April 18, 2005
Knight Chair Forum: Whose Crusade? Media, Muslims and the "Kingdom of Heaven"
Annenberg Auditorium, 5:00 pm | |
Join journalism professor
Diane Winston, USC Annenberg's Knight Chair in Media and Religion, for a panel discussion with scholars, religious leaders, and fim critics about the soon-to-be-released film
Kingdom of Heaven, directed by Ridley Scott. Confirmed panelists include
Aymen Khalifa, a cultural consultant on Islamic issues;
John Aberth, historian and author of "A Knight at the Movies: Medieval History on Film"; and
Reuven Firestone, professor of Medieval Judaism and Islam at Hebrew Union College in Los Angeles and author of "Jihad: The Origin of Holy War In Islam." This event is co-sponsored by the USC Center on Public Diplomacy, the Office of Relgious Life, the School of Cinema-Television, the School of Religion, the USC Center for Religion and Civic Culture and the TriBeCa Film Festival. Reception follows. RSVPs requested.
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