Past Conferences > Counterpublics, Media and Social Change
(April 11-12, 2007)

An interdisciplinary Kern Communication Symposium, "Counterpublics, Media and Social Change, April 11-12, 2007, featured two days of invited speakers and panelists exploring emergent theories and instances of "counterpublics" in relationship to communication media and social change. Wednesday's presentations focused on Counterpublics, Media and Democracy. Thursday presentations focused on Counterpublics, Media and Environments.

The Keynote Address, "The Revolutionary Public Sphere" was presented by Dana Cloud, University of Texas. Other presenters included Matthew H. Bernius (RIT); Alex Bitterman (RIT); Anne Demo (Syracuse University); Neil Hair (RIT), Christine Harold (University of Georgia); Donna Kowal (SUNY College at Brockport); Mark Meisner (SUNY, ESF); Tarla Rai Peterson (Texas A& M University); Phaedra Pezzullo ( University of Indiana); and Amit Ray ( RIT).