Transnational Studies Initiative Workshop Special Event

Date and Time

March 3, 2011
03:00PM - 06:00PM EST

"Bronzes and Broadcasts: How Museums and the Media Reach Global Audiences"

This activity, hosted by the Transnational Studies Initiative, the Weatherhead Center, the Hauser Center, the Harvard Museums and the Office for the Arts at Harvard, will feature two panels discussions.

Panel I - The Media
3:00–4:30 p.m.

Panelists:
Robin Young,Host of Here and Now, WBUR.
Philippa Thomas,correspondent and anchor, BBC World News. Nieman Fellow, Harvard University.
Jennifer Eccleston,correspondent, CNN, Rome. Nieman Fellow, Harvard University.

Discussant:
Jim Bildner, Chair, Innovative Capital, Kresge Foundation, and Fellow, Hauser Center, Harvard University.


Panel II - Museums4:35–6:00 p.m.

Panelists:
Helen Rees Leahy,Director, Centre for Museology, University of Manchester, UK.
Dan L. Monroe,Executive Director and CEO, Peabody Essex Museum.
Teresa A. Carbone,Andrew W. Mellon Curator of American Art, Brooklyn Museum.

Discussant:
Peggy Levitt, Associate, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs. Professor of Sociology and Chair, Department of Sociology, Wellesley College. Co-director, Transnational Studies Initiative, Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations, Harvard Kennedy School.

Speakers:

Robin Young, Host of Here and Now, WBUR.

Philippa Thomas, Correspondent and anchor, BBC World News. Nieman Fellow, Harvard University.

Jennifer Eccleston, Correspondent, CNN, Rome. Nieman Fellow, Harvard University.

Helen Rees Leahy, Director, Centre for Museology, University of Manchester, UK.

Dan L. Monroe, Executive Director and CEO, Peabody Essex Museum.

Teresa A. Carbone, Andrew W. Mellon Curator of American Art, Brooklyn Museum.

Chairs:

Peggy Levitt, Associate. Co-Director, Transnational Studies Initiative, Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations, Harvard Kennedy School; Chair; Professor of Sociology, Department of Sociology, Wellesley College.

Jim Bildner, Chair, Innovative Capital, Kresge Foundation, and Fellow, Hauser Center, Harvard University.

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