The Centre for Cultural Studies Research at the University of East London is delighted to announce that our annual lecture for 2014 will be given by Glenn Greenwald, who came to the attention of the world in June 2013 as the journalist responsible for the publication of documents leaked by ex-NSA contractor Edward Snowden. The documents, which were published simultaneously in The Guardian and The Washington Post, revealed the extraordinary extent of US and UK government surveillance of both private citizens and foreign governments. Since then, the UK government has threatened Greenwald with criminal investigation and his partner, David Miranda, has been arrested and held for nine hours while passing through Heathrow airport on the pretext that he was carrying encrypted electronic documents. Greenwald, who is currently living in Brazil, has publicly stated that 'not being able to visit the UK is not something that I regard as a punishment'.
Greenwald's story raises significant questions about the freedom of the press under the terms of contemporary neoliberal power structures. At the same time, the documents leaked by Snowden, many of which are yet to be published, raise questions about the meaning of democracy in a world where governments continually spy on their citizens. What should be the role of the 'Fourth Estate' in combating the panoptic state? What is the future for investigative journalism when journalists who serve democracy are denounced as threats to national security?
Glenn Greenwald will be appearing by live link from Brazil. He will give a short lecture followed by an extended question and answer session. The event will be chaired by Debra Benita Shaw, Co-Director of CCSR and Jonathan Hardy, Reader in Media Studies in the School of Arts & Digital Industries at UEL. A wine reception will follow.
Date: Wednesday, May 14th, 2014
Venue: Room US.G.17, Ground Floor, University of East London, University Square Stratford, 1 Salway Road, London, E15 1NN.
To register and for further information, please follow this link http://culturalstudiesresearch.org/?p=1437
Dr Debra Benita Shaw
Reader in Cultural Theory/Programme Leader, BA (Hons) Cultural Studies
School of Arts & Digital Industries,
University of East London
Docklands Campus
1-4 University Way
LONDON E16 2RD
culturalstudiesresearch.org
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