Lectures tagged "Latin American"


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The Routes of Man: How Roads Are Changing the World
Ted Conover
March 4, 2010
00:44:54
National Book Critics Circle Award-winning writer Ted Conover discusses the history, impact, and future of the global road system and his new book, The Routes of Man: How Roads Are Changing the World and the Way We Live Today.
Linda Hirsch on Cuba: Threads of Hope and Renewal
Linda Hirsch
February 11, 2010
00:34:34
Photographer Linda Hirsch speaks to arts curator Evan J. Garza about her experiences documenting communities of Cuban Jews, and discusses works on view in her current exhibition, "CUBA: Threads of Hope & Renewal", a 9-year survey of the artist's ongoing project.
Danielle Ofri on Foreign Immigrants and US Health Care
Danielle Ofri
February 3, 2010
Writer and practicing internist Danielle Ofri discusses her newest book, Medicine in Translation: Journeys with My Patients. For 15 years, Dr. Danielle Ofri has cared for patients at Bellevue, the oldest public hospital in the country and a crossroads for the world's cultures.
Stimulating Beverages: Tea, Coffee, and Chocolate in Early America
Amanda Lange
January 7, 2010
00:42:39
Amanda Lange, curator at Historic Deerfield, explains how tea, coffee, and chocolate--originally prescribed as cures for ailments ranging from headaches and depressions--became counted among the necessities of daily life.
Tariq Ali: The Idea of Communism
Tariq Ali
November 10, 2009
00:59:40
Writer and political activist Tariq Ali discusses the historical implementations and alternate versions of communism and his new book, The Idea of Communism.
Bobby Sanabria: Latin Jazz
Bobby Sanabria
October 27, 2009
00:26:22
Multiple Grammy nominated recording artist Bobby Sanabria talks about his work as a percussionist, composer, arranger, conductor, filmmaker, and educator on Maria Hinojosa: One-on-One.
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Breakthrough: Foreign Language Films in the US
Sebastian Silva
June 19, 2009
00:53:41
Director Sebastian Silva, exhibition consultant Steven Raphael, and film distributor Marcus Hu discuss the current climate for finding audiences for foreign-language films in the US today.
Achy Obejas: Ruins
Achy Obejas
April 30, 2009
01:11:28
Achy Obejas discusses her new book Ruins, which tells the story of Usnavy, a young man who eagerly signed on for all the promises when the Cuban Revolution triumphed in 1959.