Beste Area Studies podcasts (2024)

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“Latin Lessons: How South America Stopped Listening to the U.S. and Started Prospering” 1:20:30

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A talk by Hal Whitesman, Financial Times' Chicago and Midwest bureau chief.Thanks to demand from big emerging economies, most South American governments have become increasingly "resource nationalistic" and have ramped up social spending to meet the needs of the poor and the indigenous, causing poverty levels to drop - at the same time as poverty h…

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“Latin Lessons: How South America Stopped Listening to the U.S. and Started Prospering” (video) 1:20:31

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Thanks to demand from big emerging economies, most South American governments have become increasingly “resource nationalistic” and have ramped up social spending to meet the needs of the poor and the indigenous, causing poverty levels to drop – at the same time as poverty has been on the increase in the United States. Will the U.S. continue losing…

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“All the Missing Souls: A Personal History of the War Crimes Tribunals” 1:14:22

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A talk by David Scheffer, Director of the Center for International Human Rights at Northwestern University. As senior adviser to Madeleine Albright and then as President Clinton’s ambassador-at-large for war crimes issues, David Scheffer was at the forefront of the efforts that led to criminal tribunals for the Balkans, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, and Ca…

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“All the Missing Souls: A Personal History of the War Crimes Tribunals” (video) 1:14:23

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As senior adviser to Madeleine Albright and then as President Clinton’s ambassador-at-large for war crimes issues, David Scheffer was at the forefront of the efforts that led to criminal tribunals for the Balkans, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, and Cambodia, and that resulted in the creation of the permanent International Criminal Court. All the Missing Sou…

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"Climate Change & the International Negotiations" (audio) 1:26:50

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Since the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change was established in 1994, efforts to secure international agreement on climate policy have gained increasing attention, but compromise on the issues has not been easy to achieve.Door The Center for International Studies at the University of Chicago

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"Climate Change & the International Negotiations" (video) 1:26:50

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Since the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change was established in 1994, efforts to secure international agreement on climate policy have gained increasing attention, but compromise on the issues has not been easy to achieve.Door The Center for International Studies at the University of Chicago

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"Venezuela Speaks!" (audio) 1:27:08

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For the last decade, Venezuela’s “Bolivarian Revolution” has captured international attention. Poverty, inequality, and unemployment have all dropped, while health, education, and living standards have seen a commensurate rise. Venezuela Speaks! is the real, bottom-up account of the country's bloodless uprising and reorganization.Co-editor Carlos M…

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"Venezuela Speaks!" (video) 1:27:08

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For the last decade, Venezuela’s “Bolivarian Revolution” has captured international attention. Poverty, inequality, and unemployment have all dropped, while health, education, and living standards have seen a commensurate rise. Venezuela Speaks! is the real, bottom-up account of the country's bloodless uprising and reorganization.Co-editor Carlos M…

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"Cutting the Fuse: The Explosion of Global Suicide Terrorism and How to Stop It" 1:21:19

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In this talk, Robert Pape presents findings from the Chicago Project on Security and Terrorism demonstrating that, contrary to popular belief, religion alone motivates only a tiny minority of suicide attacks. Instead, the root cause is foreign military occupation, which triggers secular and religious people to carry out suicide attacks. From The Wo…

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“Cutting the Fuse: The Explosion of Global Suicide Terrorism and How to Stop It” (video) 1:13:19

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A talk by Robert Pape, Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago. In their book "Cutting the Fuse", Robert A. Pape, James K. Feldman and the Chicago Project on Security and Terrorism examine every suicide terrorist attack worldwide from 1980 to 2009, nearly 2200 attacks in all. In this talk, Robert Pape presents their finding that…

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"International Reactions to the Coup in Honduras" (video) 1:32:00

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Rodolfo Pastor is Minister of Culture, Arts and Sports of Honduras, and, since the coup of June 28 that overthrew the government of President Manuel Zelaya, he has also been Visiting Professor of History at Harvard University. Pastor discusses the current political situation of Honduras, the Honduran political system, as well as the upcoming electi…

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"Moonset on Sunrise Mountain: Narrative, Politics, and the Accession of Kulottunga I Cola" 1:02:06

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A talk by Whitney Cox, Lecturer in Sanskrit, School of Oriental and African Studies.Door Whitney Cox

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"The Flood Disaster in Pakistan: Socio-economic Consequences and Potential Geopolitical Ramifications" 1:10:09

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Imtiaz Gul is the Executive Director of the Centre for Research and Security Studies in Islamabad. He is the author of three books on the ongoing security concerns in South Asia: The Unholy Nexus, The Al-Qaeda Connection, and The Most Dangerous Place. Gul addresses the longer term political and social consequences of the floods in Pakistan of July …

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"The Flood Disaster in Pakistan: Socio-economic Consequences and Potential Geopolitical Ramifications" (video) 1:11:43

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Imtiaz Gul is the Executive Director of the Centre for Research and Security Studies in Islamabad. He is the author of three books on the ongoing security concerns in South Asia: The Unholy Nexus, The Al-Qaeda Connection, and The Most Dangerous Place. Gul addresses the longer term political and social consequences of the floods in Pakistan of July …

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"The Empire and the Birth of Historical Research in India" 57:59

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Dipesh Chakrabarty is the Lawrence A. Klimpton Distinguished Service Professor of History at the University of Chicago.Door Dipesh Chakrabarty

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"Elephants, Gods and People: The Cultural History of the Asian Elephants" 1:12:58

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Raman Sukumar is the author of three books on the ecology and conservation of elephants, and the recipient of the International Cosmos Prize in 2006. He is presently completing a cultural history of the Asian elephant that will be published in late 2010. Using literary sources and artistic representation of elephants in painting and sculpture, Suku…

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"Elephants, Gods and People: The Cultural History of the Asian Elephants" (video) 1:13:19

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Raman Sukumar is the author of three books on the ecology and conservation of elephants, and the recipient of the International Cosmos Prize in 2006. He is presently completing a cultural history of the Asian elephant that will be published in late 2010. Using literary sources and artistic representation of elephants in painting and sculpture, Suku…

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"America's Water Crisis" 1:09:33

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Robert Glennon is a nationally-renowned water expert, and the author of Unquenchable: America's Water Crisis and What To Do About It (2009). His previous books include the highly-acclaimed Water Follies: Groundwater Pumping and the Fate of America's Fresh Waters (2002). Glennon is the Morris K. Udall Professor of Law and Public Policy in the Rogers…

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"Between Globalization and Global Warming" (video) 1:13:42

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A talk by Dipesh Chakrabarty, Lawrence A. Kimpton Distinguished Service Professor of History, South Asian Languages and Civilizations and the College, University of Chicago and David Archer, Professor in the Department of Geophysical Science at the University of Chicago on the global climate crisis. As part of the quarterly Workshop on the Global E…

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"America's Water Crisis" (video) 1:09:45

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Robert Glennon is a nationally-renowned water expert, and the author of Unquenchable: America's Water Crisis and What To Do About It (2009). His previous books include the highly-acclaimed Water Follies: Groundwater Pumping and the Fate of America's Fresh Waters (2002). Glennon is the Morris K. Udall Professor of Law and Public Policy in the Rogers…

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"Between Globalization and Global Warming" 1:13:02

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A talk by Dipesh Chakrabarty, Lawrence A. Kimpton Distinguished Service Professor of History, South Asian Languages and Civilizations and the College, University of Chicago and David Archer, Professor in the Department of Geophysical Science at the University of Chicago on the global climate crisis. As part of the quarterly Workshop on the Global E…

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"Non-Eurocentric Historical Geographies of Modern Science: Perspectives from South Asia" 59:18

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A talk by Kapil Raj, Directeur d'études at École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales in Paris.Door Kapil Raj

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"The Informal Economy in Mexico" 1:17:59

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Santiago Levy is Vice President for Sector and Knowledge at the Inter-American Development Bank and author of the book Good Intentions, Bad Outcomes: Social Policy, Informality and Economic Growth in Mexico. Mr. Levy speaks on the growth of Mexico’s informal economy.Door Santiago Levy

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"The Informal Economy in Mexico" (video) 1:18:10

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Santiago Levy is Vice President for Sector and Knowledge at the Inter-American Development Bank and author of the book Good Intentions, Bad Outcomes: Social Policy, Informality and Economic Growth in Mexico. Mr. Levy speaks on the growth of Mexico’s informal economy.Door Santiago Levy

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“Situating the Subaltern in South Asian Medical History” 1:08:16

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A keynote address by David Hardiman, History, University of Warwick at the Seventh South Asia Graduate Student Conference. With the support of the Committee on Southern Asian Studies (COSAS), The Center for the Study of Race, Politics, and Culture (CSRPC) and The Center for Gender Studies (CGS).Door David Hardiman

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“Impossible Translation: Beyond the Legal Body in Two South Asian Family Courts” 49:34

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Srimati Basu, Associate Professor of Gender and Women's Studies University of Kentucky on "Impossible Translation: Beyond the Legal Body in Two South Asian Family Courts"Door Srimati Basu

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“Language Worlds in South Asia” 52:27

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A talk by Debjani Ganguly, Head, Humanities Research Center, Australian National University. From the South Asia Seminar.Door Debjani Ganguly

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“Afghanistan and the Future of Peace Operations” (video) 50:58

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A speech by Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Secretary General of NATO. In his first visit to Chicago as Secretary General, Anders Rasmussen discusses Afghanistan, the lessons learned after eight years, and implications for future operations.Door Anders Fogh Rasmussen

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“Afghanistan and the Future of Peace Operations” 50:55

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A speech by Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Secretary General of NATO. In his first visit to Chicago as Secretary General, Anders Rasmussen discusses Afghanistan, the lessons learned after eight years, and implications for future operations.Door Anders Fogh Rasmussen

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“Asian Carp Invasion: Potential Economic and Ecological Impacts in the Great Lakes” (video) 2:10:26

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A multi-disciplinary panel, held at the Shedd Aquarium, provided a public examination and discussion of the threat of Asian carp to Chicago and the Great Lakes. Experts in biology, economics and policy shared the most up to date information about how these species threaten the ecology of the Great Lakes, how closing Chicago waterways would affect t…

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“Asian Carp Invasion: Potential Economic and Ecological Impacts in the Great Lakes” 2:08:35

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A multi-disciplinary panel, held at the Shedd Aquarium, provided a public examination and discussion of the threat of Asian carp to Chicago and the Great Lakes. Experts in biology, economics and policy shared the most up to date information about how these species threaten the ecology of the Great Lakes, how closing Chicago waterways would affect t…

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“Celling India: The Mobile Phone's Contribution to Capitalism, Democracy and Unsettling Society” 40:48

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A talk by Robin Jeffrey, Director, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University. From the South Asia Seminar.Door Robin Jeffrey

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Panel 3: The Politics of Knowledge in a Global World 1:01:17

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Panel 3: Uday Singh Mehta, Amherst College; Arjun Appadurai, New York University; Sheldon Pollock, Columbia University. Co-sponsored by the Chicago Center for Contemporary Theory (3CT), the Franke Institute for the Humanities, and the Nicholson Center for British Studies.Door Uday Singh Mehta, Arjun Appadurai, Sheldon Pollock

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Panel 2: The Problem of Historical Difference 1:12:13

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Panel 2: Miranda Johnson, University of MIchigan; Bain Attwood, Monash University; Ajay Skaria, University of MInnesota. Co-sponsored by the Chicago Center for Contemporary Theory (3CT), the Franke Institute for the Humanities, and the Nicholson Center for British Studies.Door Miranda Johnson, Bain Attwood, Ajay Skaria

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Panel 1: The Idea of Europe 1:12:00

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Panel 1: Sandro Mezzadra, University of Bologna; Sanjay Seth, Goldsmiths, University of London; Faisal Devji, St. Anthony's College, University of Oxford. Co-sponsored by the Chicago Center for Contemporary Theory (3CT), the Franke Institute for the Humanities, and the Nicholson Center for British Studies.…

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Keynote: “Provincializing the World: Europeans, Indians, Jews (1704)” 51:15

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A keynote address by Carlo Ginzburg, Scuola Normale di Pisa (partial recording). From the conference 'After Europe: Postcolonial Knowledge in the Age of Globalization'. Co-sponsored by the Chicago Center for Contemporary Theory (3CT), the Franke Institute for the Humanities, and the Nicholson Center for British Studies.…

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“The Consequences of the Escalation of War in Afghanistan” (video) 1:27:36

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A talk by political scientist Gilles Dorronsoro, visiting scholar in the Carnegie Endowment's South Asia Program. His research focuses on security and political development in Afghanistan, particularly the role of the International Security Assistance Force, the steps required to achieve a viable government in Kabul, and the conditions necessary fo…

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“The Consequences of the Escalation of War in Afghanistan” 1:26:00

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A talk by political scientist Gilles Dorronsoro, visiting scholar in the Carnegie Endowment's South Asia Program. His research focuses on security and political development in Afghanistan, particularly the role of the International Security Assistance Force, the steps required to achieve a viable government in Kabul, and the conditions necessary fo…

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“The Heuristic Potential of the Dream Register of Tipu Sultan of Mysore (r.1782-99)” 52:34

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A talk by Kate Brittlebank, Senior Lecturer, School of History and Classics, University of Tasmania. From the South Asia Seminar.Door Kate Brittlebank

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“Enough: Why the World's Poorest Starve in an Age of Plenty” (video) 1:14:28

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A talk by journalist and author Roger Thurow. For more than thirty years, humankind has known how to grow enough food to end chronic hunger worldwide. Yet while the "Green Revolution" succeeded in South America and Asia, it never got to Africa. Now, an impending global food crisis threatens to make things worse. In the west we think of famine as a …

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“Enough: Why the World's Poorest Starve in an Age of Plenty” 1:12:44

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A talk by journalist and author Roger Thurow. For more than thirty years, humankind has known how to grow enough food to end chronic hunger worldwide. Yet while the "Green Revolution" succeeded in South America and Asia, it never got to Africa. Now, an impending global food crisis threatens to make things worse. In the west we think of famine as a …

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"The Influence of Shaivism on Pala Buddhism" 1:18:51

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Alexis G. J. S. Sanderson is an Indologist and fellow at All Souls College at the University of Oxford. His field is early medieval religion in India and Southeast Asia, focusing on the history ofSaivism, its relations with the state, and its influence on Buddhism and Vaishnavism. In the last 26 years, Alexis Sanderson has published over 1,400 page…

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“Freefall: America, Free Markets, and the Sinking of the World Economy” 1:29:28

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A talk by Columbia University professor Joseph Stiglitz. The current global financial crisis carries a "made in America" label. In "Freefall", Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz explains how America exported bad economics, bad policies, and bad behavior to the rest of the world, only to cobble together a haphazard and ineffective response when the mark…

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“Freefall: America, Free Markets, and the Sinking of the World Economy” (video) 1:31:13

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A talk by Columbia University professor Joseph Stiglitz. The current global financial crisis carries a "made in America" label. In "Freefall", Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz explains how America exported bad economics, bad policies, and bad behavior to the rest of the world, only to cobble together a haphazard and ineffective response when the mark…

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“The Dragon's Gift: The Real Story of China in Africa” 1:20:20

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A talk by American University professor Deborah Brautigam. Is China a rogue donor, as some media pundits suggest? Or is China helping the developing world pave a pathway out of poverty, as the Chinese claim? This well-timed book provides the first comprehensive account of China's aid and economic cooperation overseas. Deborah Brautigam tackles the …

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“The Dragon's Gift: The Real Story of China in Africa” (video) 1:20:41

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A talk by American University professor Deborah Brautigam. Is China a rogue donor, as some media pundits suggest? Or is China helping the developing world pave a pathway out of poverty, as the Chinese claim? This well-timed book provides the first comprehensive account of China's aid and economic cooperation overseas. Deborah Brautigam tackles the …

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“The Stones of Banaras: Conservation and Colonial Bureaucracy in a Small Indian City” 52:43

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A talk by Michael Dodson, Associate Professor of History, Indiana University. From the South Asia Seminar.Door Michael Dodson

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"Teach-in on the Haiti Emergency" 1:00:29

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Greg Beckett, Anthropology PhD and Collegiate Assistant Professor in the Social Sciences, and Ann Clark, Principal at Nicholas Clark Architects, Ltd, contextualize US-Haitian relations and Port-au-Prince itself, and discuss the nature of Haitian political and social life before the earthquake.Door Greg Beckett, Ann Clark

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"Teach-in on the Haiti Emergency" (video) 1:01:09

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Greg Beckett, Anthropology PhD and Collegiate Assistant Professor in the Social Sciences, and Ann Clark, Principal at Nicholas Clark Architects, Ltd, contextualize US-Haitian relations and Port-au-Prince itself, and discuss the nature of Haitian political and social life before the earthquake.Door Greg Beckett, Ann Clark

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"Plan B 4.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization" 1:23:50

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A talk by author and Earth Policy Institute founder Lester Brown. As fossil fuel prices rise, oil insecurity deepens, and concerns about climate change cast a shadow over the future of coal, a new energy economy is emerging. Wind, solar, and geothermal energy are replacing oil, coal, and natural gas, at a pace and on a scale we could not have imagi…

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