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WST Travel Award: Rachel Greenspan
Rachel Greenspan (PhD Candidate Literature and Certificate in Feminist Studies) surveyed hundreds of popular women’s magazines from the 1940s to the 1980s, focusing on psychoanalytic advice columns and informational articles on psychoanalytic theory, especially the column “Psychoanalysis Will Help You” appeared in Idilio, a pulp magazine targeting adolescent women, from 1949-1951. Rachel was invited to present her paper exploring the relationship between femininity and anxiety as depicted in the column in order to address broader questions about the relationship between psychoanalysis and gender politics in mid-century Argentina. Listen as she talks about her experience at an international conference in Buenos Aires.Published 6 months ago
Fall at Duke University (a time-lapse video)
Video by Jie Huang. As a graduate student in Duke, I spent several weeks taking more than 10,000 photos and several short videos to make this video. Every scenery is like a painting. The fall of Duke is soooo beautiful that I hope more people can watch this video to know the beauty of fall here at Duke!Published 7 months ago
'Financialization' of the U.S. Economy
SuperReturn U.S. - http://www.informaglobalevents.com/ytsrusvepSeth Gardner (Executive Director of the Center for Financial Excellence at The Fuqua School of Business at Duke University) interviews Heather Slavkin (Senior Legal Policy Advisor at AFL-CIO)
Published 11 months ago
Japanese Tea Gathering at Sarah P. Duke Gardens
Join us for a traditional Japanese tea gathering at Sarah P. Duke Gardens in Durham. Read more about the gardens in the May 2012 issue of Our State magazine. Video produced exclusively by Jenny Tenny for Our State.Published 1 year ago
The Global Production and Marketing of Athletes
As Part of Kenan Institute for Ethics' Elevating the Game: A Series on Sport, this panel discussion focused on ethical, legal, and practical issues resulting from increased promotion, production, and marketing of athletics and athletes.Published 2 years ago
Bhutanese Resettlement Project: Our American Life
The Kenan Institute for Ethics is piloting a multi-site community-based research project in eastern Nepal and Durham exploring the effects of resettlement upon Bhutanese refugees. In this video Bhutanese refugees living in the United States describe the daily life of resettlement. http://kenan.ethics.duke.edu/practice/bhutanese-resettlement-project/Published 2 years ago
Duke Children's Health Center Ten-Year Anniversary Celebration
The McGovern-Davison Children's Health Center -- or CHC, as it has become known -- serves as the virtual front door for Duke Children's Hospital & Health Center. Since the doors opened in 2000, the beautiful feather mobile and giant fish tank in the lobby have provided a welcoming atmosphere for countless patients, families, and visitors.For more information about Duke Children's, visit http://dukechildrens.org.
Published 2 years ago
How Parents Can Shape a Child's Sense of Adventure - Shaheen Wirk ('03)
World traveler Shaheen Wirk ('03) shares ideas on what cultivates valuing experience and adventure. For Wirk, it started with parents prioritizing cultural experience to open their children's minds to options available in life. Through his Ohio childhood, these cultural experiences, including an early abroad trip to Europe, illuminate Wirk's interests in travel and Shakespeare that ultimately take him on his own journey.View more videos at http://www.captureyourflag.com/
Published 2 years ago
How Cambodia Travel Altered Views on Conversation Goals - Shaheen Wirk ('03)
A Cambodia trip, in particular exposure to a genocide affected culture, encourages traveler Shaheen Wirk ('03) to look beyond the headlines and be more inquisitive enaging news and conversation upon his return to the United States.Published 2 years ago
What Traveling to Cambodia Teaches About Genocide - Shaheen Wirk ('03)
Shaheen Wirk ('03) recounts his Cambodian travel experience and its eye-opening insight into how genocide there eliminated an entire generation's oral history. "There have been a lot of bad things that have happened in human history, but it is rare when no one is alive who remembers it."View more at http://www.captureyourflag.com/
Published 2 years ago
How Cambodia Travel Altered Views on Conversation Goals - Shaheen Wirk ('03)
A Cambodia trip, in particular exposure to a genocide affected culture, encourages traveler Shaheen Wirk ('03) to look beyond the headlines and be more inquisitive enaging news and conversation upon his return to the United States.Published 2 years ago
Japanese Tea Gathering
Sarah P. Duke Gardens hosts traditional, intimate Japanese Tea Gatherings throughout the year in the Japanese Pavilion and Tea House in the Culberson Asiatic Arboretum. For this larger event, students from Hawbridge School in Saxapahaw, NC, studied Japanese culture with Duke Gardens' Nancy Hamilton for two weeks, then presented two Tea Gatherings for fellow students. For information about Tea Gatherings and other events at Duke Gardens at Duke University in Durham, NC, please go to http://www.sarahpdukegardens.org.Published 3 years ago
Duke Gardens Plant + Craft Fest: carnivorous plants
See the various carnivorous plants offered by S&J; Greens. Duke Gardens' next Plant & Craft Festival will be April 24, 2010. We hope to see you there.
Published 3 years ago
Duke Gardens Plant+Craft Fest '09 preview: Lycoris aurea
Paul Jones, curator of the Culberson Asiatic Arboretum, talks about Lycoris aurea, available at the Fall Plant & Craft Fest, Saturday, Sept. 26, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The plant is a member of the Amaryllis family, and it's in bloom in the Gardens now. When you see it blossom, you'll understand why its Chinese name translates to "suddenly the earth smiles."Published 3 years ago
Duke Gardens Fall Plant + Craft Fest: curator Paul Jones
Paul Jones, curator of Duke Gardens' Culberson Asiatic Arboretum, talks about a few of the plants Duke Gardens will sell at the 2009 Fall Plant & Craft Festival. Paul shows us the hurricane lily, Himalayan white pine, spider lily and lilac Daphne. The fest is Sept. 26, 2009, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. For more information, go to http://www.sarahpdukegardens.org.Published 3 years ago
