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Talking Television in a Pandemic, Episode 6: Global Geographies

July 13, 2020 by Chris Becker

A SPECIAL BONUS EPISODE IN OUR SERIES ON HOW WE ENCOUNTER, ENGAGE WITH, AND TEACH TELEVISION STUDIES IN THE WAKE OF THE GLOBAL PANDEMIC.

Our special series “Talking Television in a Pandemic” continues with a bonus sixth episode! What can non-North American perspectives teach us about television’s negotiation between the local and the global, both during the global pandemic and amidst global protest movements for liberation and racial justice?

Guest Scholars: Chris Becker, Liz Giuffre, Misha Kavka, Jinying Li, Jeff Scheible, and Francesca Sobande

For more on the participants and on this special series, click here.