Dr. William F. Vendley: A Nostra Aetate Lecture
Dr. William F. Vendley, Secretary General, World Conference of Religions for Peace speaks about multi-religion actions for peace in the 21st Century.
Gendered Boundaries and Jewish Transformations: Reflections on the Cultural Complexity of Jewish Fem
Riv-Ellen Prell examines the ways in which gendered boundaries have challenged efforts to create American Jewish practices since the late 19th century and why Jewish feminism(s) continues to complicate, rather than resolve, the challenge.
Soil Analysis for Organic Farms Faith Complex: Hadar Susskind on the Pro-Israel, Pro-Peace Lobby The Human Rights Agenda for the 21st Century: Address by The Honorable Hillary Rodham Clinton Secret Intl Law and Origins of the Arab-Israeli Conflict: Lecture by Dr. Victor Kattan, School of Oriental Proselytism and Religious Freedom: Legal and Social Dimensions of Proselytism (with Woodberry, Finke Proselytism and Religious Freedom: (Keynote Debate with Jose Casanova, Gerard Bradley) 10.391J Sustainable Energy (MIT) SP.406 Sexual and Gender Identities (MIT) Barro on Disasters Bhide on Outsourcing, Uncertainty, and the Venturesome Economy Brink Lindsey on the Age of Abundance Archaeology and National Identity: 200 years of Aztequismo in Service to the Mexican State (Seminar) The Quilt Index Lecture 40 - The Early Lives of Stars Lecture 7 - Golden Age of the American Musical Lecture 6 - Development of the American Musical We Go Pogo! Municipal, State, and National Reforms in the Progressive Era
FIBL-Suisse fact sheet for soil analysis in organic agriculture 
Hadar Susskind discusses the value of an alternative lobbying group to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC).
United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton outlines the Obama administration's agenda for human rights in the 21st century.
Dr. Kattan explores how international law in the late 19th and early 20th century brought about the Arab-Israeli conflict.
In the context of a globalizing world marked by the freer
flow of people and ideas, proselytism has become increasingly
controversial. On March 3, 2010, the Berkley Center sponsored a
day-long symposium on proselytism and religious freedom in the 21st
century. Experts from a variety of scholarly and policy fields
investigated the theological, legal, and political implications of the
missionary impulse.
In the context of a globalizing world marked by the freer flow of people and ideas, proselytism has become increasingly controversial. On March 3, 2010, the Berkley Center sponsored a day-long symposium on proselytism and religious freedom in the 21st century. Experts from a variety of scholarly and policy fields investigated the theological, legal, and political implications of the missionary impulse.
This course assesses current and potential future energy systems, covers resources, extraction, conversion, and end-use, and emphasizes meeting regional and global energy needs in the 21st century in a sustainable manner. Different renewable and conventional energy technologies will be presented including biomass energy, fossil fuels, geothermal energy, nuclear power, wind power, solar energy, hydrogen fuel, and fusion energy and their attributes described within a framework that aids in evaluat
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.
Robert Barro of Harvard University and Stanford University's Hoover Institution talks about disasters--significant national and international catastrophes such as the Great Depression, war, and the flu epidemic in the early part of the 20th century. What do we know about these disasters? What is the likelihood of a catastrophic financial crisis in the United States? How serious is the current economic situation in the United States? The conversation also includes discussions of economic stimulus
Amar Bhide, of Columbia University and author of The Venturesome Economy, talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the role of entrepreneurship and innovation in a global economy. Bhide argues that the worries about outsourcing and America's alleged declining leadership in technology are misplaced. He argues that the source of prosperity is not technology per se but the application of technology to actual products that improve our lives and that the American venture system and labor market ar
Brink Lindsey, of the Cato Institute and author of The Age of Abundance: How Prosperity Transformed America's Politics and Culture, talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the interaction between culture and politics and prosperity. Lindsey outlines the nature of prosperity in America in the 20th century, then focuses on the last half of the century when cultural change was perhaps as dramatic as economic change. The conversation concludes with a discussion of Lindsey's essay, "Paul Krugman'
This presentation by Dr. Helen Pollard from Michigan State University's Department of Anthropology is part of MSU's Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies
This is a hub of information on American quilts and quilt-making. It now features images and documentation for hundreds of quilts from Kentucky, Tennessee, Michigan, and Illinois. An online discussion is open to anyone interested in the documentation or study of quilts, quilters, and quilting history.
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THE 101: Introduction to Theatre and Drama Arts - Lecture Videos - Lecture 7 - Golden Age of the American Musical - Missouri State University > COMPLETE COURSES > THE 101: Introduction to Theatre and Drama Arts > Lecture Videos > Lecture 7 - Golden Age of the American Musical
THE 101: Introduction to Theatre and Drama Arts - Lecture Videos - Lecture 6 - Development of the American Musical - Missouri State University > COMPLETE COURSES > THE 101: Introduction to Theatre and Drama Arts > Lecture Videos > Lecture 6 - Development of the American Musical
One of the most popular syndicated comic strips in the mid-20th century was Walt Kelly's Pogo. It offered a satirical take on society and politics. This original strip from 1954 introduced readers to a mythical Kansas bird, the Jayhawk.
This video is accompanied by text. "During the first decade of the twentieth century, urban populations grew quickly and corruption spread throughout all levels of political institutions. Political machines and dishonest public officials controlled some of the largest cities in the nation. San Francisco lawyer Abe Ruef, who operated one of the most powerful political machines of the era, forced companies to pay substantial bribes to conduct business in the city. For example, a streetcar company
