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Art and Violence
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Abstract: Three Berkeley professors place Botero's "Abu Ghraib" exhibit in historical and artistic context. T.J. Clark is the George C. and Helen N. Pardee Chair, and a Professor of Art History at UC Berkeley. Thomas W. Laqueur is the Helen Fawcett Professor of History at UC Berkeley. Francine Masiello ... More »
Boston curfew proposal
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Abstract: David Boeri reports that Ray Flynn (Mayor of Boston) is considering a curfew for teenagers in the city of Boston, in the wake of the murder of Kimberly Ray Harbor (murder victim) on Franklin Field. Boeri reviews the details of Harbor's murder. Boeri's report includes footage of the murder suspects entering ... More »
Children and violence: an introductory, international and interdisciplinary approach
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Abstract: Children are subject to many forms of adversity, for example, poverty or ill health. However, a significant form of adversity experienced by children in many different regions of the world is violence. The form of violence against children varies widely and is hugely disparate. In this unit, the focus ... More »
Cities in Conflict: Theory and Practice, Fall 2003
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Abstract: This course's aims are two-fold: 1) to offer students the theoretical and practical tools to understand how and why cities become torn by ethnic, religious, racial, nationalist, and/or other forms of identity that end up leading to conflict, violence, inequality, and social injustice; and 2) to use this ... More »
Evening Compass broadcast
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Abstract: Evening Compass newscast during the first week of Phase II desegregation of Boston schools. Ed Baumeister reads school attendance statistics and gives a summary of the day's events relating to the schools. Pam Bullard reports on efforts by the Boston School Committee, the Boston Home and School Association, ... More »
Evening Compass broadcast
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Abstract: Evening Compass newscast on the first day of Phase II desegregation of Boston Schools. Ed Baumeister reports optimism on the part of city and school officials about the opening of schools. Report includes footage of Arthur Gartland (Citywide Coordinating Council) at a press conference, talking about ... More »
Funeral of Charles Hardison
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Abstract: Christy George reports on the funeral of Charles Hardison (Milton resident). George reports that Hardison was a good student and star tennis player at Milton High School. She notes that Hardison was shot in his home. George reports that many people consider the suburbs of Boston to be safe from the problems ... More »
Human Tube, A
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Abstract: Against a background of high-rises and rubble, the image of a young man running across an empty lot is repeated. A sense of urgency builds. Buildings explode and crumble to the ground. A hand-held camera surveys the moving ground. Images are blurred, erased, distorted, replaced, and repeated to create ... More »
Introduction to Asian American Studies: Literature, Culture, and Historical Experience, Fall 2002
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Abstract: An interdisciplinary subject that draws on literature, history, anthropology, film, and cultural studies to examine the experiences of Asian Americans in US society. Covers the first wave of Asian immigration in the nineteenth century, the rise of anti-Asian movements, the experiences of Asian Americans ... More »
National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center
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Abstract: is a central source of information on prevention and intervention programs, publications, research, and statistics on violence committed by and against children and teens.
Non-Violence and the New World Order
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Abstract: Nonviolence Today - Spring 2007 - The development of nonviolence since the Civil Rights movement. Nonviolent theory and practice seen in recent insurrectionary movements (freedom struggles), social justice struggles, nonviolent intervention across borders and protection of the environment in the emerging ... More »
Not in Our Town Northern California: Welcome Signs - Anderson, CA
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Abstract: "Not In Our Town Northern California: When Hate Happens Here" looks at five communities that are dealing with hate violence. This Educator Guide addresses an event that took place in Anderson, CA. In January 2004, an eight-foot-high cross was erected and burned on the lawn of an African American family's ... More »
Reactions to the William Atkinson murder case
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Abstract: Christy George interviews Dorchester residents about the William Atkinson murder case. Reverend David Venator (United Church of Christ) says that the state could have filed more charges against the defendants; that violations of the civil rights of minorities have become commonplace. Venator says that ... More »
Reverend John Borders
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Abstract: Carolyn Sawyer reports on Reverend John Borders (Morningstar Baptist Church) and his efforts to reach out to his community. Sawyer notes that Borders has conducted at least 15 funerals for teenagers who have died as a result of street violence. Sawyer interviews Borders. Borders talks about the problem ... More »
Son of Sam and Delilah
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Abstract: 'Son of Sam and Delilah,' 1991, featuring two drag queens named Hapi and Sunny, was created by video artist Charles Atlas as a response to both sorrow over AIDS-related deaths and increasing urban violence.
Supporters of Mandela, Massachusetts talk about Roxbury crime
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Abstract: David Boeri reports that the referendum question on the creation of Mandela, Massachusetts, was soundly defeated in the 1986 elections. Boeri notes that supporters of incorporation of a new city from the Greater Roxbury neighborhood are raising the issue again. Boeri reports that community leaders gathered ... More »
Ten O'Clock News broadcast
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Abstract: Christopher Lydon opens a Ten O'Clock News broadcast by reading the day's headlines. Lydon reports that Ronald Reagan (US President) has spoken out against the movement for a nuclear freeze, but would consider talks with the Soviet Union to reduce nuclear arms. Christy George reports that the five defendants ... More »
Territorial Conflict, Fall 2004
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Abstract: This graduate seminar introduces an emerging research program within International Relations on territorial conflict. While scholars have recognized that territory has been one of the most frequent issues over which states go to war, territorial conflicts have only recently become the subject of systematic ... More »
The Contemporary American Family, Spring 2004
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Abstract: The role of the family in human evolution, and as a symbol in our own social and political lives. Topics include: sex, marriage, and parenting; the labor market; class, race, and ethnicity; and the family's probable future. We begin by considering briefly the evolution of the family, its cross-cultural ... More »
The Role of Digital Media in Violence and War Fall 2007
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Abstract: The Role of Digital Media in Violence and War. From Art 23AC: Foundations of American Cyber-Culture - Fall 2007.