Malaysian scholar Zaharom Nain is in residence at JSC for five weeks, from October 12 - November 13, 2009. His visit comes under the auspices of JSC's successful application to the Fulbright Visiting Specialists Program: Direct Access to the Muslim World. Professor Nain is an associate professor of communication studies at the Science University of Malaysia and is chair of the journalism program. His areas of interest are the political economy of communication and cultural studies. He is co-editor of Communication and Development: The Freirean Connection (2001) and Who Owns the Media? Global Trends and Local Resistances (2004).
Professor Nain will give a public talk about his work on Wednesday, October 28 in Bentley 207 at 7 p.m.
Above: Professor Nain (left) talks with Assistant Director of Development and Alumni Relations Evan Smith and Dibden Director Jan Herder at a 'Meet and Greet' reception held in his honor on Wednesday, October 14.
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