Library Reading List: Middle East Series
The Roots of Conflict--Joe Elder
Rx for "Oil Addiction": The Middle East and Energy Security--Jan H. Kalicki
The Dilemma of Fundamentalism--Martin E. Marty
Beyond the U.S. Veil: Women in the Middle East--Mary Layoun
Paths to Peace--Nadav Shelef and Ali Abootalebi
The American Indian: A National Visual Arts Tribute--Truman Lowe
Be Happy Like a Monk--Richard Davidson
Millennium Park: A Triumph for Chicago, an Inspiration for Madison--Edward Uhlir and Mayor Dave Cieslewicz
Science of the Small: How Nanotechnology is Changing Our Lives--Wendy Crone
Stem Cells 101: The Latest News, Our Future Challenges--Ian Duncan
Wisconsin Farmers and Mexican Workers: Building Bridges between Two Cultures
Joe Elder
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The Roots of Conflict--Joe Elder
Wednesday, Sept. 13, Capitol Theater, 7-8:30 p.m.
Joe Elder, a UW-Madison sociology professor who was born to missionary parents in Kurdish Iran, provides an overview of the region's history and the root sources of conflict. What are the main differences between the major ethnic and religious groups? Do discrepancies between national boundary lines versus ethnic and religious affiliations make enduring conflict inevitable?
Jan H. Kalicki
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Rx for "Oil Addiction": The Middle East and Energy Security--Jan H. Kalicki
Wednesday, Sept. 20, Capitol Theater, 7-8:30 p.m.
"The most serious challenge posed by the energy crisis is not high oil prices, low inventories, or the fact that consumers are using oil much faster than we find new resources. It is the damage oil dependence poses to international security." So says Jan H. Kalicki, counselor for international strategy with the Chevron Corporation, public policy scholar with the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, and co-editor of "Energy and Security: Toward a New Foreign Policy Strategy" (Wilson Center Press and Johns Hopkins University Press). What are the security consequences of growing oil imports from the Middle East? What should Americans rethink in terms of our energy and national security needs? Kalicki proposes ways to remedy our "addiction to oil" through a foreign policy strategy that encompasses both national and energy security.
Martin E. Marty
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The Dilemma of Fundamentalism--Martin E. Marty
Wednesday, Sept. 27, Capitol Theater, 7-8:30 p.m.
Professor and ordained minister Martin E. Marty , professor emeritus of the University of Chicago Divinity School and one of the world's most prominent theologians addresses the dilemma of fundamentalism as opposed to constructive religious practice, with an emphasis on how this problem pertains to the Middle East.
Mary Layoun
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Beyond the U.S. Veil: Women in the Middle East--Mary Layoun
Wednesday, Oct. 4, Promenade Hall, 7-8:30 p.m.
How do women in the Middle East live or imagine their roles in society? What does "democracy" mean for them? UW-Madison's Mary Layoun, a professor of comparative literature with an emphasis on the history and culture of the Middle East, draws upon recent works of nonfiction, fiction, film and history to discuss the status and promise of women in the Middle East.
Nadav Shelef
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Paths to Peace--Nadav Shelef and Ali Abootalebi
Wednesday, Oct. 11, Overture Lobby, 7-8:30 p.m.
Nadav Shelef, a UW-Madison professor of Israel studies, and Ali Abootalebi, a political science professor at UW-Eau Claire, present their views on possible paths to peace in this embattled region.
Ali Abootalebi
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Truman Lowe
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The American Indian: A National Visual Arts Tribute--Truman Lowe
Tuesday, Nov. 14, 7-8:30 p.m. lecture hall, Madison Museum of Contemporary Art
How does one do justice to representing the vast riches of Native American art all under one roof? Native American artist Truman Lowe, an art professor at the UW-Madison, took on this task by becoming curator of contemporary art at the Smithsonian Institution's recently established National Museum of the American Indian, which holds nearly 800,000 objects. Lowe will share his challenges, his triumphs and his plans for the museum's future.
Richard Davidson
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Be Happy Like a Monk--Richard Davidson
Tuesday, Feb. 13, 7-8:30 p.m. Promenade Hall, Overture Center for the Arts
Back by popular demand! UW-Madison psychology professor Richard Davidson, recently named one of the world's 100 most influential thinkers by Time magazine, is searching for the source of happiness--and has used Buddhist monks in his lab as a model group. What has he discovered about the secrets and brain science of happiness?
Mayor Dave Cieslewicz
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Millennium Park: A Triumph for Chicago, an Inspiration for Madison--Edward Uhlir and Mayor Dave Cieslewicz
Tuesday, March 13, 7-8:30 p.m. Promenade Hall, Overture Center for the Arts
Chicago's new Millennium Park transformed 24 acres of commuter rail lines, neglected parkland and a parking lot into a vibrant cultural showcase on the lakefront. Edward Uhlir, Millennium Park's executive director, describes how they did it; Mayor Dave Cieslewicz responds with ideas for Madison.
Mayor Edward Uhlir
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We welcome a lively discussion with all who care about parks, urban design and sustainable growth in our city. Moderated by Susan B. King.
Wendy Crone
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Science of the Small: How Nanotechnology is Changing Our Lives--Wendy Crone
Tuesday, March 27, 7-8:30 p.m. lecture hall, Madison Museum of Contemporary Art
A nanometer is about 1/50,000 the diameter of a human hair, yet the increasing ability to manipulate materials on the nanoscale could revolutionize the way that almost everything is designed and made. UW-Madison engineering professor Wendy Crone enlightens us on what nanotechnology can already do and invites us to imagine what nanotechnology may hold for our future.
Duncan
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Stem Cells 101: The Latest News, Our Future Challenges--Ian Duncan
Tuesday, April 17, 7-8:30 p.m. lecture hall, Madison Museum of Contemporary Art
If you've never quite understood what stem cell research is all about, here's the talk for you. UW-Madison professor and researcher Ian Duncan enlightens us on the history, controversy, and promise of stem cell research--and where it is headed in Wisconsin.
Stem Cell Websites (MSWord download)
The Untruths of Stem-Cell Research," by Ian Duncan, Wisconsin State Journal, 8/13/06
Duval
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Wisconsin Farmers and Mexican Workers: Building Bridges between Two Cultures
Tuesday, May 8, 7-8:30 p.m. lecture hall, Madison Museum of Contemporary Art
In conjunction with the Wisconsin Academyıs "Future of Farming and Rural Life in Wisconsin" initiative
An innovative program called Puentes (Spanish for "bridges") helps Wisconsin farmers and the Mexicans who work for them meet across the barriers of language and culture.
Rosenow
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An evening with Puentes founders Shaun Duvall, Carl Duley and dairy farmer John Rosenow.
Note: Presentation by Will Allen and Growing Power have been cancelled
