U.S. Media Development Seminar on Palestine Participants - Palestinian American Research Center

Now offering the Media Development Seminar (MDS) every other year, PARC held its third successful MDS in July 2018. Our 10 U.S. professors of media, film, journalism and communications explored the complex media landscape in Palestine. This year’s program included new visits to Nablus and Haifa and exciting roundtable discussions on journalism, social media, and film. In addition to visiting a variety of media outlets, we met with colleagues at media centers at three Palestinian universities. The program included in-depth tours of five historic cities as well as visits to research and cultural organizations. We enjoyed opportunities to connect with Palestinian colleagues in individual meetings and over more relaxing lunches and dinners. We even made time to see the Ramallah performance of 47SOUL, along with a few thousand enthusiastic Palestinian fans.

2018 Media Development Seminar Participants

Amara Aguilar Associate Professor of Professional Practice and Journalism University of Southern California	Kari Lydersen Lecturer and Interim Director of Social Justice New Nexus Project, Medill School of Journalism Northwestern University
Jonathan Buchsbaum Professor of Media Studies Queens College, City University of New York	Fouzia Najar Adjunct Professor of Media Studies Hunter College SUNY Old Westbury
Imani Cheers Associate Professor of Media and Public Affairs George Washington University	Jordy Rosenberg Professor of English University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Evene Estwick Associate Professor of Communication Studies Wilkes University	Chloe Smolarski Faculty of Media Parsons New School and Digital History Archive New York City College of Technology, City University of New York
Jean Grow Professor of Strategic Communication Marquette University	Christian Vukasovich Assistant Professor of Communication and Media Studies University of Southern Maine

PARC held its second successful Media Development Seminar (MDS) in July of 2016. Ten U.S. professors of media, film, journalism and communications explored the media landscape in Palestine with roundtable discussions on journalism, social media and film; visits to a variety of media outlets; and meetings at Palestinian university media centers. The program included in-depth tours of several historic cities, visits to research and cultural institutions, and ample time to connect with Palestinian colleagues. PARC has plans to offer the MDS every other year with the next seminar being in the summer of 2018.

2016 Media Development Seminar Participants

Catherine Cassara Associate Professor of Journalism and Media Studies Bowling Green State University	Ron Krabill Associate Professor of Media Studies and Director of MA in Cultural Studies University of Washington, Bothell
Sally Ann Cruikshank Assistant Professor of Journalism Middle Tennessee State University	Anjali Nath Assistant Professorship of American and Media Studies American University of Beirut/University of California, Davis
Sarah Friedland Director of Storytellers’ Institute Skidmore College	Jeannine Relly Associate Professor of Journalism University of Arizona
Nancy Kalow Adjunct Professor of Documentary Studies Duke University	Carol Schwalbe Professor of Journalism and Director of Graduate Studies University of Arizona
Sang Hea Kil Associate Professor and Graduate Coordinator of Justice Studies San Jose State University	Karin Wilkins Dean, School of Communication University of Miami

PARC launched its first Media Development Seminar (MDS) this year, which was composed of ten U.S. professors of media, film, journalism, and communications. The MDS followed a program and objectives similar to our successful Faculty Development Seminar launched five years ago. The group visited media centers at four different Palestinian university campuses, met with people at various Palestinian NGOs, and visited print, radio, and TV media outlets. The program included three round table discussions, dinners with Palestinian colleagues in media, and tours of historic sites in a number of West Bank cities.

2014 Media Development Seminar Participants

Ebony Coletu Assistant Professor of Rhetoric Pennsylvania State University	Ken Harper Assistant Professor of Post-conflict Media Development Syracuse University
Patricia Davis Assistant Professor of Communications Georgia State University	Kandace Harris Department Chair and Associate Professor of Mass Media Clark Atlanta University
Shahira Fahmy Associate Professor of Journalism University of Arizona	Linda Lumsden Associate Professor of Journalism University of Arizona
Tami Gold Professor of Film & Media Studies Hunter College, City University of New York	Jason Osder Assistant Professor of Media & Public Affairs George Washington University
Mary Gould Assistant Professor of Communications Saint Louis University	Laurie Rice Associate Professor of Political Science Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville