http://www.yale.edu Yale has long been recognized as a leader in humanities scholarship. Top University faculty and distinguished visitors in literature, language, history, political science and other disciplines share insights concerning their research and teaching. en Wed, 08 Aug 2012 20:00:01 GMT Yale University 2012-08-08T20:00:01Z en michael.helfenbein@yale.edu Michael Helfenbein no Yale, Yale University, University, College, Ivy League, Lecture, Higher Education, New Haven, Connecticut Yale has long been recognized as a leader in humanities scholarship. Top University faculty and distinguished visitors in literature, language, history, political science and other disciplines share insights concerning their research and teaching. http://openprojects.yale.edu/rss/images/humanities_icon.jpg http://www.yale.edu http://streaming.yale.edu/cmi2/opa/podcasts/humanities/nuland_073112.mp3 Nuland talks about four landmark books that helped shape medical thought and teaching: Vesalius, "On the working of the human body"; Harvey," On the circulation of blood," Morgagni, "causes of disease as shown by anatomy," and Gray's Anatomy. Wed, 08 Aug 2012 19:31:56 GMT Yale University Netcast #2500 Yale University 2012-08-08T19:31:56Z Yale University no medicine, history of medicine, great medical books, Gray's Anatomy, William Harvey, reading, libraries, medical illustration Nuland talks about four landmark books that helped shape medical thought and teaching: Vesalius, "On the working of the human body"; Harvey," On the circulation of blood," Morgagni, "causes of disease as shown by anatomy," and Gray's Anatomy. Dr. and author Sherwin Nuland talks about a lecture he delivered at the American Philosophical Society in 2011 on the subject of "Books and Men": how great books dispelled ancient dogma and set back the frontiers of medical knowledge. http://streaming.yale.edu/cmi2/opa/podcasts/humanities/WCH_30th.mp3 A conversation reflecting on thirty years of Yale’s Whitney Humanities Center with Peter Brooks, Founding Director, and Founding Fellows Kai Erikson, Geoffrey Hartman, and Robert Shulman is held as part of the Whitney’s 30th Anniversary celebration. Mon, 23 Jul 2012 14:26:39 GMT Yale University Netcast #2491 Whitney Humanities Center 2012-07-23T14:26:39Z Whitney Humanities Center no Whitney Humanities Center, Humanities, Yale A conversation reflecting on thirty years of Yale’s Whitney Humanities Center with Peter Brooks, Founding Director, and Founding Fellows Kai Erikson, Geoffrey Hartman, and Robert Shulman is held as part of the Whitney’s 30th Anniversary celebration. A conversation reflecting on thirty years of Yale’s Whitney Humanities Center with Peter Brooks, Founding Director, and Founding Fellows Kai Erikson, Geoffrey Hartman, and Robert Shulman is held as part of the Whitney’s 30th Anniversary celebration. In 1981, the Whitney Humanities Center began at Yale University under the new university presidency of A. Bartlett Giamatti. For this celebration of thirty year’s growth and activity at Yale, the WHC’s founding director and three of its founding fellows return to discuss and offer reflections on their experience both in the University at large and their place at the WHC within it, especially with regard to the role of the humanities in relation to the sciences in the undergraduate experience at Yale. Peter Brooks, Founding Director, is Sterling Professor Emeritus of Comparative Literature at Yale University and Andrew W. Mellon Scholar in the department of Comparative Literature and the Center for Human Values at Princeton. Kai Erikson is the William R. Kenen Jr. Professor Emeritus of Sociology and American Studies at Yale. Geoffrey Hartman is Sterling Professor Emeritus and Senior Research Scholar of English and Comparative Literature at Yale, and Robert Shulman is Professor Emeritus of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry and Senior Research Scientist in Diagnostic Radiology. http://streaming.yale.edu/cmi2/opa/podcasts/humanities/Bollingen_Prize.mp3 Celebrating the Bollingen Prize for Poetry at Yale, nearly all the living winners of this prestigious prize are brought together for a group reading sponsored by the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library and the Whitney Humanities Center. Mon, 23 Jul 2012 14:42:33 GMT Yale University Netcast #2487 Whitney Humanities Center 2012-07-23T14:42:33Z Whitney Humanities Center no poetry, Bollingen Prize, Beinecke Library, Yale, Whitney Humanities Center, poetry reading, contemporary poetry Celebrating the Bollingen Prize for Poetry at Yale, nearly all the living winners of this prestigious prize are brought together for a group reading sponsored by the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library and the Whitney Humanities Center. Celebrating the Bollingen Prize for Poetry at Yale, nearly all the living winners of this prestigious prize are brought together for a group reading sponsored by the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library and the Whitney Humanities Center. The recording begins with a brief introduction to the Bollingen program and recipients of the prize by Patricia Cannon Willis, the Elizabeth Wakeman Dwight Curator of the Yale Collection of American Literature at the Beinecke Library. Following her introduction, each winner of the Bollingen Prize, in alphebetical order, reads a selection from his or her work. There are readings by prize winners John Ashbery, Robert Creeley, Louise Glück, John Hollander, Donald Justice, Stanley Kunitz, W.S. Merwin, Gary Snyder, Mary Strand, and Richard Wilbur. This event took place at the Center Church on the Green on Friday, September 20, 2002. http://streaming.yale.edu/cmi2/opa/podcasts/humanities/deacon_032712.mp3 Terrence W. Deacon delivers a lecture on the neuroscience and development of the human capacity for language and musical perception. Mon, 23 Jul 2012 14:42:54 GMT Yale University Netcast #2486 Whitney Humanities Center 2012-07-23T14:42:54Z Whitney Humanities Center no Science, Humanities, cognition, evolution, language. Whitney Humanities Center, Shulman Lectures Terrence W. Deacon delivers a lecture on the neuroscience and development of the human capacity for language and musical perception. Terrence W. Deacon delivers a lecture on the neuroscience and development of the human capacity for language and musical perception. Prof. Deacon is the Chair of the Anthropology Department at the University of California at Berkeley. His research interests lie in the field of brain development and evolution, the origins of language, and bio-cultural evolution. Many of these interests are found in his book, The Symbolic Species: The Coevolution of Language and the Brain (1997). His lecture presented here, on the formation of human language and symbolic thought, is a part of the Shulman Lectures in Science and the Humanities delivered at the Whitney Humanities Center at Yale University. http://streaming.yale.edu/cmi2/opa/podcasts/humanities/peterson_011812.mp3 Mark A. Peterson discusses Galileo’s study of mathematics in relation to the arts. Prof. Peterson argues that Galileo the mathematician, steeped in the art and literature of his day, needs to be better known, separate from his work as an astronomer. Thu, 15 Mar 2012 15:14:59 GMT Yale University Netcast #2437 Whitney Humanities Center 2012-03-15T15:14:59Z Whitney Humanities Center no Whitney Humanities Center, Franke, Galileo, Mathematics, Astronomy, Literature, Art, Science, History Mark A. Peterson discusses Galileo’s study of mathematics in relation to the arts. Prof. Peterson argues that Galileo the mathematician, steeped in the art and literature of his day, needs to be better known, separate from his work as an astronomer. Mark A. Peterson discusses Galileo’s study of mathematics in relation to the arts. Prof. Peterson argues that Galileo the mathematician, steeped in the art and literature of his day, needs to be better known, separate from his work as an astronomer. Dr. Peterson is Chair of Physics and Professor of both Mathematics and Physics at Mount Holyoke College. His research often explores the intersection of science and the humanities, history of science, as well as biophysical research. Professor Peterson has published on such varied topics as computer science, Galileo, models of microhydrodynamics in biophysical settings, and others. http://streaming.yale.edu/cmi2/opa/podcasts/humanities/bharucha_022112.mp3 In this lecture, cognitive neuroscientist Jamshed Bharucha discusses the ways that music creates emotion and how these emotions work within human interactions and relationships. Thu, 15 Mar 2012 14:24:39 GMT Yale University Netcast #2436 Whitney Humanities Center 2012-03-15T14:24:39Z Whitney Humanities Center no Whitney Humanities Center, Shulman Lecture, music, brain, neuroscience, culture, emotion, psychology, relationships. In this lecture, cognitive neuroscientist Jamshed Bharucha discusses the ways that music creates emotion and how these emotions work within human interactions and relationships. In this lecture, cognitive neuroscientist Jamshed Bharucha discusses the ways that music creates emotion and how these emotions work within human interactions and relationships. Professor Bharucha, who is also a classically trained violinist, has written extensively on the cognitive and neural underpinnings of music and has been awarded grants from the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health for his work. He began his academic career at Dartmouth College, where he was the John Wentworth Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences. He also served as Associate Dean, Deputy Provost, and Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences; a signature accomplishment of his administrative work at Dartmouth was the creation of the nation’s first brain-imaging facility for the study of cognitive neuroscience outside a clinical setting. In July of 2011 he was named President of the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art. http://streaming.yale.edu/cmi2/opa/podcasts/humanities/turin_021512.mp3 Mark Turin, research scholar in the South Asia Studies Council, talks about the World Oral Literature Project to preserve endangered languages by recording living speakers and digitizing records that have already been collected. Mon, 20 Feb 2012 14:58:34 GMT Yale University Netcast #2429 Yale University 2012-02-20T14:58:34Z Yale University no endangered languages, oral literature, anthropology, Himalaya, Nepal, ethnography, archives, audio recordings Mark Turin, research scholar in the South Asia Studies Council, talks about the World Oral Literature Project to preserve endangered languages by recording living speakers and digitizing records that have already been collected. Research Scholar Mark Turin discusses his work with the World Oral Literature Project, which seeks to collect, preserve and disseminate records of rare languages and oral traditions that are becoming extinct. Also talks about his Digital Himalaya Project, which is specifically concerned with the languages and cultures of the indigenous people of Nepal and the broader Himalayan region, including ethnic groups in Bhutan, India, and Tibet. Both projects aim to digitize and catalogue records of diverse materials, from audio and video tapes to written reports and maps, that already exist in libraries, universities and other collections around the world. http://streaming.yale.edu/cmi2/opa/podcasts/humanities/y8217_doyle_102711.mp3 Michael W. Doyle gave three public lectures where he examined the legal and ethical arguments supporting nonintervention. This is the third lecture of a three-part series. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:15:18 GMT Yale University Netcast #2427 Castle Lecture Series 2012-02-08T19:15:18Z Castle Lecture Series no Castle Lecture Series, Program in Ethics Politics and Economics, ep&e, nonintervention, intervention Michael W. Doyle gave three public lectures where he examined the legal and ethical arguments supporting nonintervention. This is the third lecture of a three-part series. Michael W. Doyle, Harold Brown Professor of International Affairs, Law and Political Science at Columbia University, gave three public lectures where he examined the legal and ethical arguments supporting nonintervention, engaging in a dialogue with John Stuart Mill’s famous remarks on the subject. This is the third lecture of a three-part series. http://streaming.yale.edu/cmi2/opa/podcasts/humanities/y8216_doyle_102011.mp3 Michael W. Doyle gave three public lectures where he examined the legal and ethical arguments supporting nonintervention. This is the second lecture of a three-part series. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:20:13 GMT Yale University Netcast #2426 Castle Lecture Series 2012-02-08T19:20:13Z Castle Lecture Series no Castle Lecture Series, Program in Ethics Politics and Economics, ep&e, nonintervention, intervention Michael W. Doyle gave three public lectures where he examined the legal and ethical arguments supporting nonintervention. This is the second lecture of a three-part series. Michael W. Doyle, Harold Brown Professor of International Affairs, Law and Political Science at Columbia University, gave three public lectures where he examined the legal and ethical arguments supporting nonintervention, engaging in a dialogue with John Stuart Mill’s famous remarks on the subject. This is the second lecture of a three-part series. http://streaming.yale.edu/cmi2/opa/podcasts/humanities/i2425_doyle_101311.mp3 Michael W. Doyle gave three public lectures where he examined the legal and ethical arguments supporting nonintervention. This is the first lecture of a three-part series. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 21:00:00 GMT Yale University Netcast #2425 Castle Lecture Series 2012-02-13T21:00:00Z Castle Lecture Series no Castle Lecture Series, Program in Ethics Politics and Economics, ep&e, nonintervention, intervention Michael W. Doyle gave three public lectures where he examined the legal and ethical arguments supporting nonintervention. This is the first lecture of a three-part series. Michael W. Doyle, Harold Brown Professor of International Affairs, Law and Political Science at Columbia University, gave three public lectures where he examined the legal and ethical arguments supporting nonintervention, engaging in a dialogue with John Stuart Mill’s famous remarks on the subject. This is the first lecture of a three-part series. http://streaming.yale.edu/cmi2/opa/podcasts/humanities/y8218_annaim_042910.mp3 Professor An-Na’im presented and defended a framework for the constant theoretical and political contestation of the relationship between Islam, the state, politics and society. Wed, 15 Feb 2012 18:20:41 GMT Yale University Netcast #2424 Castle Lecture Series 2012-02-15T18:20:41Z Castle Lecture Series no Litowitz, emory law, political contestation, program in ethics politics and economics, ep&e Professor An-Na’im presented and defended a framework for the constant theoretical and political contestation of the relationship between Islam, the state, politics and society. Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na’im, Charles Howard Candler Professor of Law at Emory University School of Law presented the 2010 Robert Litowitz Lecture for the Program in Ethics, Politics and Economics. Professor An-Na’im presented and defended a framework for the constant theoretical and political contestation of the relationship between Islam, the state, politics and society. http://streaming.yale.edu/cmi2/opa/podcasts/humanities/i2425_doyle_101311.mp3 Samuel Bowles gave three public lectures where he presented evidence that explicit incentives and constraints often diminish ethical motivations. This is the third lecture of a three-part series. Wed, 15 Feb 2012 18:34:55 GMT Yale University Netcast #2415 Castle Lecture Series 2012-02-15T18:34:55Z Castle Lecture Series no Castle Lecture, Program in Ethics Politics and Economics, incentives, ethical motivations, Machiavelli Samuel Bowles gave three public lectures where he presented evidence that explicit incentives and constraints often diminish ethical motivations. This is the third lecture of a three-part series. Samuel Bowles, Research Professor at the Santa Fe Institute and Professor of Economics at the University of Siena, gave three public lectures where he presented evidence that explicit incentives and constraints often diminish ethical motivations. This is the third lecture of a three-part series. http://streaming.yale.edu/cmi2/opa/podcasts/humanities/y8221_bowles_012110.mp3 Samuel Bowles gave three public lectures where he presented evidence that explicit incentives and constraints often diminish ethical motivations. This is the second lecture of a three-part series. Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:21:34 GMT Yale University Netcast #2414 Castle Lecture Series 2012-02-21T15:21:34Z Castle Lecture Series no Castle Lecture, Program in Ethics Politics and Economics, incentives, ethical motivations, Machiavelli Samuel Bowles gave three public lectures where he presented evidence that explicit incentives and constraints often diminish ethical motivations. This is the second lecture of a three-part series. Samuel Bowles, Research Professor at the Santa Fe Institute and Professor of Economics at the University of Siena, gave three public lectures where he presented evidence that explicit incentives and constraints often diminish ethical motivations. This is the second lecture of a three-part series. http://streaming.yale.edu/cmi2/opa/podcasts/humanities/y8220_bowles_011910.mp3 Samuel Bowles gave three public lectures presenting evidence that explicit incentives and constraints often diminish ethical motivations. This is the first lecture of a three-part series. Wed, 15 Feb 2012 18:32:44 GMT Yale University Netcast #2413 Castle Lecture Series 2012-02-15T18:32:44Z Castle Lecture Series no Castle Lecture, Program in Ethics Politics and Economics, incentives, ethical motivations, machiavelli Samuel Bowles gave three public lectures presenting evidence that explicit incentives and constraints often diminish ethical motivations. This is the first lecture of a three-part series. Samuel Bowles, Research Professor at the Santa Fe Institute and Professor of Economics at the University of Siena, gave three public lectures presenting evidence that explicit incentives and constraints often diminish ethical motivations. This is the first lecture of a three-part series. http://streaming.yale.edu/cmi2/opa/podcasts/humanities/meyer_041811.mp3 Danny Meyer discusses the role and concept of hospitality in the context of the restaurant industry, and how hospitality contributes to an excellent dining experience and thus to a successful restaurant business. Thu, 17 Nov 2011 16:45:13 GMT Yale University Netcast #2374 Whitney Humanities Center 2011-11-17T16:45:13Z Whitney Humanities Center no Whitney Humanities Center, Franke Lecture, hospitality, food, restaurant, business, dining Danny Meyer discusses the role and concept of hospitality in the context of the restaurant industry, and how hospitality contributes to an excellent dining experience and thus to a successful restaurant business. Danny Meyer discusses the role and concept of hospitality in the context of the restaurant industry, and how hospitality contributes to an excellent dining experience and thus to a successful restaurant business. Mr. Meyer is the CEO of Union Square Hospitality Group, which includes Union Square Cafe, Gramercy Tavern, Eleven Madison Park, Tabla, Blue Smoke, Jazz Standard, Shake Shack, The Modern, the cafes at New York City’s Museum of Modern Art, Maialino, as well as Union Square Events, the company’s catering and events business, and Hospitality Quotient, a learning business empowering companies to transform their business through the power of hospitality. Mr. Meyer, his restaurants, and chefs have earned an unprecedented twenty-one James Beard Awards. Mr. Meyer coauthored the Union Square Cafe Cookbook (1994) and Second Helpings from Union Square Cafe (2001) with his partner, Chef Michael Romano. His first business book, Setting the Table (2006), was named a bestseller by the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and BusinessWeek. An active national leader in the fight against hunger, Mr. Meyer has long served on the boards of Share Our Strength and City Harvest. He is equally active in civic affairs, serving on the executive committees of NYC & Co, Union Square Partnership, and the Madison Square Park Conservancy. http://streaming.yale.edu/cmi2/opa/podcasts/humanities/ryan_schulman.mp3 In this lecture, Michael Ryan discusses the relationship between animal aesthetic preferences, sexual selection, and evolutionary biology. Wed, 07 Dec 2011 21:16:21 GMT Yale University Netcast #2372 Whitney Humanities Center 2011-12-07T21:16:21Z Whitney Humanities Center no Whitney Humanities Center, Shulman Lecture, Evolutionary Biology, animal behavior, sexual selection, Darwin, aesthetics, evolution In this lecture, Michael Ryan discusses the relationship between animal aesthetic preferences, sexual selection, and evolutionary biology. In this lecture, Michael Ryan discusses the relationship between animal aesthetic preferences, sexual selection, and evolutionary biology. Dr. Ryan is the Clark Hubbs Professor of Zoology at the University of Texas at Austin. His research involves animal behavior, focusing on mechanisms of communication involved in mate attraction and corollary evolutionary consequences. http://streaming.yale.edu/cmi2/opa/podcasts/humanities/tanner_panel_032511.mp3 In this discussion, Rebecca Goldstein, Harry Frankfurt, and Michael Cunningham discuss the ways in which novelists do and do not write philosophically. The panel is chaired by Amy Hungerford. Wed, 07 Dec 2011 21:34:30 GMT Yale University Netcast #2371 Whitney Humanities Center 2011-12-07T21:34:30Z Whitney Humanities Center no Whitney Humanities Center, Tanner Lectures, Philosophy, Literature, Art, Novels In this discussion, Rebecca Goldstein, Harry Frankfurt, and Michael Cunningham discuss the ways in which novelists do and do not write philosophically. The panel is chaired by Amy Hungerford. In this discussion, Rebecca Goldstein, Harry Frankfurt, and Michael Cunningham discuss the ways in which novelists do and do not write philosophically. The panel is chaired by Amy Hungerford. The featured speakers are novelist and philosopher Rebecca Goldstein, professor of philosophy Harry Frankfurt, novelist and professor of English Michael Cunningham, and professor of English Amy Hungerford. http://streaming.yale.edu/cmi2/opa/podcasts/humanities/goldstein_032411.mp3 In the second of her two Tanner Lectures, Rebecca Goldstein discusses the overlap and conflict between philosophy and the literary arts, and whether novels can be philosophically justified. Thu, 17 Nov 2011 16:46:31 GMT Yale University Netcast #2370 Whitney Humanities Center 2011-11-17T16:46:31Z Whitney Humanities Center no Whitney Humanities Center, Tanner Lectures, Philosophy, Literature, Plato, Metaphysics, Art, Novels, Justification In the second of her two Tanner Lectures, Rebecca Goldstein discusses the overlap and conflict between philosophy and the literary arts, and whether novels can be philosophically justified. In the second of her two Tanner lectures, Rebecca Goldstein discusses the overlap and conflict between philosophy and the literary arts, and whether novels can be philosophically justified. Ms. Goldstein’s career bridges the divides between the humanities, the arts, and the sciences. Equally comfortable discussing physics or fiction, she is also an important voice in the current active debates between religion and science. A Koret International Book Award winner, a multiple time National Jewish Book Award winner, a MacArthur Fellow, and a Whiting Foundation Writer's Award winner, in 2008 she was designated Humanist Laureate by the International Academy of Humanism and was named Humanist of the Year 2011 by the American Humanist Association. Her books include Finding Spinoza, 36 Arguments for the Existence of God, Incompleteness, Mazel, and The Mind Body Problem. http://streaming.yale.edu/cmi2/opa/podcasts/humanities/goldstein_032311.mp3 In the first of her two Tanner Lectures, Rebecca Goldstein discusses the overlap and conflict between philosophy and the literary arts, and whether novels can be philosophically justified. Thu, 17 Nov 2011 16:47:11 GMT Yale University Netcast #2369 Whitney Humanities Center 2011-11-17T16:47:11Z Whitney Humanities Center no Whitney Humanities Center, Tanner Lectures, Philosophy, Literature, Plato, Art, Novels, Justification In the first of her two Tanner Lectures, Rebecca Goldstein discusses the overlap and conflict between philosophy and the literary arts, and whether novels can be philosophically justified. In the first of her two tanner lectures, Rebecca Goldstein discusses the overlap and conflict between philosophy and the literary arts, and whether novels can be philosophically justified. Ms. Goldstein’s career bridges the divides between the humanities, the arts, and the sciences. Equally comfortable discussing physics or fiction, she is also an important voice in the current active debates between religion and science. A Koret International Book Award winner, a multiple time National Jewish Book Award winner, a MacArthur Fellow, and a Whiting Foundation Writer's Award winner, in 2008 she was designated Humanist Laureate by the International Academy of Humanism and was named Humanist of the Year 2011 by the American Humanist Association. Her books include Finding Spinoza, 36 Arguments for the Existence of God, Incompleteness, Mazel, and The Mind Body Problem. http://streaming.yale.edu/cmi2/opa/podcasts/humanities/Nature_Donoghue_Gauthier_Prum_Szabo.mp3 A multi-disciplinary panel of evolutionary biologists, joined by a philosopher and an artist, discuss how and why we order and describe the natural world the way that we do now and possible alternatives. Tue, 15 Nov 2011 16:08:25 GMT Yale University Netcast #2368 Whitney Humanities Center 2011-11-15T16:08:25Z Whitney Humanities Center no Whitney Humanities Center, Shulman Lecture, Taxonomy, Yale, Naming, Nature, Biology, Art, Philosophy, Evolution A multi-disciplinary panel of evolutionary biologists, joined by a philosopher and an artist, discuss how and why we order and describe the natural world the way that we do now and possible alternatives. A multi-disciplinary panel of evolutionary biologists, joined by a philosopher and an artist, discuss how and why we order and describe the natural world the way that we do now and possible alternatives. The featured speakers from Yale are Michael Donoghue, the G. Evelyn Hutchinson Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; Jacques Gauthier, professor of geology and geophysics and curator of vertebrate paleontology and vertebrate zoology at the Peabody Museum; Richard Prum, the William Robertson Coe Professor of Ornithology, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; and Zoltan Szabo, professor of philosophy. Also taking part in the discussion are Kevin de Queiroz, curator and research zoologist at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History, and artist, writer and naturalist James Prosek. http://streaming.yale.edu/cmi2/opa/podcasts/humanities/kenty_111011.mp3 Jessica Kenty-Drane discusses the complex relationship between community wealth and public schools. Thu, 01 Dec 2011 19:07:50 GMT Yale University Netcast #2367 Yale University 2011-12-01T19:07:50Z Yale University no education, poverty, affluence, Zigler Center Jessica Kenty-Drane discusses the complex relationship between community wealth and public schools. Jessica Kenty-Drane discusses the complex relationship between community wealth and public schools. http://streaming.yale.edu/cmi2/opa/podcasts/humanities/young_102811.mp3 Dr.Mary Young discusses how knowledge from neuroscience, social science and economics on the importance of early experiences can be used to support early childhood development programs Thu, 01 Dec 2011 18:52:26 GMT Yale University Netcast #2361 Yale University 2011-12-01T18:52:26Z Yale University no early intervention, early child development, education, Zigler Center Dr.Mary Young discusses how knowledge from neuroscience, social science and economics on the importance of early experiences can be used to support early childhood development programs Dr.Mary Young discusses how knowledge from neuroscience, social science and economics on the importance of early experiences can be used to support early childhood development programs http://streaming.yale.edu/cmi2/opa/podcasts/humanities/ponguta_102411.mp3 Angelica Ponguta, Postdoctoral Associate at the Yale Child Study Center, discusses developing a national early childhood program in Kosovo, done in collaboration with Pia Rebello Britto and Jan van Ravens, in partnership with UNICEF Kosovo. Tue, 15 Nov 2011 16:07:57 GMT Yale University Netcast #2360 Yale University 2011-11-15T16:07:57Z Yale University no early childhood, children, intervention programs, Kosovo, Zigler Center Angelica Ponguta, Postdoctoral Associate at the Yale Child Study Center, discusses developing a national early childhood program in Kosovo, done in collaboration with Pia Rebello Britto and Jan van Ravens, in partnership with UNICEF Kosovo. Angelica Ponguta, Postdoctoral Associate at the Child Study Center, Yale School of Medicine, discusses her project on developing a national early childhood program in Kosovo, done in collaboration with Pia Rebello Britto and Jan van Ravens, in partnership with UNICEF Kosovo. http://streaming.yale.edu/cmi2/opa/podcasts/humanities/cole_hoffman.mp3 Writers Adina Hoffamn and Peter Cole discuss the recovery of a cache of Hebrew manuscripts from a Cairo geniza (repository for sacred text), whose discovery and analysis have shed light on 900 years of Jewish life. Tue, 15 Nov 2011 16:09:04 GMT Yale University Netcast #2358 Whitney Humanities Center 2011-11-15T16:09:04Z Whitney Humanities Center no Whitney Humanities Center, Franke Lecture, Cairo, Hebrew, sacred texts, Judaism, archeology, genizah, culture Writers Adina Hoffamn and Peter Cole discuss the recovery of a cache of Hebrew manuscripts from a Cairo geniza (repository for sacred text), whose discovery and analysis have shed light on 900 years of Jewish life. In this lecture, writers Adina Hoffamn and Peter Cole discuss the recovery of a cache of Hebrew manuscripts from a Cairo geniza (repository for sacred text), whose discovery and analysis have shed light on 900 years of Jewish life. NEA, NEH, Guggenheim and McArthur award-winning poet and translator, Peter Cole was the Franke Visiting Fellow at the Whitney Humanities Center in 2006. Adina Hoffman is the author of House of Windows: Portraits from a Jerusalem Neighborhood and My Happiness Bears No Relation to Happiness: A Poet’s Life in the Palestinian Century, a biography of Taha Muhammad Ali, from Yale University Press. Her essays and literary criticism have appeared in the Nation, the TLS, the Raritan, the Boston Globe, the Washington Post, New York Newsday, World Literature Today, and on the World Service of the BBC. Ms. Hoffman was the Franke Visiting Fellow in 2008. Together Ms. Hoffman and Mr. Cole are the founders and editors of Ibis Editions—a small press that publishes the literature of the Levant. http://streaming.yale.edu/cmi2/opa/podcasts/humanities/Roden102810.mp3 Claudia Roden, critically acclaimed food writer and the 2010 Franke Visiting Fellow at the Whitney Humanities Center, shares the ingredients of her successful career chronicling, memorializing, and reconstructing cultural worlds through cooking. Mon, 07 Nov 2011 20:27:07 GMT Yale University Netcast #2357 Whitney Humanities Center 2011-11-07T20:27:07Z Whitney Humanities Center no Whitney Humanities Center, Food, Cookbooks, Cooking, Gastronomy, Recipe Collecting, Mediterranean Culture, Middle Eastern Cuisine, Tradition Claudia Roden, critically acclaimed food writer and the 2010 Franke Visiting Fellow at the Whitney Humanities Center, shares the ingredients of her successful career chronicling, memorializing, and reconstructing cultural worlds through cooking. Critically acclaimed food writer Claudia Roden, the 2010 Franke Visiting Fellow at the Whitney Humanities Center, shares the ingredients of her successful career chronicling, memorializing, and reconstructing cultural worlds through cooking. Ms. Roden has a particular interest in the historical, social, and cultural background of cooking. In the words of the historian Simon Schama, “Claudia Roden is no more a simple cookbook writer than Marcel Proust was a biscuit baker. She is, rather, memorialist, historian, ethnographer, anthropologist, essayist, poet, who just happens to communicate through ta’am—taste.” Ms. Roden’s international accolades include six Glenfiddich Awards, the James Beard Award, induction into the Cookbook Hall of Fame, and many more. http://streaming.yale.edu/cmi2/opa/podcasts/humanities/golinski040710.mp3 Jan Golinski discusses how early 19th century popular science lecturers evoked the discourse of the sublime, thereby continuing to advance Enlightenment claims about progress in human reason and culture, despite the rise of conservative Regency values. Wed, 12 Oct 2011 19:04:38 GMT Yale University Netcast #2353 Whitney Humanities Center 2011-10-12T19:04:38Z Whitney Humanities Center no Whitney Humanities Center, sublime, Enlightenment, astronomy, popular science, politics, Regency, Shulman Lectures Jan Golinski discusses how early 19th century popular science lecturers evoked the discourse of the sublime, thereby continuing to advance Enlightenment claims about progress in human reason and culture, despite the rise of conservative Regency values. Jan Golinski discusses how early 19th century popular science lecturers evoked the discourse of the sublime, thereby continuing to advance Enlightenment claims about progress in human reason and culture, despite the rise of conservative Regency values. Professor Golinski has taught at the University of Lancaster, at Churchill College, Cambridge University, and at Princeton University. His research interests include the history of chemistry, problems of method in the history of science, and the social history of science in Britain in the long eighteenth century. http://streaming.yale.edu/cmi2/opa/podcasts/humanities/ Tomlinson_020311.mp3 In his lecture, Gary Tomlinson discusses the complex co-evolution of human music making in relation to language, technology, and cognitive and imaginative development. Mon, 07 Nov 2011 20:39:09 GMT Yale University Netcast #2352 Whitney Humanities Center 2011-11-07T20:39:09Z Whitney Humanities Center no Whitney Humanities Center, music, formalism, evolution, culture, Shulman Lecture In his lecture, Gary Tomlinson discusses the complex co-evolution of human music making in relation to language, technology, and cognitive and imaginative development. Gary Tomlinson discusses the complex co-evolution of human music making in relation to language, technology, and cognitive and imaginative development. Professor Tomlinson is a musicologist and cultural theorist known for his interdisciplinary breadth. His teaching, lecturing, and scholarship have ranged across a diverse set of interests, including the history of opera, early-modern European musical thought and practice, the musical cultures of indigenous American societies, jazz and popular music, and the philosophy of history and critical theory. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship and a MacArthur “genius” award. http://streaming.yale.edu/cmi2/opa/podcasts/humanities/Books_Keynote_11408.mp3 John Donatich, director of Yale University Press, delivers the keynote address of “Why Books Still Matter,” a conference commemorating the one-hundredth anniversary of the Press Thu, 13 Oct 2011 19:21:16 GMT Yale University Netcast #2351 whitney Humanities Center 2011-10-13T19:21:16Z whitney Humanities Center no Whitney Humanities Center, Books, Scholarly Publishing, Yale University Press John Donatich, director of Yale University Press, delivers the keynote address of “Why Books Still Matter,” a conference commemorating the one-hundredth anniversary of the Press John Donatich, director of Yale University Press, delivers the keynote address of “Why Books Still Matter,” a conference commemorating the one-hundredth anniversary of the Press. The conference brought together university press publishers and scholars for a variety of panel discussions on the digital future of academic publishing, the idea of the press in the modern university, and the broader question “Whither the University Press?” http://streaming.yale.edu/cmi2/opa/podcasts/humanities/first_vienna_circle_110708.mp3 Music at the Whitney presents songs and chamber music by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, and Schubert performed by Yale undergraduate music students in conjunction with a week-long series of events on intellectual circles. Tue, 11 Oct 2011 15:18:42 GMT Yale University Netcast #2350 Yale University 2011-10-11T15:18:42Z Yale University no Whitney Humanities Center, Music at the Whitney, Chamber Music, Intellectual Circles, Vienna, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert Music at the Whitney presents songs and chamber music by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, and Schubert performed by Yale undergraduate music students in conjunction with a week-long series of events on intellectual circles. Music at the Whitney presents songs and chamber music by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, and Schubert performed by Yale undergraduate music students in conjunction with a week-long series of events on intellectual circles. The program features Haydn’s La Roxelane; Mozart’s Das Veilchen, K. 476, Die Zufriedenheit, and Piano Quartet in E-flat Major, K. 493; Beethoven’s Zärtliche Liebe, WoO123, Wonne der Wehmut, op. 83, No. 1, and Piano Trio in E-flat Major, Op. 70, No. 2; and Schubert’s Sonata in D Major, D. 384 and Der Hirt auf dem Felsen, D. 965. Performer remarks on the pieces are included. http://streaming.yale.edu/cmi2/opa/podcasts/humanities/tucker_030211.mp3 Susan Tucker, Curator of Books and Records at the Newcomb Center for Research on Women, Tulane University, gives the third Franke lecture in the series “History of Food and Cuisine.” Her talk is entitled “Inscribing Food/Talking Life: New Orleans Past.” Thu, 13 Oct 2011 19:20:12 GMT Yale University Netcast #2349 whitney Humanities Center 2011-10-13T19:20:12Z whitney Humanities Center no Whitney Humanities Center, Food, New Orleans, Cooking, Culture, Creole, Franke Lecture Susan Tucker, Curator of Books and Records at the Newcomb Center for Research on Women, Tulane University, gives the third Franke lecture in the series “History of Food and Cuisine.” Her talk is entitled “Inscribing Food/Talking Life: New Orleans Past.” Susan Tucker, Curator of Books and Records at the Newcomb Center for Research on Women at Tulane University, gives the third Franke lecture in 2011 series, “History of Food and Cuisine.” Her talk is entitled “Inscribing Food/Talking Life: New Orleans Past.” Ms. Tucker is the author of Telling Memories Among Southern Women (1988); coeditor of The Scrapbook in American Life (2005), and editor of New Orleans Cuisine: Fourteen Signature Dishes and Their Histories (2009). More recently, Ms. Tucker is exploring the various forms in which family memories are kept, including the inscription of recipes and other food lore. http://streaming.yale.edu/cmi2/opa/podcasts/humanities/Waley_013111.mp3 Joanna Waley-Cohen of New York University delivers the first Franke lecture in the 2011 series, “History of Food and Cuisine.” Her talk is titled “Banquets and Politics in China.” Thu, 13 Oct 2011 18:58:49 GMT Yale University Netcast #2348 Whitney Humanities Center 2011-10-13T18:58:49Z Whitney Humanities Center no Whitney Humanities Center, Food, China, Cooking, Culture, Politics, Franke Lecture Joanna Waley-Cohen of New York University delivers the first Franke lecture in the 2011 series, “History of Food and Cuisine.” Her talk is titled “Banquets and Politics in China.” Joanna Waley-Cohen delivers the first Franke lecture in the 2011 series, “History of Food and Cuisine.” Her talk is titled “Banquets and Politics in China.” Ms. Waley-Cohen is currently chair of the History Department at NYU, where she has taught the history of China since 1992. Ms. Waley-Cohen has published many books and articles on Chinese law, politics, foreign relations, and culinary culture, and is currently working on two projects: a culinary history of early modern China, focused on consumption, leisure, cooking, and imperial dining practices; and an account of daily life in China around 1800. http://streaming.yale.edu/cmi2/opa/podcasts/humanities/jung41310.mp3 In her lecture, Jacqueline Jung talks about the material aspects of Gothic art and architecture and how they made the church precisely not a pure and abstract vision of heaven but a strange space partaking of both earthly and heavenly worlds. Tue, 11 Oct 2011 15:15:30 GMT Yale University Netcast #2347 Whitney Humanities Center 2011-10-11T15:15:30Z Whitney Humanities Center no Whitney Humanities Center, Franke Lectures, Gothic, Cathedral, Materials, art, architecture, space, heaven In her lecture, Jacqueline Jung talks about the material aspects of Gothic art and architecture and how they made the church precisely not a pure and abstract vision of heaven but a strange space partaking of both earthly and heavenly worlds. In her lecture, Jacqueline Jung talks about the material aspects of Gothic art and architecture and how they made the church precisely not a pure and abstract vision of heaven but a strange space partaking of both earthly and heavenly worlds. Jacqueline Jung specializes in the art and architecture of the medieval West, with an emphasis on the figural sculpture of Gothic Germany. Her teaching encompasses the history of medieval sculpture, images of death and apocalypse, art and ritual in the Middle Ages, Gothic cathedrals, medieval image-theory, medieval memory practices, and the interrelations between art and visionary experience. http://streaming.yale.edu/cmi2/opa/podcasts/humanities/jordan40610.mp3 In her 2010 Franke Lecture, Alyce Jordan speaks about the Sainte-Chapelle as an activated liturgical and royal space and how and why Louis the Ninth’s chapel proved such a successful vehicle for the articulation of his own monarchic agenda. Tue, 11 Oct 2011 15:16:32 GMT Yale University Netcast #2346 Yale University 2011-10-11T15:16:32Z Yale University no Whitney Humanities Center, Franke Lecture, Sainte-Chapelle, Paris, Kingship, Crusadies, Louis IX, iconography In her 2010 Franke Lecture, Alyce Jordan speaks about the Sainte-Chapelle as an activated liturgical and royal space and how and why Louis the Ninth’s chapel proved such a successful vehicle for the articulation of his own monarchic agenda. In her 2010 Franke Lecture, Professor Jordan speaks about the Sainte-Chapelle as an active and activated space and how and why Louis the Ninth’s chapel proved such a successful vehicle for the articulation of his own monarchic agenda. Alyce Jordan’s research focuses on medieval stained glass and questions of narrative, identity, and representation. Her book Visualizing Kingship in the Windows of the Sainte-Chapelle in Paris applies contemporary rhetorical theory and practices to better understand the monument and posits a radical re-envisioning of the original ensemble. http://streaming.yale.edu/cmi2/opa/podcasts/humanities/sager_wagner_102811.mp3 Jessica Sager and Janna Wagner, of All Our Kin, discuss how their program works to create high-quality, sustainable family child care programs in New Haven, CT Thu, 17 Nov 2011 16:26:45 GMT Yale University Netcast #2344 Yale University 2011-11-17T16:26:45Z Yale University no child care, early childhood, early education, Zigler Center Jessica Sager and Janna Wagner, of All Our Kin, discuss how their program works to create high-quality, sustainable family child care programs in New Haven, CT Jessica Sager and Janna Wagner, of All Our Kin, discuss how their program works to create high-quality, sustainable family child care programs in New Haven, CT http://streaming.yale.edu/cmi2/opa/podcasts/humanities/y8024_mcguigan_041111.mp3 Cathleen McGuigan, former architecture critic for Newsweek magazine and newly appointed editor of Architectural Record discusses architectural journalism and the role of architectural criticism in the built environment. Thu, 02 Jun 2011 15:23:19 GMT Yale University Netcast #2299 Poynter Fellowship 2011-06-02T15:23:19Z Poynter Fellowship no architecture, criticism, journalism, design, advocacy, Louis Kahn, landmark building additions, urbanism, landscape Cathleen McGuigan, former architecture critic for Newsweek magazine and newly appointed editor of Architectural Record discusses architectural journalism and the role of architectural criticism in the built environment. Cathleen McGuigan, former architecture critic for Newsweek magazine and newly appointed editor of Architectural Record discusses architectural journalism and the role of architectural criticism in the built environment with veteran architectural journalist Carter Wiseman and emerging journalist Paul Needham. This was a Poynter fellowship program, which took place at the Loria Center for Art History adjoining the Yale School of Architecture on April 11, 2011. http://streaming.yale.edu/cmi2/opa/podcasts/humanities/y7987_shea_103010.mp3 Tim Shea, foreign language acquisitions editor at Yale University Press, discusses the forthcoming third edition French in Action textbooks and workbooks. Thu, 02 Jun 2011 15:24:28 GMT Yale University Netcast #2262 French in Action 2011-06-02T15:24:28Z French in Action no Capretz, Pierre Capretz, Valerie Allain, Charles Mayer, French in Action, French, French language, Tim Shea Tim Shea, foreign language acquisitions editor at Yale University Press, discusses the forthcoming third edition French in Action textbooks and workbooks. Tim Shea, foreign language acquisitions editor at Yale University Press, discusses the forthcoming third edition French in Action textbooks and workbooks. http://streaming.yale.edu/cmi2/opa/podcasts/humanities/y7986_scholl_103010.mp3 Pierre Capretz is presented with a Yale Presidential Commendation in recognition of his 50 years of service to the university, as well as the creation of the groundbreaking French in Action program. Thu, 02 Jun 2011 15:25:27 GMT Yale University Netcast #2261 French in Action 2011-06-02T15:25:27Z French in Action no Capretz, Pierre Capretz, Valerie Allain, Charles Mayer, French in Action, French, French language, Nelleke Van-Deusen Scholl Pierre Capretz is presented with a Yale Presidential Commendation in recognition of his 50 years of service to the university, as well as the creation of the groundbreaking French in Action program. Pierre Capretz is presented with a Yale Presidential Commendation in recognition of his 50 years of service to the university, as well as the creation of the groundbreaking French in Action program. http://streaming.yale.edu/cmi2/opa/podcasts/humanities/y7985_panel_103010.mp3 A panel discussion featuring veteran French instructors talking about their experiences teaching with French in Action. Thu, 02 Jun 2011 15:26:49 GMT Yale University Netcast #2260 French in Action 2011-06-02T15:26:49Z French in Action no Capretz, Pierre Capretz, Valerie Allain, Charles Mayer, French in Action, French, French language, Sylvaine Egron-Sparrow, Carol Herron Lustig, Catherine Ostrow, Barry Lydgate, Ruth Koizim, Brian Reilly A panel discussion featuring veteran French instructors talking about their experiences teaching with French in Action. A panel discussion featuring veteran French instructors talking about their experiences teaching with French in Action. The panel was part of the French in Action Reunion, held at Yale University on October 30-31, 2010. The reunion brought together the stars and creators of French in Action, including Pierre Capretz, Valérie Allain, and Charles Mayer. http://streaming.yale.edu/cmi2/opa/podcasts/humanities/y7984_capretz_103010.mp3 A presentation given at the French in Action Reunion on October 30-31, 2010. The reunion brought together the stars and creators of French in Action, including Pierre Capretz, Valérie Allain, and Charles Mayer. Thu, 02 Jun 2011 15:28:36 GMT Yale University Netcast #2259 French in Action 2011-06-02T15:28:36Z French in Action no Capretz, Pierre Capretz, Valerie Allain, Charles Mayer, James Boorsch, French in Action, French, French language A presentation given at the French in Action Reunion on October 30-31, 2010. The reunion brought together the stars and creators of French in Action, including Pierre Capretz, Valérie Allain, and Charles Mayer. A presentation given at the French in Action Reunion, held at Yale University on October 30-31, 2010. The reunion brought together the stars and creators of French in Action, including Pierre Capretz, Valérie Allain, and Charles Mayer. Pierre Capretz’s presentation explored the roots of the French in Action program, as well as anecdotes related to its filming and creation. http://streaming.yale.edu/cmi2/opa/podcasts/humanities/Bailey_conversation_Strand.mp3 The Whitney Humanities Center presents William Bailey and Mark Strand in conversation. The artist and the poet joined in discussion to celebrate the opening of the exhibition “William Bailey Works on Paper: Temperas, Drawings, and Prints.” Thu, 09 Dec 2010 13:39:25 GMT Yale University Netcast #2141 Whitney Humanities Center 2010-12-09T13:39:25Z Whitney Humanities Center no Whitney Humanities Center, Gallery at the Whitney, William Bailey, Mark Strand, Art, Painting, Realism The Whitney Humanities Center presents William Bailey and Mark Strand in conversation. The artist and the poet joined in discussion to celebrate the opening of the exhibition “William Bailey Works on Paper: Temperas, Drawings, and Prints.” The Whitney Humanities Center presents William Bailey and Mark Strand in conversation. The artist and the poet joined in discussion to celebrate the opening of the exhibition “William Bailey Works on Paper: Temperas, Drawings, and Prints” at the Gallery at the Whitney. One of the country’s leading figurative artists, Mr. Bailey eschews narrative, nostalgia, and materiality in his work, which instead conveys an abstract engagement whether working in still life or from the human figure. In the words of Mr. Strand, who is also the author of a monograph on Mr. Bailey, the painter’s works represent “realizations of an idea.” http://streaming.yale.edu/cmi2/opa/podcasts/humanities/first_vienna_circle_110708.mp3 Music at the Whitney presents songs and chamber music by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, and Schubert performed by Yale undergraduate music students in conjunction with the 2008 Tanner Lectures on Human Values and a series of events on intellectual circles. Fri, 10 Dec 2010 17:36:42 GMT Yale University Netcast #2130 Whitney Humanities Center 2010-12-10T17:36:42Z Whitney Humanities Center no Whitney Humanities Center, Music at the Whitney, Chamber Music, Intellectual Circles, Vienna, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Tanner Lectures Music at the Whitney presents songs and chamber music by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, and Schubert performed by Yale undergraduate music students in conjunction with the 2008 Tanner Lectures on Human Values and a series of events on intellectual circles. Music at the Whitney presents songs and chamber music by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, and Schubert performed by Yale undergraduate music students in conjunction with the 2008 Tanner Lectures on Human Values and a series of events on intellectual circles. The program features Haydn’s La Roxelane; Mozart’s Das Veilchen, K. 476, Die Zufriedenheit, and Piano Quartet in E-flat Major, K. 493; Beethoven’s Zärtliche Liebe, WoO123, Wonne der Wehmut, op. 83, No. 1, and Piano Trio in E-flat Major, Op. 70, No. 2; and Schubert’s Sonata in D Major, D. 384 and Der Hirt auf dem Felsen, D. 965. Performer remarks on the pieces are included. http://streaming.yale.edu/cmi2/opa/podcasts/humanities/modern_physics_103108.mp3 Yale’s Whitney Humanities Center presents “The Founders of Modern Physics,” a panel discussion among eminent scientists exploring the revolution in quantum mechanics and its intellectual milieu. Tue, 21 Dec 2010 16:50:28 GMT Yale University Netcast #2128 Whitney Humanities Center 2010-12-21T16:50:28Z Whitney Humanities Center no Whitney Humanities Center, Tannery Lecture, Quantum Mechanics, Copenhagen Interpretation, Neuroscience, Relativity, Niels Bohr, Albert Einstein, Werner Heisenberg, Max Planck Yale’s Whitney Humanities Center presents “The Founders of Modern Physics,” a panel discussion among eminent scientists exploring the revolution in quantum mechanics and its intellectual milieu. Yale’s Whitney Humanities Center presents “The Founders of Modern Physics,” a panel discussion among eminent scientists exploring the revolution in quantum mechanics and its intellectual milieu. This panel was part of “Intellectual Circles and Twentieth-Century Science,” a conference organized in conjunction with a series of events surrounding the 2008 Tanner Lectures on Human Values delivered by Noble Prize–winning physicist Steven Chu. http://streaming.yale.edu/cmi2/opa/podcasts/humanities/science_buildings_100208.mp3 Yale’s Whitney Humanities Center presents “Science Building(s) Collaboration,” a panel discussion considering Louis Kahn’s Salk Institute and what makes buildings work for science. Tue, 21 Dec 2010 16:31:54 GMT Yale University Netcast #2127 Whtiney Humanities Center 2010-12-21T16:31:54Z Whtiney Humanities Center no Whitney Humanities Center, Science Buildings, Louis Kahn, Salk Institute, Architecture, Human Institutions, Tanner Lectures Yale’s Whitney Humanities Center presents “Science Building(s) Collaboration,” a panel discussion considering Louis Kahn’s Salk Institute and what makes buildings work for science. Yale’s Whitney Humanities Center presents “Science Building(s) Collaboration,” a panel discussion considering Louis Kahn’s Salk Institute and what makes buildings work for science. This panel was part of “Intellectual Circles and Twentieth-Century Science,” a full-day conference organized in conjunction with a week-long series of events surrounding the 2008 Tanner Lectures on Human Values delivered by Noble Prize–winning physicist Steven Chu. http://streaming.yale.edu/cmi2/opa/podcasts/humanities/hemmeter_102910.mp3 Mary Louise Hemmeter, Associate Professor of Special Education, Vanderbilt University, describes the Teaching Pyramid model for addressing preschool children's challenging behaviors. Tue, 15 Nov 2011 16:08:09 GMT Yale University Netcast #2100 Yale University 2011-11-15T16:08:09Z Yale University no preschool education, behavior problems, early childhood education, Zigler Center, social policy Mary Louise Hemmeter, Associate Professor of Special Education, Vanderbilt University, describes the Teaching Pyramid model for addressing preschool children's challenging behaviors. Mary Louise Hemmeter, Associate Professor of Special Education, Vanderbilt University, describes the Teaching Pyramid model for addressing preschool children's challenging behaviors. http://streaming.yale.edu/cmi2/opa/podcasts/humanities/newmusic_121008.mp3 Music at the Whitney and Yale College New Music present chamber works composed by Yale College students and faculty, performed with members of the Yale Percussion Group. Thu, 06 Jan 2011 16:01:11 GMT Yale University Netcast #2075 Yale University 2011-01-06T16:01:11Z Yale University no Whitney Humanities Center, New Music, Percussion, Music at the Whitney Music at the Whitney and Yale College New Music present chamber works composed by Yale College students and faculty, performed with members of the Yale Percussion Group. Music at the Whitney and Yale College New Music present chamber works composed by Yale College students and faculty, performed with members of the Yale Percussion Group. This program features an interesting sonic variety and several different percussion setups: mallet keyboard, suitcase percussion, and a mixed quartet. The student compositions include “Duettino” by Andrew Davis, “Particular Features of the Tule Elk” by Ryan Harper, “Gear Shift” by Stephen Feigenbaum, “…mallet merengue” by Alexander Weiser, and “Play Nice” by Jamie van Dyck. The final work, “Dreams and Reveries,” by faculty codirector Kathryn Alexander, explores the juxtaposition of “found sound”—created with flowerpots, beercan racks, and metal pipes—with more traditional instruments. http://streaming.yale.edu/cmi2/opa/podcasts/humanities/darnell_091710.mp3 Professor Darnell talks about recent discovery in the Western Egyptian desert of a 3,500-year-old settlement Wed, 13 Oct 2010 18:12:33 GMT Yale University Netcast #2041 Yale University 2010-10-13T18:12:33Z Yale University no Egypt, Thebes, Pharaohs, Nubians, Hyssoks, Bread Molds Professor Darnell talks about recent discovery in the Western Egyptian desert of a 3,500-year-old settlement "Lost" city is oldest in region, which was thought to have been uninhabited. Dates to Second Intermediate Period. Functioned as administrative center and industrial bakery. Suggests a previously unknown group, maybe allied with Thebes. http://streaming.yale.edu/cmi2/opa/podcasts/humanities/jordan40610.mp3 In her 2010 Franke Lecture, Alyce Jordan speaks about the Sainte-Chapelle as an activated liturgical and royal space and how and why Louis the Ninth’s chapel proved such a successful vehicle for the articulation of his own monarchic agenda. Wed, 17 Nov 2010 19:16:25 GMT Yale University Netcast #2040 Whitney Humanities Center 2010-11-17T19:16:25Z Whitney Humanities Center no Whitney Humanities Center, Franke Lecture, Sainte-Chapelle, Paris, Kingship, Crusadies, Louis IX, iconography In her 2010 Franke Lecture, Alyce Jordan speaks about the Sainte-Chapelle as an activated liturgical and royal space and how and why Louis the Ninth’s chapel proved such a successful vehicle for the articulation of his own monarchic agenda. In her 2010 Franke Lecture, Alyce Jordan speaks about the Sainte-Chapelle as an activated liturgical and royal space and how and why Louis the Ninth’s chapel proved such a successful vehicle for the articulation of his own monarchic agenda. Professor Jordan’s research focuses on medieval stained glass and questions of narrative, identity, and representation. Her book Visualizing Kingship in the Windows of the Sainte-Chapelle in Paris applies contemporary rhetorical theory and practices to better understand the monument and posits a radical re-envisioning of the original ensemble. In her 2010 Franke Lecture, Professor Jordan speaks about the Sainte-Chapelle as an active and activated space and how and why Louis the Ninth’s chapel proved such a successful vehicle for the articulation of his own monarchic agenda. http://streaming.yale.edu/cmi2/opa/podcasts/humanities/jung41310.mp3 : In her lecture, Jacqueline Jung talks about the material aspects of Gothic art and architecture and how they made the church precisely not a pure and abstract vision of heaven but a strange space partaking of both earthly and heavenly worlds. Wed, 17 Nov 2010 19:26:42 GMT Yale University Netcast #2039 Whitney Humanities Center 2010-11-17T19:26:42Z Whitney Humanities Center no Whitney Humanities Center, Franke Lectures, Gothic, Cathedral, Materials, art, architecture, space, heaven : In her lecture, Jacqueline Jung talks about the material aspects of Gothic art and architecture and how they made the church precisely not a pure and abstract vision of heaven but a strange space partaking of both earthly and heavenly worlds. In her lecture, Jacqueline Jung talks about the material aspects of Gothic art and architecture and how they made the church precisely not a pure and abstract vision of heaven but a strange space partaking of both earthly and heavenly worlds. Professor Jung specializes in the art and architecture of the medieval West, with an emphasis on the figural sculpture of Gothic Germany. Her teaching encompasses the history of medieval sculpture, images of death and apocalypse, art and ritual in the Middle Ages, Gothic cathedrals, medieval image-theory, medieval memory practices, and the interrelations between art and visionary experience. In her lecture, Jacqueline Jung talks about the material aspects of Gothic art and architecture and how they made the church precisely not a pure and abstract vision of heaven but a strange space partaking of both earthly and heavenly worlds. http://streaming.yale.edu/cmi2/opa/podcasts/humanities/rubenstein30210.mp3 Jay Rubenstein discusses the 11th century monk and autobiographer, Guibert de Nogent, and works to place him in the particular intellectual and built environments of his time and location, though only fragmentary evidence from these environments survive. Thu, 09 Sep 2010 12:09:44 GMT Yale University Netcast #2022 Whitney Humanities Center 2010-09-09T12:09:44Z Whitney Humanities Center no Whitney Humanities Center, Franke Lecture, medieval, cathedrals, architecture, memoirs, supernatural, autobiography, history, demons Jay Rubenstein discusses the 11th century monk and autobiographer, Guibert de Nogent, and works to place him in the particular intellectual and built environments of his time and location, though only fragmentary evidence from these environments survive. Prof. Rubenstein is a historian of medieval intellectual and cultural life in Europe during the 11th and 12th centuries. He is the author of "Guibert of Nogent: Portrait of a Medieval Mind" and co-editor of "Teaching and Learning in Northern Europe, 1000-1200," among other works. Prof. Rubenstein received a MacArthur Fellowship in 2007. In his 2010 Franke Lecture, Rubenstein discusses the eleventh-century monk and autobiographer, Guibert de Nogent, and works to place him in the particular intellectual and built environments of his time and location, though only fragmentary evidence from these environments survive. http://streaming.yale.edu/cmi2/opa/podcasts/humanities/nelson20910.mp3 In his 2010 Franke Lecture, Robert Nelson introduces Constantinople’s Hagia Sophia and discusses how Biblically resonant uses of light and darkness contribute to making the cathedral one of the great monuments of world architecture. Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:41:24 GMT Yale University Netcast #2021 Whitney Humanities Center 2010-09-08T20:41:24Z Whitney Humanities Center no Whitney Humanities Center, Franke Lecture, Hagia Sophia, Bible, Architecture, light, artificial illumination, darkness In his 2010 Franke Lecture, Robert Nelson introduces Constantinople’s Hagia Sophia and discusses how Biblically resonant uses of light and darkness contribute to making the cathedral one of the great monuments of world architecture. Robert Nelson studies and teaches medieval art, mainly in the Eastern Mediterranean, and the history and methods of art history. His book, Hagia Sophia, 1850-1950 (2004), asks how the cathedral of Constantinople, once ignored or despised, came to be regarded as one of the great monuments of world architecture. In his 2010 Franke Lecture, Robert Nelson introduces Hagia Sophia and discusses how Biblically resonant uses of light and darkness contribute to its meaning and majesty. http://streaming.yale.edu/cmi2/opa/podcasts/humanities/cahn11910.mp3 Walter Cahn, Carnegie Professor Emeritus of the History of Art at Yale, delivers the first Franke Lecture in the 2010 series, “The Age of Cathedrals.” Mr. Cahn discusses Romanesque and Gothic as self-consciously biblical architectural forms. Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:06:02 GMT Yale University Netcast #2020 Whitney Humanities Center 2010-09-08T20:06:02Z Whitney Humanities Center no Whitney Humanities Center, Franke Lecture, Architecture, Romanesque, Gothic, Art, Cathedrals, Bible, Renaissance, exegesis Walter Cahn, Carnegie Professor Emeritus of the History of Art at Yale, delivers the first Franke Lecture in the 2010 series, “The Age of Cathedrals.” Mr. Cahn discusses Romanesque and Gothic as self-consciously biblical architectural forms. Mr. Cahn is the author of The Romanesque Wooden Doors of Auvergne; Masterpieces: Chapters on the History of an Idea; and Romanesque Bible Illumination; and numerous articles. He has been the recipient of Fulbright and Guggenheim Fellowships, and is a Fellow of the Medieval Academy of America. Here, Mr. Cahn, Carnegie Professor Emeritus of the History of Art at Yale, delivers the first Franke Lecture in the 2010 series, “The Age of Cathedrals.” Mr. Cahn discusses Romanesque and Gothic as self-consciously biblical architectural forms. http://streaming.yale.edu/cmi2/opa/podcasts/humanities/nordstrom120308.mp3 In her 2008 Franke Lecture, anthropologist Carolyn Nordstrom examines invisible networks of social spaces and interactions, especially the dangerous extra-state and extra-legal interactions that we are meant not to see. Paul Farmer responds to this talk. Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:45:43 GMT Yale University Netcast #2019 Whitney Humanities Center 2010-09-08T20:45:43Z Whitney Humanities Center no Whitney Humanities Center, global, profiteering, mental geography, Franke Lecture, invisible, mapping, haptics, networks, dangerous In her 2008 Franke Lecture, anthropologist Carolyn Nordstrom examines invisible networks of social spaces and interactions, especially the dangerous extra-state and extra-legal interactions that we are meant not to see. Paul Farmer responds to this talk. Ms. Nordstrom’s principal areas of interest are the anthropology of war and peace, illegal economies and power, gender, globalization, and culture theory. She has conducted extensive fieldwork in warzones worldwide, with long-term interests in Southern Africa and South Asia. Her academic books include Global Outlaws: Crime, Money, and Power in the Contemporary World (2007) and Shadows of War: Violence, Power, and International Profiteering in the 21st Century (2004). She has received the John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship and the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Fellowship, as well as numerous other grants, including from the U.S. Institute for Peace. In her 2008 Franke Lecture, anthropologist Carolyn Nordstrom examines invisible networks of social spaces and interactions, especially the dangerous extra-state and extra-legal interactions that we are meant not to see. Paul Farmer responds to this talk. http://streaming.yale.edu/cmi2/opa/podcasts/humanities/tversky111008.mp3 In her 2009 Franke Lecture, Prof. Barbara Tversky will speak on space and how it is accessed by many modalities. Prof. Tversky demonstrates how spatial knowledge is essential for survival and primary among the things in spaces is our body. Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:46:39 GMT Yale University Netcast #1981 Whitney Humanities Center 2010-09-08T20:46:39Z Whitney Humanities Center no Whitney Humanities Center, space, cognition, mental geography, Franke Lecture, body, mapping In her 2009 Franke Lecture, Prof. Barbara Tversky will speak on space and how it is accessed by many modalities. Prof. Tversky demonstrates how spatial knowledge is essential for survival and primary among the things in spaces is our body. Tversky taught at Hebrew University and at Stanford University, where she is emerita professor of psychology. Much of her work involves human perception of space and explores topics such as memory, categorization and language; the metaphorically spatial, especially time and event perception and cognition; and applications, notably diagrams, interfaces, design and visual communication. Her recent articles include "Visualspatial Reasoning," "Some Ways that Graphics Communicate," "What Do Sketches Say About Thinking?" and "Multiple Mental Spaces." http://streaming.yale.edu/cmi2/opa/podcasts/humanities/cole21109.mp3 In his 2009 poetry reading at the Whitney Humanities Center, award-winning poet and translator Peter Cole reads poems by medieval poets writing in Spanish and Hebrew, as well as from his own recent work, some of which also draws on medieval sources. Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:43:47 GMT Yale University Netcast #1980 Whitney Humanities Center 2010-09-08T20:43:47Z Whitney Humanities Center no In his 2009 poetry reading at the Whitney Humanities Center, award-winning poet and translator Peter Cole reads poems by medieval poets writing in Spanish and Hebrew, as well as from his own recent work, some of which also draws on medieval sources. In his 2009 poetry reading at the Whitney Humanities Center, award-winning poet and translator Peter Cole reads poems by medieval poets writing in Spanish and Hebrew, as well as from his own recent work, some of which also draws on medieval sources. http://streaming.yale.edu/cmi2/opa/podcasts/humanities/hoffman10708.mp3 In her 2008 Franke Lecture, essayist and biographer Adina Hoffman talks about the relation between the life of Palestinian poet Taha Muhammad Ali and the “erased landscape” of his former village, what Robert Frost calls “a town that is no more a town.” Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:48:44 GMT Yale University Netcast #1979 Whitney Humanities Center 2010-09-08T20:48:44Z Whitney Humanities Center no Palestine, poetry, memory, landscape, history, biography, Israel, Franke Lectures, Whitney Humanities Center In her 2008 Franke Lecture, essayist and biographer Adina Hoffman talks about the relation between the life of Palestinian poet Taha Muhammad Ali and the “erased landscape” of his former village, what Robert Frost calls “a town that is no more a town.” Adina Hoffman is the author of House of Windows: Portraits from a Jerusalem Neighborhood and My Happiness Bears No Relation to Happiness: A Poet's Life in the Palestinian Century, a biography of Taha Muhammad Ali, published by Yale University Press. Her essays and criticism have appeared in The Nation, Raritan, the Boston Globe, the Washington Post, New York Newsday, World Literature Today, and on the World Service of the BBC. In her 2008 Franke Lecture, Hoffman talks about the relation between the life of Palestinian poet Taha Muhammad Ali and the erased physical and psychic landscape of his former village. http://streaming.yale.edu/cmi2/opa/podcasts/humanities/adams102909.mp3 In the second of his Tanner lectures, Adams discusses how signal events in a nation's history can rise to the mythic level and why, despite controversies, he regards these mythic events as rich and legitimate material for musical and dramatic treatment. Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:40:25 GMT Yale University Netcast #1977 Whitney Humanities Center 2010-09-08T20:40:25Z Whitney Humanities Center no Whitney Humanities Center, Tanner Lectures In the second of his Tanner lectures, Adams discusses how signal events in a nation's history can rise to the mythic level and why, despite controversies, he regards these mythic events as rich and legitimate material for musical and dramatic treatment. Known for moving American concert music away from academic modernism and toward a more expansive humanist musical language, Adams brings wide ranging creative insight to his Tanner Lectures. As well as his renowned orchestral and choral work and politically charged operas, Adams’ recent memoir, “Hallelujah Junction: Composing an American Life,” has been lauded as an explication of the creative process and was named a New York Times Notable Book. In his teaching, writing and composition, Adams has been hailed as a “philosopher/craftsman, attempting to reflect and render the truth as he observes and feels it, in all its complexity and its simplicity.” In the second of his Tanner lectures, Adams discusses how signal events in a nation's history can rise to the mythic level and why, despite controversies, he regards these mythic events as rich and legitimate material for musical and dramatic treatment. http://streaming.yale.edu/cmi2/opa/podcasts/humanities/adams102809.mp3 In this first Tanner Lecture, Adams discusses how Thomas Mann uses the Faust myth to show obsession with order and objectivity leads to creative sterility and cultural barbarism. Adams also examines his own compositional practices in this context. Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:42:29 GMT Yale University Netcast #1976 Whitney Humanities Center 2010-09-08T20:42:29Z Whitney Humanities Center no Thomas Mann, Dr. Faustus, Faust, Adrian Leverkühn, Germany, Devil, music, madness, Whitney Humanities Center, Tanner Lectures In this first Tanner Lecture, Adams discusses how Thomas Mann uses the Faust myth to show obsession with order and objectivity leads to creative sterility and cultural barbarism. Adams also examines his own compositional practices in this context. Known for moving American concert music away from academic modernism and toward a more expansive humanist musical language, Adams brings wide ranging creative insight to his Tanner Lectures. As well as his renowned orchestral and choral work and politically charged operas, Adams’ recent memoir, “Hallelujah Junction: Composing an American Life,” has been lauded as an explication of the creative process and was named a New York Times Notable Book. In his teaching, writing and composition, Adams has been hailed as a “philosopher/craftsman, attempting to reflect and render the truth as he observes and feels it, in all its complexity and its simplicity.” http://streaming.yale.edu/cmi2/opa/podcasts/humanities/chu103008_rev.mp3 In the second of his two Tanner Lectures, Prof. Steven Chu draws on his experience at Bell Labs and Stanford’s Bio-X to discuss what best enables institutions to support effective interdisciplinary collaboration and scientific progress. Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:46:47 GMT Yale University Netcast #1974 Whitney Humanities Center 2010-09-08T20:46:47Z Whitney Humanities Center no Institutions, Science, Bell Labs, Lasers, Nanotechnology, bio-fuels, energy, Whitney Humanities Center, Tanner Lectures, environment In the second of his two Tanner Lectures, Prof. Steven Chu draws on his experience at Bell Labs and Stanford’s Bio-X to discuss what best enables institutions to support effective interdisciplinary collaboration and scientific progress. Steven Chu is a Nobel Prize-winning physicist and the director of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and professor of physics and of molecular and cell biology at the University of California-Berkeley. He was previously at Stanford and Bell Laboratories. At Stanford, he helped start Bio-X, a multidisciplinary initiative linking the physical and biological sciences with engineering and medicine. In 2009 Prof. Chu was appointed the 12th United States Secretary of Energy. Prof. Chu's second lecture draws on his experience at Bell Labs and Stanford’s Bio-X to discuss what best enables institutions to support effective interdisciplinary collaboration and scientific progress. http://streaming.yale.edu/cmi2/opa/podcasts/humanities/chu102908_.mp3 In the first of his two Tanner Lectures, Prof. Chu gives a lively history of the ways in which scientific revolutions build on previous scientific revolutions, focusing on physics from Ptolemy to Copernicus, Kepler and Newton, and on to today’s theories. Tue, 27 Jul 2010 19:04:32 GMT Yale University Netcast #1973 Whitney Humanities Center 2010-07-27T19:04:32Z Whitney Humanities Center no Epistemology, Physics, Science, Ptolemy, Copernicus, Kepler, Newton, mathematics In the first of his two Tanner Lectures, Prof. Chu gives a lively history of the ways in which scientific revolutions build on previous scientific revolutions, focusing on physics from Ptolemy to Copernicus, Kepler and Newton, and on to today’s theories. Steven Chu is a Nobel Prize-winning physicist and the director of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and professor of physics and of molecular and cell biology at the University of California-Berkeley. He was previously at Stanford and Bell Laboratories. At Stanford, he helped start Bio-X, a multidisciplinary initiative linking the physical and biological sciences with engineering and medicine. In 2009 Prof. Chu was appointed the 12th United States Secretary of Energy. Prof. Chu's first lecture gives a brief history of how scientific revolutions build on previous scientific revolutions, focusing on physics from Ptolemy to Copernicus, Kepler and Newton, and on to today’s counter-intuitive physical theories. http://streaming.yale.edu/cmi2/opa/podcasts/humanities/golinski040710.mp3 Prof. Golinski discusses the links between public science and aesthetics at the turn of the 19th century by focusing on inventor Adam Walker's device for projecting "sublime" astronomical effects on a screen. Tue, 27 Jul 2010 19:04:32 GMT Yale University Netcast #1972 Whitney Humanites Center 2010-07-27T19:04:32Z Whitney Humanites Center no sublime, Whitney Humanities Center, Shulman Lectures, science, Enlightenment, cinema, popular science, invention, astronomy Prof. Golinski discusses the links between public science and aesthetics at the turn of the 19th century by focusing on inventor Adam Walker's device for projecting "sublime" astronomical effects on a screen. Prof. Golinski discusses the links between public science and aesthetics at the turn of the 19th century by focusing on inventor Adam Walker’s device for projecting astronomical effects on a screen. Called the Eidouranion, this early pre-cinema, with its mix of music and visual effects, made Walker one of the most successful scientific lecturers of his day, in part because of his explicit invocation of the sublime. http://streaming.yale.edu/cmi2/opa/podcasts/humanities/lightman_040109.mp3 Bernard Lightman’s research focuses on the cultural history of Victorian science. In speaking about the popularization of and attacks upon Darwin’s theories of evolution and natural selection, he draws on his 2007 study Victorian Popularizers of Science. Wed, 30 Jun 2010 13:24:38 GMT Yale University Netcast #1949 Whitney Humanities Center 2010-06-30T13:24:38Z Whitney Humanities Center no Darwin, evolution, popularization, Social Darwinism, anti-Darwinism, nineteenth century, science, society, Whitney Humanities Center, Shulman Lectures Bernard Lightman’s research focuses on the cultural history of Victorian science. In speaking about the popularization of and attacks upon Darwin’s theories of evolution and natural selection, he draws on his 2007 study Victorian Popularizers of Science. Bernard Lightman’s research focuses on the cultural history of Victorian science. In speaking about the popularization of and attacks upon Darwin’s theories of evolution and natural selection, he draws on his 2007 study Victorian Popularizers of Science. http://streaming.yale.edu/cmi2/opa/podcasts/humanities/browne_020409.mp3 Janet Browne, a leading specialist on Charles Darwin and his life’s work, is the author of the multiple prize-winning, two-volume biography, Charles Darwin: Voyaging (1995) and Charles Darwin: The Power of Place (2002). Tue, 29 Jun 2010 19:33:36 GMT Yale University Netcast #1948 Whitney Humanities Center 2010-06-29T19:33:36Z Whitney Humanities Center no Darwin, evolution, biography, biology, geology, nineteenth century, science, society, Whitney Humanities Center, Shulman Lectures Janet Browne, a leading specialist on Charles Darwin and his life’s work, is the author of the multiple prize-winning, two-volume biography, Charles Darwin: Voyaging (1995) and Charles Darwin: The Power of Place (2002). Janet Browne is a leading specialist on Charles Darwin and his life’s work. An associate editor of the early volumes of The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, she is also the author of a definitive two-volume biography, Charles Darwin: Voyaging (1995) and Charles Darwin: The Power of Place (2002). Hailed for its innovative examination of how scientific knowledge was gathered and disseminated in the nineteenth century, her study was awarded the James Tait Black Award for Nonfiction, the W. H. Heinemann Prize from the Royal Literary Society, and the Pfizer Prize from the History of Science Society, among others. http://streaming.yale.edu/cmi2/opa/podcasts/humanities/butler_032610.mp3 Jon Butler, Dean of the Graduate School of Arts & Science and Howard R. Lamar Professor of History, Yale University, gives the keynote address to the Seventh Annual Yale Bouchet Conference on Diversity in Graduate Education. Mon, 27 Sep 2010 14:14:27 GMT Yale University Netcast #1931 Yale University 2010-09-27T14:14:27Z 00:43:01 Yale University no Diversity, Graduate Education, ODEO, Du Bois, Fisk Jubilee Singers, Black History, African Americans, Bouchet Conference, Jon Butler, Dean of the Graduate School of Arts & Science and Howard R. Lamar Professor of History, Yale University, gives the keynote address to the Seventh Annual Yale Bouchet Conference on Diversity in Graduate Education. Dean Jon Butler urges Bouchet conference attendees to consider two milestones in African American history as models for their own commitment to shaping academic institutions that look more like America and the world—W.E.B. DuBois’s, The Souls of Black Folk, and the resolve of the Fisk Jubilee Singers whose tours helped keep Fisk University alive in its infancy. http://streaming.yale.edu/cmi2/opa/podcasts/humanities/selzer1_040110.mp3 Richard Selzer's dramatic clash of faith and medicine premieres at Yale. Tue, 13 Apr 2010 21:44:38 GMT Yale University Netcast #1850 Yale University 2010-04-13T21:44:38Z Yale University no literature on its feet, Taking the World in for Repairs, Diary of an Infidel, surgeons, Benedictines, Richard Selzer, medical humanities, Bruce Altman, Frank Bia, Tom Duffy Richard Selzer's dramatic clash of faith and medicine premieres at Yale. A surgeon tries to bring modern medicine to a Venice monastery in Richard Selzer's "Diary of an Infidel," based on the surgeon turned author's real experience as a guest of the Benedictines. The story will be adapted for performance at Yale, in a format designed to make it easy to stage at other medical schools -- or wherever people wrestle with questions of science and faith. A former clinical professor of surgery at Yale, Selzer is often regarded as "the dean of medical writers." The cast will be led by actor Bruce Altman, who will perform alongside doctors and academics from the Yale community. http://streaming.yale.edu/cmi2/opa/podcasts/humanities/obrien_111009.mp3 Yale Professor Jonathan Holloway Interviews CNN's Soledad O'Brien about diversity and her coverage of Hurricane Katrina. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:17:06 GMT Yale University Netcast #1604 Yale University 2009-11-10T21:17:06Z Yale University no Poynter Fellowship in Journalism, media, journalism, CNN, American Studies, diversity, race, katrina Yale Professor Jonathan Holloway Interviews CNN's Soledad O'Brien about diversity and her coverage of Hurricane Katrina. Yale Professor Jonathan Holloway Interviews CNN's Soledad O'Brien http://streaming.yale.edu/cmi2/opa/podcasts/humanities/prabhu_041108.mp3 Joseph Prabhu, a Professor at California State University, Los Angeles, speaks on cross-cultural reflections on religion and science at the third Shulman Lecture of 2008 at the Whitney Humanities Center. Wed, 12 May 2010 20:09:17 GMT Yale University Netcast #1407 Whitney Humanities Center 2010-05-12T20:09:17Z Whitney Humanities Center no Hinduism, cosmology, big bang theory, religion and science, dualism, cross-cultural, Hegel, Kant, Shulman Lecturs, Whitney Humanities Center Joseph Prabhu, a Professor at California State University, Los Angeles, speaks on cross-cultural reflections on religion and science at the third Shulman Lecture of 2008 at the Whitney Humanities Center. Joseph Prabhu, a Professor at California State University, Los Angeles, speaks on cross-cultural reflections on religion and science at the third Shulman Lecture of 2008 at the Whitney Humanities Center. He reflects philosophically on the concept of cosmology, and asks about ideas about the beginning and end of the universe. http://streaming.yale.edu/cmi2/opa/podcasts/humanities/consolmagno_040808.mp3 Brother Guy Consolmagno SJ, distinguished guest and planetary scientist at the Vatican Observatory, discusses religious and scientific views of the end of the Universe at the second Shulman Lecture of 2008 at the Whitney Humanities Center. Wed, 12 May 2010 20:12:52 GMT Yale University Netcast #1403 Whitney Humanities Center 2010-05-12T20:12:52Z Whitney Humanities Center no universe, physics, astronomy, Christianity, heat death, thermodynamics, energy, matter, Shulman Lectures, Whitney Humanities Center Brother Guy Consolmagno SJ, distinguished guest and planetary scientist at the Vatican Observatory, discusses religious and scientific views of the end of the Universe at the second Shulman Lecture of 2008 at the Whitney Humanities Center. Brother Guy Consolmagno SJ, distinguished guest and planetary scientist at the Vatican Observatory, discusses religious and scientific views of the end of the Universe at the second Shulman Lecture of 2008 at the Whitney Humanities Center. http://streaming.yale.edu/cmi2/opa/podcasts/humanities/smedes_040108.mp3 Prof. Taede Smedes explores cosmology, theology and atheology in his talk as first lecturer for the Shulman Lectures at the Whitney Humanities Center. Wed, 12 May 2010 20:14:19 GMT Yale University Netcast #1402 Whitney Humanities Center 2010-05-12T20:14:19Z Whitney Humanities Center no big bang theory, evolution, theology, philosophy, Einstein, , god, cosmology, creation, Shulman Lectures, Whitney Humanities Center Prof. Taede Smedes explores cosmology, theology and atheology in his talk as first lecturer for the Shulman Lectures at the Whitney Humanities Center. Prof. Taede Smedes explores cosmology, theology and atheology in his talk as first lecturer for the Shulman Lectures at the Whitney Humanities Center. In "A Universe of One's Own", Prof. Smedes weighs the many different views of the big bang theory, from the perspective of the evolutionists, scientists, creationists and the church. http://streaming.yale.edu/opa/podcasts/audio/schools/humanities/stepto_020409.mp3 Robert Stepto, professor of English, African American studies and American studies, talks about Elizabeth Alexander's inaugural poem Mon, 09 Feb 2009 13:49:10 GMT Yale University Netcast #1362 Yale University 2009-02-09T13:49:10Z Yale University no poetry, literature, English, inauguration, Elizabeth Alexander, Obama, inaugural, African American, poem Robert Stepto, professor of English, African American studies and American studies, talks about Elizabeth Alexander's inaugural poem Robert Stepto, professor of English, African American studies and American studies, talks about Elizabeth Alexander's inaugural poem, and its significance for contemporary poetry and African American literature http://streaming.yale.edu/opa/podcasts/audio/schools/humanities/laurans_011309.mp3 Penelope Laurans, Associate Dean of Yale College and lecturer in English, talks about inauguration poems and about Yale Professor Elizabeth Alexander, inaugural poet for President Barack Obama. Tue, 13 Jan 2009 18:55:15 GMT Yale University Netcast #1353 Yale University 2009-01-13T18:55:15Z Yale University no poetry, poem, inaugural, inauguration, swearing-in ceremony, occasional poem, literature, English, African American, president, Barack Obama Penelope Laurans, Associate Dean of Yale College and lecturer in English, talks about inauguration poems and about Yale Professor Elizabeth Alexander, inaugural poet for President Barack Obama. Penelope Laurans, associate dean of Yale College and lecturer in English, talks about the poems written and read at past presidential inaugurations, and about Elizabeth Alexander, the Yale professor of African American Studies, American studies and English, who was invited to present an original poem on the occasion of the inauguration of President Barack Obama on January 20, 2009. http://streaming.yale.edu/opa/podcasts/audio/schools/humanities/blight_111008.mp3 David Blight, Class of 1954 Professor of American History; Glenda Gilmore, V & C Vann Woodward Professor of History; & Jonathan Holloway, Professor of History, African American Studies and American Studies discuss 2008 Presidential Election. Fri, 14 Nov 2008 18:41:22 GMT Yale University Netcast #1264 Yale University 2008-11-14T18:41:22Z Yale University no civil rights, race, American History, political parties, electorate, vote, David Blight, Class of 1954 Professor of American History; Glenda Gilmore, V & C Vann Woodward Professor of History; & Jonathan Holloway, Professor of History, African American Studies and American Studies discuss 2008 Presidential Election. Professors Blight, Gilmore and Holloway view the historic election of Barack Obama and consider the claim that it is "the end of the Civil War". http://streaming.yale.edu/opa/podcasts/audio/schools/humanities/gage_110708.mp3 Beverly Gage, Assistant Professor of History, will discuss what changes we can expect from the Obama administration Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:55:41 GMT Yale University Netcast #1250 Yale University 2008-11-13T18:55:41Z Yale University no president, Obama, economy, politics, history, election, health care, social safety net Beverly Gage, Assistant Professor of History, will discuss what changes we can expect from the Obama administration Gage will talk about policies President Obama is likely to adopt http://streaming.yale.edu/opa/podcasts/audio/schools/humanities/gilliam_111008.mp3 Dr. Walter Gilliam, Director of Yale's Edward Zigler Center in Child Development and Social Policy, describes Connecticut's school readiness program and compares it to similar state-funded prekindergarten programs across the country. Mon, 24 Nov 2008 18:31:52 GMT Yale University Netcast #1248 Yale University 2008-11-24T18:31:52Z Yale University no early education, preschool, prekindergarten, policy, child care, teacher, education, school readiness, school, bilingual education, teacher training, teacher compensation, special education Dr. Walter Gilliam, Director of Yale's Edward Zigler Center in Child Development and Social Policy, describes Connecticut's school readiness program and compares it to similar state-funded prekindergarten programs across the country. The purpose of this netcast is to describe Connecticut's school readiness program as it is implemented and to compare it to similar state funded prekindergarten programs across the country. http://streaming.yale.edu/opa/podcasts/audio/schools/humanities/guddemi_111208.mp3 Marcy Guddemi, Executive Director of the Gesell Institute of Human Development in New Haven, discusses the role of play in promoting children's learning and development. Mon, 24 Nov 2008 18:31:40 GMT Yale University Netcast #1247 Yale University 2008-11-24T18:31:40Z Yale University no education, preschool education, elementary education, play, No Child Left Behind, academic testing, child policy , Zigler Center Marcy Guddemi, Executive Director of the Gesell Institute of Human Development in New Haven, discusses the role of play in promoting children's learning and development. Marcy Guddemi, Executive Director of the Gesell Institute of Human Development in New Haven, discusses the role of play in promoting children's learning and development. http://streaming.yale.edu/opa/podcasts/audio/schools/humanities/singer_112508.mp3 Dr. Jerome Singer, Professor of Psychology & Child Study Center, Emeritus, and Dr. Dorothy Singer, Senior Research Scientist in the Department of Psychology & Child Study Center, describe their study of children’s play in sixteen countries. Mon, 22 Dec 2008 16:47:18 GMT Yale University Netcast #1244 Yale University 2008-12-22T16:47:18Z Yale University no play, child development, experiental learning, cognitive development, children's policy, social policy, international research, Zigler Center Dr. Jerome Singer, Professor of Psychology & Child Study Center, Emeritus, and Dr. Dorothy Singer, Senior Research Scientist in the Department of Psychology & Child Study Center, describe their study of children’s play in sixteen countries. Dr. Jerome Singer, Professor of Psychology & Child Study Center, Emeritus, and Dr. Dorothy Singer, Senior Research Scientist in the Department of Psychology & Child Study Center, describe their study of children’s play in sixteen countries. http://streaming.yale.edu/cmi2/opa/podcasts/humanities/brackett_121908.mp3 Marc Brackett, Associate Research Scientist in the Department of Psychology at Yale University, describes his work concerning emotional literacy in schools. Mon, 14 Sep 2009 17:08:34 GMT Yale University Netcast #1237 Yale University 2009-09-14T17:08:34Z Yale University no emotional intelligence, emotional literacy, education, teacher education, social policy, Zigler Center Marc Brackett, Associate Research Scientist in the Department of Psychology at Yale University, describes his work concerning emotional literacy in schools. Marc Brackett, Associate Research Scientist in the Department of Psychology at Yale University, describes his work concerning emotional literacy in schools. http://streaming.yale.edu/opa/podcasts/audio/schools/humanities/vitello_103108.mp3 Stanley Vitello, Professor, Graduate School of Education, Rutgers-The State University of New Jersey, discusses the US response to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Fri, 27 Feb 2009 17:44:15 GMT Yale University Netcast #1236 Yale University 2009-02-27T17:44:15Z Yale University no UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, disabilities, education, special education, inclusion, social policy, Zigler Center Stanley Vitello, Professor, Graduate School of Education, Rutgers-The State University of New Jersey, discusses the US response to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Stanley Vitello, Professor, Graduate School of Education, Rutgers-The State University of New Jersey, discusses the US response to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. http://streaming.yale.edu/opa/podcasts/audio/schools/humanities/falk_102408.mp3 Beverly Falk, Professor, Graduate Programs in Early Childhood Education, School of Education, City College of New York, describes educational practices that fit with how children learn. Thu, 06 Nov 2008 17:36:10 GMT Yale University Netcast #1231 Yale University 2008-11-06T17:36:10Z Yale University no education, education reform, elementary schools, teaching, teacher education, children, child policy, Zigler Center Beverly Falk, Professor, Graduate Programs in Early Childhood Education, School of Education, City College of New York, describes educational practices that fit with how children learn. Beverly Falk, Professor, Graduate Programs in Early Childhood Education, School of Education, City College of New York, describes educational practices that fit with how children learn. http://streaming.yale.edu/opa/podcasts/audio/schools/humanities/beardmore_093008.mp3 Sarah Beardmore, Manager of the RESULTS Educational Fund's Education For All Campaign, shares an overview of the challenges the global community must confront to achieve education for all. Fri, 31 Oct 2008 15:52:22 GMT Yale University Netcast #1225 Yale University 2008-10-31T15:52:22Z Yale University no public education, universal access, education systems, public school, education funding, Zigler Center, Educational Fund, children, child policy Sarah Beardmore, Manager of the RESULTS Educational Fund's Education For All Campaign, shares an overview of the challenges the global community must confront to achieve education for all. Sarah Beardmore, Manager of the RESULTS Educational Fund's Education For All Campaign, shares an overview of the challenges the global community must confront to achieve education for all. http://streaming.yale.edu/opa/podcasts/audio/schools/humanities/njoroge_093008.mp3 Mary Njoroge, Former Director of Basic Education, Ministry of Education in Kenya, addresses what remains to be done for universal access to quality education in her country. Fri, 31 Oct 2008 15:52:46 GMT Yale University Netcast #1192 Yale University 2008-10-31T15:52:46Z Yale University no child development, education, kenya, primary school, children, RESULTS, school enrollment Mary Njoroge, Former Director of Basic Education, Ministry of Education in Kenya, addresses what remains to be done for universal access to quality education in her country. Mary Njoroge, Former Director of Basic Education, Ministry of Education in Kenya, addresses what remains to be done for universal access to quality education in her country. http://streaming.yale.edu/opa/podcasts/audio/schools/humanities/fair_040308.mp3 Ray Fair, the John M Musser Professor of Economics, talks about his model for predicting the winner of Presidential elections based on economic factors. Tue, 01 Apr 2008 17:26:37 GMT Yale University Netcast #949 Yale University 2008-04-01T17:26:37Z Yale University no election, voters, economy, recession, unemployment, Ray Fair, the John M Musser Professor of Economics, talks about his model for predicting the winner of Presidential elections based on economic factors. Professor Fair looks at economic conditions that affect the way people vote in national elections. http://streaming.yale.edu/opa/podcasts/audio/schools/humanities/green_031408.mp3 Donald Green, the A. Whitney Griswold Professor of Political Science and Director of the Institution of Social & Policy Studies, discusses the recently published 2nd edition of his book, "Get Out the Vote: How To Increase Voter Turnout" Mon, 10 Mar 2008 19:02:19 GMT Yale University Netcast #918 Election 2008 2008-03-10T19:02:19Z Election 2008 no voter, elections, turnout, direct contact, social pressure Donald Green, the A. Whitney Griswold Professor of Political Science and Director of the Institution of Social & Policy Studies, discusses the recently published 2nd edition of his book, "Get Out the Vote: How To Increase Voter Turnout" Professor Green discusses strategies—notably direct contact and social pressure—proven most successful in recent social science experiments to increase turnout at elections http://streaming.yale.edu/opa/podcasts/audio/schools/humanities/freedman_103007.mp3 Paul Freedman, Chester D Tripp Professor and Chair of the History Department, discusses the new anthology he has edited: "Food: The History of Taste" Tue, 04 Dec 2007 18:49:40 GMT Yale University Netcast #806 Yale University 2007-12-04T18:49:40Z Yale University no food, diet, taste, history, cuisine, spice, Paul Freedman, Chester D Tripp Professor and Chair of the History Department, discusses the new anthology he has edited: "Food: The History of Taste" Professor Freedman discusses dietary habits and culinary traditions throughout history, focusing on how cultural developments and broadened access to a variety of food has shaped how and what we eat. http://streaming.yale.edu/opa/podcasts/audio/schools/international/Nebhrajani_112007.mp3 Nebhrajani helps Britain navigate the ethics and opportunities of new technologies. Wed, 31 Oct 2007 15:00:57 GMT Yale University Netcast #773 2007 Yale World Fellows 2007-10-31T15:00:57Z 2007 Yale World Fellows no new media, BBC, stem cell, savior siblings, digital media, invitro fertilization, organ transplant, television, Human Tissue Authority, Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority Nebhrajani helps Britain navigate the ethics and opportunities of new technologies. BBC Future Media and Technology executive Sharmila Nebhrajani, who is a 2007 Yale World Fellow, discusses her role in the BBC and as a regulator dealing with bioethical questions. http://streaming.yale.edu/opa/podcasts/audio/schools/humanities/kitchen_120707.mp3 Melina Shannon DiPietro and Josh Viertel, co-directors of the Yale Sustainable Food Project, discuss New Haven's hidden kitchens with NPR's Kitchen Sisters, Davia Nelson and Nikki Silva. Mon, 29 Oct 2007 17:36:48 GMT Yale University Netcast #769 Yale University 2007-10-29T17:36:48Z Yale University no food, kitchens, community, Melina Shannon DiPietro and Josh Viertel, co-directors of the Yale Sustainable Food Project, discuss New Haven's hidden kitchens with NPR's Kitchen Sisters, Davia Nelson and Nikki Silva. Davia Nelson and Nikki Silva, NPR's Kitchen Sisters, discuss their radio show, "Hidden Kitchens," and some of New Haven's own hidden kitchens, with Melina Shannon Di-Pietro and Josh Viertel, co-directors of the Yale Sustainable Food Project. http://streaming.yale.edu/opa/podcasts/audio/schools/international/sulaiman_110707.mp3 Playwright Huzir Sulaiman discusses theater's role in social critique and thought. Mon, 29 Oct 2007 13:24:34 GMT Yale University Netcast #767 2007 Yale World Fellows 2007-10-29T13:24:34Z 2007 Yale World Fellows no theater, Checkpoint Theatre, Atomic Jaya, satire, drama, Malaysia, Singapore Playwright Huzir Sulaiman discusses theater's role in social critique and thought. Malaysian playwright and Yale World Fellow Huzir Sulaiman has made a name for himself through thought-provoking works, like Atomic Jaya, a comedy about a fictional attempt to build an atomic bomb. As co-artistic director of Checkpoint Theatre, he's making a space for socially relevant theater in Singapore. http://streaming.yale.edu/opa/podcasts/audio/schools/humanities/Gloria_Steinem_Visits_Yale.mp3 Political activist and best-selling author Gloria Steinem speaks to an audience at Yale University. (September 26, 2007) Fri, 28 Sep 2007 19:24:41 GMT Yale University Netcast #709 Yale University 2007-09-28T19:24:41Z Yale University no Chubb Fellowhsip, activist, feminism, influence Political activist and best-selling author Gloria Steinem speaks to an audience at Yale University. (September 26, 2007) Gloria Steinem currently studies the shared origins of sex- and race-based caste systems, gender roles and child abuse as roots of violence, non-violent conflict resolution, the cultures of indigenous peoples and organizing across boundaries for peace and justice. September 26, 2007) http://comet.cls.yale.edu/netcasts/Garrett_052407.mp3 Nina Garrett, Director of Language Study at Yale University, discusses foreign language study issues important to high school students as they prepare for college. (May 24, 2007) Thu, 05 Jul 2007 18:39:11 GMT Yale University Netcast #628 Yale University 2007-07-05T18:39:11Z 00:37:07 Yale University no center for language study, foreign, language, nina garrett, robin ladouceur, language learning, high school, college, language study, globalization Nina Garrett, Director of Language Study at Yale University, discusses foreign language study issues important to high school students as they prepare for college. (May 24, 2007) A netcast from the Center for Language Study's "Language and Culture" series. This conversation covers such issues as how students can best prepare for language study at the university level, the role foreign language study plays in the context of globalization, how to combine language study with a major field of concentration, and how high school language study differs from college language study. Robin Ladouceur is the interviewer. http://streaming.yale.edu/opa/podcasts/audio/schools/yale/bloch_042507.mp3 Bloch talks about the Middle Ages, viewing history through fabric, the importance of the humanities and the expansion from a concentration on the Western Canon to include literature and philosophy of the East. (April 25, 2007) Thu, 26 Apr 2007 16:00:55 GMT Yale University Netcast #570 Yale University 2007-04-26T16:00:55Z Yale University no medieval, French history, Middle Ages, Bayeux tapestry, Silk Road, East-West exchange, silk, China Bloch talks about the Middle Ages, viewing history through fabric, the importance of the humanities and the expansion from a concentration on the Western Canon to include literature and philosophy of the East. (April 25, 2007) Bloch talks about the Middle Ages, viewing history through fabric, the importance of the humanities and the expansion from a concentration on the Western Canon to include literature and philosophy of the East. This talk was prepared in anticipation of a visit to China. (April 25, 2007) http://streaming.yale.edu/opa/podcasts/audio/schools/faculty_arts_sciences/gosselink_042507.mp3 Karin Gosselink, lecturer in English at Yale, speaks about the interconnectedness of the humanities—especially writing and literature—and globalization. She talks about how she brings the two together in her classes. (April 25, 2007) Wed, 11 Apr 2007 16:00:12 GMT Yale University Netcast #514 Yale University 2007-04-11T16:00:12Z Yale University no globalization, world literature, interdisciplinary studies, IMF, World Bank, humanities, Karin Gosselink, lecturer in English at Yale, speaks about the interconnectedness of the humanities—especially writing and literature—and globalization. She talks about how she brings the two together in her classes. (April 25, 2007) Karin Gosselink, lecturer in English at Yale, speaks about the interconnectedness of the humanities—especially writing and literature—and globalization. She talks about how she brings the two together in her classes. (April 25, 2007) http://streaming.yale.edu/opa/podcasts/audio/schools/yale/holloway_031307.mp3 Jonathan Holloway, Yale Professor of History, African American Studies and American Studies, Master of Calhoun College, examines the African American experience and the American idea of freedom. (March 13, 2007) Tue, 03 Apr 2007 16:00:25 GMT Yale University Netcast #507 Yale University 2007-04-03T16:00:25Z Yale University no slavery, freedom, American history, democracy, African American history, emancipation Jonathan Holloway, Yale Professor of History, African American Studies and American Studies, Master of Calhoun College, examines the African American experience and the American idea of freedom. (March 13, 2007) An autobiographical, historical metaphorical account of the African American experience. Holloway examines the grave epitaph of freed-slave John Jacks: “God wills us free/ Man wills us slaves/I will what God wills/ God’s will be done". He explores the irony of American ideal of freedom defined by slavery. (March 13, 2007) http://streaming.yale.edu/opa/podcasts/audio/schools/faculty_arts_sciences/FAS_borroffMarie_093006.mp3 Marie Borroff, Sterling Professor of English, delivers a lecture entitled "Humanities Tomorrow" as part of the Yale Tomorrow campaign launch. (September 30, 2006) Tue, 20 Mar 2007 17:47:50 GMT Yale University Netcast #386 Yale University 2007-03-20T17:47:50Z 00:38:14 Yale University no English Literature, Department of English, humanities, Yale University, culture Marie Borroff, Sterling Professor of English, delivers a lecture entitled "Humanities Tomorrow" as part of the Yale Tomorrow campaign launch. (September 30, 2006) Marie Borroff, Sterling Professor of English, delivers a lecture entitled "Humanities Tomorrow" as part of the Yale Tomorrow campaign launch. (September 30, 2006) http://streaming.yale.edu/opa/podcasts/audio/schools/faculty_arts_sciences/FAS_bloom_20060907.mp3 Harold Bloom, Sterling Professor of the Humanities and English at Yale University, lectures on the art of reading a poem in class. (September 7, 2006) Tue, 20 Mar 2007 16:26:45 GMT Yale University Netcast #362 Yale University 2007-03-20T16:26:45Z 01:59:30 Yale University no Yale University, literature, poetry, Harold Bloom, Wallace Stevens, Yale class lecture Harold Bloom, Sterling Professor of the Humanities and English at Yale University, lectures on the art of reading a poem in class. (September 7, 2006) Harold Bloom, Sterling Professor of the Humanities and English at Yale University, lectures on the art of reading a poem in class. (September 7, 2006)