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2008 Winter Forums get underway January 30th
THE BULLDOZER AND THE BIG TENT: Recovering American Ideals
Todd Gitlin, professor of sociology and journalism at Columbia University and one-time president of SDS, brings his political insights to the 2008 presidential campaign on the eve of the February 5 super-primary. Why have Republicans been so much better than Democrats at getting and exercising power? What does the Democratic Party need to do to change that?
» Book signing courtesy of Harvard Book Store
» press release » Wednesday, January 30th @ 7:30p
PUBLIC POET: Henry
Wadsworth Longfellow at 200
Director of the National Endowment for the Arts and Longfellow scholar Dana
Gioia revisits the work of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow with a group
of poets, writers, political leaders and educators. What does Longfellow’s
work say to the 21st century reader? Is there a place in our technological
age for public poetry?
» Co-sponsored
by the Longfellow National Historic Site, the American
Poetry Foundation, and the Paul Revere House
More details about our 2008 Winter schedule of public events here.
Highlights from recent programs:
The Planets
Author Dava Sobel discusses her history of the nine planets of our solar system and the fascination they hold for the human imagination in the 2nd Ron Burns Memorial Forum on Science and Technology.
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Plan B 2.0 Environmental activist and founder of the Worldwatch Institute, Lester Brown discusses his latest book, outlining a rescue plan for a world facing oil and water shortages and the disruptions caused by global climate change. How much longer can we ignore nature's deadlines for dealing with these environmental issues? How can we balance short-term economic costs of rescuing the planet against the potential long-term costs of not doing so? |
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Creative Voice In Children's Literature Children's author Katherine Paterson speaks about her life work in children's literature. How do stories written for children address the grown-up questions of good and evil, life and death? How does an author find a transcendent voice that moves beyond entertainment without being didactic?
More details about the ongoing public events schedule here. |
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Art in the 21st Century |
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Does War Give Us Meaning? Drawing on the literature of combat, from Homer to Shakespeare, New York Times correspondent and author Chris Hedges argues that human beings are conditioned to embrace what he calls 'the myth of war' -- the idea that combat is noble, selfless, and glorious. In his new book, War is a Force That Gives Us Meaning, Hedges reveals the reality of war, which he knows first-hand, to be the destruction of culture, the perversion of human desire, and the embrace, ultimately, of death over life. |
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The Ecological Imagination Chet Raymo is one of the nation's most prolific science and nature writers. His newspaper column, "Science Musings" and his books including The Soul of the Night, 365 Starry Nights and Honey From Stone, offer wonderful explorations of the profound relationships between science, nature and religion. Raymo reads from his latest book, Natural Prayers. Poet Pattiann Rogers reads from her most recent work, Eating Bread & Honey, which follows the award-winning Firekeeper, New & Selected Poems. |
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The New Nuclear Danger Helen Caldicott, founder of the Nobel Prize-winning Physicians for Social Responsibility, addresses the escalating nuclear dangers around the globe. From the war against terrorism to the India-Pakistan dispute ... which scenarios have the potential to escalate to nuclear conflicts? Has the world grown complacent about nuclear dangers? |
1776
Historian David McCullough brings to life the tumult and uncertainty of 1776 by recreating the context of life-and-death military struggle that heralded the birth of the United States of America.
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The Amazing Story of Sue
Paleontologist Peter Larson and reporter
Kristin Donnan describe how a Black Hills Institute team unearthed
the largest intact T-rex skeleton ever uncovered. Sue's discovery launched
a hailstorm of lawsuits, FBI investigations and controversy in what came
to be known as the "bone wars." Who should own such treasures?
How has Sue's discovery changed paleontology? Listen
On Objects and Intimacy
Mark Doty reads from his new book of poetry
Still Life with Oysters and Lemon which examines our relationship
with ordinary objects. How do things become meaningful for human beings?
How do things acquire meaning and help us hold feeling, hope, and history
within themselves? Listen
The Folklore of Violence
Afro-American folk singer Sparky Rucker
discusses the history of the glorification of the outlaw in popular and
folk music. Using songs and lyrics, he traces the tradition of celebrating
outlaws' battles against their oppressors, from Robin Hood to Jesse James,
Pretty Boy Floyd to gangsta rappers. Listen
Remembering the Negro League
Reverend Henry Bow Mason, former pitcher
in the Negro Baseball and Major Leagues, shares his experiences of playing
in the Negro League, playing alongside such greats as Satchel Page, Willy
Mays, and Jackie Robinson. Listen...
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to the earth as well as each other is at the heart of the environmental Find out more about our ongoing national radio series here. |
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