Media, Politics and the Middle East: Wadah Khanfar, Director General, Al Jazeera
Mr. Khanfar argued for the need for context and follow-up in media coverage and to guard against the influence of centers of power in this coverage, among other topics.
Information Evolution in the Arab World: Helga Tawil Souri, New York University
Helga Tawil Souri, of New York University, delivers a lecture entitled, "Spaces of Palestinian New Media Activism"
Information Evolution in the Arab World: Yves Gonzalez-Quijano
Yves Gonzalez-Quijano, of the Universite Lyon 2, delivers a lecture entitled 'Technology Literacies of New Media in the Arab World: Trends of the Arab Blogosphere'
Peace Steps - Episode 3
Transitioning from audio to video in this episode, Marc Gopin and Aziz Abu Sarah continue their conversations about building connections between peacemakers with diverse backgrounds. In this episode, they discuss the recent activities of the Center for World
Louis Kriesberg - "Obama, Constructive Conflict, and Mediating the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict"
Dr. Kreisberg examined Barack Obama administration’s mediation efforts in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict from a constructive conflict approach, synthesizing the peace studies and conflict resolution perspectives. The Obama administration’s
SP.406 Sexual and Gender Identities (MIT)
This course introduces scholarly debates about sexual identities, gender identities and expressions, and sexual orientation and its representation in various media. We begin with an investigation of the theoretical underpinnings of the emerging field of queer studies, from the nineteenth century to the present day, and consider how subsequent work in transgender studies continues to challenge traditional understandings of sex, gender, and sexuality.
Heller on Gridlock and the Tragedy of the Anticommons
Michael Heller of Columbia Law School and author of The Gridlock Economy talks to EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the book and the idea that fragmented ownership is a barrier to innovation. Heller makes an analogy between the tragedy of the commons and what he calls the tragedy of the anticommons--the problem of bundling together numerous individual claims to a resource. Examples discussed include drug innovation when the innovator wants to use technologies of multiple patent holders, new music
8.2 Media
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8.1 Media and Communication
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Umsetzung der Mystik in Frauenklöstern (1977)
Walter Blank hielt seinen Vortrag "Umsetzung der Mystik in Frauenklöstern" auf der Tagung "Mystik am Oberrhein" der Katholischen Akademie der Erzdiözese Freiburg am 14. Mai 1977. Außer Walter Blank waren Referenten auf der Tagung Alois Haas und Ewald Vetter, deren Beiträge zusammen im Druck erschienen unter dem Titel der Tagung im Verlag der Katholischen Akademie. Die Signatur des Tagungsbandes im Bestand der UB Freiburg lautet KA 84/1662.
Walter Blank wurde 1935 in Engen bei Hegau geboren
Wave propagation in random media: diffusion vs. localization
Dr. Thomas Wellens (Physikalisches Institut, Univ. Freiburg): As it is well known, waves are fundamentally distinct from (classical) particles in their ability to display interference. However, in presence of disorder, interferences tend to be washed out. In this case, wave propagation reduces to a simple diffusion process - like a random walk of a classical particle ("soccer ball in the forest"). But under appropriate circumstances, some interferences may also survive the disorder average and i
Episode 104: Evidence-based early childhood education: the Abecedarian approach Early childhood educator Dr Joe Sparling discusses the Abecederian method, an evidence-based approach to improving learning environments for the very young. With host Jennifer Cook. Dr Joseph Sparling - Run for the Whitehouse: Religion, Race, Gender, and the Media Interpreting Islam: Politics, the Media and the Academy Science Studio vol 038 - Topic: Discourse vs Discord: climate change and the media. - Guest: Naomi O Talk: Matthew Bishop discusses the media's "procyclical tendencies" Talk: AFP's Daphne Benoit says military and media need mutual trust Talk: Neal Baer on how television and new media can influence public policy Panel: Techno-Optimism or Pessimism: "Fixing" the Planet's Climate Problems Talk: Ayman Mohyeldin, correspondent for Al Jazeera English, stresses the importance of context
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Course - Group - Science Studio vol 038 - Topic: Discourse vs Discord: climate change and the media. - Guest: Naomi Oreskes - Arizona State University > Science Studio > Science Studio vol 038 - Topic: Discourse vs Discord: climate change and the media. - Guest: Naomi Oreskes
The Economist's New York Bureau Chief took the media to task for the "procyclic tendencies" that kept them from asking hard questions during the run-up to the economic crisis
Daphne Benoit, Pentagon correspondent for Agence Frace Press, spoke at the Shorenstein Center on the relationship between the military and the media.
The executive producer of "Law and Order: SVU" on "How New Media Is Changing the Way We Talk about Public Policy."
Jeff Goodell of The New York Times Magazine and Bryan Walsh of Time magazine discuss the potential of technology to address climate change and transform the energy industry
Mohyeldin asserts Al Jazeera English frees news coverage from the exclusive interpretation by western media organizations
