Science, Serendipity and the Search for Truth: Point of View

Point of View will focus on the limitations and opportunities afforded by the necessary use of multiple points of view in a variety of perhaps surprising contexts. USC anthropologist Amy Parish will discuss how point of view has been central to her research into relationships among female bonobos. From a journalistic perspective, Victor Navasky, author of the recently published A Matter of Opinion, will draw on his experience as an editor at Monocle, "a leisurely quarterly of political satire" (it came out twice a year), The New York Times and The Nation to speak about objectivity, subjectivity, ideology and opinion. Victor is currently chairman of the Columbia Journalism Review. Finally, Jon Boorstin, Oscar-nominated filmmaker and author of Making Movies Work, will talk about how making movies, and enjoying them, relies upon the mysteries of point of view.For more information, please visit:http://www.usc.edu/webapps/events_calendar/custom/113/index.php?category=Item&item=0.861401&active_category=Upcoming

Location: Gin Wong Conference Center

Audiences: Everyone Is Invited

Contact: Daria Yudacufski