Resurfacing Ghosts: Journalism, LGBTQIA+ Histories, and a Future of Care

Wolfson Building, 1021

Dr. Patrick Johnson, Marquette University, examines how journalism has historically marginalized LGBTQIA+ communities, leaving gaps that still echo in how we understand the past and present. Drawing on research and teaching, this talk invites us to reckon with what has been lost and explore how to bring these specters into the light to find a more inclusive and equitable future for storytelling, especially for those in the LGBTQIA+ community.

Radical Listening & Racial Exhaustion for Journalists

Bill Cosford Cinema 5030 Brunson Drive, Dooly Memorial 225, Coral Gables, FL, United States

Dr. Ralina Joseph, presidential term professor of communication and the founding director of the Center for Communication, Difference & Equity at the University of Washington, will discuss her ground-breaking research on radical listening to journalists’ work.  This talk focuses on radical listening, a critical communication of race skill and strategy that holds personal stories of racialized power differentials alongside narratives of histories, structures, and institutions. Radical listening is a key skill for journalists who seek to report deeply on communities of which they may or may not be a part [...]