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Lecture: The Syrian Refugee Crisis with Susan Akram
This video is about Syrian Refugee Crisis with Susan Akram presented by the Boston University School of Theology
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Lowell Lecture - People are the sky 11.03.15
Lowell Lecture - People are the sky 11.03.15
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Civil Disobedience as A Spiritual Practice March 27th, 2015
Creating Resilience Amidst Resource Scarcity: Civil Disobedience as A Spiritual Practice special class presentation by Rev. Dr. Jim Antal at Boston University School of Theology.
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5th Annual Peter Berger Lecture Ft. Joel Robbins, October 21st 2015
"What is the Matter with Transcendence? Finding a Place for Religion in the New Anthropology and Sociology of Ethics." Joel Robbins, Division of Social Anthropology, University of Cambridge.
Held on Wednesday, October 21, 2015 on 121 Bay State [...]Road in Boston, MA.
Presented by Boston University School of Theology.
Filmed and Edited by Olivia Koterska.
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Dr. Paul Farmer
Dr. Paul Farmer, co-founder of Partners in Health (PIH), speaks at the inaugural Hubie Jones Lecture.
Partners in Health provides health care and advocacy services for people living in poverty around the world.
The Hubie Jones Lecture in Urban [...]Health is an annual symposium addressing vexing health issues distinct to the urban context. Prominent national and international leaders toiling at the intersection of health and social justice present on health-centric topics of importance. The lecture honors the vision of Hubie Jones, dean emeritus of Boston University’s School of Social Work, who inspired and shaped the School’s urban mission during his 16-year tenure and who continues to influence and define the social and civic landscape of Boston as a leader, bridge-builder and advocate.
Hosted by the School of Social Work on April 14, 2012.
Boston University's Global Day of Service
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Bob Herbert at Alumni Weekend
The 2011 Howard Zinn Memorial Lecture Series was given by Bob Herbert, former New York Times columnist. The event took place during this year's Alumni Weekend.
Howard Zinn was an author, a history professor, and a political activist whose writings [...]changed the lives of BU students and readers around the world. Zinn taught in the College of Arts & Sciences’ political science department for twenty-four years, from 1964 to 1988. He was a hero of the political left, a consistent and cogent critic of American policies, both domestic and international. He is best known for his 1980 book "A People’s History of the United States", which countered the premise that history must be written by and for society’s "winners." A television documentary released in 2009, "The People Speak", translated Zinn’s work to the screen for yet another generation of progressive thinkers.
The Howard Zinn Memorial Lecture Series is made possible by a generous gift from Alex MacDonald, Esq. (CAS’72), and Maureen A. Strafford, MD (MED’76).
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Do the Media Tell Us What To Think About?
Dr. Maxwell McCombs (Professor and Jesse H. Jones Chair in Communications at the School of Journalism at the University of Texas at Austin) presented a research talk, "Do the Media Tell Us What to Think About? The Psychology of Agenda Setting," as [...]part of the Dr. Melvin L. DeFleur Distinguished Lecture Series. The contemporary communication landscape confronts us with a vast deluge of information. To cope with this situation, individuals ignore or quickly forget most of these messages. One of the principal attributes identified by agenda-setting theory for those bits of information that do have lasting impact is their relevance. Although relevance was introduced as a key component of need for orientation in 1972 and is widely documented as a key predictor of agenda-setting effects, a major trend in current research is the further explication of what makes an issue or other topic in the news relevant to an individual. Personal values and beliefs, emotional responses to the news, civic duty, and self-interest are all part of the emerging theoretical gestalt that explains agenda-setting effects in greater detail.
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David Ferry: "The Birds"
David Ferry reads from his poems.
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Dr. Thangaraj Lecture December 04, 2014
Dr. M. Thomas Thangaraj Lecture December 4, 2014
Dr, Thangaraj reflects on his career, as he delivers an address to the BU student body before his retirement.
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