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FSU presents second annual Emmett Till Archives Lecture Series

Published: March 16, 2023 | 2:29 pm | Posted in: University News

The upcoming Emmett Till Archive Lecture will take place at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 28 in the Broad Auditorium of the Claude Pepper Center.

Florida State University will host a talk on Mamie Till-Mobley’s significant contributions as a public educator and activist during the second annual Emmett Till Archives Lecture Series. Brandon M. Erby, assistant professor of writing, rhetoric and digital studies at the University of Kentucky, will present the “Educational Legacy of Mamie Till-Mobley” from 5:30-8 p.m. Tuesday, […]

FSU honors Native American & Alaska Native Heritage with film screening at Student Life Cinema

Published: March 8, 2023 | 12:00 pm | Posted in: Arts & Humanities

This short film series, made in partnership with Indigenous storytellers and their communities worldwide, invites learning time-honored Indigenous ways of being.

Florida State University’s Department of Art History, School of Communication and College of Communication and Information are co-sponsoring a series featuring short films produced by Indigenous filmmaking teams from around the world. The series aims to honor Native American and Alaska Native heritage by exploring Indigenous relationships to place, kinship and reciprocity. Seven episodes from […]

Fannie Lou Hamer documentary by FSU students, faculty and alumni wins top IDA award

Published: December 13, 2022 | 2:35 pm | Posted in: Education & Society

Joy Davenport, director of the film "Fannie Lou Hamer's America," completing principal photography in the Delta. (Fannie Lou Hamer's America)

A documentary touched by Florida State University students, faculty and alumni telling the story of Fannie Lou Hamer earned one of the top awards at the 38th Annual International Documentary Association (IDA) Awards. “Fannie Lou Hamer’s America” won Best TV Feature Documentary or Mini-Series during the ceremony, which took place Saturday, Dec. 10, in Los […]

FSU expert available to discuss new evidence in the lynching of Emmett Till

Published: July 1, 2022 | 12:03 pm | Posted in: Expert Pitches

Davis Houck, the Fannie Lou Hamer Professor of Rhetorical Studies in the Florida State University College of Communication and Information and one of the nation’s leading experts on the lynching of Emmett Till, is available to discuss the new evidence uncovered in the case. The new evidence is a warrant issued 67 years ago for […]

Ni’A Landon

Published: February 1, 2022 | 4:07 pm | Posted in: Student Stars

Motivated by her passion for servant leadership, Florida State University senior Ni’A Landon’s college career has centered on making campus a more inclusive and equitable environment for students of color. A public relations major with a minor in business and multicultural marketing communications, Landon has used her education and professional experience within the advertising industry to lead diversity panels within FSU’s School of Communication to […]

Fannie Lou Hamer documentary inspired by FSU professor’s research to make national premiere on PBS

Published: December 15, 2021 | 3:01 pm | Posted in: University News

“Fannie Lou Hamer’s America” won Best TV Feature Documentary or Mini-Series at the 38th Annual International Documentary Association (IDA) Awards.

A documentary telling the story of Fannie Lou Hamer will make its national debut on PBS thanks to the contributions of a Florida State University professor, alumni and students. “Fannie Lou Hamer’s America” will launch the landmark 10th season of America ReFramed with a special presentation on PBS at 9 p.m. ET Tuesday, Feb. […]

FSU presents inaugural Emmett Till Archives Lecture

Published: November 29, 2021 | 11:30 am | Posted in: University News

Emmett Till was a 14-year-old African American who was lynched in 1955 after being accused of offending a white woman in her family's grocery store.

Two of the nation’s foremost experts on the legacy of Emmett Till will be the featured speakers at Florida State University’s inaugural Emmett Till Archives Lecture Thursday. Filmmaker and producer Keith Beauchamp and writer Devery Anderson will discuss their work on the history of the Emmett Till case and their most recent projects with Davis […]

Podcasts across FSU’s campus foster connections during the COVID-19 pandemic

Published: March 17, 2021 | 9:46 am | Posted in: University News

The rise in popularity of podcasts is a trend that’s hit Florida State University, especially as the campus community looks for ways to stay connected during the COVID-19 pandemic. A variety of faculty, staff, students and alumni have launched an array of podcasts that share compelling stories featuring different programs and people at the university. […]

FSU Libraries, School of Communication form partnership with West Tallahatchie School District

Published: February 16, 2021 | 12:42 pm | Posted in: Science & Technology

(L to R) Davis Houck, Fannie Lou Hamer Professor of Rhetorical Studies, and Katie McCormick, associate dean for Special Collection and Archives. (FSU Libraries)

Florida State University Libraries and the School of Communication have formed a partnership with the West Tallahatchie School District in Tallahatchie County Mississippi. The partnership involves teaching the history of the Emmett Till case using primary source documents from the digitized Till Archives in FSU’s Special Collections. Students attending West Tallahatchie High School (WTHS) will […]

Two FSU alumni team up on film shown at Sundance Film Festival

Published: January 30, 2019 | 10:23 am | Posted in: Arts & Humanities

Members of the film team who made "I Snuck Off the Slave Ship."

Two Florida State University graduates are attending the renowned Sundance Film Festival, the largest showcase of independent films in the country, to participate in the premiere of a film they both worked on. Film editor Joy Elaine Davenport and videographer Pablo Correa, both graduates of FSU’s School of Communication, collaborated on the film “I Snuck […]

FSU professor offers expertise on project honoring civil rights icon

Published: February 22, 2018 | 10:50 am | Posted in: University News

Professor Davis Houck is Florida State University’s Fannie Lou Hamer Professor of Rhetorical Studies.

Davis W. Houck, Florida State University’s Fannie Lou Hamer Professor of Rhetorical Studies, is offering his expertise to help guide the production of a new documentary and curriculum about civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer. Houck, whose research interests include the Black Freedom Movement, is teaming up with Tougaloo College in Mississippi and the Kellogg […]

FSU researchers find plus-size fashion models help improve women’s psychological health

Published: June 7, 2017 | 1:41 pm | Posted in: Education & Society, Health & Medicine

Professors Russell Clayton and Jessica Ridgway found women are more likely to pay attention to and remember average and plus-size models in the media compared to thin models.

A new study by Florida State University researchers reveals women are more likely to pay attention to and remember average and plus-size models in the media compared to thin models. Women also experience enhanced psychological health after viewing plus-size models, according to the study published this week in the journal Communication Monographs. Russell Clayton, assistant […]

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