Author Talk: Israel and Gaza in the News

The fast-paced news cycle coupled with demands from social media to “pick a side” have confused audiences trying to follow the events in Israel and Gaza. This talk aims to provide context behind popular circulating narratives and tools for detecting misinformation.

This talk will be hosted by Sara Shaban, author of Iranian Feminism and Transnational Ethics in Media Discourse.

About the Author: Sara Shaban identifies as a critical/cultural scholar focused on the intersections between media, women’s social movements, and geopolitics in the Middle East. Shaban’s academic work is rooted within the theoretical frameworks of transnationalism and femonationalism. Her award-winning research is published in the International Journal of Communication, Communication and Critical Cultural Studies, and Journalism: Theory, Practice & Criticism.

Prior to life in academia, Shaban worked in U.S. local news as a producer before pursuing freelance journalism in Israel, the West Bank, and Sierra Leone. Shaban is fueled by her passion for social justice, specifically for immigrants and refugees. She was involved in initiatives to improve conditions for incoming refugees during the 2015 crisis and served as a volunteer and board member for the Immigrant and Refugee Women’s Program in St. Louis. Additionally, she served as the communications director for the St. Louis based NGO Project Peanut Butter — an organization committed to the eradication of child malnutrition throughout sub-Saharan Africa.

Free to Attend
in the Programming Room