SFU experts on police brutality protests

CONTACT:
Shradhha Sharma ; University Communications and Marketing, 604.202.2504, shradhha_sharma@sfu.ca

Adel Iskandar, Communication, 778.668.6755, adel_iskandar@sfu.ca

• Race relations, police brutality and the securitization of public life in the US
• Role of media 
• Uprisings and protests

Anil Hira, Political Science, ahira@sfu.ca

• U.S. President Donald Trump’s response to country-wide protests
• Possible impact of protests on U.S. Presidential election

Wendy Hui Kyong Chun, Communication, whkchun@sfu.ca

(Chun is a Canada 150 Chair in New Media at SFU) 

*Available via phone or Zoom at 4 pm

• Leads SFU's Digital Democracies Group, which integrates research and data science to address questions of equality and social justice.
• Digital media and its impact on everyday life

Peter Chow-White, Communication, 604.603.3794, peter_chow-white@sfu.ca

• Social media use during a crisis
• Trends in how we use social media

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