2003/2004 Leadership Lecture Series

Recommended Readings

All lectures are held at 7:00 p.m. in Kenan Auditorium (unless otherwise noted) and are FREE for UNCW students, faculty, and staff with valid ID, $6 for general public

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Arianna Huffington | Douglas Rushkoff | Juan Williams | Gregory Stock | Fareed Zakaria

(Copies of books available in the UNCW General Collection and through Course Reserves  - look under "Leadership Lecture Series" as Department)

Arianna Huffington

Thursday, October 16, 7:00 pm

"The Call to Leadership"

Syndicated columnist, best-selling author and political commentator Arianna Huffington advocates for political reform and social awareness with passion, humor and wit.

Books:

Huffington, Arianna (2003). Pigs at the trough: how corporate greed and political corruption are undermining America. New York: Crown Publishers. HV6769 .H84 2003 (2 copies available).

Huffington, Arianna (2000). How to overthrow the government. New York: Regan Books. JK1764 .H83 2000  (2 copies available).

Articles:

Huffington, Arianna (June 18, 2003). If politics look a bit crazy recently. Los Angeles Times.  Retrieved July 15, 2003 from http://www.smirkingchimp.com.  

Huffington, Arianna (June 4, 2003). The Enronization of Washington. Retrieved July 15, 2003 from http://www.salon.com/.

Huffington, Arianna. (May 28, 2003). Democrats: profiles in spinelessness.  Retrieved July 15, 2003 from http://www.salon.com.

Web Resources:

http://www.ariannaonline.com

http://www.salon.com

The Sacramento Bee

AlterNet

Common Dreams News Center

Douglas Rushkoff

Monday, November 10, 7:00 pm in Warwick Center Ballroom

"Scared Stupid: Why America Resists Media Literacy"

A leading voice in the debate over who and what shapes our cultural narratives, Douglas Rushkoff comments on the impact of technology and media on society.

Books:

Rushkoff, Douglas. (1999). Coercion: Why we listen to what "they" say. New York: Riverhead.  P94 .R87 2000 (2 copies available). 

Metzger, Richard. (2002). Disinformation: the interviews. New York: The Disinformation Company.  PN1992.8i68 M47 2002 (2 copies available).
Interview with Douglas Rushkoff regarding media viruses.

Videos:

Goodman, Barak and Dretzin, Rachel (Producers). (2001). The Merchants of Cool (Television broadcast).  Boston: WGBH Educational Foundation (distributed by PBS Video. (Reserves HQ796.M472 2001).

Articles:

Rushkoff, Douglas. Which one of these sneakers is me?: How marketers outsmart our media-savvy children. The London Times.  Retrieved July 15, 2003 from http://www.rushkoff.com.

Rushkoff, Douglas. (2001). The pursuit of cool. Sportswear International. Retrieved July 15, 2003 from http://www.rushkoff.com.

Sullivan, James (March 3, 2003). Trend spotting: It's a cool job, and somebody has to do it. The San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved on July 15, 2003 from LexisNexis database. (Available to UNCW affiliates from LexisNexis)

Web Resources:

http://www.rushkoff.com

Juan Williams

MLK Commemorative Speaker

Thursday, January 22, 7:00 pm

"Eyes on the Prize: The Truths of American Race Relations"

Author and national political correspondent Juan Williams examines race relations, culture, and society as we celebrate the 50^th anniversary of Brown vs. the Board of Education. 

Books:

Williams, Juan. (1987). Eyes on the prize: America's civil rights years, 1954 - 1965. New York: Viking.  KF4757.W52 1987 (2 copies available).

Steele, Shelby. (1998). A dream deferred: the second betrayal of Black freedom in America. New York: Harper Collins Publishers. E185.615.S7234 1998 (2 copies available).

Videos:

Blackside, Inc. and PBS Video (Producers). (1986). Eyes on the Prize (Television series). Alexandria, VA: PBS Video. 

1. Awakenings, 1954-1956 - E185.93.M6 A924 1986 (2 copies)

2. Fighting back, 1957-1962 - E185.93.M6 A924 1986 (2  copies)

3. Ain't scared of your jails, 1960-1961 - E185.61.A467 1986 (2 copies) 

4. No easy walk, 1962-1966 - E185.61.N642 1986 (2 copies) 

5. Mississippi: is this America? (1962-1964) - E185.93.M6M575 1986 (2 copies) 

6. Bridge to freedom, 1965 - E185.61 .B743 1986 (2 copies)

Articles:

Lawrence, Charles R., III. (May 2001). Two views of the river: a critique of the liberal defense of affirmative action. Columbia Law Review, 101 (4), 928-975. Retrieved on July 15, 2003 from LexisNexis database. (Available to UNCW affiliates from LexisNexis)

Thernstrom, Stephan & Thernstrom, Abigail. (June 1999). Book review: Reflections on the shape of the river. UCLA Law Review, 46 (5). Retrieved on July 16, 2003 from LexisNexis database. (Available to UNCW affiliates from LexisNexis)

USA Today (series of articles) - May 12, 1994 (Available to UNCW affiliates from LexisNexis):

• Have schools really changed? Many argue separate can still be equal, Patricia Edmonds

• Minorities often majority in schools, Margaret L. Usdansky

• Brown ruling broke back of American apartheid, Tony Mauro

• The numbers reflect change of attitudes

• Only real difference: How best to desegregate, Patricia Edmonds

• Segregated schools are once again the norm / Troubling trend may be 'a recipe for disaster, Margaret L. Usdansky

• Across USA, steps forward and steps back / Atlanta: Segregation returns, but in suburbs, Tom Watson

• Across USA, steps forward and steps back / Hispanics face a new age of isolation, Mark Potok

• Benchmark U.S. Supreme Court school desegregation rulings

Kunen, James S. (April 1996). The end of integration: a four-decade effort is being abandoned, as exhausted courts and frustrated Blacks dust off the concept of "separate but equal". Time,  29 (38+). Retrieved on July 15, 2003 from InfoTrac database. (Available to UNCW affiliates from InfoTrac)

Dr. Gregory Stock

Monday, February 2, 7:00 pm

"Enhancing the Human: Genomics, Science Fiction, and Ethics Collide"

Dr. Gregory Stock explores realistic possibilities for human genetic manipulation, the potential for "designer children," and the related medical, social, and ethical implications.

Books:

Farmer, Nancy. (2002). The house of the scorpion. New York: Atheneum Books for Young Readers. PS3556.A7197 H68 2002  (1 copy available).

Stock, Gregory. (2002). Redesigning humans: our inevitable genetic future.  Boston: Houghton Mifflin. QH438.7 .S764 2002 (2 copies available).

Stock, Gregory & Campbell, John (Eds.). (2000). Engineering the human germline: an exploration of the science and ethics of altering the genes we pass to our children. New York: Oxford University Press. RB155 .E56 2000 (2 copies available).

Stock, Gregory. (1993). Metaman: the merging of humans and machines into a global superorganism. New York : Simon & Schuster. CB478 .S83 1993 (2 copies available).

Articles:

Stock, Gregory & Fukuyama, Francis. (June 2002). The clone wars: a reason online debate. Reason, 34 (2), 34-42. Retrieved on July 15, 2003 from InfoTrac database. (Available to UNCW affiliates from InfoTrac).

Stock, Gregory & Fukuyama, Francis. (June 2002).  Biotechnology: our slippery slope? Prospect, 75, 16-20. Retrieved on July 15, 2003 from http://www.prospect-magazine.co.uk/. (Available from Prospect Magazine).

Stock, Gregory. (Summer 2001). The family covenant: a flawed response to the dilemmas of genetic testing. American Journal of Bioethics, 1 (3), 17-18. (Available through Course Reserves for UNCW affiliates - look under "Leadership Lecture Series" as Department)

Web Resources:

UCLA Program on Medicine, Technology and Society Web Resources:

http://research.mednet.ucla.edu/pmts/

http://research.mednet.ucla.edu/pmts/Stock.htm

Human Germline Engineering: Implications for Science and Society. September 1999. A multimedia documentary funded by the Greenwall Foundation and developed through the UCLA School of Medicine:

http://research.mednet.ucla.edu/pmts/Germline/default.htm

Dr. Fareed Zakaria

Monday, March 29, 7:00 pm

"Globalization: The Next Phase"

Editor of Newsweek International recognized as one of the most influential foreign policy advisors of his generation Fareed Zakaria discusses what globalization means for countries, individuals, and corporations.

Books:

Zakaria, Fareed. (2003). The future of freedom: illiberal democracy at home and abroad. New York: W.W. Norton. JC423.Z35 2003 (2 copies available).

Zakaria, Fareed. (1998). From wealth to power : the unusual origins of America's world role. Princeton: Princeton University Press. E661.7 .Z35 1998 (2 copies available).

Articles:

Zakaria, Fareed. (March 24, 2003). "Why America scares the world: the arrogant empire. Newsweek. Retrieved July 15, 2003 from http://www.fareedzakaria.com.

Zakaria, Fareed. (February 24, 2003). This isn't about Iraq anymore. Newsweek. Retrieved July 15, 2003 from InfoTrac database. (Available to UNCW affiliates from InfoTrac)

Zakaria, Fareed. (February 3, 2003). Looking on the bright side: fear has long paralyzed western policy toward the Middle East. and what has come of this? Repression, radical Islam and terror. Newsweek. Retrieved July 15, 2003 from InfoTrac database. (Available to UNCW affiliates from InfoTrac)

Zakaria, Fareed. (January 27, 2003). It's time to talk to the world. (looming U.S. war with Iraq). Newsweek. Retrieved July 15, 2003 from InfoTrac database. (Available to UNCW affiliates from InfoTrac)

Zakaria, Fareed. (October 15, 2001). The politics of rage: why do they hate us? Newsweek. Retrieved July 15, 2003 from http://www.fareedzakaria.com. 

Zakaria, Fareed. (December 31, 2000).  Globalization grows up and gets political. The New York Times. Retrieved July 15, 2003 from http://www.fareedzakaria.com.

Mohamad, Mahathir, Weymouth, Lally, & Zakaria, Fareed. (February 3, 2003). War solves nothing. Newsweek International. Retrieved July 15, 2003 from InfoTrac database. (Available to UNCW affiliates from InfoTrac)

Web Resources:

http://www.fareedzakaria.com

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