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She Said: An Evening with Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey

Talk/Lecture
Great Hall
$30 ($24/members)
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Journalists Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey

Experience an exclusive evening with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey, the brilliant minds behind the Harvey Weinstein exposé detailed in their acclaimed book, She Said: Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story That Helped Ignite a Movement.

The evening’s conversation will be moderated by Dr. Lisa Corrigan, PhD, professor of communication, director of the gender studies program, and affiliate faculty in African & African American Studies and Latin American and Latino Studies at the University of Arkansas.

The discussion will delve deep into courage, resilience, and truth, offering a captivating exploration beyond headlines.

After the conversation, join us for a book signing of She Said. And be sure not to miss Annie Leibovitz’s inclusion of Kantor and Twohey’s portraits in our exhibition Annie Leibovitz at Work.

See you there!

Tickets are $30 ($24 for members), reserve your spot online or with Guest Services at (479) 657-2335 today.

About the Speakers

Jodi Kantor

Jodi Kantor is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter and best-selling author whose work has revealed hidden truths about power, gender, technology, politics, and culture. Before digging into the Harvey Weinstein investigation, Kantor’s reporting created waves across other fields. Her inquiry into Starbucks’ usage of automated scheduling systems revealed widespread detriment to workers. Kantor’s journalism spurred company-wide changes and helped launch a national fair scheduling movement.

Following her and David Streitfeld’s investigation into punishing practices at Amazon’s corporate headquarters, Amazon changed its human resources policies by introducing paternity leave and eliminating its employee ranking system. Kantor’s article detailing Harvard Business School’s attempt to change its climate for women provoked a national conversation about women in business schools.

Additionally, her report on working mothers and breastfeeding inspired two readers to create the first free-standing lactation suites for nursing mothers; the innovation is now available in hundreds of airports and stadiums.

Ms. Kantor, a contributor to CBS This Morning, lives in Brooklyn with her husband, Ron Lieber, and their two daughters.

 

Megan Twohey

Megan Twohey is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter for The New York Times and co-author of the bestselling book She Said: Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story That Helped Ignite a Movement.

Twohey has focused much of her reporting on the treatment of women and children. In 2016, her reporting gave voice to the women who accused Donald J. Trump of groping and other sexual misconduct. She uncovered an underground re-homing network, where parents gave unwanted adopted children away to internet strangers. She pioneered a Reuters series entitled The Child Exchange, which showed how this dangerous black market operated without government oversight. This work was a finalist for the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting.

Twohey was also one of the first journalists to expose how police and prosecutors were shelving DNA evidence collected after sex crimes, robbing victims of their chance for justice. In response to her stories, Illinois passed the first state law mandating the testing of every rape kit. Twohey is also a contributor to NBC and MSNBC. A native of Evanston, Illinois, she lives in Brooklyn with her husband and daughter.

 

Lisa M. Corrigan

Dr. Lisa M. Corrigan (PhD University of Maryland) is a Professor of Communication, Director of the Gender Studies Program, and Affiliate Faculty in both African & African American Studies and Latin American and Latino Studies at the University of Arkansas.

Her first book, Prison Power: How Prison Politics Influenced the Movement for Black Liberation (University Press of Mississippi, 2016), is the recipient of the 2017 Diamond Anniversary Book Award and the 2017 African American Communication and Culture Division Outstanding Book Award—both from the National Communication Association.

Her second book is titled Black Feelings: Race and Affect in the Long Sixties (University Press of Mississippi, 2020), and it was the Honorable Mention for the 2021 Marie Hochmuth-Nichols Award for Outstanding Public Address Scholarship from the National Communication Association.