"Towards a Political Economy of Social Movement Media"
John Downing is a Professor Emeritus and Founding Director of the New Global Media Research Center at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. He studies international communication, alternative media, and social movements and has authored books such as Radical Media: Rebellious Communication and Social Movements and edited books such as the comprehensive Encyclopedia of Social Media Movements.
Plenary co-sponsored by The Ruth K. and Shepard Broad International Lecture Series and the Union for Democratic Communications