American History (Audio)

This panel looks at US pluralism in the post-Civil Rights era and the new demographic map of America with Lisa García Bedolla, Graduate School of Education and Center for Latino Policy Research, UC Berkeley; George Lipsitz, Dept. of Black Studies, UC Santa Barbara; Donald Miller, Dept. of Sociology and Center for Religion and Civic Culture, USC; Gregory Rodriguez, Zócalo Public Square, New America Foundation, Author and Journalist. Series: "Searching for Democracy" [Public Affairs] [Humanities] [Show ID: 21652]

This panel focuses on direct democracy, emerging majorities and civic participation, and what needs there are for reforming government. With Daniel HoSang, Depts. of Political Science and Ethnic Studies, University of Oregon; Jane Junn, Dept. of Political Science, USC; Mark Paul, New America Foundation and Institute of Governmental Studies, UC Berkeley. Series: "Searching for Democracy" [Public Affairs] [Humanities] [Show ID: 21653]

This panel focuses on the fate of print journalism and the impact of new information technologies in creating an informed society. With Tara McPherson, School of Cinematic Arts’ Critical Studies Program, USC; Siva Vaidhyanathan, Dept. of Media Studies and Law, University of VA; Louis Freedberg, California Watch; Leif Wellington Haase, Senior Fellow for New America's Health Policy Program. Series: "Searching for Democracy" [Public Affairs] [Humanities] [Show ID: 21935]

This panel examines from a historical perspective how we access the information we need to participate in a democratic society, with a focus on public education, public libraries, and how we learn about the people we elect. With Lisa García Bedolla, Graduate School of Education and Center for Latino Policy Research, UC Berkeley; Thomas Hollihan, Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, USC; Beverly P. Lynch, Graduate School Education and Information Studies, UCLA; Carolyn de la Peña, Dept. of American Studies and Humanities Institute, UC Davis Series: "Searching for Democracy" [Public Affairs] [Humanities] [Show ID: 21649]

This panel focuses historically on how legal, economic, and social structures have shaped the possibility of engagement in the public realm for different populations. With Cruz Reynoso, School of Law, UC Davis; Donna Schuele, Dept. of Criminology, Law, and Society, UC Irvine; Robert C. Smith, Dept. of Political Science, San Francisco State University; Ian Masters, KPFK-FM and UCLA/Hammer Forum. Series: "Searching for Democracy" [Public Affairs] [Humanities] [Show ID: 21650]

This panel looks at the history of the US’s learning curve on pluralism and the struggles to defend it. With William Deverell, Dept. of History, USC and Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University; Elaine Elinson, Author; Stan Yogi, Author; George J. Sanchez, Dept. of American Studies and Ethnicity and History, Center for Diversity and Democracy, USC. Series: "Searching for Democracy" [Public Affairs] [Humanities] [Show ID: 21651]

After a day spent exploring democracy and discourse in the 21st century, a panel convened to synthesize the ideas discussed and consider what the future may hold with respect to US democracy and public discourse in a world with changed modes of participation and association, and how to become better translators and interpreters in order to continue to forge an ever-evolving common good. With Chris Abani, Dept. of Creative Writing, UC Riverside, Author Omnia El Shakry, Dept. of History, UC Davis, Bill Whitaker, CBS Evening News Correspondent, and Jane Junn, Dept. of Political Science, USC. Series: "Searching for Democracy" [Public Affairs] [Humanities] [Show ID: 21937]

UC Berkeley alumna Geralyn Ryan produced this video oral history from interviewing the employees of the Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, during the reconstruction post Hurricane Katrina. Ms. Ryan produced this video as part of a master’s thesis. While the US Army Corps of Engineers gave permission to interview their staff, this is not an official program of the Army Corps of Engineers. Series: "UC Alumni Showcase" [Public Affairs] [Humanities] [Science] [Show ID: 20671]

Roger Daniels, Professor Emeritus of History, University of Cincinnati, examines and analyzes the changing place of the World War II incarceration of the Japanese Americans of the West Coast in American culture. Series: "UC Berkeley Graduate Lectures" [Humanities] [Show ID: 20022]

Host Harry Kreisler discusses his new book, "Political Awakenings," and tells the story of the Conversations series. Kreisler traces the origins of the program, describes his vision of the craft of interviewing, and talks about the ways technology dramatically increased access to the programs creating a global audience. He then discusses the origin of the book and its content. Choosing twenty interviews from the 485 in the Conversations archive, he focused on those interviewees that stand out because the subjects came to see their world in a radically different way, with important implications for The World. Series: "Conversations with History" [Humanities] [Show ID: 19332]