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Noam Chomsky Lectures on Modern-Day American Imperialism: Middle East and Beyond
Noam Chomsky, an emeritus professor of linguistics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a well-known political activist critical of U.S. foreign policy, traces modern-day American imperialism to its earliest roots, 25 years before the [...]American Revolution, and he explains how the United States has lived up to its reputation as "the most frightening and dangerous country in the world."
Hosted by Boston University School of Law and the Boston University Anti-War Coalition on April 24, 2008.
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The Future of Global Health by Jim Yong Kim
Harvard Professor Jim Yong Kim discusses the future of global health, highlighting his experiences treating patients in developing nations, in Sargent College's ninth annual Dudley Allen Sargent Lecture. He discusses his collaboration with the World [...]Health Organization to lower the cost of drugs and the importance of increasing the number of skilled advocates of funding for global health programs.
Hosted by Boston University Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences on December 4, 2007.
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A Lecture by Slavoj Zizek
Slovenian-born Slavoj Zizek, a postmodern philosopher and cultural critic, addresses perception, identity, and the "other" in an engaging lecture titled Fear Thy Neighbor as Thyself: Antinomies of Tolerant Reason. The lecture takes the audience on an [...]enlightening journey through the perceptions of identity and tolerance.
Hosted by The Institute for Human Sciences at Boston University on November 26, 2007.
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Contemporary Perspectives Lecture Series: Peter Schjeldahl
Peter Schjeldahl, senior art critic for The New Yorker, speaks about his experiences as an art critic, his views on the postmodern art world, and the idea of beauty.
Hosted by College of Fine Arts School of Visual Arts on October 4, 2007.
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Larry Lucchino: Keynote Address at Boston University's 135th Commencement Ceremony
Boston Red Sox president and CEO Larry Lucchino, a member of the ownership group that bought the franchise in 2001 and helped break the "Curse of the Bambino" with a World Series title in 2004 and again in 2007, delivers the University's 135th [...]Commencement address. Lucchino, a lawyer, two-time cancer survivor, and former president of the Baltimore Orioles and San Diego Padres, urges the Class of 2008 to take risks, spend time with family, and remember Jackie Robinson.
Hosted by Boston University on May 18, 2008.
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History and Civic Education: The Learning of Liberty for Civic Life
Projects in Civic Engagement at Boston University's School of Education and the Pioneer Institute, a nonpartisan Massachusetts public policy think tank, host a conference to explore ways to prepare citizens - young people in particular - to embrace [...]liberty and exercise it for the common good. Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Gordon S. Wood is the keynote speaker.
Hosted by Boston University School of Education and the Pioneer Institute on May 8, 2008.
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Artificial Intelligence in Video Games
Video game developer and Mad Doc Software founder Ian Davis lectures on interactive multimedia, game engineering, and development of characters in video games.
Hosted by Metropolitan College Department of Computer Science on November 28, 2007.
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Contemporary Perspectives Lecture Series: Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons
Boston-based multimedia artist Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons discusses her motivations and influences in this year's second installment of the Contemporary Perspectives Lecture Series. One of the most important artists to emerge from post-revolutionary [...]Cuba, Campos-Pons was the 2007 recipient of the DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park's Rappaport Prize.
Hosted by College of Fine Arts School of Visual Arts on November 26, 2007.
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A Journey to Freedom: Ha Jin Discusses His Latest Novel
Acclaimed novelist and Chinese immigrant Ha Jin, a professor of creative writing in the College of Arts and Sciences, talks about the challenges of writing A Free Life, the first novel set entirely in his adopted homeland.
Hosted by Barnes and [...]Noble at Boston University on October 30, 2007.
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