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Show COLLEGE OF SOCIAL WORK CASTING A WIDER NET:THE SOCIAL JUSTICE PODCAST SERIES Michael Wittke (Irene Ota) College of Social Work University of Utah The Social Justice Lecture Series presents nationally renowned professors, writers, and lecturers to the University of Utah w h o are at the forefront of major social justice issues in this country. These speakers and presentations help create an atmosphere of understanding and acceptance on our campus and in the community. Unfortunately, too few students, alumni, and community members have the ability to attend these impactful, but one-time only events, due to various restraints. Albeit, the content and lecturers provided are in high demand. Fortunately, technology is providing for many new innovations! One of which is the"podcast", a multimedia digital file which can m a d e available on the internet for downloading to a portable media player or computer. The objective of this exploratory artistic research project is to transform the already existing Social Justice Lecture Series into a podcast that translates well into audio format. This will be accomplished by formulating the official format for the broadcast, determining the required equipment (such as hardware and software), and identifying what policy and consent requirements are involved. The expected outcome of this research is the development of an organized, compelling, and sustainable format for an original idea - the "Social Justice Podcast Series". The Social Justice Podcast Series will provide everybody with Internet access easy to obtain, cost-free, and on-demand content, provided by the Social Justice Lecture Series. V&&..3H5. Irene Ota |