Podcasts about Cawthra

Welcome to episode 40 of the Inner Game of Change Podcast where I focus on exploring the multi layers of managing and enabling organisational change.Today, I am beyond thrilled to chat with Frances Cawthra; Chief Executive Officer for Cenitex , a thought leader and an amazing human.With a wealth of leadership experience in both public and private sectors, and leading complex and technology based organizations, Frances's secret recipe for success is her relentless focus on helping people and stakeholders succeed.In today's episode, Frances shares with me her views on the outer game of change. An episode never to be missed!I am grateful to have Frances chatting with me today.About FrancesChief Executive OfficerFrances has a wealth of leadership experience in both the public and private sectors. She draws on extensive experience in information technology, large transaction processing centres, customer contact centres and client relationship management. Frances has held the position of Chief Executive Officer of Cenitex since July 2019. Cenitex provides shared information and Communications Technology (ICT) services to the Victorian public sector. It enables departments, agencies and more than 55,000+ users to deliver services for the Victorian community.Prior to joining Cenitex, Frances was with the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) for 14 years and for the last 7 years held the role of Chief Financial Officer. As Chief Financial Officer she managed a $3.6 billion operating budget and a capital budget in excess of $180 million including a property portfolio of approximately $300 million. Frances led several business divisions within the ATO, comprising very large workforces of up to 7500 employees across 36 national sites.Frances's roles in the ATO provided her with a strong understanding and appreciation of public service ethics, delivery to government and the community.Each of her roles has included regular appearances at Senate Estimates, frequent appearances at other committees of enquiry such as the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit (JCPAA) and regularly briefing Minister's and their advisors.Frances has held various committee positions over her career including the Australian Bureau of Statistic 2021 Census Board, the Victorian State Revenue Committee and the Federal Circuit Court Audit and Risk Committee. Ali Juma @The Inner Game of Change podcast

Simon and Nick discuss the book Blue Notes in Black and White a book about the relationship between jazz image and jazz music.  Below is the blurb from the book: You can read and excerpt here Miles Davis, supremely cool behind his shades. Billie Holiday, eyes closed and head tilted back in full cry. John Coltrane, one hand behind his neck and a finger held pensively to his lips. These iconic images have captivated jazz fans nearly as much as the music has. Jazz photographs are visual landmarks in American history, acting as both a reflection and a vital part of African American culture in a time of immense upheaval, conflict, and celebration. Charting the development of jazz photography from the swing era of the 1930s to the rise of black nationalism in the '60s, Blue Notes in Black and White is the first of its kind: a fascinating account of the partnership between two of the twentieth century's most innovative art forms. Benjamin Cawthra introduces us to the great jazz photographers—including Gjon Mili, William Gottlieb, Herman Leonard, Francis Wolff, Roy DeCarava, and William Claxton—and their struggles, hustles, styles, and creative visions. We also meet their legendary subjects, such as Duke Ellington, sweating through a late-night jam session for the troops during World War II, and Dizzy Gillespie, stylish in beret, glasses, and goatee. Cawthra shows us the connections between the photographers, art directors, editors, and record producers who crafted a look for jazz that would sell magazines and albums. And on the other side of the lens, he explores how the musicians shaped their public images to further their own financial and political goals. This mixture of art, commerce, and racial politics resulted in a rich visual legacy that is vividly on display in Blue Notes in Black and White. Beyond illuminating the aesthetic power of these images, Cawthra ultimately shows how jazz and its imagery served a crucial function in the struggle for civil rights, making African Americans proudly, powerfully visible.

How important is cultural awareness in this increasingly globalized age? And what steps can you take to guide your children towards increased cultural awareness? In this episode of the Hey Mama podcast, we look into these issues and more with special guests Anju Cawthra and June Davies from the online community Seasoned Singapore Expat Women (SSEW). Want to get in touch? You can reach out to us through the email podcasts@melisten.sg, or through Sophie Gollifer's instagram @sophiegollifer. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In Episode Twenty-two, Dr. Natalie Fousekis steps in as guest host to interview Dr. Benjamin Cawthra about his current exhibition, 52nd Street: Jazz and the Photography of William Gottlieb, held at the Great Park Gallery in Irvine through May 1, 2022. The exhibit focuses on Manhattan's 52nd Street, a hub of musical creativity in the years immediately following World War II. Dr. Cawthra talks about developing the exhibit; his experience interviewing William Gottlieb; the differences between curating exhibits with students versus on his own; and what he hopes visitors take away from the exhibit. Later, in our Out of the Archives segment, archivist Natalie Garcia presents oral history clips from William Gottlieb's interview.

In Episode Nineteen, Dr. Benjamin Cawthra sits down with graduate students, Luca Azuma, Fernando Lopez, and Melanie Vigil to discuss Mapping Confederate Monuments, a web-based archive created by students in Cawthra’s Introduction to Public History class at Cal State Fullerton. The project examines the creation, history, and current status of 40+ Confederate monuments. The students share their research, reflect on the recent protests for racial justice, and talk about how the Confederacy has been remembered in public spaces and the current debate over the removal of Confederate monuments. Later, in our Out of the Archives segment, archivist Natalie Garcia presents oral history clips from interviews with Judge Loren Miller, Melina Abdullah, Regine Smith, and Matt Gush.

Good Morning, Colorado, and welcome to the Daily Sun-Up. It’s Friday December 25th, and we’re feeling extra lucky to start the day with you today. Today, Santa Claus is also working from home, thanks to a Colorado entrepreneur   Michael Cawthra is a 66-year-old retired elementary school teacher who became a professional Santa Claus in 2008.   And he’s good at it. Though he considers his appearances a hobby, they usually bring in enough money to send him and his wife, Margaret, on a nice summer vacation.   Colorado Sun reporter Kevin Simpson  spoke to Cawthra about how he got started.   Lately, since the coronavirus changed everything, he doesn’t need to bother with the bottom half of his suit, and opts instead for the comfort of red track-suit pants and white athletic socks.    Cawthra attaches a page of notes to the front of his computer to remind him of details submitted by the parents of the child he’d soon meet, little things like a pet’s name, recent accomplishments in school  — a little inside information.   With his makeup carefully applied, his beard groomed and everything in place, he clicked the blue button on his screen to welcome another child into a 10-minute, personalized Zoom conversation.    This is Santa in 2020, and it’s not easy.   Fortunately, Cawthra has a mentor — renowned Santa booker and instructor Susen Mesco.    For 38 years, her business has boomed, with last year’s Santa payroll approaching $1 million.   Simpson also spoke with Susen Mesco to find out how she got into the industry.   Mesco decided to become an entrepreneur.   This year, she did what so many business owners have had to do: adapted quickly to the harsh realities of the pandemic. She reimagined kids’ annual wish-sharing visit to incorporate the technology that has kept us connected in these days of social distancing.   It’s been time consuming, and expensive. But Mesco is eager to give back, especially to people that have had to step it up during this pandemic. Her program is available to first responders, police departments, fire departments, churches, the military.    The motto at her Santa school? Let’s make the world a better place. Thanks for listening. Finally, here are a few stories that you should know about today:   At risk of extinction, black-footed ferrets in Colorado get an experimental COVID vaccine. They’re part of a captive population at the National Black-footed Ferret Conservation Center outside Fort Collins where there have been no cases of COVID-19 to date. / A new high school modeled after historically Black colleges and universities is set to open next fall in Denver, a school district working to improve education for Black students citywide. / Jared Polis said he was pardoning the balloon boy's parents, because [quote] "we are all ready to move past the spectacle from a decade ago"   For more information on all of these stories, visit our website, www.coloradosun.com. Now, a quick message from our editor.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Benjamin Cawthra is a twentieth-century U.S. cultural historian. He also teaches public history and has experience in the museum field. His book Blue Notes in Black and White examines the evolving representation of jazz subjects from the swing era of the 1930s to the black nationalist 1960s in the context of the civil rights movement. His current projects include The Redemptive Lens, in which he investigates the ways photojournalists and filmmakers envisioned Italy as it recovered from fascism and World War II and navigated the early years of the Cold War. He has served as a consultant for the National Endowment for the Humanities, the University of California and University of Chicago presses, and the Go For Broke National Education Center in Los Angeles. As a public historian at the Missouri History Museum in St. Louis, he curated, among other exhibitions, Miles: A Miles Davis Retrospective (2001). He is an associate director of the Center for Oral and Public History and has directed several history exhibitions, including New Birth of Freedom: Civil War to Civil Rights in California (2011) and Keystone Korner: Portrait of a Jazz Club featuring the photography of Kathy Sloane (2015). He received the Henry Luce Foundation/American Council of Learned Societies Dissertation Fellowship in American Art and the Cal Humanities Community Stories grant among other awards and taught for two summers (2012-13) in Florence, Italy in the CSUF Study Abroad program, with courses on American writers and artists in Italy and modern Italy and film. He also teaches a University Honors seminar in jazz and American culture and maintains a blog at bluenotesinblackandwhite.com. He joined the CSUF history department in 2007. WEBSITE: bluenotesinblackandwhite.com  BOOK: https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/B/bo11756321.html ----more---- Patreon: patreon.com/simonjedrew Coaching: simonjedrew.com/coaching/ Practical Stoic Mastermind: facebook.com/groups/practicalstoicmastermind Facebook: facebook.com/simonjedrew Instagram: instagram.com/simonjedrew LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/simonjedrew Website: simonjedrew.com FEEDSPOT: https://blog.feedspot.com/stoicism_podcasts/

In this episode, Dr. Cawthra is joined by Associate Director of COPH and Professor of German history, Dr. Cora Granata, along with students, Emily Ortiz, Erin Waldner, and Scott Torres. The group shares their experience organizing and participating in Lange Tafel, a public history project that took place this year on the CSUF campus, and in Berlin, as part of this summer's Study Abroad program. Later in the episode, COPH archivist, Natalie Navar, introduces clips about the immigration experience, from COPH's "From Hitler's Europe to the Golden State" oral history project.

In this episode, Dr. Cawthra sits down with graduate students, Cynthia Castaneda and Scotty Coyne, to talk about the history of the Orange County Great Park (OCGP), once the home of Marine Corps Air Station El Toro. The students talk about developing an interpretive site plan for OCGP as part of Dr. Cawthra's 2018 public history class, and how they incorporated research from COPH's El Toro Oral History Project. Later in the episode, COPH archivist Natalie Navar introduces several clips from men and women stationed at El Toro.

In this episode Dr. Cawthra talks with graduate students, Cynthia Castaneda, Patrick Guarte, and Brenda St. Hilaire. The students share their experiences working with the North Long Beach community to create a walking history tour on Atlantic Avenue, and a corresponding educational website. You'll also hear clips from oral histories with longtime Long Beach residents.

In this episode Dr. Cawthra sits down with Dr. Jonathan Markley, associate professor of history at CSUF. Dr. Markley, a native New Zealander, talks about his archival research and shares what he has learned about his family's involvement in World War I. Later, COPH archivist, Natalie Navar, introduces clips from oral history narrators who share their experience of the Great War.

This week we are joined by the "ultimate dance enthusiast" Deanne Kearney. We talk all about her journey through Dance Academia and how that lead her to the urban dance world. We also talk about her time at Jacob's Pillow and hear about her time with the Badass Babes Toronto. Plus what is her go-to dance treat? Tune in to find out! @StudioSmallTalk @deekearneyy

Melkbelly—comprised of Miranda Winters (guitar and vocals), Bart Winters (also guitar, and Miranda’s husband), Liam Winters (a bassist and Bart’s brother), and James Wetzel (drums)—recently sat down with the Weekly's Erisa Apantaku in a cozy practice space in East Garfield Park. Amongst Christmas lights, a number of effects pedals, and jamming from adjacent practice rooms, Melkbelly’s members shared their feelings about their recent tours—headlining in Europe and supporting bigger names like Protomartyr and The Breeders—and provided a new meaning to the term yard sale. Songs heard during this interview were "Off The Lot," "Kid Kreative," and "Cawthra," all from Melkbelly's 2017 album NOTHING VALLEY. The bumper at the beginning of the segment featured SSW reporter Bridget Vaughn and the Chicago band Malafacha and was produced by Jed Lickerman. For more news, visit www.southsideweekly.com.

In this episode, the Center for Oral and Public History celebrates its 50th anniversary with a look back at the history of California State University, Fullerton. Listen as Dr. Cawthra introduces clips from leading faculty and administrators who got the university started and later helped it on its way. Music: https://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music

In Episode Nine Dr. Cawthra sits down with author, documentarian, and 2017 Hansen Lecturer, Sam Stephenson to discuss his latest book, "Gene Smith's Sink: A Wide-Angle View"--the culmination of over two decades of research into the life and work of pioneering photographer, W. Eugene Smith. Stephenson also talks about his upbringing in North Carolina, how he got involved in documentary work, and his experience conducting hundreds of oral histories.

In Episode Eight: Voces de Liberación Dr. Cawthra sits down with Dr. Margie Brown-Coronel, Mark Garcia, and Jael Mueller to talk about their upcoming exhibition. Later on, Natalie Navar plays oral history clips from of Antonia Hernández, Theresa Smith, Councilwoman Nury Martinez, Helen Torres, America Bracho, Mayor Rose Espinoza, Angelica Salas, Ada Briceño, and Councilwoman Michele Martinez in the Out of the Archive segment.

Once upon a time Sean, Sam, Hirsh, Clarissa and Ro went to a Regional Arts program high school together called Cawthra Park. Cawthra students have 'majors' including music, drama, dance and visual arts. So did it impact their lives in the long run? Did high school even matter? http://schools.peelschools.org/sec/cawthrapark/regionalarts/Pages/default.aspx music by soundcloud.com/gregmcgovern

In this episode Dr. Cawthra sits down with Dr. Craig Ihara, emeritus professor at CSUF. Dr. Craig Ihara shares his stories about being born in a Japanese Internment prison and reflects on today's political climate.

Ben Cawthra‘s Blue Notes in Black and White: Photography and Jazz (University of Chicago, 2011) discusses the way images of jazz and the musicians who played it both reflected and influenced our racial perceptions during the period between the 1930s and 1960s. Cawthra reveals the complex interactions between socially conscious photographers, magazine editors, record producers, jazz critics and the musicians themselves. From swing to bebop to cool, to West Coast Jazz to hard bop, Cawthra’s book gives the reader fascinating photographic and biographical portraits of Duke Ellington, Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins, and John Coltrane among others. The photographers, too, including Charles Peterson, Gijon Mili, Francis Wolff, William Claxton, Herman Leonard, William Gottlieb, and Roy DeCarava had nuanced and unique photographic styles. Cawtha also gives insight as to how African-American jazz musicians such as Gillespie, Davis, and Rollins attempted to control their own economic and image destinies within the ever-changing political economy of the record industry. Cawthra also explains how Life Magazine, the development of the Long Playing Record (LP), and the concurrent milestones in civil rights all influenced the photographic culture of jazz – and there is a fascinating section on the very conscious marketing of “West Coast Jazz” to emerging white suburban markets in the 50s and 60s. The complex confluences of such a wide depth and breadth of social history is bound to stimulate much thinking and raise many additional questions. Rich, thought-provoking, and with images and insights that stay with you: read it, look at the photos and think long and hard…there’s no end to the combination and permutations of analyses….like jazz itself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ben Cawthra‘s Blue Notes in Black and White: Photography and Jazz (University of Chicago, 2011) discusses the way images of jazz and the musicians who played it both reflected and influenced our racial perceptions during the period between the 1930s and 1960s. Cawthra reveals the complex interactions between socially conscious photographers, magazine editors, record producers, jazz critics and the musicians themselves. From swing to bebop to cool, to West Coast Jazz to hard bop, Cawthra’s book gives the reader fascinating photographic and biographical portraits of Duke Ellington, Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins, and John Coltrane among others. The photographers, too, including Charles Peterson, Gijon Mili, Francis Wolff, William Claxton, Herman Leonard, William Gottlieb, and Roy DeCarava had nuanced and unique photographic styles. Cawtha also gives insight as to how African-American jazz musicians such as Gillespie, Davis, and Rollins attempted to control their own economic and image destinies within the ever-changing political economy of the record industry. Cawthra also explains how Life Magazine, the development of the Long Playing Record (LP), and the concurrent milestones in civil rights all influenced the photographic culture of jazz – and there is a fascinating section on the very conscious marketing of “West Coast Jazz” to emerging white suburban markets in the 50s and 60s. The complex confluences of such a wide depth and breadth of social history is bound to stimulate much thinking and raise many additional questions. Rich, thought-provoking, and with images and insights that stay with you: read it, look at the photos and think long and hard…there’s no end to the combination and permutations of analyses….like jazz itself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ben Cawthra‘s Blue Notes in Black and White: Photography and Jazz (University of Chicago, 2011) discusses the way images of jazz and the musicians who played it both reflected and influenced our racial perceptions during the period between the 1930s and 1960s. Cawthra reveals the complex interactions between socially conscious photographers, magazine editors, record producers, jazz critics and the musicians themselves. From swing to bebop to cool, to West Coast Jazz to hard bop, Cawthra’s book gives the reader fascinating photographic and biographical portraits of Duke Ellington, Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins, and John Coltrane among others. The photographers, too, including Charles Peterson, Gijon Mili, Francis Wolff, William Claxton, Herman Leonard, William Gottlieb, and Roy DeCarava had nuanced and unique photographic styles. Cawtha also gives insight as to how African-American jazz musicians such as Gillespie, Davis, and Rollins attempted to control their own economic and image destinies within the ever-changing political economy of the record industry. Cawthra also explains how Life Magazine, the development of the Long Playing Record (LP), and the concurrent milestones in civil rights all influenced the photographic culture of jazz – and there is a fascinating section on the very conscious marketing of “West Coast Jazz” to emerging white suburban markets in the 50s and 60s. The complex confluences of such a wide depth and breadth of social history is bound to stimulate much thinking and raise many additional questions. Rich, thought-provoking, and with images and insights that stay with you: read it, look at the photos and think long and hard…there’s no end to the combination and permutations of analyses….like jazz itself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ben Cawthra‘s Blue Notes in Black and White: Photography and Jazz (University of Chicago, 2011) discusses the way images of jazz and the musicians who played it both reflected and influenced our racial perceptions during the period between the 1930s and 1960s. Cawthra reveals the complex interactions between socially conscious photographers, magazine editors, record producers, jazz critics and the musicians themselves. From swing to bebop to cool, to West Coast Jazz to hard bop, Cawthra’s book gives the reader fascinating photographic and biographical portraits of Duke Ellington, Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins, and John Coltrane among others. The photographers, too, including Charles Peterson, Gijon Mili, Francis Wolff, William Claxton, Herman Leonard, William Gottlieb, and Roy DeCarava had nuanced and unique photographic styles. Cawtha also gives insight as to how African-American jazz musicians such as Gillespie, Davis, and Rollins attempted to control their own economic and image destinies within the ever-changing political economy of the record industry. Cawthra also explains how Life Magazine, the development of the Long Playing Record (LP), and the concurrent milestones in civil rights all influenced the photographic culture of jazz – and there is a fascinating section on the very conscious marketing of “West Coast Jazz” to emerging white suburban markets in the 50s and 60s. The complex confluences of such a wide depth and breadth of social history is bound to stimulate much thinking and raise many additional questions. Rich, thought-provoking, and with images and insights that stay with you: read it, look at the photos and think long and hard…there’s no end to the combination and permutations of analyses….like jazz itself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ben Cawthra‘s Blue Notes in Black and White: Photography and Jazz (University of Chicago, 2011) discusses the way images of jazz and the musicians who played it both reflected and influenced our racial perceptions during the period between the 1930s and 1960s. Cawthra reveals the complex interactions between socially conscious photographers, magazine editors, record producers, jazz critics and the musicians themselves. From swing to bebop to cool, to West Coast Jazz to hard bop, Cawthra’s book gives the reader fascinating photographic and biographical portraits of Duke Ellington, Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins, and John Coltrane among others. The photographers, too, including Charles Peterson, Gijon Mili, Francis Wolff, William Claxton, Herman Leonard, William Gottlieb, and Roy DeCarava had nuanced and unique photographic styles. Cawtha also gives insight as to how African-American jazz musicians such as Gillespie, Davis, and Rollins attempted to control their own economic and image destinies within the ever-changing political economy of the record industry. Cawthra also explains how Life Magazine, the development of the Long Playing Record (LP), and the concurrent milestones in civil rights all influenced the photographic culture of jazz – and there is a fascinating section on the very conscious marketing of “West Coast Jazz” to emerging white suburban markets in the 50s and 60s. The complex confluences of such a wide depth and breadth of social history is bound to stimulate much thinking and raise many additional questions. Rich, thought-provoking, and with images and insights that stay with you: read it, look at the photos and think long and hard…there’s no end to the combination and permutations of analyses….like jazz itself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices