UCTV: Voices

27th Annual Evening for Peace

Thu, 19 May 2011 15:07:15 PDT

Distinguished Peace Leadership and/or World Citizenship Awards for, and speeches from, 2010's recipients at the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation's 27th Annual Evening for Peace gala. Series: "Voices" [Public Affairs] [Humanities] [Show ID: 21569]

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Home as Elsewhere

Fri, 6 May 2011 14:05:25 PDT

Humanist geographer Yi-Fu Tuan explores the Tao of "home" and the interplay that coexists between emotional attachment and the nature of humans to migrate. Series: "Voices" [Humanities] [Show ID: 21404]

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An Afternoon with Bill Moyers

Fri, 25 Feb 2011 12:43:57 PDT

Bill Moyers examines the deteriorating and increasingly corrupt state of affairs that our government has devolved into and the accompanying divisiveness sweeping the country. Is there hope for things to improve? For the first time in his life, Moyers isn't optimistic. Series: "Voices" [Public Affairs] [Humanities] [Show ID: 20774]

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UCSB Arts and Lectures: Mary Roach

Fri, 14 Jan 2011 13:38:12 PDT

Mary Roach explores the irresistibly strange universe of space travel and life without gravity in her newest work, “Packing for Mars.” In a world devoid of the things we need to live and thrive – air, gravity, hot showers, fresh produce, privacy, beer – Roach investigates all manners of quizzical and startlingly bizarre space simulations to take a surreally entertaining trip into the science of life in space without ever leaving Earth. Series: "Voices" [Humanities] [Show ID: 20199]

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Learning Lessons from Disaster? The BP Oil Spill and the Future of Energy in America

Fri, 14 Jan 2011 13:40:25 PDT

The 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico proved to be the worst offshore oil disaster in history. William Freudenburg, Dehlsen Professor of Environment and Society at UC Santa Barbara, examines the factors –– political and otherwise –– that contributed to the environmental and economic catastrophe. Series: "Voices" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 20642]

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An Evening with Werner Herzog

Mon, 27 Sep 2010 9:24:07 PDT

One of the most distinctive filmmakers of our time, Werner Herzog has been called the “romantic visionary” of the New German Cinema movement. His edgy, larger-than-life films fuse the epic with the intimate, redefining the scale and scope of filmmaking to include more than 60 works shot on every continent. He appears in conversation with acclaimed author and essayist, Pico Iyer at UC Santa Barbara. Series: "Voices" [Humanities] [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 18698]

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Denialism: How Irrational Thinking Hinders Scientific Progress Harms the Planet and Threatens Our Lives

Thu, 10 Jun 2010 10:22:53 PDT

New Yorker staff writer Michael Specter argues for a new Enlightenment in his newly-released book “Denialism.” From genetically modified grains to pharmaceuticals, Specter contends that Americans have come to mistrust institutions and to view science as a political constituency that isn’t always looking out for the public’s best interest. He champions a renewed approach to new technologies, while acknowledging their limitations and threats, and an end to the war against progress in this time of mankind’s greatest scientific advances. Series: "Voices" [Public Affairs] [Science] [Show ID: 18570]

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Hauntings: Ghosts from a Nazi Childhood

Thu, 10 Jun 2010 10:30:37 PDT

Professor Mahlendorf discusses some unexpected reader responses to her recently acclaimed memoir, “The Shame of Survival: Working Through a Nazi Childhood”, and the ghosts they raised up for some readers and for herself. Series: "Voices" [Humanities] [Show ID: 19388]

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Zero Nuclear Weapons for a Sane and Sustainable World

Thu, 10 Jun 2010 10:31:08 PDT

A lawyer, diplomat and educator, Ambassador Kampelman helped pursue President Reagan's goal of eliminating all nuclear weapons in his role as Ambassador and Head of the United States Delegation to the Negotiations with the Soviet Union on Nuclear and Space Arms in Geneva. He is one of the very few people to be officially honored by two Presidents. He received the Presidential Citizens Medal from President Reagan in 1989 and the Freedom Medal from President Clinton in 1999. More recently, he has worked with Henry Kissinger, George Shultz, William Perry and Sam Nunn in their efforts to promote a world free of nuclear weapons. Series: "Voices" [Humanities] [Show ID: 19389]

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Spyros Amourgis: Greek Architecture and Urban Design: 3000 Years of Creating

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 9:24:03 PDT

Spyros Amourgis, president of the Hellenic Quality Assurance Agency, professor emeritus of architecture at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, and former vice president of the Hellenic Open University focuses on the architectural history of Athens from the early nineteenth to the end of the twentieth century. Series: "Voices" [Humanities] [Show ID: 14711]

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Helen Fessas-Emmanouil: Modernity Tradition Locality Personality: Reassessing Town Planner Doxiadis and Architect Konstantinidis

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 9:22:06 PDT

Helen Fessas-Emmanouil, professor of theatre architecture at the National University of Athens looks at Constantinos Doxiadis, an architect and international urban planner and Aris Konstantinidis, a modern Greek architect. Series: "Voices" [Humanities] [Show ID: 14709]

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Panayotis Tournikiotis: The Making of Athens’ Archaeological Site and the Aesthetics of Historical Stratification

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 9:20:54 PDT

Panayotis Tournikiotis, professor of architectural theory at the National Technical University of Athens, discusses the architectural history of modern Greece. Series: "Voices" [Humanities] [Show ID: 14708]

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Geography Tradition and the Individual: The Case of Modern Greek Architecture: Opening of the Conference

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 9:24:26 PDT

In modern times architecture in Greece has become a vibrant field that builds on the country's historic traditions to meet the needs of contemporary cities and towns. An international conference at the University of California, Santa Barbara, brought together prominent Greek architects and architectural historians to discuss trends and directions of architecture in Greece and internationally, the Greek architectural tradition, and architectural developments over the past 50 years. Series: "Voices" [Humanities] [Show ID: 14712]

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Who Determines What Becomes History? A Witness' Reflections

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:23:13 PDT

George J. Wittenstein, a surviving member of the White Rose, a Hitler resistance organization, discusses how history is created and defined depending on the author. He also recounts his experiences during WWII. Series: "Voices" [Humanities] [Show ID: 17610]

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Georgios A. Panetsos: The Difficult Leap: Greek Architecture 1950-2007

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 9:23:44 PDT

Georgios A. Panetsos, associate Professor of Architecture at University of Patras, in Greece discusses Greek architecture from 1950-2007. Series: "Voices" [Humanities] [Show ID: 14710]

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The Big Squeeze—Tough Times for the American Worker

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:20:20 PDT

Steven Greenhouse is the labor and workplace reporter for the New York Times and author of “The Big Squeeze: Tough Times for the American Worker,” an in-depth account of how American companies have squeezed millions of workers by clamping down on wages, cutting benefits, weakening job security and violating wage and hour laws. Series: "Voices" [Public Affairs] [Business] [Show ID: 16538]

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Demetrios Issaias: Questions About Tradition: The Case of Modern Greek Architecture

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 9:20:29 PDT

Demetrios Issaias, associate professor of architectural design at the National Technical University of Athens, examines modern Greek architecture. Series: "Voices" [Humanities] [Show ID: 14707]

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Architecture of Greece and Trends in American Architecture

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 9:19:58 PDT

Experts in Greek and American architecture comment on the similarities and differences of the two nation’s modern architecture trends. Series: "Voices" [Humanities] [Show ID: 14706]

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UCSB to Blizzard - Turning Your Passion Into Your Success

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:22:00 PDT

UCSB alum Paul Sams discusses the path he has taken since his arrival at UCSB to today as the COO of world’s leading online game company. Sams also gives an inside look at Blizzard Entertainment, a world leader in the video game industry. Series: "Voices" [Business] [Show ID: 17607]

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Cradle to Cradle Design—Creating an Environmentally and Economically Intelligent Future

Fri, 9 Oct 2009 11:54:03 PDT

Architect William McDonough calls for remaking the way we make things by transforming human industry through ecologically intelligent design. He argues that the current industrial system that "takes, makes and wastes" can become a creator of goods and services that generate ecological, social and economic value. Series: "Voices" [Humanities] [Business] [Show ID: 16539]

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Peace Justice and Politics on the International Scene

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:19:57 PDT

As a former justice of the Supreme Court of Canada and a former chief prosecutor of the United Nations tribunals for war crimes in Yugoslavia and Rwanda, the Honourable Louise Arbour has dedicated her life to defending human rights and independent judiciary systems around the globe. Series: "Voices" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 16537]

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Why the Dalai Lama Matters

Fri, 9 Oct 2009 11:53:48 PDT

Authors Robert Thurman and Pico Iyer reflect on the Dalai Lama's ideas and work as a religious leader, politician, scientist, and philosopher. Series: "Voices" [Humanities] [Show ID: 16536]

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His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama: Ethics for Our Time

Fri, 7 Aug 2009 13:37:42 PDT

In this presentation at UCSB, His Holiness the Dalai Lama turns to one of his favorite themes: the importance of compassion. Far from being a uniquely Buddhist concern, the Dalai Lama explains why caring for others can be the basis for a rich and rewarding life for all people. Series: "Voices" [Humanities] [Show ID: 17091]

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Environmental Justice for All

Fri, 14 Aug 2009 9:22:04 PDT

Robert Bullard has been called the father of the environmental justice movement. For more than two decades, he has championed environmental protection as a civil rights and social justice issue. As global climate change poses special challenges for communities of color and the poor, the commitment to environmental justice is a value that can unite us all, across boundaries of race, class, gender, age, and geography Series: "Voices" [Humanities] [Science] [Show ID: 16936]

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An Evening with the Founder and President of the Children’s Defense Fund

Wed, 13 May 2009 11:47:33 PDT

Marian Wright Edelman, the founder and president of the Children’s Defense Fund, is the author of the bestseller “The Measure of Our Success – A Letter to My Children and Yours” and eight other books. The first black woman admitted to the Mississippi Bar, she worked as counsel for the Poor People’s Campaign begun by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. She discusses her newest work The Sea is So Wide and My Boat is So Small – Charting a Course for the Next Generation. Series: "Voices" [Humanities] [Show ID: 16213]

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Torture and the Law: Can U.S. Officials Be Held Accountable?

Mon, 11 May 2009 16:12:07 PDT

Join New York attorney and human rights advocate Scott Horton and attorney and columnist Stuart Taylor as they debate the consequences of violating laws prohibiting torture. Series: "Voices" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 16592]

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Judy Estrin: Closing the Innovation Gap

Mon, 6 Apr 2009 12:10:53 PDT

Judy Estrin explains how recent dramatic shifts in our society – particularly an emphasis on boosting current profit margins at the cost of long-term exploration and sustainability – have undermined the cultural foundation that nurtured America’s success, creating dangerous blind spots in business and science as we try to compete in the global economy. Series: "Voices" [Science] [Business] [Show ID: 16392]

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Ed Mazria: Now It’s Personal...

Mon, 6 Apr 2009 12:11:40 PDT

Is it possible to achieve energy independence, solve climate change and revitalize the United States’ economy with a single solution? According to Ed Mazria it is. An award-winning architect, author and educator, Mazria presents the 2030 Blueprint, a simple, yet powerful approach to achieving all of these goals through the building sector, the largest energy consumer in the United States. Series: "Voices" [Public Affairs] [Science] [Show ID: 16424]

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Frances Moore Lappé - Living Democracy Feeding Hope

Thu, 9 Apr 2009 10:24:13 PDT

Frances Moore Lappé, a democracy advocate and world food and hunger expert, discusses her passion for participatory democracy built upon hope for a better future. Series: "Voices" [Public Affairs] [Humanities] [Show ID: 16447]

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Eyewitness to Global Warming

Mon, 6 Apr 2009 12:04:11 PDT

The fourth person ever to reach both poles, Will Steger is known by many titles – educator, activist, photographer, and former Explorer-in-Residence for National Geographic. He presents a visual account of the global warming induced changes that he’s witnessed firsthand in Arctic regions over four decades of polar exploration. Series: "Voices" [Science] [Show ID: 15420]

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Tom Ricks - The Gamble: General David Petraeus and the American Military Adventure in Iraq 2006-2008

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 15:22:58 PDT

Thomas E. Ricks is The Washington Post’s special military correspondent and a senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security. He discusses his new book, The Gamble, his second installment on the Iraq War story. Series: "Voices" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 16445]

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Maureen Dowd

Sat, 20 Dec 2008 11:43:45 PDT

Known for her witty, incisive and often acerbic portraits of the powerful, Pulitzer Prize-winner Maureen Dowd, the only female op-ed columnist at The New York Times, addresses an audience at UC Santa Barbara. Series: "Voices" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 15423]

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Interrogating African Modernity: Art Cultural Politics and Global Identities (part 5)

Thu, 4 Dec 2008 14:50:16 PDT

This conference examines the history and critical reception of modern African art in art history and cultural studies. Major international scholars explore the central question – when was (or is) modern African art? Presented by the Mbanefo Foundation and UC Santa Barbara. Series: "Voices" [Humanities] [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 14885]

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Mexican Immigration and the Future of Race in America

Wed, 17 Dec 2008 13:08:02 PDT

Los Angeles Times op-ed columnist Gregory Rodriguez has written widely on issues of race relations and national identity. He discusses his recently-released book “Mongrels, Bastards, Orphans and Vagabonds – Mexican Immigration and the Future of Race in America.” Series: "Voices" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 15419]

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Moral Decision Making: The U.S. Congress and the Policy of Sexual Ethics

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 10:25:47 PDT

In partnership with several Italian scholars, UCSB’s department of religious studies gathered experts to discuss the way religious thought intersects with political legislation and action, particularly in the realm of sexuality. On this installment of “Church, Sex, and the Public Sphere: Italy and the United States,” Elizabeth Oldmixon, Assistant Professor of Political Science, North Texas University, explores the policy of sexual ethics. Series: "Voices" [Public Affairs] [Humanities] [Show ID: 15376]

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Scott Norris: Coping with Illness

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 10:25:47 PDT

Scott Norris, a 1988 psychology graduate, returned to UCSB to talk to Professor David Sherman's class about his experience coping with illness. Norris had a cancerous brain tumor removed in 1999. This first hand account added to the learning on stress and coping taught by Sherman. Series: "Voices" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 15400]

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Historical Memories and Resurgence of Nationalism in East Asia: Paths to Reconciliation

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 10:25:47 PDT

Scholars from the United States, Japan, China, South Korea, and Norway gathered at UC Santa Barbara to examine how historical memories are intertwined with the recent upsurge of nationalism in East Asia and paths to reconciliation between Japan and its neighbors. This conference was sponsored by the Center for Cold War Studies and the Department of Political Science at UC Santa Barbara, and made possible by the US-Japan Foundation and the UCSB Social Science Division. Series: "Voices" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 13188]

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Immigration: The Lessons of New York with Peter Hamill

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 12:06:16 PDT

Pete Hamill, the writer and veteran newspaperman who has edited both The Daily News and The New York Post, presents a talk on Lower Manhattan, a one time immigrant neighborhood, and the origins of New York. Hamill has written extensively on news, art, jazz, immigration and politics for numerous publications and authored 20 books. Series: "Voices" [Public Affairs] [Humanities] [Show ID: 13702]

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Problems of Secularism in the Italian Political Debate on Family and Bioethics

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 10:25:47 PDT

In partnership with several Italian scholars, UCSB’s department of religious studies gathered experts to discuss the way religious thought intersects with political legislation and action, particularly in the realm of sexuality. On this installment of “Church, Sex, and the Public Sphere: Italy and the United States,” Claudio Mancina, a professor of law and a former member of the Italian House of Deputies, explores the debate over bioethics in her native Italy. Series: "Voices" [Public Affairs] [Humanities] [Show ID: 15373]

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Conflict in Congo - The Challenges of Visual Journalism

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 10:25:47 PDT

Widely published in Time, Newsweek, and National Geographic magazines, photojournalist Marcus Bleasdale has been covering the brutal exploitation of the Democratic Republic of Congo and its natural resources for nearly a decade. He spoke at UC Santa Barbara to discuss the challenges of visual journalism. Series: "Voices" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 14210]

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Sexularism: Religious Freedom American Style

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 10:25:47 PDT

In partnership with several Italian scholars, UCSB’s department of religious studies gathered experts to discuss the way religious thought intersects with political legislation and action, particularly in the realm of sexuality. On this installment of “Church, Sex, and the Public Sphere: Italy and the United States,” Ann Pellegrini, Professor of Religious Studies at New York University, argues that the government should stay out of the regulation of morality Series: "Voices" [Humanities] [Show ID: 15371]

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The Sixth International Corrido Conference: Keynote and Tribute

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 12:06:19 PDT

The Sixth International Corrido (Mexican Narrative Ballad) Conference honoring the late Guillermo Hernandez, professor of Spanish and Portuguese at UCLA and a leading scholar of Mexican narrative ballads, took place at UC Santa Barbara. The conference also celebrated the work and memory of composer-vocalist Lalo Guerrero, whose archives are housed at UCSB. Series: "Voices" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 15402]

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Josh Berman: My Entrepreneurial Journey from UCSB to MySpace and Beyond

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 8:30:48 PDT

Josh Berman, co-founder and chief operating officer of MySpace.com, on his entrepreneurial journey. Series: "Voices" [Humanities] [Show ID: 14999]

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Environmental Memory and Planetary Survival

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 13:45:18 PDT

Considered one of the founders of environmental criticism, Professor Lawrence Buell of Harvard University shares his most recent work, which treats the intersections of global and environmental studies. Series: "Voices" [Humanities] [Science] [Show ID: 15032]

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Laura Pulido: Black Brown Yellow and Left

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 8:29:43 PDT

Author Laura Pulido traces the roots of third world radicalism in Southern California during the 1960s and 1970s. Focusing on the Black Panther Party, El Centro de Accin Social y Autonomo (CASA), and East Wind, a Japanese American collective, she explores how these groups sought to realize their ideas about race and class, gender relations, and multiracial alliances. Series: "Voices" [Humanities] [Show ID: 14997]

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Common Wealth: Economics for a Crowded Planet

Tue, 9 Sep 2008 10:51:51 PDT

With an increasingly crowded planet, how can we achieve sustainable development? Professor Jeffrey Sachs, director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University, explores the many challenges we face. Series: "Voices" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 15026]

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Three Cups of Tea: Promoting Peace and Building Nations One School One Child at a Time

Sat, 23 Aug 2008 11:48:35 PDT

Since a 1993 climb on Pakistan's K2, Greg Mortenson has helped more than 25,000 children, especially girls, in remote regions of Pakistan and Afghanistan receive quality education. He recounts the challenges and joys that have culminated in the building of more than 55 schools to an audience at UC Santa Barbara. Series: "Voices" [Humanities] [Show ID: 15027]

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Interrogating African Modernity: Art Cultural Politics and Global Identities (part 4)

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 14:01:02 PDT

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The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy - The Markets Power and Politics of World Trade

Mon, 9 Jun 2008 12:54:36 PDT

Georgetown business professor Pietra Rivoli reveals the economic and political lessons from the life story of a simple t-shirt. From a Texas cotton field to a Chinese factory to a clothing market in Africa, Rivoli investigates compelling questions about the politics, economics, and history of modern business and globalization. Series: "Voices" [Public Affairs] [Business] [Show ID: 14211]

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Interrogating African Modernity: Art Cultural Politics and Global Identities (part 2)

Wed, 2 Jul 2008 8:40:30 PDT

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