Information and Misinformation: Media, Morality, Manipulation
Mondays, 12 – 12:50 p.m. in Memorial Ballroom, Hall Campus Center (except where noted below)
Downloadable schedule with associated reading lists
Date |
Speakers |
Topic |
Jan. 28 | Jenny Horton, University of Lynchburg, Director of Knight-Capron Library Abby Lowery, Information Literacy Librarian Haley Lott, Outreach and Public Services Librarian |
Fake News |
Feb. 4 |
Tracey Grau Dixon, ’95, Executive Director, Lynchburg Daily Bread | “Finding real: Life lessons from a recovering tv news anchor” |
Feb. 11 | James Ivory, PhD, Virginia Tech, Associate Professor of Communication | “Online social representation and interaction: Our best selves, worst selves, or same selves?” |
Feb. 25 | Laura Kicklighter, PhD Associate Professor, University of Lynchburg, Westover Honors College | Medical model vs. the moral model of addiction |
Mar. 4 | The Rev. Robert W. Lee, 2019 Jennie Cutler Shumate Speaker
Lecture held in Sydnor Performance Hall, Schewel Hall |
Memorialization and Reparation |
Mar. 18 | David Freier, PhD, University of Lynchburg, Professor of Biomedical Science | “Vaccinations and public health: It’s not just about YOU!” |
Apr. 1 | Stef Nicovich, PhD, University of Lynchburg, Associate Professor of Marketing | Marketing with a Social Purpose |
Apr. 15 | Alisha Walker Marciano, PhD, University of Lynchburg, Professor of Psychology | “Psychological Health in a Digital World” |
Apr. 22 | Nancy Hubbard, DPhil, University of Lynchburg, Dean, School of Business and Economics | Communication or miscommunication |