CKUT 90.3FM, in collaboration with Media@ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ, presents a public talk on the history of alternative media in Quebec. Keynote speaker Anna Leventhal is a media enthusiast, scholar and writer whose research and public works reflect a deep commitment to media democracy. A ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ alumnus, she has been involved in grassroots media initiatives in Montreal for the past decade. Anna currently co-hosts CKUT'S feminist music show, Venus.
Roots of Grass: An (Incomplete) History of Alternative Media in Quebec is the public keynote presentation for CKUT's Training Days, a weekend of skill-sharing workshops and discussions designed to make grassroots media easy and accessible to ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ students and station members.
On Sunday evening, CKUT presents another public talk, Campus Community Radio in Canada, at 4:30pm at The Yellow Door, 3625 Aylmer (map). This discussion, featuring Sharmeen Khan from CKLN radio in Toronto, will focus on the history of community/campus radio and its function in today's media landscape.
Anna Leventhal is a graduate of ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ University's Communication Studies Masters program, where she researched public-access television. She was the curator of , an exhibition shown at the ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ University Library. She was part of the , and is one of the founders of the Bibliograph/e Zine Library. She blogs for , and is the contributing editor of The Art of Trespassing, a new anthology from Invisible Publishing.
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