Join this conversation with PEN America, where they will highlight their recent report Banned in the USA: The Growing Movement to Censor Books in Schools.This report on book bans offers the first comprehensive look at the bans throughout the 2021-22 school year. Join PEN America’s Nadine Farid Johnson to discuss their findings. The conversation will feature insight from teachers working against these trends to ensure their students have the freedom to read.
At the end of 2021, the US Surgeon General declared a youth mental health crisis across the US. While the scope of the issue is enormous and lacking a single root cause, digital literacy can be a tool in our nation’s toolbox for how we can help young people navigate the news and social media. Join this discussion to learn more about the connection between media literacy and mental health, and what media literacy interventions can have a positive impact.
This panel conversation, with composer and performer Molly Joyce, artist Kyah Probst and media literacy expert Elizaveta Friesem, will explore how media, such as music, art, and other forms of self-expression, can support inclusion and identity-making, especially for those with disabilities. Molly and Kyah will showcase projects meaningful to them, and discuss their work and experiences as creators, and Elizaveta will provide perspectives on how media literacy can shift conversations about representation in ways that support and empower more people.
Influence, Bias, & Democracy is an hour-long presentation examining the notion of cognitive bias within the context of the basic communication model. We’ll explore how modern media has fundamentally changed how we influence each other and how this can affect multicultural democracies.
Event Location:
Austin Public Library (Twin Oaks Branch)
1800 S 5th St, Austin, TX 78704, United States