Videos From Wednesdays at the Center (video) - 2010-2011 RSS
Europe is from Mars, the United States is from Venus
This talk will discuss America as a model of progress- why physical violence, racist invectives, abusive language and behavior among spectators of North American major team sports are much rarer and less salient than in Europe's soccer stadia.
Published 2 months ago
Artist as Entrepreneurs
Giovanni Zanalda, Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University
The talk will address issues such as transfer of knowledge, skills, development of markets as well as artistic and biographical information. The relationship between artists and patrons and the role of an artist in society.
Published 2 months ago
Western Hemisphere Security and Foreign Policy
Frank Mora, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for the Wester Hemisphere.Published 2 months ago
A Passion For Music in All Things
Bouna Ndiaye, producer of a nationally syndicated public radio show, professor of music and president of an NGO (Bonjour Africa Projects, Inc)Published 3 months ago
Effects of Antibiotics from an Effluent Dominated Prairie Stream
Recent worldwide surveys have established the ubiquitous presence of pharmaceuticals in surface waters receiving treated sewage effluent.Stream systems where such effluent dominates flow may be at the highest risk for ecosystem level changes. A monitoring study conducted on Wascana Creek, Saskatchewan, Canada indicate that antibiotics were always present in stream water for at least 50km below the sewage outfall. Subsequent field and laboratory research indicated that these antibiotics have effects on aquatic microbial (algae and bacteria) community structure and function at concentrations currently seen in effluent dominated ecosystems.Published 4 months ago
The Return of Hungarian Fascism and the Future of Europe - 11/07/12
Hungary's current "retro-Fascism" presents a puzzle for political theory. Is it simply a way to legitimize authoritarian politics after an economic failure? Or, it is an unorthodox effort to reinvigorate the nation-state after the collapse of the neoliberal consensus about European integration, market economy and liberal democracy? Should we be concerned about contagious effect in Southeastern Europe and elsewhere?
Published 7 months ago
Knocking on Memory's Door with a Video Camera
A handful of people took video cameras and went back to their respective villages. They went in search of the old generation that was still living there in dim, stark houses. They went to uncover the memories hidden inside them. From old people in the village, this was the first time anyone had come with a camera to ask them to open their memory chests. Here was the younger generation to ask the elders about the past. Their stories are now documentary films presented in this program.Published 7 months ago
Visiting with the Deceased: Customs Across Cultures
Modern Mexican celebrations of Day of the Dead are tied to indigenous rituals dating as far back as 3000 years ago. Today we find US versions of Mexico's celebration co-mingling with Halloween symbols on both sides of the border. Extending from an exhibit entitled, "Day of the Dead: From Mexican Roots to Present Day in the US" panelists will examine traditions of celebration and mourning surrounding visiting with the decreased not only in Mexico, but also in other parts of the world, including Asian, Africa, Europe, and the United States.
Published 8 months ago
Dancing with the Goddess: the Ras-Garba Traditions of Gujarat, India
Producer and Director: Purnima Shah, Duke University Dance Program
"Dancing with the Goddess" is an ethnographic film focusing on the religious performative traditions of Goddess worship in Gujarat, India with particular attention to the Ras and Garba dances.
Presented as part of the Wednesdays the Center series.
Published 8 months ago
Duke in Vienna: Philosophy, History & Science in Vienna
The Vienna International Summer University (VISU) holds an annual two-week summer session on a topic in the History & Philosophy of Science. A panel will discuss recent graduate students' perspective on their Vienna experience.
Published 8 months ago
Cirque du Soleil as Circus Reinvented
Professor Patrick Lerou talks about Cirque du Soleil.Published 1 year ago
Popular Movements in Autocracies
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Published 1 year ago
Immigration Law, Child Welfare and the Families Caught in Between
Emily Butera of the Women's Refugee Commission talks about the issues between Immigration law and the child welfare system.
Published 1 year ago
Global Mental Health and Cultural/Historical Differences
Wednesdays at the Center > Global Mental Health, Cultural/Historical Differences, and the Problem of the Human. Duke Undergraduate Students working at the Haiti Lab. Introduced by Deborah Jenson, French and Romance Studies at Duke University, and co-Director of the Haiti LabPresented with the Haiti Lab and the Duke Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies
Published 1 year ago
Roots of Migration: Oaxaco, Mexico
Presented by Witness for Peace NC Chapter and the Duke Center for Latin American and Caribbean StudiesPublished 1 year ago
