Community Corner
South Side Author Jacqueline Stewart Among 25 `Genius Grant' Recipients
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation's grants include an award of $625,000 to each recipient.
CHICAGO (CBS) — Racism, COVID-19 and other big issues of the day figure prominently in the work of many of the 25 recipients of this year’s “genius grants.” One of those grants will go to a South Side film scholar, professor at the University of Chicago and creator of the South Side Movie Project.
A local honoree, Professor Jacqueline Stewart, is from the city’s South Side. She also teaches at the University of Chicago where she is a Professor in the Department of Cinema and Media Studies and the College, Director of Arts + Public Life. Stewart is also the host of “Silent Sunday Nights” on Turner Classic Movies (TCM.)
