Josh Kun Keynote: Precarious Sounds / Sounding Sanctuary
Feb 16th - 17th, 2018
Josh Kun — USC professor, MacArthur Fellow and director of the Lear Center’s Popular Music Project — keynotes “Precarious Sounds… More
USC Facebook Live: Elizabeth Currid-Halkett & Johanna Blakley on Self-Representation
Feb 1st, 2018
Watch USC Price School’s Elizabeth Currid-Halkett and the Lear Center’s Johanna Blakley discuss their shared interest in self-representation, in advance of… More
2020 Countdown: 50th Anniversary of Earth Day
Jan 29th, 2018
Maximize the Medium. Mobilize the Movement. Norman Lear, Lyn Lear, Louie Schwartzberg, Denis Hayes, Kathleen Rogers, Stacey Sher and Kerry… More
WATCH – Kennedy Center Honors: Norman Lear Among Recipients
Dec 26th, 2017
For the 40th consecutive year, the Kennedy Center Honors Gala will celebrate notable American artists; the 2017 honorees include American television… More
Entertainment Education & Media Impact Assessment: Johanna Blakley
Nov 15th - 16th, 2017
Lear Center Managing Director Johanna Blakley presents on the entertainment education model our Hollywood, Health & Society program uses as… More
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What Is Entertainment, Anyway? Welcome to the Attention Economy: Marty Kaplan Keynote
Nov 7th, 2017
Lear Center director Marty Kaplan explores the place of museums’ messages in our attention economy in his keynote at the 2017… More
Adam Amel Rogers on Entertainment and Politics
Oct 25th, 2017
The USC Unruh Associates at the Unruh Institute of Politics hosted an entertainment and politics panel featuring the Lear Center’s Adam… More
Friday the 13th: Rewriting the Nuclear Horror Story
Oct 13th, 2017
This sobering panel discussion on nuclear threats and hopeful innovative solutions, hosted by Hollywood, Health & Society, features screenwriter Mark Bomback… More
2017 Sentinel Awards
Sep 27th, 2017
The 2017 Sentinel Awards honored eleven shows, chosen from a record number of entries, showcasing topics that include maternal health, opioid abuse,… More
¡VAMOS! Immigrants Charting A Path Forward
Sep 5th, 2017
Popular Music Project director Josh Kun has gathered musical friends and family for a day of free workshops and panel discussions… More