Browsing Cornell University Lecture Tape Collection by Title

A discussion with Claude Lanzmann about his films

Lanzmann, Claude; Murray, Timothy; Rodowick, David Norman; Weiss, John Hubbel; LaCapra, Dominick, 1939-; Furman, Nelly; Buck-Morss, Susan; Brinkley, Anthony (1995-04-27)

A gathering of spirit: a reading of North American Indian womens' writing

Brant, Beth, 1941-2015 (1983-11-11)

Brant reads and discusses a selection of poetry written by Native American women.

A Physicist blunders into architecture

Wilson, Robert R., 1914-2000 (1977-10-27)

A study of modern and postmodern architecture through architectural details

Koolhas, Rem (1979-03-02)

Koolhas discusses modernist and post-modernist ideas in architecture through study of a number of architectural details.

A university physicist and the pentagon: consulting for the military in the 60's

Salpeter, Edwin E. (1987-10-28)

Saltpeter describes his involvement in scietific consultation regarding government military projects.

[Abbie Hoffman speaks at Cornell.]

Hoffman, Abbie (1981-12-07)

This recording includes approximately 30 min. of a press conference given in conjunction with the lecture. Abbie Hoffman discusses the media, the government and his protest activites.

Adrienne Rich reads her own poetry

Rich, Adrienne, 1929-2012 (1982-05-05)

Rich reads a collections of her poems which illustrate her feminist views on issues such as the Holocaust, racism and sexuality.

Agricultural policy in the United States: political and economic dimensions

Lowi, Theodore J.; Robinson, Kenneth Leon, 1921- (1985-03-14)

Robinson discusses American agricultural policy and its successful economic impact. Lowi discusses American politics' effect on agriculture through history, focusing on economic changes.

[Alex Haley speaks at Cornell.]

Haley, Alex (1990-02-20)

Alice R. Friman reads her own poetry

Friman, Alice R. (1983-02-17)

Friman reads three poems which deal with different aspects of the life of King Midas, the man who was given the golden touch.

All the world's a stage: an insider's perspective on Hill Street Blues

Marinaro, Ed, 1950- (1983-04-15)

Marinaro talks of his career as a pro football player and as an actor, explaining the adjustment from athlete to actor.

Alternative choices: solutions to modern man's problems

Ba-Yunus, Ilyas (1984-02-24)

Ba-Yunus presents a personal assessment of the current state of Islam in the Middle East.

America's third century: an agenda for reform

Hart, Gary, 1936- (1987-11-16)

Hart discusses the importance of politics in everyone's lives and calls for a theme of excellence in the country's education, domestic spending, foreign policy and outlook for the future.

An evening with two Mohawk poets

Karoniaktatie; Rokwaho, 1953- (1987-11-11)

Two native American Indian poets read from their works.

Annotations on ambiguity

Turner, Judith (1987-11-13)

Turner discusses her slides which show different aspects of interior design.

Arab women and political struggles: the case of Palestinian women during the Intifadah

Rishmawi, Mona (1988-10-08)

Rishmawi discusses the role of Palestinian women in the Intifadah.

Architecture and its three geometries

Evans, Robin, 1944-1993 (1988-11-04)

Evans explains what he sees as the three phases of fragmentation in 20th century architecture: cubism and its application to architecture, function and the humanizing of architectural firm, and the decentering of the subject.

Architecture between individualism and convention

Kleihues, Josef Paul (1984-11-02)

Kleihues describes the current architectual designs being used in the renovation of inner-city Berlin.

Architecture, memory, Holocaust: closing remarks

Gilman, Sander L. (1992-04-05)

Art in architecture: the relationship of art to architecture from a cultural perspective

Edwards, Melvin (1992-04-11)