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Examining Food
A new "University Course" looks at food from professional and academic perspectives. http://trinity.duke.edu/university-course.Published 1 day ago
'American Bandstand' & the Civil Rights Movement
Host and Duke University Professor Mark Anthony Neal is joined via Skype by Professor Matthew Delmont (Scripps College), author of the just published The Nicest Kids in Town: American Bandstand, Rock N’ Roll and the Struggle for Civil Rights in 1950s Philadelphia. (University of California Press) Neal and Delmont discuss the racial politics in the city of Philadelphia in the 1950s that informed American Bandstand’s early practices of limiting the presence of Black kids in the show’s early years as well as the role of the show in constructing an idealized image American youth. Delmont also highlights the role of Black media personalities Mitch Thomas and Georgie Woods in the success of American Bandstand.Later, Neal is joined, also via Skype by designer, curator, illustrator, cartoonist, and award-winning graphic novelist John Jennings, author (with Damien Duffy) of Black Comix: African American Independent Comics Art & Culture. Jennings, a Professor of Visual Studies at the University of Buffalo, discusses the importance on visual literacy, the challenges within the comic industry to address race, the labor of racial stereotypes, and the recent Tupac hologram.
Published 2 days ago
Duke University 2012 Student Commencement Address
At Duke University's commencement ceremony May 12, 2012, student graduation speaker Roshan Sadanani said, "the real wonder in this Gothic Wonderland has always been how after some time here, we all are able to claim a small piece of Duke as our own." Sadanani, a Charlotte, N.C., native who received a bachelor's degree in biomedical engineering, described how the university became smaller for students over the years as they created their own Duke experiences.Published 2 days ago
Zakaria: See Possibility in Problems
A leading analyst of global politics, CNN journalist Fareed Zakaria told Duke University's newest graduates Sunday, May 13, they are entering an "astonishingly peaceful" era whose "extraordinary opportunity" should not be obscured by temporary concerns about the economy and other world problems.Posted 3 days ago
Words, Images and Literacy
Mark Anthony Neal is joined by Dream Hampton to talk about her writting and filmmaking. Later, Mark is joined by Elaine Richardson to talk about her upcoming conference and book.Published 6 days ago
Narratives of Bhutanese and Iraqi Refugees Losing and Finding Homes
Twelve DukeImmerse students perform monologues based on life-story interviews with Bhutanese refugees living in Nepal and Iraqi refugees living in Egypt.Published 2 weeks ago
Remembering the LA Rebellion
April 29th marks the 20th Anniversary of the week-long civil unrest popularly known as the LA Riots. Violence erupted throughout the city of Los Angeles in the aftermath of the acquittal of four LAPD officers who were accused of beating African American motorist Rodney King. The beating was famously captured on a held-held video device.In this special episode of Left of Black, scholars, activists and artists reflect on the 20th Anniversary of the LA Riots including Marc Lamont Hill, Lynne d Johnson, Kimberly C. Ellis, Allison Clark, Kim Pearson, Moya Bailey, Christopher Martin (Play of Kid N’ Play), Treva Lindsey, Jasiri X, Blair LM Kelley, Michelle Ferrier, Jay Smooth and host Mark Anthony Neal.
Published 2 weeks ago
Duke Canine Cognition Center
As part of the spotlight speaker presentation, enjoy an excerpt with overview of the DCCC and demonstration with Dr. Brian Hare, associate professor of Evolutionary Anthropology and director of Duke's new Canine Cognition Center. Joining him is Stella, a service dog in training with the Center and Eyes, Ears, Nose and Paws.Published 2 weeks ago
Political Significance of Literary Journals
Members of the editorial collective of the New York-based journal n+1, Carla Blumenkranz, Mark Greif, and Marco Roth, and writers and members of the Kenya-based Kwani Trust, Billy Kahora and Keguro Macharia, participate in a set of panels engaging the enduring and changing social and political significance of literary journals, the role of writers as public intellectuals, and the importance of literary writing in cultural shaping and social critique.Published 2 weeks ago
Anne-Marie Angelo: Researching the Black Panthers
Anne-Marie Angelo is a PhD Candidate in Duke University's History Department. While the Black Panther Movement is largely associated with the U.S., Angelo's dissertation focuses on Black Panther groups in the United Kingdom and Israel. Like their American counterparts, these were potent movements fighting for equal rights and to have their voices heard.While this short film gives a taste of Angelo's research, it also features her experience living in Cairo during the Arab Spring. The firsthand experience of a revolution resonated greatly with her research on the Black Panthers.
The music featured in this film includes:
Quality and Anger (Aestrid Byrne) / CC BY-SA 3.0
Human Sacrifice For Beginners (The Emer Mulholland Group) / CC BY-SA 3.0
Invisible Walls (Revolution Void) / CC BY-NC-SA 3.0
As We May Think (Revolution Void) / CC BY-NC 3.0
Published 2 weeks ago
The Art of Storytelling
In a live "Office Hours" conversation April 26, 2012, Michael Malone answers viewer questions about the art of storytelling. Duke senior Jasmin Aldridge conducts the interview. Learn more at http://theaterstudies.duke.edu and http://english.duke.edu.Published 2 weeks ago
Political Economy of Government Accountability
From the Arab Spring to Occupy Wall Street to Greece:The Transnational Political Economy of Government Accountability
Published 2 weeks ago
From Nonhuman to Human Mind: What Changed and Why?
Dr. Brian Hare is associate professor of Evolutionary Anthropology and a member of the Center for Cognitive Neuroscience, a division of the Duke Institute for Brain Science. Dr. Hare founded the new Duke Canine Cognition Center, which is dedicated to the study of dog psychology and understanding the flexibility and limitations of dog cognition.Dr. Hare is an expert in chimpanzee and bonobo behavior in African sanctuaries, and also founded the Hominoid Psychology Research Group, which compares the psychology of hominoids (human and non-human ape) and promotes the conservation and welfare of all apes (humans included). His research focuses on identifying which features of our social problem-solving abilities have evolved, since humans, bonobos, and chimpanzees shared a common ancestor. This, together with his research on dog cognition, also has broader implications for understanding why we make certain economic decisions to how we might be a more peaceful species.
Featured in documentaries and widely published, Dr. Hare's new book, THE GENIUS OF DOGS, written with his wife Vanessa Woods, is due out in 2013. Dr. Hare will talk about his research on great apes and dogs and will be seeking volunteers from the audience to participate in some cognitive puzzles that young children and animals enjoy solving.
Published 2 weeks ago
Combating Obesity in Black Communities
Mark Anthony Neal talks with Professor Chris Emdin about his new book, "Urban Science Education for the Hip-Hop Generation". Later, Mark is join by Duke professor, Gary Bennett to talk about obesity in african american communities.Published 3 weeks ago
Higher Ed: Who Can Afford It and Who Benefits From It?
This year's Duke Magazine Forum features Andrew Rosen '82, chairman and CEO of Kaplan Inc. and author of "change.edu: Rebooting for the New Talent Economy," in conversation with Laurie Patton, dean of Arts and Sciences and professor of religion at Duke, and George Leef J.D. '77, director of research at The John William Pope Center for Higher Education Policy. The panel is moderated by Donna Lisker, associate vice provost for undergraduate education at Duke.Published 3 weeks ago
