Colloquium
Intellectual Freedom in the Middle East: Perspectives & Opportunities will bring together an impressive group of academics, practitioners, thought leaders and those interested in the region for an important discussion on the state of intellectual freedom, civil discourse and expression of ideas in the Middle East.
Colloquium topics will include:
- speaking the truth: contextual or absolute
- the marketplace of ideas: mass media and identity
- writers and scholars at risk: personal accounts
- the future: freedom of expression in a global community
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07FebConsidering the relationship between mass media, public opinion, and identity in Arab populations, Professor Peart argues that we should be cautious about thinking of media as omnipotent, and instead we should seek a more contextual framework that positions media within the cultures that produce it. Doing so opens up more meaningful dialogue that avoids universalizing “audience” reception of media communication and, thus, representation of Arab identity. Peart’s remarks were presented at the “Intellectual Freedom and the Middle East” colloquium hosted by Roger Williams University in April 2008. Continue reading
Tags: agenda setting news media theory, framing news media theory, Intellectual Freedom in the Middle East Colloquium, Kamille Gentles Peart, the Birmingham School
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07FebAs chairman of CNBC Arabiya, the Arab world’s first and only 24-hour Arabic language financial and business information channel, Zafar Siddiqi reflects on why he is optimistic about burgeoning freedom of expression in the Middle East and suggests what other in-roads need to be made to promote further intellectual freedom in the region Mr. Siddiqi presented the following keynote luncheon address at the “Intellectual Freedom in the Middle East” colloquium hosted by Roger Williams University in April 2008. Continue reading
Tags: CNBC Arabiya, Dr. Bouthaina Shaaban, Human Rights Watch, Intellectual Freedom in the Middle East Colloquium, Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Zafar Siddiqi
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07Febn response to the question “What is intellectual freedom: when, where, and why is it important?” Owen Kirby highlights the 2002 edition of the UNDP Arab Human Development Report, which makes an urgent call to action for empowering individuals through democratic practices that, Kirby points out, “co-relate” with educational opportunities. In his presentation at the “Intellectual Freedom in the Middle East” colloquium hosted by Roger Williams University in April 2008, Kirby outlines the measures the U.S. State Department has taken to create these opportunities. Continue reading
Tags: Intellectual Freedom in the Middle East Colloquium, Owen Kirby, The Middle East Partnership, UNDP Human Development Reports, Universal Declaration of Human Rights
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07Feb
With its founding in 1921, the members of International PEN made clear the relationship between intellectual freedom and civil discourse: to imagine a world free of national, ethnic, and racial hatreds, writers are obligated to promote understanding among all countries by speaking on behalf of those fellow writers whose speech is censored. PEN was well-represented at Roger Williams University during a colloquium entitled Intellectual Freedom in the Middle East. On… Continue reading
Tags: Anders Jerichow, Intellectual Freedom in the Middle East Colloquium, Kareem Amer, Larry Siems, PEN Collaborative, Roy J. Nirschel
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31Jan
Tags: Larry Siems, PEN Collaborative
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31Jan
Tags: Anders Jerichow, PEN Collaborative
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