Confronting Katrina: Race, Class, and Disaster in American Society

"Media, Culture, and the Politics of Representation: Viewing a Racialized Disaster" - Please join us for a series of panel discussions on Katrina and its aftermath,

featuring renowned scholars, journalists, and poverty/inequality experts.

Panels will explore how issues of race and class played a role in this national tragedy and what lessons can be learned from it. There will also be a Q&A session and audience participation.