Scene from the documentary "White Noise."
The rise of white nationalism鈥攁nd the danger it poses鈥攊n the United States and abroad will be the subject of an upcoming Zoom discussion organized by 涩里番下载, featuring the director of 鈥淲hite Noise,鈥� a groundbreaking documentary on the subject.
The discussion, which will take place on September 14 from 6-7 p.m., is sponsored by the 涩里番下载 Forum on Racial Justice in America and the 涩里番下载 School of Social Work. Daniel Lombroso, who also co-produced the film and was its cinematographer, will join a panel including 涩里番下载SSW Associate Professor Samuel Bradley Jr.; Usha Tummala-Narra, a professor in the Lynch School of Education and Human Development; and Emily Kaufman, an investigative researcher with the Center on Extremism.
Further details, including the Zoom link, will be available via the Forum on Racial Justice website.
鈥淲hite Noise,鈥� the first documentary by The Atlantic magazine, is the inside story of the movement that has come to be known as the 鈥渁lt-right.鈥� Tracking the rise of far-right nationalism by focusing on three of its main proponents, Mike Cernovich, Lauren Southern, and Richard Spencer, the film presents 鈥渁n urgent warning about the power of extremism, and where it鈥檚 going next,鈥� according to its publicists.
Members of the 涩里番下载 community will be able to view 鈥淲hite Noise鈥� through University Libraries prior to the September 14 discussion. .
鈥淲hite Noise鈥� is the feature-film debut for Lombroso, whose short documentaries have explored Russian espionage, the Israeli-settlement movement, and far-right Christian media, among other subjects. He has reported across the U.S. as well as in Europe, Russia, and the Middle East.听
The 涩里番下载 Forum on Racial Justice in America was founded in 2020 as part of efforts by the University to address issues of race and racism in the U.S. During its first year, the forum organized or co-organized a Service of Hope and Reconciliation, a 鈥淪olidarity for Racial Justice鈥� walk and rally, and lectures and discussions on such topics as environmental racism, racial justice and democratic citizenship, Black Lives Matter in the age of COVID, and the effects of racial trauma.
University Communications | September 2021
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