University Speaker Series Hosts Two Outstanding Cultural Commentators This Spring
February 01, 2011
The University Speaker Series continues
this spring with presentations from two remarkable, creative
individuals, each of whom offers a fascinating outlook on
contemporary culture. Both events are open to the public and
admission is free. The lectures will be held in the
Greenfelder-Denlinger Boardrooms of the Student Community
Center.
Broadcast journalist, filmmaker, and commentator Callie Crossley,
will speak on “Media Literacy,” at 7 p.m., Tuesday, February 22.
The award-winning journalist will share her views on the
21st century media––from broadcast to Internet and
print––and lend her perspective on how to be a savvy viewer,
listener, and reader. Crossley was a producer for the ABC News show
20/20 and for the
acclaimed documentary series Eyes
on the Prize: America’s Civil Rights Year 1954-1965. For the
last eight years, she has served as the program manager for the
Neiman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University, directing
the organization’s speakers program.
Crossley is visiting several Saint Leo University classes during
the week of February 21 in collaboration with the Council of
Independent College’s Woodrow Wilson Visiting Fellows
Program.
The following month, artist Makoto Fujimura, will be speaking on
“Faith and Art,” at 7 p.m., Tuesday, March 29, during the season of
Lent. This extraordinary painter has created five contemporary
abstract works, along with additional imagery, for an illuminated
edition of the Four Holy
Gospels. The cloth-covered volume has just been released by
Crossway Publishing in commemoration of the 400th
anniversary of the King James Bible. Its publication is a marked
departure from illustrated Biblical texts whose artwork has
depicted particular characters or scenes.
Fujimura writes and speaks internationally as an advocate for the
arts. He is a Christian who enjoys bringing people from varied
backgrounds together to discuss culture, art, and humanity.
Fujimura was born in Boston, educated in both the United States and
Japan, and lives in New York City.
