Six St. Bonaventure University students are taking part in a Jandoli Institute workshop with PolitiFact Senior Correspondent Louis Jacobson. The students began working during winter break and meet regularly on Zoom with Jacobson and Jandoli Institute Executive Director Richard Lee…. Read More ›
Music is a powerful force for social change. Sharp Notes, Sharp Thoughts will explore connections between music and social justice – past and present to build a better future. Through the perspectives of scholars, musicians, journalists and others, we will… Read More ›
By Chris Mackowski In a Feb. 18, 1863, letter to his brother, Sen. John Sherman of Ohio, Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman lamented what he saw as a deterioration of American ideals. In order to defeat the Confederacy, he feared… Read More ›
The Jandoli Institute Media Studies Across Disciplines project is a collection of research essays by St. Bonaventure University faculty members. The essays connect different academic disciplines with the field of communication. The project was funded by the Leo E. Keenan… Read More ›
By Richard Lee If I had to describe today’s Andrew Cuomo news conference in one word, that word would be defiant. Yes, he apologized and said he was embarrassed, but he also dared the legislature to make good on threats… Read More ›
Music inspired by Bruce Springsteen’s brush with the law, featuring Bruce’s songs about criminals (‘Johnny 99’ & ‘Outlaw Pete’), crime (‘Murder Incorporated’), his $500 fine (‘The Price You Pay’) and more from Jandoli Institute Executive Director Richard Lee’s Feb. 26 radio… Read More ›
By Richard Lee Mr. Mayor, the NBC comedy that completed a short nine-episode season last week, captured many of the day-to-day activities that go into the job of running a city. Mayor Neil Bremer (played by Ted Danson) dealt with… Read More ›
In a Feb. 15 forum, the Jandoli Institute \explored the role that musicians’ fans can play in promoting social justice. Dr. Alex Gillham, an assistant professor of philosophy at St. Bonaventure University, led the program, which was titled “Prevention, Proliferation,… Read More ›
Songs about what we’ve missed since the arrival of the pandemic just about a year ago: “We’re Having a Party,” “On Broadway,” “Smiling Faces” and more from Jandoli Institute Executive Director Richard Lee’s Feb. 19 radio show on WSBU-FM (88.3)…. Read More ›
By Michael P. Riccards When I was a boy, we had off Lincoln’s Birthday and Washington’s Birthday, and the media each year featured stories on each of these great men. Now we have combined the two days into Presidents Day… Read More ›
By Adam Odolil Voting is an integral part of our democracy, and yet it appears to me that simply being a citizen of the United States is not a sufficient condition for being able to vote. One key component of… Read More ›
By Abby Borkowski Imagine this: a world where the government guidelines and media focus on sharing how to fix the root problem by incorporating healthy lifestyle behaviors, (e.g. movement, healthy eating, sleep, managing stress, and self-care) to help change the… Read More ›
Music from the 2021 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominees from Jandoli Institute Executive Director Richard Lee’s Feb. 12 radio show on WSBU-FM (88.3). Lee’s show streams live on Fridays at noon at on the WSBU livestream site.. More… Read More ›
In a forum scheduled for Feb. 15, the Jandoli Institute will explore the role that musicians’ fans can play in promoting social justice. The forum, “Prevention, Proliferation, and Prioritization: The Good You Can Do as a Fan,” will begin at… Read More ›
