4 February 2010

To Tweet Or Not To Tweet: that is the question

When the German sociologist and philosopher Jürgen Habermas started tweeting recently, the subject he chose was the internet. Or was it? The 81 year old academic and intellectual is often cited as one of the most influential […]
2 February 2010

JMSC’s Thomas Abraham defends the WHO

Thomas Abraham, Director of the Public Health Communication Programme and Assistant Professor at the JMSC, has struck back at sceptics attacking the World Health Organisation for the way it’s handled the H1N1 pandemic. Accusations have included a […]
30 January 2010

Fighting for Press Freedom in Southeast Asia

The recent conviction of Vietnamese human rights attorney, Le Cong Dinh, in Ho Chi Minh City is a blow to press freedom in South East Asia. Dinh was found guilty with three others of trying […]
25 January 2010

Must see – Cambodia documentary this weekend!

Make a date in your diary for the weekend of Jan 20-31 to watch Cambodia Surgical Ward, filmed and directed by the JMSC's adjunct lecturer, Rob McBride, and produced by Director of Broadcast Programme, Jim Laurie.
22 January 2010

Japanese Memories of Violence – Film Symposium

Documentary maker and Visiting Associate Professor at the JMSC, Nancy Tong, will screen her prize winning documentary, In the Name of the Emperor, at a film symposium titled History, Trauma and Memory on Wednesday, February […]