Presented by the OIA Area Studies Centers:2021-2022 K-12 Global Fellowship Program
"Suppression of Independent Media Outlets and Journalism"
“Warring against the truth: Wuhan, COVID-19 and media suppression”
Elizabeth Shim, Global Asian Culture, and United Press International (previous)
Abstract: Elizabeth Shim will use Chinese state media and censorship during the initial COVID outbreak and its aftermath as a case study of media suppression in China. I covered China’s initial response to the outbreak in Wuhan in early 2020. The talk will also trace the Chinese government’s relationship with the news media to its post-Tiananmen origins and address Xi Jinping’s rise to power in a global context. While China’s authoritarianism poses challenges, the country’s hard-right turn also comes at a time when the West has culturally leaned into a multi-pronged assault on democratic values. The third part of my talk would focus on how white supremacy, politicized mass affect and indifference to truth in the West and the situation in China collided, yielding toxic results, including but not limited to the surge in anti-Asian hate crimes during the pandemic.
OIA Area Studies Centers' 2021-2022 K-12 Global Fellowship Program Cohort (September 11, 2021 - March 26, 2022, 6 Saturdays)
The program's aim is to connect teachers from across the state of Ohio in a series of discussion group sessions that focus on contemporary issues from a global perspective. The sessions will take place on Saturdays throughout the 2021-2022 academic year from 9AM-12PM via remote delivery.
Participation will depend on the completion and acceptance of a program application and attendance at all sessions is required. The program cohort will be limited to 40 pre- and in-service teachers and each participant will receive 1.6 Continuing Education Units (CEU) and text resources to use in their classrooms for completing the program. Two weeks prior to each session, participants will be provided with a reading to prepare in advance and each session will include a lecture by a guest expert followed by group discussion.
The theme for this year’s program is “Suppression of Independent Media Outlets and Journalism.” In this year’s program teachers will learn about the struggles that journalists and independent media outlets face when covering issues and events in different regions across the globe. Additionally, the program will cover state run media outlets, how they function, and how they shape the public’s perception of local and world events and other media outlets. The pedagogy session will give participants tips and strategies on how to teach students to find reliable sources and identifying bias in media.
Program Dates and Topics
- September 11, 2021: Pre-program orientation and networking session
- October 2, 2021: Introduction to Journalism and Media with Jeff Trimble (Ohio State U.)
- November 13, 2021: Eastern Europe/Eurasia and Middle East Regional Topic Session with Jeff Trimble (Ohio State U.)
- January 29, 2022: East Asia Regional Topic Session with Elizabeth Shim (United Press International)
- February 26, 2022: Pedagogy Session with Daniel Redman (Ohio State U.)
- March 26, 2022: Latin America Regional Topic Session with Dr. Ignacio Corona (Ohio State U.)
The 2021-22 program is free and open to all pre- and in-service teachers in the United States. Application period closed.
The seminar is organized by the Center for Slavic, East European and Eurasian Studies Center (CSEES), in partnership with the Center for Latin American Studies (CLAS) East Asian Studies Center (EASC) with support from the U.S. Department of Education Title VI Grants.
