Amplifying Voices: A Workshop with Nigel Poor

Date: Friday, February 28, 2020 from 10:00am to 12:00pm

Location: Doheny Memorial Library (DML), Room 121

Type: Workshop, LI-Humanities

Genre: Literary Arts, Humanities, Art & Design, Science/Technology

ADMISSION:
Admission is free and open to USC students only. Reservations required. Capacity is limited RSVP beginning Thursday, January 30, at 9 a.m.

USC Students: RSVP

DESCRIPTION:
Artist and podcast producer Nigel Poor will present a special workshop for students on developing creative media projects in partnership with underserved communities. Poor is one of the creators behind Ear Hustle, an acclaimed podcast produced inside San Quentin that showcases stories about life behind bars.



Bio:
Nigel Poor
is a visual artist whose work has been exhibited nationally and internationally. She is a professor of photography at California State University, Sacramento. In 2011, Poor got involved with San Quentin State Prison as a volunteer professor for the Prison University Project. In 2013, she started working with a group of incarcerated men producing a radio project called The San Quentin Prison Report. She is the co-creator, co-producer, and co-host of the Ear Hustle podcast.

Related event:
Ear Hustle: An Evening with Nigel Poor and Earlonne Woods
Thursday, February 27, at 7 p.m.
Wallis Annenberg Hall, Forum
For more info, click here.

Presented by USC Visions and Voices: The Arts and Humanities Initiative. Organized by Stephanie Bower (Writing Program), Willa Seidenberg (Communication and Journalism), and Heidi Rummel (Law, Post-Conviction Justice Project).

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