Duke on Demand

March 18th on Left of Black, Mark Anthony Neal talks with Raquel Cepeda about her new book, Bird of Paradise: How I Became Latina. Tune in at 1:30pm EST:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9K0Hw38Eag

In a public lecture on March 4, 2013, Rebiya Kadeer, head of the World Uyghur Congress and a prominent human rights advocate for the Uyghur people, came to Duke University through the Duke Program in American Grand Strategy to make the case for why American Grand Strategy should care about the Uyghurs. Here is her lecture, followed by a Q & A with students, faculty, staff and members of the public. Duke University Professor of Political Science and Public Policy Peter Feaver introduced Ms. Kadeer and moderated the Q & A. Alim Seytoff (President of the Uyghur American Association), acted as Ms. Kadeer's interpreter. Here is a link to an article about the lecture: http://islamicommentary.org/2013/03/rebiya-kadeer-american-grand-strategy-should-care-about-the-uyghurs/ Here is a link to a video interview with Ms. Kadeer conducted at Duke earlier on March 4: http://youtu.be/KR2oa97rB3A

Neve Gordon teaches politics at Ben-Gurion University in Israel and is currently a member at the Institute for Advanced Studies at Princeton. He is also a founding member of Hagar school for Jewish Arab education for equality. Professor Gordon’s most recent book is Israel's Occupation (University of California, 2008) -- acclaimed by critics as one of the most important works on the military occupation to date. He has written numerous scholarly articles primarily on issues relating to human rights and political theory and is a contributor to a variety of media outlets including The Washington Post, Al-Jazeera, LA Times, The Guardian, The Nation, The London Review of Books, and The Chronicle of Higher Education.

The Annual Queer Theory Lecture "Sacramental Criticism" with Professor Elizabeth Freeman. February 25, 2013

Born in Belfast, Dawn Purvis came of age during The Troubles, the civil conflict that left more then 3,000 dead in Northern Ireland by the time a peace accord was signed in 1998. A member of the Progressive Unionist Party (PUP) and expert in women's issues, she won a seat in the 1996 Northern Ireland Forum election and then in the 1998 Northern Ireland Assembly election, representing East Belfast. She has been a staunch defender of the peace process as well as greater attention to the poverty and inequality that persists in the province.
Purvis currently chairs Healing Through Remembering, an extensive cross-community organization made up of a range of members holding different political perspectives working on a common goal of how to deal with the legacy of the past as it relates to the conflict in and about Northern Ireland.

Julie Poucher Harbin, Editor, ISLAMiCommentary (http://www.islamicommentary.org) interviews Head of the World Uyghur Congress Rebiya Kadeer on March 4, 2013 at Duke University. Interpreter: Mr. Alim Seytoff (President of the Uyghur American Association)

More information on Ms. Kadeer's bio and visit to Duke -- hosted by the interdisciplinary American Grand Strategy program: http://sites.duke.edu/agsp/2012/12/31/rebiya-kayeer-why-should-american-grand-strategy-care-about-the-uyghurs/

The Duke Islamic Studies Center ( http://islamicstudies.duke.edu ) was one of the event co-sponsors.

A presentation on the politics of walls and borders to show how these concrete barriers have fractured the city of Baghdad, as shown in contemporary Iraqi poetry. This presentation focuses on the ways in which borders both define and delimit the identity of subaltern "Others." It then demonstrates how literature provides a counter-occupation resistance narrative to reclaim identity and subjectivity.

A presentation on the politics of walls and borders to show how these concrete barriers have fractured the city of Baghdad, as shown in contemporary Iraqi poetry. This presentation focuses on the ways in which borders both define and delimit the identity of subaltern "Others." It then demonstrates how literature provides a counter-occupation resistance narrative to reclaim identity and subjectivity. Watch the full lecture on iTunes U. search: Brinda Mehta, Walling Baghdad

Mark Anthony Neal sits down with Brittney Cooper and Treva Lindsey to talk about ABC's hit show, Scandal.

Another topic studied by social scientists is how people value things in relative terms rather than absolute terms. How much are you willing to pay for a cup of coffee? How do you decide how much an iPhone is worth? What factors change our valuations? In literature, we can also recognize these kinds of relative evaluations in which protagonists make their decisions dependent on others. A related topic we might also consider in this unit is the concept of "defaults": how marketers learn quickly that consumers tend to make choices based on the path of least resistance. For example, consider organ donations: if people are asked to opt-in ("sign if you want to participate") to be an organ donor, it results in low participation. However, if they are asked to opt out ("sign if you don't want to participate), it ensures a larger percentage of potential organ donors. This topic raises issues about how difficult it is for us and literary characters to deviate from the status quo.

The program is set in cosmopolitan Montréal, the second largest Francophone city in the world. Participants explore how history, language, and immigration have shaped the development of Québec's marketing practices. Together with government officials, business leaders, and local artisans, students examine how globalization impacts cultural identity and how Québec markets have adapted to these challenges. Coursework and site visits are conducted in French.

Students examine firsthand the effects of the politique linguistique through case studies and site visits to companies and marketing agencies. Excursions to Montréal's world famous museums, markets, and performing arts venues showcase how the city presents itself to its more than 7 million yearly visitors. The program also includes one week at the UNESCO World heritage site of Québec City to study how artisans have preserved their cultural products through the development of agrotourism and économusées.

http://globaled.duke.edu/Programs/Summer/Duke_in_Montr_al

Tune in this Monday, March 4th at 1:30pm to watched the live airing of Left of Black's Scandal episode with Brittney Cooper and Treva Lindsey.

Tune in here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxtPzmfPCXY