FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 23, 2001 CONTACT: Lisa Lacher, (515) 271-3119 DRAKE SPEAKER TO DISCUSS 'ICONIC PHOTOGRAPHY AND PUBLIC CULTURE' TUESDAY AFTERNOON John Louis Lucaites, a faculty member at Indiana University, will give a presentation on "Iconic Photography and Public Culture" at 4 p.m. Tuesday, April 24, in the Honors Lounge of Medbury Hall, 1317 28th St. The event is free and open to the public. Iconic photos are those pictures from the news media that are widely recognized and emotionally powerful depictions of historical events. Examples include the flag raising on Iwo Jima and the girl running from a napalm attack in South Vietnam. At Indiana University, Lucaites is associate professor in the Department of Communication and Culture, adjunct associate professor in American Studies and a fellow at the Poynter Center for the Study of Ethics. He is co-author of "Crafting Equality: America's Anglo-African Word." In addition, he is co-editor of "Contemporary Rhetorical Theory: A Reader" and of "Martin Luther King Jr. and the Sermonic Power of Public Discourse." His appearance at Drake is sponsored by the Honors Program and the Department of Rhetoric and Communication Studies. For more information, call (515) 271-2999.