Lectures tagged "american culture"

Empire of Illusion: The End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle
Empire of Illusion: The End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle
Christopher Hedges
March 3, 2010
01:22:00
In Empire of Illusion, Chris Hedges argues that we now live in two societies: one, the minority, functions in a print-based, literate world, that can cope with complexity and can separate illusion from truth.
America: Debating Our Progress, Discussing Our Future
America: Debating Our Progress, Discussing Our Future
Walter Isaacson
October 24, 2009
00:45:36
Keen observers of the historical moment discuss how this may or may not be a pivotal moment in American culture. Walter Isaacson, author of Einstein: His Life and Universe and head of the Aspen Institute, leads the discussion.
Singing for Justice
Arlo Guthrie
May 15, 2006
01:29:54
Arlo Guthrie and other musicians look back at the cultural impact of protest music that began during President Kennedy's administration and continues in America today.
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The Assassins' Gate: America in Iraq
George Packer
December 8, 2005
01:25:32
George Packer reads from his new book, The Assassin's Gate, and discusses what the war in Iraq says about American life today. George Packer is the author of Blood of the Liberals, winner of the 2001 Robert F.