Lecture presentation: “Violence Against Women:
By Walter Astrada — photojournalist for Getty Images
Wednesday, Sept. 14 at 7 p.m.
The Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute in the Fred W. Smith Forum
Acclaimed photojournalist Walter Astrada will be visiting the J-School on Wednesday, Sept. 14 to present his images of global conflict and his documentary project on gender-related violence.
Astrada’s five-year project, “Violence Against Women,” documents sexual torture, murder and female infanticide in Guatemala, the Congo and India. The New York Times writes: “This powerful view of the global effects of violence on women is a result of Mr. Astrada’s strong personal conviction and stubborn perseverance.”
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In 2010, Astrada collaborated with MediaStorm on “Undesired,” a multimedia project that examines social injustice and violence facing women in India. The story won first place for Multimedia Issue Reporting in Pictures of the Year International.
The lecture is free and everyone is welcome.
Wednesday, Sept. 14 at 7 p.m.
Fred W. Smith Forum at the Reynolds Journalism Institute