is presented by the School of Communication and Media and PEN American Center.
MAY 4, 7:30-9:30pm.聽精品成人福利在线 University Benefit For Autism New Jersey.
(Special Projects)
Location: Memorial Auditorium
Tony award nominee聽Stephanie J. Block聽will headline 精品成人福利在线 University鈥檚 fourth annual concert to benefit Autism New Jersey, set to take place in Memorial Auditorium on Monday, May 4.聽 The event will also star comic聽Sunda Croonquist, 12-year-old musical prodigy聽Jodi DiPiazza, mentalist聽Manlow, and聽students from 精品成人福利在线鈥檚 Musical Theater program.聽 Hosting the show will be students from the 精品成人福利在线 and Fairleigh Dickinson Public Relations Student Society of America chapters.聽 The money raised from the evening will help Autism New Jersey provide education and support for teachers and other professionals responsible for educating and caring for children and adults with autism.
Tickets for the event can be purchased聽聽for $15. 聽Montclair students, both current and alumni, can purchase tickets in advance through the Communication Office in Morehead Hall for $10, or purchase them at the door, with a student ID.