Animal Law 2010 Program Overview
Animal Law Speaker Series Animal Law 2010 Program Overview Septempber 15, 2010 Center for Animal Law Studies | email CALS Do you have questions about animal law? Do you want to find out how to get involved ? In this podcast, you will meet the Animal Law Program faculty and staff, the editor-in-chief of Animal [...]
"Reform in the Arab World: A Journalist's Perspective"
Talk by Steve Franklin, Chicago Tribune staff writer and former Middle East correspondent; moderated by Noha Aboulmagd Forster, U. of C. NELC dept. and School of the Art Institute. Co-sponsored by the Center for Middle Eastern Studies. From the World Beyond the Headlines Series.
"Consolidating Democracy in Mexico: Keynote Address"
Keynote address by Jose Woldenberg, former president Federal Electoral Institute; from the Latin American Briefing Series of the Center for Latin American Studies (http://clas.uchicago.edu).
"American Foreign Policy and Amnesia: The Case of Iraq"
A talk by Samantha Power, Harvard University, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of ‘A Problem from Hell’: America and the Age of Genocide. Co-sponsored by the Human Rights Program. From the World Beyond the Headlines Series.
Latin American Business Conference: "Managing Growth: Uncertainty in Latin America"
Panel discussion with Edmundo Vallejo, General Electric Latin America; Christopher Baudoin, Aon Risk Services Latin America; and Luis Ramirez Rojas, Nusoft; from the Latin American Briefing Series of the Center for Latin American Studies (http://clas.uchicago.edu).
Latin American Business Conference: "Argentina: Development, Outlook, Opportunities"
Lecture by Ricardo Lopez Murphy, former Finance and Defense Minister of Argentina; from the Latin American Briefing Series of the Center for Latin American Studies (http://clas.uchicago.edu).
"Enforcing the Peace: Learning from the Imperial Past"
A talk by Kimberly Zisk Marten, Professor of Political Science, Barnard College. From the World Beyond the Headlines Series.
"Global Chicago, pt. 5"
A talk by Richard C. Longworth, executive director of the CCFR's Global Chicago Center. In collaboration with The Global Chicago Center of The Chicago Council on Foreign Relations. From the World Beyond the Headlines Series.
"Venezuela: A Proposed Social Charter of the Americas"
Discussion with FermÃn Toro, Venezuela's Ambassador to the United Nations, and Nelson Pineda, Venezuela's Ambassador to the Organization of American States; from the Latin American Briefing Series of the Center for Latin American Studies (http://clas.uchicago.edu).
"NAFTA & Mexico: Ten Years Later"
Lecture by Cuauhtemoc Cardenas, founder of Mexico's Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD); from the Latin American Briefing Series of the Center for Latin American Studies (http://clas.uchicago.edu).
"A Brief History of Neoliberalism"
A talk by David Harvey, Distinguished Professor, CUNY Graduate Center PhD Program in Anthropology. From the World Beyond the Headlines Series.
"The Mighty and the Almighty"
Madeleine Albright, former Secretary of State, interviewed about her book "The Mighty and the Almighty: Reflections on America, God and World Affairs" by Susan B. Thistlethwaite, president of Chicago Theological Seminary. Co-sponsored by CTS. From the World Beyond the Headlines Series.
"Health Care and Epidemics in Antiquity: The Example of Ancient Mesopotamia"
Lecture by Walter Farber, Professor of Assyriology, Oriental Institute, University of Chicago. From the "Epidemics Then & Now: Infectious Diseases Around the World," the 2006 University of Chicago Summer Institute for Educators. Co-sponsored by the Center for International Studies, the Graham School of General Studies, the Center for East Asian Studies, the Center for East Eur
"Black Death in the Middle East and Europe"
Lecture by Stuart Borsch, Assistant Professor in History Department at Assumption College. From the "Epidemics Then & Now: Infectious Diseases Around the World," the 2006 University of Chicago Summer Institute for Educators. Co-sponsored by the Center for International Studies, the Graham School of General Studies, the Center for East Asian Studies, the Center for East Europea
"DPT - From Epidemics to Immunizations a Modern Success Story"
Lecture by Dr. Mindy Schwartz, Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Chicago. From the "Epidemics Then & Now: Infectious Diseases Around the World," the 2006 University of Chicago Summer Institute for Educators. Co-sponsored by the Center for International Studies, the Graham School of General Studies, the Center for East Asian Studies, the Center for East European an
"'Virgin Soil' Epidemics and Demographic Collapse in the Americas"
Lecture by Kris Jones, Associate Director and Senior Lecturer in CLAS, University of Chicago. From the "Epidemics Then & Now: Infectious Diseases Around the World," the 2006 University of Chicago Summer Institute for Educators. Co-sponsored by the Center for International Studies, the Graham School of General Studies, the Center for East Asian Studies, the Center for East Euro
"The Cholera Pandemic and 19th Century Japanese Culture"
Lecture by Susan Burns, Professor in the History Department, University of Chicago. From the "Epidemics Then & Now: Infectious Diseases Around the World," the 2006 University of Chicago Summer Institute for Educators. Co-sponsored by the Center for International Studies, the Graham School of General Studies, the Center for East Asian Studies, the Center for East European and R
"Local and Global Public Health Links: Preparation for an Influenza Pandemic"
Dr. Nicole Cohen, Medical Director, Acute Disease Surveillance, Chicago Department of Public Health. From the "Epidemics Then & Now: Infectious Diseases Around the World," the 2006 University of Chicago Summer Institute for Educators. Co-sponsored by the Center for International Studies, the Graham School of General Studies, the Center for East Asian Studies, the Center for Ea
"Blind Into Baghdad: America's War in Iraq"
Atlantic Monthly editor James Fallows discusses his new book, based on his award-winning series of articles for the magazine. Fallows analyzes the decision-making behind the Iraq war, and argues that the administration didn't fail to plan — it just ignored the plans of its own experts. Fallows also places the war within the larger context of the war on terror, arguing that the Iraqi ventu
"Monsters to Destroy: Bush's War on Terror and Sin"
A talk by Ira Chernus, Professor of Religious Studies, University of Colorado-Boulder on his book, Monsters to Destroy. In an ambitious effort to clarify a complicated issue, Ira Chernus tackles the question of why U.S. foreign policy aimed at building national strength and security ha
