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Browsing Cornell University Lecture Tape Collection by Title
Now showing items 179-198 of 234
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The humanities in everyday life and public policy
(1984-10-05)The five speakers discusss topics such as the problems facing foreign-language students in American universities, conflicts over the distribution of the National Endowment for the Humanities funds, and the need for public ... -
The Intifadeh: stones and afterthoughts
(1989-03-02)Shammas discusses the intransience of the Palestinian Intifadeh uprisings and the extent to which its negative implications for Israel are transformed to more acceptable conclusions by and for Israelis. -
The Library in the next 25 years: books, computers, information, and research--the basic materials for building tomorrow
(1988-10-14)A panel discussion concerning the necessity of building an annexation or separate building to provide space for the explosion of new library materials at Cornell. -
The metamorphosis of perception through production
(1986-02-19)McCleary discusses technology, emphasizing architecture, and its interaction with society. He proposes that experience and knowledge of the world is through levels of mediation with the physical world. -
The mirror stage
(1978-04-21)Culler discusses the interpretation of the Romantic poets set forth in The Mirror & the Lamp,' a work of literary criticism by M. H. Abrams, and suggests that modern interpretations of the works of the Romantic poets have ... -
The myth of the American Jewish princess
(1988-03-10)Lipstadt discusses the Jewish American Princess stereotype as a socially sanctioned expression of anti-semitism. -
The myth of women's masochism
(1984-11-15)Caplan describes a number of ideas which surround sex differences, particularly those which relate to female masochism. -
The nuclear arms race: what might be done
(1984-04-19)York explores the history of, and politics behind, the nuclear arms race. He suggests steps which the United States government and universities can take in order to halt the cold war. -
The nuclear arms race: why it is so hard to deal with
(1984-04-17)York describes the nuclear arms race and the problems inherent in dealing with it. -
The Palestinian as Israeli citizen
(1986-10-29)Habiby traces the history of a systematic policy of the State of Israel from 1948 to the present of eliminating Arabs from Israel. -
The political iconography of the new world: the foundation myth in Catholic, Protestant and Native icons
(1984-03-15)Lopez-Baralt traces the history and development of European iconography and emblems in the New World. -
The politics of friendship
(1988-10-03)Derrida addresses the concepts and meanings of friendship with a philosophical interpretation. -
The presidency in the media age
(1988-11-14)Schorr criticizes the role of television in politics today, focusing on Ronald Reagan's successful manipulation of television to weave his fantasies into a reality for the American public. -
The principle of reason and the idea of the university
(1983-04-19)Derrida discusses a university's reason to be, its meaning and distinction. -
The problem of believing preliminaries to an historical anthropology of believability
(1984-04-16)deCerteau discusses the role of belief in primitive cultures. -
The Reagan legacy and beyond
(1988-11-15)Meese gives an overview of Reagan's administration and addresses the challenges facing President-elect Bush in his upcoming administration. -
The Reagan presidency and domestic affairs
(1988-11-15)Schorr outlines Reagan's three major attributes: speech reading, small talk, and ineptitude in dealing with spontaneous affairs. He addresses the president's popularity and his future legacy. -
The Republic of China on Taiwan and her relations with the United States
(1988-04-12)Discusses the relationship between the Republic of China and the United States on both an economic and political level, particularly after the U.S. non-recognition of Taiwan in 1979. -
The right to write
(1989-04-04)Mailer talks of his involvement with the group of writers who spoke out against the Ayatollah Khomeni's death threats to Salmon Rushdie and against Walden Books, who pulled Rushdie's book, Satanic Verses, from their shelves. ...
