Harvard University Institute of Politics - The HBO Series The Wire - A Compelling Portrayal of an American City

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Event Speakers: David Simon , Nora Baston , Geoffrey Canada Event Moderators: Professor William Julius Wilson Event Co-Sponsors: HBO , Harvard's W.E. B. Du Bois Institute for African American Research , Department of African and African American Studies , HKS' Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston , Program in Criminal Justice Policy and Management (link)

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Watch an exciting 'Wire' event
Published 4/9/2008 by Whitney Matheson at USATODAY.com - Pop Candy
... , wrote to me about an interesting event that may have escaped some fans of HBO's The Wire . "I attended a Harvard-hosted forum about The Wire last Friday, which was completely packed, standing-room only," he says. "They have already shared multi-camera video . It's fascinating stuff, covering topics more far-reaching than the bounds of a television show. I don't think many people know this even happened or that the video exists." Panelists included creator/executive producer David Simon ; Sudhir Venkatesh, a sociology professor at Columbia University; Nora Baston from ...

'The Wire' goes to Harvard
Published 4/11/2008 by Tempo at The Watcher
... Fans of "The Wire" may want to check out this 94-minute video of a recent panel discussion of the show at Harvard University's Institute of Politics. ...