Honors Program presents next in Satellite Seminar series

As part of the Phi Theta Kappa Honors Satellite Seminar series on pop culture, the Honors program is hosting "Shattering Stereotypes: How Popular Culture Vilifies the Cultural Other," presented by Jack Shaheen, professor emeritus of Mass Communications at Southern Illinois University and author of several award-winning books. The seminar is scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 25, from 4:30-5:30 p.m. in room 244 of the Communication building.

Shaheen, the author of Reel Bad Arabs: How Hollywood Vilifies a People and Arab and Muslim Stereotyping in American Popular Culture, will provide a historical overview of stereotypical images, particularly Arab images, in film, explain why such images persist and how these images affect individuals, public opinion and even public policy. Shaheen will offer solutions to the problem of stereotyping and will argue how Hollywood could (and should) play a role in dispelling injurious stereotypes. A former CBS news consultant on Middle East affairs whose other clients have ranged from the United Nations to Warner Brothers, Shaheen has been a regular guest on Nightline, Good Morning America, and The Today Show.

Future topics in the series include:

Born to Buy: Advertising and the New Consumer, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 5:30 p.m. in Liberal Arts building, room 135.
Jesus in America: Personal Savior and Cultural Hero, Tuesday, November 15, 5:30 p.m. Communication building, room 244.

More information on this seminar seriescan be found at www.ptk.org/honorsseminars/