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Jay Rosenstein

Documentary Filmmaker and Professor of Media & Cinema Studies

Jay Rosenstein is a Peabody and Emmy Award winning documentary filmmaker, whose work focuses on vital social issues and giving voice to the stories of underrepresented minorities. His best-known film, IN WHOSE HONOR?, is a ground-breaking work that examines the controversy over the use of American Indian mascots and nicknames in sports, and is still considered the seminal text on the subject. He is currently a Center For Advanced Study Professor of Media & Cinema Studies at the University of Illinois, Urbana. In 1981, he attended concerts by the Grateful Dead, Frank Zappa, and the Rolling Stones, all in the same week. It was a good week.

November 17, 2017

No Taxpayer Dollars For Coaches At the U of I? You May Be Surprised
November 22, 2017

Low Income Pays For Luxury
November 15, 2017

The Athletic Fee That Isn't There. Except It Is.
November 15, 2017

U Of I Athletic Director Gets A Raise, Taxpayers Get The Bill

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July 24, 2017

Twenty Years of Fighting Native American Mascots with "In Whose Honor?"
December 6, 2017

How Do Native Americans Really Feel About the Washington Redskins Nickname? Don't Use the Phone
December 6, 2017

Solving the College Tuition Problem Is Easy
March 22, 2015

Turning a College Football F Into a College Tuition A
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