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Have you heard the term fake news?  It’s been around for a while, but it was popularized by Trump who continues to dismiss all checks to his Big Lie and tries to continue muddying the waters around truth, facts, and reality.  We bring you a conversation with Professor Emily Bell of Columbia University School of Journalism.  In it, you’ll get the tools to fight for reality, for facts, for science, and be on the factually correct side of history.  Have questions, comments, or concerns?  Email us at hello@dearwhitewomen.com What to listen for:  The history of fake news, and how technology has exacerbated its spread The roles of “traditional” journalism vs social media How to spot fake news What to do if you’re suspicious about something a friend shares on social media - how to push back in a productive way What role critical thinking plays, along with psychological influences as to why people share and believe fake news About Professor Emily Bell:  Emily Bell is the founding director of the Tow Center for Digital Journalism (link is external) at Columbia Journalism School and a leading thinker, commentator, and strategist on digital journalism.  Established in 2010, the Tow Center has rapidly built an international reputation for research into the intersection of technology and journalism. The majority of Bell’s career was spent at Guardian News and Media in London working as an award-winning writer and editor both in print and online. As editor-in-chief across Guardian websites and director of digital content for Guardian News and Media, Bell led the web team in pioneering live blogging, multimedia formats, data, and social media, making the Guardian a recognized pioneer in the field.  She is co-author of “Post Industrial Journalism: Adapting to the Present” (2012) with CW Anderson and Clay Shirky. Bell is a trustee on the board of the Scott Trust, the owners of The Guardian, a member of Columbia Journalism Review’s board of overseers, an adviser to Tamedia Group in Switzerland, has served as chair of the World Economic Forum’s Global Advisory Council on social media, and has served as a member of Poynter’s National Advisory Board. She delivered the Reuters Memorial Lecture in 2014, the Hugh Cudlipp Lecture in 2015, and was the 2016 Humanitas Visiting Professor in Media at the University of Cambridge.  She lives in New York City with her husband and children Support us through Patreon!  Learn about our virtual community – and you’re welcome to join. Like what you hear?  Don’t miss another episode and subscribe! Catch up on more commentary between episodes by following us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter – and even more opinions and resources if you join our email list.

Award-winning playwright Tom Stoppard talks about the role of diversity in theatre Award-winning playwright and Humanitas Visiting Professor in Drama 2015-2016 Tom Stoppard discusses the role of diversity in theatre and the power of art to change people's attitudes.

Emily Bell, the Humanitas Visiting Professor in Media 2015-16, will be in conversation with Professor Mary Beard (University of Cambridge). They will discuss issues on the theme of Facebook Eating the World.

Emily Bell, the Humanitas Visiting Professor in Media 2015-16, will give an open lecture as part of a series of events she will be doing while in Cambridge on the theme of Facebook Eating the World. A mobile media revolution is changing the basis of the global free press and dictating the future of self expression. Snapchat, Facebook, Twitter, Google and Apple are among the few companies redrawing the boundaries of how we communicate and taking over the role of the global publishers. The future of journalism, the news, free speech and even democratic exchange is changed forever. What does this mean for the news media and for democracy? Is this an exciting new opportunity to remake the news or a long term threat to the public sphere? This lecture examines the rapid changes in the news ecosystem and its implications for the practice and policies of the media industry.

Humanitas Visting Professor Stephen Greenblatt discusses whether humanities are important. Humanitas Visiting Professor in Museums, Galleries, and Libraries 2015-2016, Stephen Greenblatt, discusses whether humanities are important in a time when they are most pervasive in society, and when there seems to be a shrinking of public support for them.

Humanitas Visting Professor Stephen Greenblatt discusses whether humanities are important. Humanitas Visiting Professor in Museums, Galleries, and Libraries 2015-2016, Stephen Greenblatt, discusses whether humanities are important in a time when they are most pervasive in society, and when there seems to be a shrinking of public support for them.

In Conversation with Humanitas Visiting Professor Martti Ahtisaari 22 October 2015 Martti Ahtisaari, the Humanitas Visiting Professor in Statecraft and Diplomacy 2015-16, will give two public lectures, participate in a Conversation with other invited speakers, and attend a concluding symposium during his stay in Cambridge. This is the third event in the series. President Ahtisaari will be in conversation with Professor Marc Weller and Professor John Dunn who are both with the Department of Politics and International Studies at the University of Cambridge. The event will be chaired by Professor Brendan Simms, also with POLIS.

How can Peace be Made? Session Two 23 October 2015 Martti Ahtisaari, the Humanitas Visiting Professor in Statecraft and Diplomacy 2015-16, will give two public lectures, participate in a Conversation with other invited speakers, and attend a concluding symposium based on the theme of How can Peace be Made? This is the final event of the series. Confirmed discussants include Professor Jan Zielonka (University of Oxford), Lord Hannay of Chiswick and Professor Jennifer Welsh (European University Institute). The symposium will be chaired by Professor Christopher Hill (University of Cambridge). Further information, including a programme, will follow shortly.

How can Peace be Made? Session One 23 October 2015 Martti Ahtisaari, the Humanitas Visiting Professor in Statecraft and Diplomacy 2015-16, will give two public lectures, participate in a Conversation with other invited speakers, and attend a concluding symposium based on the theme of How can Peace be Made? This is the final event of the series. Confirmed discussants include Professor Jan Zielonka (University of Oxford), Lord Hannay of Chiswick and Professor Jennifer Welsh (European University Institute). The symposium will be chaired by Professor Christopher Hill (University of Cambridge). Further information, including a programme, will follow shortly.

In Order to Succeed in Peace Mediation you have to be an Honest Broker 21 October 2015 Martti Ahtisaari, the Humanitas Visiting Professor in Statecraft and Diplomacy 2015-16, will give two public lectures, participate in a Conversation with other invited speakers, and attend a concluding symposium, based on the theme of How Can Peace be Made?. This is the second of his two public lectures. In the lecture the underlying question is what the preconditions are for a successful conflict resolution process. How do you mediate and solve conflicts in a manner that creates solid and sustainable foundation for a society to continue, or begin, its life in peace? For a mediator it is important to understand how to deal with dignity of the parties and to ensure that the society has the grounds to move in the direction of true reconciliation and peace. In this work creating trust is everything. Peace is not implemented only by institutions, but by people.

Preventing Conflicts and Building Fair Societies: What can we learn from the Nordic countries? 19 October 2015 Martti Ahtisaari, the Humanitas Visiting Professor in Statecraft and Diplomacy 2015-16, will give two public lectures, participate in a Conversation with other invited speakers, and attend a concluding symposium based on the theme of How can Peace be Made? This is the first of his two public lectures. Drawing on his wide experience of conflict resolution and development cooperation as well as reflecting on his personal experience in growing up in an egalitarian Nordic society, President Ahtisaari will discuss the basic tenets for stable and fair societies. He will examine the importance of egalitarian policies for improving the life of all citizens.

Richard Haass (American Diplomat), 2015 Humanitas Visiting Professor in Statecraft and Diplomacy, will give a series of three public lectures entitled 'World Order: Its Past, Present, & Prospects' and take part a concluding symposium on Friday 27 April 2015. Abstract World order is one of the fundamental concepts of international relations, as well as a lens through which to view and understand global developments and foreign policy choices. The first lecture, on the past, will discuss the concept of world order and trace its evolution and changing elements in the modern era, beginning with the end of the 30 Years War and the Treaty of Westphalia, through the 19th century Concert of Europe that followed the Congress of Vienna, the various breakdowns of order in the late 19th century and first half of the twentieth, the four decades of Cold War, and finally (and in the greatest detail ) the post-Cold War era that has been our reality for some twenty-five years now. The second lecture, on the present state of world order, begins where the previous talk left off, and will focus on the many sources and manifestations of order and disorder in the current period. These first two lectures will be mostly historical and analytical in nature. The third lecture, on prospects for world order, will also be analytical in part, but it will necessarily be prescriptive as well as predictive, suggesting what needs doing if the balance between order and disorder is, over time, to favor the former.

Richard Haass (American Diplomat), 2015 Humanitas Visiting Professor in Statecraft and Diplomacy, will give a series of three public lectures entitled 'World Order: Its Past, Present, & Prospects' and take part a concluding symposium on Friday 27 April 2015. Abstract World order is one of the fundamental concepts of international relations, as well as a lens through which to view and understand global developments and foreign policy choices. The first lecture, on the past, will discuss the concept of world order and trace its evolution and changing elements in the modern era, beginning with the end of the 30 Years War and the Treaty of Westphalia, through the 19th century Concert of Europe that followed the Congress of Vienna, the various breakdowns of order in the late 19th century and first half of the twentieth, the four decades of Cold War, and finally (and in the greatest detail ) the post-Cold War era that has been our reality for some twenty-five years now. The second lecture, on the present state of world order, begins where the previous talk left off, and will focus on the many sources and manifestations of order and disorder in the current period. These first two lectures will be mostly historical and analytical in nature. The third lecture, on prospects for world order, will also be analytical in part, but it will necessarily be prescriptive as well as predictive, suggesting what needs doing if the balance between order and disorder is, over time, to favor the former

Richard Haass (American Diplomat), 2015 Humanitas Visiting Professor in Statecraft and Diplomacy, will give a series of three public lectures entitled 'World Order: Its Past, Present, & Prospects' and take part a concluding symposium on Friday 27 April 2015. Abstract World order is one of the fundamental concepts of international relations, as well as a lens through which to view and understand global developments and foreign policy choices. The first lecture, on the past, will discuss the concept of world order and trace its evolution and changing elements in the modern era, beginning with the end of the 30 Years War and the Treaty of Westphalia, through the 19th century Concert of Europe that followed the Congress of Vienna, the various breakdowns of order in the late 19th century and first half of the twentieth, the four decades of Cold War, and finally (and in the greatest detail ) the post-Cold War era that has been our reality for some twenty-five years now. The second lecture, on the present state of world order, begins where the previous talk left off, and will focus on the many sources and manifestations of order and disorder in the current period. These first two lectures will be mostly historical and analytical in nature. The third lecture, on prospects for world order, will also be analytical in part, but it will necessarily be prescriptive as well as predictive, suggesting what needs doing if the balance between order and disorder is, over time, to favor the former

Richard Haass (American Diplomat), 2015 Humanitas Visiting Professor in Statecraft and Diplomacy, will give a series of three public lectures entitled 'World Order: Its Past, Present, & Prospects' and take part a concluding symposium on Friday 27 April 2015. Abstract World order is one of the fundamental concepts of international relations, as well as a lens through which to view and understand global developments and foreign policy choices. The first lecture, on the past, will discuss the concept of world order and trace its evolution and changing elements in the modern era, beginning with the end of the 30 Years War and the Treaty of Westphalia, through the 19th century Concert of Europe that followed the Congress of Vienna, the various breakdowns of order in the late 19th century and first half of the twentieth, the four decades of Cold War, and finally (and in the greatest detail ) the post-Cold War era that has been our reality for some twenty-five years now. The second lecture, on the present state of world order, begins where the previous talk left off, and will focus on the many sources and manifestations of order and disorder in the current period. These first two lectures will be mostly historical and analytical in nature. The third lecture, on prospects for world order, will also be analytical in part, but it will necessarily be prescriptive as well as predictive, suggesting what needs doing if the balance between order and disorder is, over time, to favor the former.

Richard Haass (American Diplomat), 2015 Humanitas Visiting Professor in Statecraft and Diplomacy, will give a series of three public lectures entitled 'World Order: Its Past, Present, & Prospects' and take part a concluding symposium on Friday 27 April 2015. Abstract World order is one of the fundamental concepts of international relations, as well as a lens through which to view and understand global developments and foreign policy choices. The first lecture, on the past, will discuss the concept of world order and trace its evolution and changing elements in the modern era, beginning with the end of the 30 Years War and the Treaty of Westphalia, through the 19th century Concert of Europe that followed the Congress of Vienna, the various breakdowns of order in the late 19th century and first half of the twentieth, the four decades of Cold War, and finally (and in the greatest detail ) the post-Cold War era that has been our reality for some twenty-five years now. The second lecture, on the present state of world order, begins where the previous talk left off, and will focus on the many sources and manifestations of order and disorder in the current period. These first two lectures will be mostly historical and analytical in nature. The third lecture, on prospects for world order, will also be analytical in part, but it will necessarily be prescriptive as well as predictive, suggesting what needs doing if the balance between order and disorder is, over time, to favor the former.

Richard Haass (American Diplomat), 2015 Humanitas Visiting Professor in Statecraft and Diplomacy, will give a series of three public lectures entitled 'World Order: Its Past, Present, & Prospects' and take part a concluding symposium on Friday 27 April 2015. Abstract World order is one of the fundamental concepts of international relations, as well as a lens through which to view and understand global developments and foreign policy choices. The first lecture, on the past, will discuss the concept of world order and trace its evolution and changing elements in the modern era, beginning with the end of the 30 Years War and the Treaty of Westphalia, through the 19th century Concert of Europe that followed the Congress of Vienna, the various breakdowns of order in the late 19th century and first half of the twentieth, the four decades of Cold War, and finally (and in the greatest detail ) the post-Cold War era that has been our reality for some twenty-five years now. The second lecture, on the present state of world order, begins where the previous talk left off, and will focus on the many sources and manifestations of order and disorder in the current period. These first two lectures will be mostly historical and analytical in nature. The third lecture, on prospects for world order, will also be analytical in part, but it will necessarily be prescriptive as well as predictive, suggesting what needs doing if the balance between order and disorder is, over time, to favor the former.

Natasha Walter, Humanitas Visiting Professor in Women's Rights 2014-15, will give two public lectures with CRASSH and participate in the Cambridge Women of the World event on Sunday 8 March 2015. Together with other invited speakers such as Lucy-Anne Holmes and Rehab Jameel she will discuss current trends in social media and activism. Over the last few years there has been a genuine rise in feminist activism and debate, from No More Page 3 to the campaigns against FGM and the detention of refugee women. Join our speakers from some of the key areas of protest to find out how to get the word out and create change in today's world, from online campaigning to street protests. Professor Andrew Webber from the University of Cambridge will chair the discussion.

Natasha Walter, Humanitas Visiting Professor in Women's Rights 2014-15, will give two public lectures and participate in the Cambridge Women of the World event on Sunday 8 March 2015. The overall theme of all these events is From Sexism to Solidarity. Abstract Where is this new wave of feminism headed? The outspokenness and energy of individuals and organisations is wonderful to see. How can this energy be harnessed for real change and how far-reaching will these changes be? If we carry feminism through to its real conclusion, all women deserve to be heard and to live in safety; including the currently unheard, the poor, the vulnerable and the stateless. Followed through with honesty and vision, this understanding that feminism must speak up for all women, must cross borders and classes, may pull us into truly radical change.

Natasha Walter, Humanitas Visiting Professor in Women's Rights 2014-15, will give two public lectures and participate in the Cambridge Women of the World event on Sunday 8 March 2015. The overall theme of all these events is From Sexism to Solidarity. Abstract In her first lecture, Natasha Walter will map current patterns of sexism in our society and the ways that apparently trivial sexism may be linked to inequality and abuse. But she will also look at how, in the five years since the publication of her book Living Dolls: the Return of Sexism, a new wave of feminism has arisen which relies on solidarity and action, and which is challenging the grip of sexism on our society.

A lecture by Vik Muniz, Humanitas Visiting Professor in Contemporary Arts

Humanitas Visiting Professor in Opera Studies Renée Fleming, in conversation with Edward Seckerson.

Humanitas Visiting Professor in Opera Studies Renée Fleming, in conversation with Edward Seckerson.

Filmmaker and Humanitas Visiting Professor in Film and Television, Kelly Reichardt, in conversation about her films. American landscapes and narratives of the road are themes that run throughout Reichardt’s five feature films: River of Grass (Strand Releasing, 1994), Old Joy (Kino International, 2006), Wendy and Lucy (Oscilloscope Pictures, 2008), Meek’s Cutoff (Oscilloscope Pictures, 2010) and Night Moves (Cinedigm, 2013); and the short narrative Ode (1999). Kelly has taught at School of Visual Arts, Columbia University, New York University and is currently an artist-in-residence at Bard College.

Filmmaker and Humanitas Visiting Professor in Film and Television, Kelly Reichardt, in conversation about her films. American landscapes and narratives of the road are themes that run throughout Reichardt’s five feature films: River of Grass (Strand Releasing, 1994), Old Joy (Kino International, 2006), Wendy and Lucy (Oscilloscope Pictures, 2008), Meek’s Cutoff (Oscilloscope Pictures, 2010) and Night Moves (Cinedigm, 2013); and the short narrative Ode (1999). Kelly has taught at School of Visual Arts, Columbia University, New York University and is currently an artist-in-residence at Bard College.

A lecture by the Humanitas Visiting Professor in Historiography, Lynn Hunt.

Humanitas Visiting Professor in Media 2013-14: Alastair Campbell The Humanitas Chair in Media has been made possible by the generous support of the Blavatnik Family Foundation. Alastair Campbell will give two public lectures and participate in this concluding symposium, Media and Politics in a Changing World. The event is free to attend but registration is required. You can book your place online by clicking on the registration link on the right hand side of this page. A programme will be available shortly. Confirmed speakers: Natalie Fenton (Goldsmiths, University of London) Aeron Davis (Goldsmiths, University of London) Angela Phillips (Goldsmiths, University of London) Charlie Beckett (LSE)

Humanitas Visiting Professor in Media 2013-14: Alastair Campbell The Humanitas Chair in Media has been made possible by the generous support of the Blavatnik Family Foundation. Alastair Campbell will give two public lectures and participate in this concluding symposium, Media and Politics in a Changing World. The event is free to attend but registration is required. You can book your place online by clicking on the registration link on the right hand side of this page. A programme will be available shortly. Confirmed speakers: Natalie Fenton (Goldsmiths, University of London) Aeron Davis (Goldsmiths, University of London) Angela Phillips (Goldsmiths, University of London) Charlie Beckett (LSE)

Humanitas Visiting Professor in Media 2013-14: Alastair Campbell The Humanitas Chair in Media has been made possible by the generous support of the Blavatnik Family Foundation. Alastair Campbell will give two public lectures and participate in a concluding symposium, Media and Politics in a Changing World, on Wednesday 20 November. This second lecture is Journalism and democracy: grounds for optimism in the face of the future? Here Mr Campbell will address the challenges facing journalists, and the potential for positive changes in how journalism is conducted and regulated. He will attack what he calls the Big Lies told by the press to fight the planned Royal Charter, urge politicians to hold firm, and insist the public want and will benefit from regulatory and cultural change in the UK media. - and so will journalism. The event is free to attend and no registration is required. Other events in this series: Lecture 1: Why journalism, and why it matters in a world of flux Symposium: Media and Politics in a Changing World About the Professorships: Humanitas is a series of Visiting Professorships at Oxford and Cambridge intended to bring leading practitioners and scholars to both universities to address major themes in the arts, social sciences and humanities. Created by Lord Weidenfeld, the Programme is managed and funded by the Institute for Strategic Dialogue with the support of a series of generous benefactors, and co-ordinated in Cambridge by the Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities (CRASSH). Humanitas Visiting Professorships are held by distinguished academics and leading practitioners who have contributed to interdisciplinary research and innovation in a broad range of contemporary disciplines in the arts, social sciences and humanities. Covering areas of urgent or enduring interest in today’s society, including the performing arts, Humanitas Visiting Professors present their pioneering work through a series of lectures or performances open to University audiences and the wider public.

Humanitas Visiting Professor in Media 2013-14: Alastair Campbell Journalism and democracy: grounds for optimism in the face of the future? (Audio Version, Video Also Available) The Humanitas Chair in Media has been made possible by the generous support of the Blavatnik Family Foundation. Alastair Campbell will give two public lectures and participate in a concluding symposium, Media and Politics in a Changing World, on Wednesday 20 November. This second lecture is Journalism and democracy: grounds for optimism in the face of the future? Here Mr Campbell will address the challenges facing journalists, and the potential for positive changes in how journalism is conducted and regulated. He will attack what he calls the Big Lies told by the press to fight the planned Royal Charter, urge politicians to hold firm, and insist the public want and will benefit from regulatory and cultural change in the UK media. - and so will journalism. The event is free to attend and no registration is required. Other events in this series: Lecture 1: Why journalism, and why it matters in a world of flux Symposium: Media and Politics in a Changing World About the Professorships: Humanitas is a series of Visiting Professorships at Oxford and Cambridge intended to bring leading practitioners and scholars to both universities to address major themes in the arts, social sciences and humanities. Created by Lord Weidenfeld, the Programme is managed and funded by the Institute for Strategic Dialogue with the support of a series of generous benefactors, and co-ordinated in Cambridge by the Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities (CRASSH). Humanitas Visiting Professorships are held by distinguished academics and leading practitioners who have contributed to interdisciplinary research and innovation in a broad range of contemporary disciplines in the arts, social sciences and humanities. Covering areas of urgent or enduring interest in today’s society, including the performing arts, Humanitas Visiting Professors present their pioneering work through a series of lectures or performances open to University audiences and the wider public.

Humanitas Visiting Professor in Media 2013-14: Alastair Campbell Why journalism, and why it matters in a world in flux (Audio Only Version - Video Version Available) The Humanitas Chair in Media has been made possible by the generous support of the Blavatnik Family Foundation. Alastair Campbell will give two public lectures and participate in a concluding symposium, Media and Politics in a Changing World, on Wednesday 20 November. This first lecture is Why journalism, and why it matters in a world in flux. Mr Campbell will discuss the importance, power and attraction of journalism, its rapidly changing environment and practice, and its centrality to a liberal democracy. The event is free to attend and no registration is required. Other events in this series: Lecture 2: Journalism and democracy: grounds for optimism in face of the future? Symposium: Media and Politics in a Changing World About the Professorships: Humanitas is a series of Visiting Professorships at Oxford and Cambridge intended to bring leading practitioners and scholars to both universities to address major themes in the arts, social sciences and humanities. Created by Lord Weidenfeld, the Programme is managed and funded by the Institute for Strategic Dialogue with the support of a series of generous benefactors, and co-ordinated in Cambridge by the Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities (CRASSH). Humanitas Visiting Professorships are held by distinguished academics and leading practitioners who have contributed to interdisciplinary research and innovation in a broad range of contemporary disciplines in the arts, social sciences and humanities. Covering areas of urgent or enduring interest in today’s society, including the performing arts, Humanitas Visiting Professors present their pioneering work through a series of lectures or performances open to University audiences and the wider public.

Humanitas Visiting Professor in Media 2013-14: Alastair Campbell Why journalism, and why it matters in a world in flux (Audio Only Version - Video Version Available) The Humanitas Chair in Media has been made possible by the generous support of the Blavatnik Family Foundation. Alastair Campbell will give two public lectures and participate in a concluding symposium, Media and Politics in a Changing World, on Wednesday 20 November. This first lecture is Why journalism, and why it matters in a world in flux. Mr Campbell will discuss the importance, power and attraction of journalism, its rapidly changing environment and practice, and its centrality to a liberal democracy. The event is free to attend and no registration is required. Other events in this series: Lecture 2: Journalism and democracy: grounds for optimism in face of the future? Symposium: Media and Politics in a Changing World About the Professorships: Humanitas is a series of Visiting Professorships at Oxford and Cambridge intended to bring leading practitioners and scholars to both universities to address major themes in the arts, social sciences and humanities. Created by Lord Weidenfeld, the Programme is managed and funded by the Institute for Strategic Dialogue with the support of a series of generous benefactors, and co-ordinated in Cambridge by the Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities (CRASSH). Humanitas Visiting Professorships are held by distinguished academics and leading practitioners who have contributed to interdisciplinary research and innovation in a broad range of contemporary disciplines in the arts, social sciences and humanities. Covering areas of urgent or enduring interest in today’s society, including the performing arts, Humanitas Visiting Professors present their pioneering work through a series of lectures or performances open to University audiences and the wider public.

Humanitas Visiting Professor in Sustainability Studies 2013-14 : Gretchen Daily The Humanitas Chair in Sustainability Studies has been made possible by the generous support of Tellus Mater Foundation. Over its 5 year duration, the Visiting Professorship will touch on a diverse range of topics relating to sustainability studies, ranging from the environment and behaviour, to policy and economics. The concluding symposium with CRASSH Humanitas Professor in Sustainability Studies 2013-14, Gretchen Daily. Confirmed Speakers include: Partha Dasgupta (Faculty of Economics) Toby Gardner (Department of Zoology) Bhaskar Vira (Geography Department) The symposium is free to attend but registration is necessary. Online registration is available from the link on the top right hand side. The Humanitas Chair in Sustainability Studies is organised in collaboration with the Cambridge Conservation Initiative(CCI), a unique collaboration between the University of Cambridge and leading internationally-focussed biodiversity conservation organisations clustered in and around Cambridge, UK. CCI seeks to transform the global understanding and conservation of biodiversity and the natural capital it represents and, through this, secure a sustainable future for all life on Earth. The CCI partners together combine and integrate research, education, policy and practice to create innovative solutions for society and to foster conservation learning and leadership. About the Professorships: Humanitas is a series of Visiting Professorships at Oxford and Cambridge intended to bring leading practitioners and scholars to both universities to address major themes in the arts, social sciences and humanities. Created by Lord Weidenfeld, the Programme is managed and funded by the Institute for Strategic Dialogue with the support of a series of generous benefactors, and co-ordinated in Cambridge by the Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities (CRASSH). Humanitas Visiting Professors are held by distinguished academics and leading practitioners who have contributed to interdisciplinary research and innovation in a broad range of contemporary disciplines in the arts, social sciences and humanities. Covering areas of urgent or enduring interest in today's society as well as the performing arts, Humanitas Visiting Professors will present their pioneering work through a series of lectures or performances open to University audiences and the wider public.

Humanitas Visiting Professor in the History of Art 2013-14 Marianne Cojannot-Le Blanc (Université Paris Ouest Nanterre La Défense) The Humanitas Chair in the History of Art has been made possible by the generous support of J E Safra. Pierre Rosenberg, former Director of the Louvre, will participate in this concluding symposium after his series of three public lectures on Poussin in England. Confirmed speakers include: Professor Henry Keazor (Universität Heidelberg) Professor Elena Fumagalli (Université de Modène et Reggio Emilia) Professor Marianne Cojannot-Le Blanc (Université Paris Ouest Nanterre La Défense) Mickaël Szanto (Centre André Chastel, Galerie Colbert) Nicolas Milovanovic (Musée du Louvre)

Humanitas Visiting Professor in the History of Art 2013-14 Elena Fumagalli (Université de Modène et Reggio Emilia) The Humanitas Chair in the History of Art has been made possible by the generous support of J E Safra. Pierre Rosenberg, former Director of the Louvre, will participate in this concluding symposium after his series of three public lectures on Poussin in England. Confirmed speakers include: Professor Henry Keazor (Universität Heidelberg) Professor Elena Fumagalli (Université de Modène et Reggio Emilia) Professor Marianne Cojannot-Le Blanc (Université Paris Ouest Nanterre La Défense) Mickaël Szanto (Centre André Chastel, Galerie Colbert) Nicolas Milovanovic (Musée du Louvre)

Humanitas Visiting Professor in the History of Art 2013-14 Henry Keazor (Universität Heidelberg) The Humanitas Chair in the History of Art has been made possible by the generous support of J E Safra. Pierre Rosenberg, former Director of the Louvre, will participate in this concluding symposium after his series of three public lectures on Poussin in England. Confirmed speakers include: Professor Henry Keazor (Universität Heidelberg) Professor Elena Fumagalli (Université de Modène et Reggio Emilia) Professor Marianne Cojannot-Le Blanc (Université Paris Ouest Nanterre La Défense) Mickaël Szanto (Centre André Chastel, Galerie Colbert) Nicolas Milovanovic (Musée du Louvre)

Humanitas Visiting Professor in the History of Art 2013-14 Mickaël Szanto (Centre André Chastel, Galerie Colbert) and Nicolas Milovanovic (Musée du Louvre) The Humanitas Chair in the History of Art has been made possible by the generous support of J E Safra. Pierre Rosenberg, former Director of the Louvre, will participate in this concluding symposium after his series of three public lectures on Poussin in England. Confirmed speakers include: Professor Henry Keazor (Universität Heidelberg) Professor Elena Fumagalli (Université de Modène et Reggio Emilia) Professor Marianne Cojannot-Le Blanc (Université Paris Ouest Nanterre La Défense) Mickaël Szanto (Centre André Chastel, Galerie Colbert) Nicolas Milovanovic (Musée du Louvre)

Humanitas Visiting Professor in Sustainability Studies 2013-14 Professor Gretchen Daily: Nature’s Competing Values The Humanitas Chair in Sustainability Studies has been made possible by the generous support of Tellus Mater Foundation. Over its 5 year duration, the Visiting Professorship will touch on a diverse range of topics relating to sustainability studies, ranging from the environment and behaviour, to policy and economics. Gretchen Daily, Professor of Environmental Science, Stanford Woods, will give a series of three public lectures and participate in a concluding symposium on Tuesday 5 November The second lecture is Nature's Competing Values. The lecture is free to attend and no registration is required. Other events in this series: Thursday 31 October - Lecture 1: Mainstreaming Natural Capital into Decision-Making: Frontiers in Research and Policy Monday 4 November - Lecture 3: Feeding the World and Security Biodiversity Tuesday 5 November - Symposium (online registration required) The Humanitas Chair in Sustainability Studies is organised in collaboration with the Cambridge Conservation Initiative(CCI), a unique collaboration between the University of Cambridge and leading internationally-focussed biodiversity conservation organisations clustered in and around Cambridge, UK. CCI seeks to transform the global understanding and conservation of biodiversity and the natural capital it represents and, through this, secure a sustainable future for all life on Earth. The CCI partners together combine and integrate research, education, policy and practice to create innovative solutions for society and to foster conservation learning and leadership. About the Professorships: Humanitas is a series of Visiting Professorships at Oxford and Cambridge intended to bring leading practitioners and scholars to both universities to address major themes in the arts, social sciences and humanities. Created by Lord Weidenfeld, the Programme is managed and funded by the Institute for Strategic Dialogue with the support of a series of generous benefactors, and co-ordinated in Cambridge by the Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities (CRASSH). Humanitas Visiting Professors are held by distinguished academics and leading practitioners who have contributed to interdisciplinary research and innovation in a broad range of contemporary disciplines in the arts, social sciences and humanities. Covering areas of urgent or enduring interest in today's society as well as the performing arts, Humanitas Visiting Professors will present their pioneering work through a series of lectures or performances open to University audiences and the wider public.

Humanitas Visiting Professor in Sustainability Studies 2013-14 Professor Gretchen Daily: Feeding the World and Security Biodiversity The Humanitas Chair in Sustainability Studies has been made possible by the generous support of Tellus Mater Foundation. Over its 5 year duration, the Visiting Professorship will touch on a diverse range of topics relating to sustainability studies, ranging from the environment and behaviour, to policy and economics. Gretchen Daily, Professor of Environmental Science, Stanford Woods, will give a series of three public lectures and participate in a concluding symposium on Tuesday 5 November The third lecture is Feeding the World and Security Biodiversity. The lecture is free to attend and no registration is required. Other events in this series: Thursday 31 October - Lecture 1: Mainstreaming Natural Capital into Decision-Making: Frontiers in Research and Policy Friday November - Lecture 2: Nature's Competing Values Tuesday 5 November - Symposium (online registration required) The Humanitas Chair in Sustainability Studies is organised in collaboration with the Cambridge Conservation Initiative(CCI), a unique collaboration between the University of Cambridge and leading internationally-focussed biodiversity conservation organisations clustered in and around Cambridge, UK. CCI seeks to transform the global understanding and conservation of biodiversity and the natural capital it represents and, through this, secure a sustainable future for all life on Earth. The CCI partners together combine and integrate research, education, policy and practice to create innovative solutions for society and to foster conservation learning and leadership. About the Professorships: Humanitas is a series of Visiting Professorships at Oxford and Cambridge intended to bring leading practitioners and scholars to both universities to address major themes in the arts, social sciences and humanities. Created by Lord Weidenfeld, the Programme is managed and funded by the Institute for Strategic Dialogue with the support of a series of generous benefactors, and co-ordinated in Cambridge by the Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities (CRASSH). Humanitas Visiting Professors are held by distinguished academics and leading practitioners who have contributed to interdisciplinary research and innovation in a broad range of contemporary disciplines in the arts, social sciences and humanities. Covering areas of urgent or enduring interest in today's society as well as the performing arts, Humanitas Visiting Professors will present their pioneering work through a series of lectures or performances open to University audiences and the wider public.

Humanitas Visiting Professor in Sustainability Studies 2013-14 The Humanitas Chair in Sustainability Studies has been made possible by the generous support of Tellus Mater Foundation. Over its 5 year duration, the Visiting Professorship will touch on a diverse range of topics relating to sustainability studies, ranging from the environment and behaviour, to policy and economics. Gretchen Daily, Professor of Environmental Science, Stanford Woods, will give a series of three public lectures and participate in a concluding symposium on Tuesday 5 November The first lecture is Mainstreaming Natural Capital into Decision-Making: Frontiers in Research and Policy. The lecture is free to attend and no registration is required. Other events in this series: Friday 1 November - Lecture 2: Nature’s Competing Values Monday 4 November - Lecture 3: Feeding the World and Security Biodiversity Tuesday 5 November - Symposium (online registration required) The Humanitas Chair in Sustainability Studies is organised in collaboration with the Cambridge Conservation Initiative (CCI), a unique collaboration between the University of Cambridge and leading internationally-focussed biodiversity conservation organisations clustered in and around Cambridge, UK. CCI seeks to transform the global understanding and conservation of biodiversity and the natural capital it represents and, through this, secure a sustainable future for all life on Earth. The CCI partners together combine and integrate research, education, policy and practice to create innovative solutions for society and to foster conservation learning and leadership. About the Professorships: Humanitas is a series of Visiting Professorships at Oxford and Cambridge intended to bring leading practitioners and scholars to both universities to address major themes in the arts, social sciences and humanities. Created by Lord Weidenfeld, the Programme is managed and funded by the Institute for Strategic Dialogue with the support of a series of generous benefactors, and co-ordinated in Cambridge by the Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities (CRASSH). Humanitas Visiting Professors are held by distinguished academics and leading practitioners who have contributed to interdisciplinary research and innovation in a broad range of contemporary disciplines in the arts, social sciences and humanities. Covering areas of urgent or enduring interest in today's society as well as the performing arts, Humanitas Visiting Professors will present their pioneering work through a series of lectures or performances open to University audiences and the wider public.

Humanitas Visiting Professor in the History of Art 2013-14 The Humanitas Chair in the History of Art has been made possible by the generous support of J E Safra. Pierre Rosenberg, former Director of the Louvre, will give a series of three public lectures on Poussin in England and participate in a concluding symposium on Thursday 31 October. The third lecture is Poussin and England. The lecture is free to attend and no registration is required. Other events in this series: Thursday 24 October - Lecture 1: Eliezer and Rebecca Monday 28 October - Lecture 2: Les Sacrements Thursday 31 October - Symposium: Poussin in England About the Professorships: Humanitas is a series of Visiting Professorships at Oxford and Cambridge intended to bring leading practitioners and scholars to both universities to address major themes in the arts, social sciences and humanities. Created by Lord Weidenfeld, the Programme is managed and funded by the Institute for Strategic Dialogue with the support of a series of generous benefactors, and co-ordinated in Cambridge by the Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities (CRASSH). Humanitas Visiting Professors are held by distinguished academics and leading practitioners who have contributed to interdisciplinary research and innovation in a broad range of contemporary disciplines in the arts, social sciences and humanities. Covering areas of urgent or enduring interest in today's society as well as the performing arts, Humanitas Visiting Professors will present their pioneering work through a series of lectures or performances open to University audiences and the wider public.

Humanitas Visiting Professor in the History of Art 2013-14 The Humanitas Chair in the History of Art has been made possible by the generous support of J E Safra. Pierre Rosenberg, former Director of the Louvre, will give a series of three public lectures on Poussin in England and participate in a concluding symposium on Thursday 31 October. The second lecture is Les Sacrements. The lecture is free to attend and no registration is required. Other events in this series: Thursday 24 October - Lecture 1: Eliezer and Rebecca Wednesday 30 October - Lecture 3: Poussin and England Thursday 31 October - Symposium: Poussin in England About the Professorships: Humanitas is a series of Visiting Professorships at Oxford and Cambridge intended to bring leading practitioners and scholars to both universities to address major themes in the arts, social sciences and humanities. Created by Lord Weidenfeld, the Programme is managed and funded by the Institute for Strategic Dialogue with the support of a series of generous benefactors, and co-ordinated in Cambridge by the Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities (CRASSH). Humanitas Visiting Professors are held by distinguished academics and leading practitioners who have contributed to interdisciplinary research and innovation in a broad range of contemporary disciplines in the arts, social sciences and humanities. Covering areas of urgent or enduring interest in today's society as well as the performing arts, Humanitas Visiting Professors will present their pioneering work through a series of lectures or performances open to University audiences and the wider public.

Humanitas Visiting Professor in the History of Art 2013-14 The Humanitas Chair in the History of Art has been made possible by the generous support of J E Safra. Pierre Rosenberg, former Director of the Louvre, will give a series of three public lectures on Poussin in England and participate in a concluding symposium on Thursday 31 October. The first lecture is Eliezer and Rebecca. The lecture is free to attend and no registration is required. Other events in this series: Monday 28 October - Lecture 2: Les Sacrements Wednesday 30 October - Lecture 3: Poussin and England Thursday 31 October - Symposium: Poussin in England About the Professorships: Humanitas is a series of Visiting Professorships at Oxford and Cambridge intended to bring leading practitioners and scholars to both universities to address major themes in the arts, social sciences and humanities. Created by Lord Weidenfeld, the Programme is managed and funded by the Institute for Strategic Dialogue with the support of a series of generous benefactors, and co-ordinated in Cambridge by the Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities (CRASSH). Humanitas Visiting Professors are held by distinguished academics and leading practitioners who have contributed to interdisciplinary research and innovation in a broad range of contemporary disciplines in the arts, social sciences and humanities. Covering areas of urgent or enduring interest in today's society as well as the performing arts, Humanitas Visiting Professors will present their pioneering work through a series of lectures or performances open to University audiences and the wider public.

Humanitas Visiting Professor in Chinese Studies 2012-13 The Humanitas Chair in Chinese Studies has been made possible by the generous support of Sir David Tang Professor Chen Yung-fa Chen Yung-fa (Modern History Institute of the Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan) will give a series of three public lectures on The Meaning of the Chinese Communist Revolution and participate in a concluding symposium. Confirmed symposium speakers: Professor Rana Mitter (University of Oxford) on China's Unanchored Revolutions: 1911 and After Dr Uradyn Bulag (University of Cambridge) on The Communist Revolution and its Aftermath at China's Margins Professor Mark Selden (Cornell University) on From Nongmin to Nongmingong: the State, Capital, and the Changing Face of China's Rural Underclass Professor Perry Anderson (University of California, Los Angeles) on Imaginings of a Restoration

Humanitas Visiting Professor in Chinese Studies 2012-13 The Humanitas Chair in Chinese Studies has been made possible by the generous support of Sir David Tang Professor Chen Yung-fa Chen Yung-fa (Modern History Institute of the Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan) will give a series of three public lectures on The Meaning of the Chinese Communist Revolution and participate in a concluding symposium. Confirmed symposium speakers: Professor Rana Mitter (University of Oxford) on China's Unanchored Revolutions: 1911 and After Dr Uradyn Bulag (University of Cambridge) on The Communist Revolution and its Aftermath at China's Margins Professor Mark Selden (Cornell University) on From Nongmin to Nongmingong: the State, Capital, and the Changing Face of China's Rural Underclass Professor Perry Anderson (University of California, Los Angeles) on Imaginings of a Restoration

Humanitas Visiting Professor in Statecraft and Diplomacy 2013: Gareth Evans Sir Robert Francis Cooper (Counsellor in the European External Action Service) Professor James Crawford (University of Cambridge) The Humanitas Chair in Statecraft and Diplomacy has been made possible by the generous support of Mrs Angelika Diekmann. Professor the Hon Gareth Evans AC QC FASSA (Chancellor of the Australian National University) will give a series of three public lectures and a concluding symposium.

Humanitas Visiting Professor in Chinese Studies 2012-13 The Humanitas Chair in Chinese Studies has been made possible by the generous support of Sir David Tang Professor Chen Yung-fa Chen Yung-fa (Modern History Institute of the Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan) will give a series of three public lectures on The Meaning of the Chinese Communist Revolution and participate in a concluding symposium. Information about the symposium will be posted at a later date. This second lecture is Chiang Kaishek's Experience with Britain and his Private Thoughts, 1917-1949. Abstract Despite the efforts to woo the Chinese Communist Party, Britain was unable to protect and to preserve its economic interests in Communist-occupied China. Using all the means available to it, the Communist regime squeezed and confiscated British properties and cleaned out the last vestiges of British imperialism in China. Only after China reopened its door to the capitalist world, while insisting on the restoration of control over the Kowloon area that consisted of more than 90% of the British colony of Hong Kong, did the British government agree to return Hong Kong island, thus fulfilling the dream of a generation of Chinese intellectuals who hoped to wipe clean the remains of British imperialism. As the foreign policy of Chiang Kaishek’s government is well known to historians, this essay only seeks to examine his experiences with the British during his mainland China years. Chiang’s diaries, which are now available, show how he reacted to the Shameen tragedy in which many of his cadets were killed by British machineguns, how he reacted to the British defense of Burma and India, and how he reacted to Churchill’s determination to hold the Empire intact and to perpetuate British privileges in Hong Kong and Tibet.

Humanitas Visiting Professor in Chinese Studies 2012-13 The Humanitas Chair in Chinese Studies has been made possible by the generous support of Sir David Tang Professor Chen Yung-fa Chen Yung-fa (Modern History Institute of the Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan) will give a series of three public lectures on The Meaning of the Chinese Communist Revolution and participate in a concluding symposium. Information about the symposium will be posted at a later date. This final lecture is Chiang Kaishek and the Japanese Ichigo Offensive of 1944. Abstract While the Western powers launched the largest military campaign in European theater in 1944, the Japanese army surprised the Chinese Nationalist army by the Ichigo offensive, which was the largest campaign ever undertaken by the Japanese army in their entire history. Military historians have focused their attention primarily on the American general Joseph Stilwell’s campaign in North Burma at this time, and relatively few studies exist of the larger and far more important battles in the China Theater. The resounding defeat that the Nationalist army suffered not only meant the loss of important human and grain resources and intensified the severe struggle of the Nationalist government with the provincial governments in the unoccupied areas of China, but also alienated a sizable number of the Chinese intellectuals from the Nationalist government in its competition with the Communist Party. This essay reconstructs the history of the three battles, respectively in the provinces of Henan, Hunan, and Guangxi, on the basis of two diaries, one belonging to Chiang Kaishek and the other to his Military Chief of Staff, Xu Yongchang. While showing the complex nature of the causes of the Nationalist debacle, this essay emphasizes Chiang Kaishek’s inability to become an effective reformer and his increasing tendency to seek comfort and courage from the Christian Bible and traditional moral gestures.

Humanitas Visiting Professor in Statecraft and Diplomacy 2013: Gareth Evans Dr. James Pattison (University of Manchester) Professor Nicholas Wheeler (University of Birmingham) The Humanitas Chair in Statecraft and Diplomacy has been made possible by the generous support of Mrs Angelika Diekmann. Professor the Hon Gareth Evans AC QC FASSA (Chancellor of the Australian National University) will give a series of three public lectures and a concluding symposium

Humanitas Visiting Professor in Chinese Studies 2012-13 The Humanitas Chair in Chinese Studies has been made possible by the generous support of Sir David Tan. Professor Chen Yung-fa Chen Yung-fa (Modern History Institute of the Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan) will give a series of three public lectures on The Meaning of the Chinese Communist Revolution and participate in a concluding symposium. The first lecture is Maoist Rectification during Wartime. Abstract During the civil war (1946-1949), Chiang Kaishek read the 22 rectification documents, including those written by Mao Zedong, that served as keynote speeches for the Communist campaigns aiming to reform Party cadres and make them conform to the ideal model of a Communist Party member. Chiang found the documents so beneficial and exciting that he even intended to urge his cadres to study them. This essay shows the discrepancies between the 22 documents and the actual political campaigns the Communist Party undertook partly on the basis of those documents in Yanan in the 1940s. The Communist campaigns that centered on the 22 documents are reexamined from three angles: the intraparty struggle among top leaders from 1940 to 1945; the intensifying cadre screening campaign among all cadres from 1941 to 1943; and the anti-traitor campaigns that aimed at uncovering those who were not supportive or not sufficiently supportive of the Party from 1943 to 1945. Through the reconstitution of the Communist practice of the rectification campaigns, I argue that even if he intended to duplicate Mao’s rectification efforts, Chiang could not make any headway, because of the differences between himself and Mao, and the Nationalist Party and the Communist Party.

Humanitas Visiting Professor in Statecraft and Diplomacy 2013: Gareth Evans The Humanitas Chair in Statecraft and Diplomacy has been made possible by the generous support of Mrs Angelika Diekmann. Professor the Hon Gareth Evans AC QC FASSA (Chancellor of the Australian National University) will give a series of three public lectures and a concluding symposium. Abstract Are there any grounds for believing that, when it comes to violent conflict between and within states, the world – contrary to daily media reporting, and nearly all our instincts – is in fact becoming safer and saner? If that really is the trend, what are its foundations, and what can be done to reinforce it? Gareth Evans will draw in this lecture on his long experience in conflict prevention and resolution, in particular as Australian Foreign Minister (1988-96) and President of the International Crisis Group (2000-09).

Humanitas Visiting Professor in Statecraft and Diplomacy 2013: Gareth Evans The Humanitas Chair in Statecraft and Diplomacy has been made possible by the generous support of Mrs Angelika Diekmann. Professor the Hon Gareth Evans AC QC FASSA (Chancellor of the Australian National University) will give a series of three public lectures and a concluding symposium. Abstract Is it possible to end once and for all genocide and other major crimes against humanity occurring behind sovereign state walls: to ensure that there will never again be another Cambodia, Rwanda, Srebrenica or Darfur? Has the new principle of “the responsibility to protect’ (or “R2P”) unanimously embraced by the UN in 2005, and applied with dramatic effect in Libya in 2011, now run its course with the Security Council paralysis over Syria? Gareth Evans will draw in this lecture on his role as a key initiator and global advocate of R2P as, inter alia, co-chair of the International Commission on Intervention and State Sovereignty (2001)

Humanitas Visiting Professor in Statecraft and Diplomacy 2013: Gareth Evans The Humanitas Chair in Statecraft and Diplomacy has been made possible by the generous support of Mrs Angelika Diekmann. Professor the Hon Gareth Evans AC QC FASSA (Chancellor of the Australian National University) will give a series of three public lectures and a concluding symposium. Abstract Are there any grounds for believing that, when it comes to violent conflict between and within states, the world – contrary to daily media reporting, and nearly all our instincts – is in fact becoming safer and saner? If that really is the trend, what are its foundations, and what can be done to reinforce it? Gareth Evans will draw in this lecture on his long experience in conflict prevention and resolution, in particular as Australian Foreign Minister (1988-96) and President of the International Crisis Group (2000-09).

Robert Levin's first lecture 'Improvising Mozart' as Humanitas Visiting Professor in Chamber Music at the University of Cambridge closed with a live improvised fantasy on three themes suggested by the audience

Humanitas Visiting Professor in Chamber Music 2012

Humanitas Visiting Professor in Chamber Music 2012

Humanitas Visiting Professor in Women's Rights 2013 The Humanitas Chair in Women's Rights has been made possible by the generous support of Mrs Carol Saper. Ambassador Melanne Verveer, the first US Ambassador for Global Women's Issues, will give a series of three public lectures and a concluding symposium on Gender Equality: A Moral and Foreign Policy Imperative. Abstract This lecture will focus on the benefits of women’s political participation as well as the hurdles women confront in running for public office and effective ways to grow the numbers women in elective positions. The discussion will have a major focus on Security Council Res 1325 and the role of women in peace negotiations, the protection of women from violence and post conflict reconstruction. The lecture will include “lessons learned” from Northern Ireland to Liberia as well as the Arab Spring revolutions. It will answer questions like, “what difference do women make in elective office; why does women’s political empowerment lag most everywhere; are quotas the remedy?”

Humanitas Visiting Professor in Women's Rights 2013 The Humanitas Chair in Women's Rights has been made possible by the generous support of Mrs Carol Saper. Ambassador Melanne Verveer, the first US Ambassador for Global Women's Issues, will give a series of three public lectures and a concluding symposium on Gender Equality: A Moral and Foreign Policy Imperative. Abstract The lecture will focus on women’s economic participation from an evidence-based argument. Today a range of studies and data underscore why gender equality and women’s economic participation are key both to women’s progress and a country’s progress. The discussion will focus on the importance of the so-called “missing middle” – the need to support women-run small and medium size enterprises as accelerators of growth, women’s income as a double dividend and women as consumers. The discussion will address challenges that women confront and ways in which the private sector and government are responding for social good. Finally, the lecture will also spotlight the role of women in the labor force and related inequities in the global economy. The gender gap in women’s economic participation is not just shortchanging women around the world, but also shortchanging global economic growth.

Humanitas Visiting Professor in Women's Rights 2013 The Humanitas Chair in Women's Rights has been made possible by the generous support of Mrs Carol Saper. Ambassador Melanne Verveer, the first US Ambassador for Global Women's Issues, will give a series of three public lectures and a concluding symposium on Gender Equality: A Moral and Foreign Policy Imperative. Abstract The first lecture will begin with a look back at the 1995 UN 4th World Conference on Women that took place Beijing with a substantive discussion of “women’s rights are human rights” and implications for international law as well as a personal reflection on the significance of Beijing in sparking a global movement for women’s progress. The lecture will cover key areas of the Beijing platform for action, including women’s access to health and education, the right to full economic and political participation as well as the right to be free from violence. It will also focus on the status of the girl child and challenges to her advancement.

Humanitas Visiting Professor in Media 2013: Eric Schmidt The Humanitas Chair in Media has been made possible by the generous support of the Blavatnik Family Foundation The concluding symposium following Eric Schmidt's series of three public lectures. Confirmed speakers include: Professor William Dutton (University of Oxford) Professor James Mayall (University of Cambridge) Dr Tom Simpson (University of Cambridge) Professor Jon Crowcroft (University of Cambridge)

Humanitas Visiting Professor in Media 2013: Eric Schmidt The Humanitas Chair in Media has been made possible by the generous support of the Blavatnik Family Foundation The concluding symposium following Eric Schmidt's series of three public lectures. Confirmed speakers include: Professor William Dutton (University of Oxford) Professor James Mayall (University of Cambridge) Dr Tom Simpson (University of Cambridge) Professor Jon Crowcroft (University of Cambridge)

Humanitas Visiting Professor in Media 2013: Eric Schmidt The Humanitas Chair in Media has been made possible by the generous support of the Blavatnik Family Foundation Eric Schmidt (Executive Chairman, Google) will give a series of three public lectures and a concluding symposium on Connectivity and the Diffusion of Power. Abstract Our history is littered with examples of mass murder and genocide and the worst atrocities man can do unto fellow man. In the future, massacres on a genocidal scale will be harder to conduct. But discrimination will likely worsen and become more personal. Increased connectivity within societies will provide practitioners of discrimination, whether official or led by citizens, with entirely new ways to marginalize minorities and other disliked groups, whose own use of technology will make them easier to target. In this case, connection will be working against peace. Governments that are used to repressing minorities in the physical world have a whole new set of options in the virtual world, and those that figure out how to combine their policies in both worlds will be that much more effective at repression.

Humanitas Visiting Professor in Media 2013: Eric Schmidt The Humanitas Chair in Media has been made possible by the generous support of the Blavatnik Family Foundation Eric Schmidt (Executive Chairman, Google) will give a series of three public lectures and a concluding symposium on Connectivity and the Diffusion of Power. Abstract Today, our online identities affect but rarely overshadow our physical selves. But In the future, this could change: our identities in everyday life will come to be defined more and more by our virtual activities and associations. With that comes some danger: the potential for someone else to access, share or manipulate parts of our online identities will increase, particularly due to our reliance on cloud-based data storage. The shift from having one's identity shaped off-line and projected online to an identity that is fashioned online and experienced off-line will have implications for citizens, states, and companies as they navigate the new digital world.

Humanitas Visiting Professor in Media 2013: Eric Schmidt The Humanitas Chair in Media has been made possible by the generous support of the Blavatnik Family Foundation Eric Schmidt (Executive Chairman, Google) will give a series of three public lectures and a concluding symposium on Connectivity and the Diffusion of Power. Abstract Our history is littered with examples of mass murder and genocide and the worst atrocities man can do unto fellow man. In the future, massacres on a genocidal scale will be harder to conduct. But discrimination will likely worsen and become more personal. Increased connectivity within societies will provide practitioners of discrimination, whether official or led by citizens, with entirely new ways to marginalize minorities and other disliked groups, whose own use of technology will make them easier to target. In this case, connection will be working against peace. Governments that are used to repressing minorities in the physical world have a whole new set of options in the virtual world, and those that figure out how to combine their policies in both worlds will be that much more effective at repression.

Humanitas Visiting Professor in Media 2013: Eric Schmidt (Audio Only of the event is also available on the SMS) The Humanitas Chair in Media has been made possible by the generous support of the Blavatnik Family Foundation Eric Schmidt (Executive Chairman, Google) will give a series of three public lectures and a concluding symposium on Connectivity and the Diffusion of Power. Abstract At every level of society, connectivity will continue to become more affordable and practical in substantial ways. People will have access to ubiquitous wireless Internet networks that are many times cheaper than they are now. We’ll be more efficient, more productive and more creative. In a world where everyone is connected, how will people be affected by a world that is both physical and virtual at every level? For citizens, coming online means coming into possession of multiple identities in the physical and virtual worlds. In many ways, their virtual identities will come to supersede all others, as the trails they leave remain engraved online in perpetuity. And because what we post, email, text, and share online shapes the virtual identities of others, new forms of collective responsibility will have to come into effect. As we look into the future—its promises and its challenges—we are facing a brave new world, the most fast-paced and exciting period in human history. We’ll experience more change at a quicker rate than any previous generation, and this change, driven in part by the devices in our own hands, will be more personal and participatory than we can even imagine. In the future, computers and humans will increasingly split duties according to what each does well.

Humanitas Visiting Professor in Media 2013: Eric Schmidt The Humanitas Chair in Media has been made possible by the generous support of the Blavatnik Family Foundation Eric Schmidt (Executive Chairman, Google) will give a series of three public lectures and a concluding symposium on Connectivity and the Diffusion of Power. Abstract Today, our online identities affect but rarely overshadow our physical selves. But In the future, this could change: our identities in everyday life will come to be defined more and more by our virtual activities and associations. With that comes some danger: the potential for someone else to access, share or manipulate parts of our online identities will increase, particularly due to our reliance on cloud-based data storage. The shift from having one's identity shaped off-line and projected online to an identity that is fashioned online and experienced off-line will have implications for citizens, states, and companies as they navigate the new digital world.

Humanitas Visiting Professor in Media 2013: Eric Schmidt (Audio Only - Video of the event is also available on the SMS) The Humanitas Chair in Media has been made possible by the generous support of the Blavatnik Family Foundation Eric Schmidt (Executive Chairman, Google) will give a series of three public lectures and a concluding symposium on Connectivity and the Diffusion of Power. Abstract At every level of society, connectivity will continue to become more affordable and practical in substantial ways. People will have access to ubiquitous wireless Internet networks that are many times cheaper than they are now. We’ll be more efficient, more productive and more creative. In a world where everyone is connected, how will people be affected by a world that is both physical and virtual at every level? For citizens, coming online means coming into possession of multiple identities in the physical and virtual worlds. In many ways, their virtual identities will come to supersede all others, as the trails they leave remain engraved online in perpetuity. And because what we post, email, text, and share online shapes the virtual identities of others, new forms of collective responsibility will have to come into effect. As we look into the future—its promises and its challenges—we are facing a brave new world, the most fast-paced and exciting period in human history. We’ll experience more change at a quicker rate than any previous generation, and this change, driven in part by the devices in our own hands, will be more personal and participatory than we can even imagine. In the future, computers and humans will increasingly split duties according to what each does well.

Humanitas Visiting Professor in the History of Art 2012-13 The Humanitas Chair in the History of Art has been made possible by the generous support of J E Safra. Professor Philippe de Montebello (Philippe de Montebello (Director Emeritus, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Fiske Kimball Professor, Institute of Fine Arts, New York University) will give a series of three public lectures on The Multiple Lives of the Work of Art and participate in a concluding symposium. In his third and final lecture, Change as Constant, Philippe do Montebello will talk about how intrinsic and extrinsic factors account for the transformations in works of art over time as well as the receiver's responses. The lectures are free to attend and no registration is required. Information about the concluding symposium on Thursday 22 November will be posted shortly. Abstract The lectures, constructed around a number of case studies, look at works of art from a curatorial point of view; that is, one focusing primarily on their properties as objects. They will examine how the changing contexts of works of art and their transformations over time and space affect the viewer’s response(s) to them. A premise of these lectures is that no work appears to us today as it was originally conceived. It may undergo many transformations in the course of its life, from deliberate alterations to natural degradation, and at the same time, any response at historical distance is necessarily variable and contingent.

Humanitas Visiting Professor in the History of Art 2012-13 The Humanitas Chair in the History of Art has been made possible by the generous support of J E Safra. Professor Philippe de Montebello Philippe de Montebello (Director Emeritus, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Fiske Kimball Professor, Institute of Fine Arts, New York University) will give a series of three public lectures on The Multiple Lives of the Work of Art and participate in a concluding symposium. The first lecture, The Many Faces of Context, focuses on how choices of media and changes in contexts imply concomitant shifts in meaning and viewer response. The lecture is free to attend and no registration is required. Information about the concluding symposium and online registration can be found here. Abstract The lectures, constructed around a number of case studies, look at works of art from a curatorial point of view; that is, one focusing primarily on their properties as objects. They will examine how the changing contexts of works of art and their transformations over time and space affect the viewer’s response(s) to them. A premise of these lectures is that no work appears to us today as it was originally conceived. It may undergo many transformations in the course of its life, from deliberate alterations to natural degradation, and at the same time, any response at historical distance is necessarily variable and contingent.

Humanitas Visiting Professor in the History of Art 2012-13 The Humanitas Chair in the History of Art has been made possible by the generous support of J E Safra. Professor Philippe de Montebello Philippe de Montebello (Director Emeritus, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Fiske Kimball Professor, Institute of Fine Arts, New York University) will give a series of three public lectures on The Multiple Lives of the Work of Art and participate in a concluding symposium. The first lecture, The Many Faces of Context, focuses on how choices of media and changes in contexts imply concomitant shifts in meaning and viewer response. The lecture is free to attend and no registration is required. Information about the concluding symposium and online registration can be found here. Abstract The lectures, constructed around a number of case studies, look at works of art from a curatorial point of view; that is, one focusing primarily on their properties as objects. They will examine how the changing contexts of works of art and their transformations over time and space affect the viewer’s response(s) to them. A premise of these lectures is that no work appears to us today as it was originally conceived. It may undergo many transformations in the course of its life, from deliberate alterations to natural degradation, and at the same time, any response at historical distance is necessarily variable and contingent.

Stanley Fischer, Govenor of the Bank of Israel and Humanitas Visiting Professor of Economic Thought, gives a talk for the Humanitas program. The Great Depression of the 1930s led to a revolution in macroeconomic thinking and in economic policy. The Great Recession, in which much of the world economy is still engulfed, has seen both monetary and fiscal policy being used to an unprecedented extent, and a greatly strengthened emphasis on the importance of financial stability. But despite these phenomena, and an explosion of professional literature and media attention, the economic policy lessons of the crisis are still in dispute. The Humanitas Visiting Professorship in Economic Thought has been made possible by the generous support of Donald Marron. The Professorship will take place during Michaelmas term and is hosted by Professor Vincent Crawford in association with All Souls College.

Stanley Fischer, Govenor of the Bank of Israel and Humanitas Visiting Professor of Economic Thought, gives a talk for the Humanitas program. The Great Depression of the 1930s led to a revolution in macroeconomic thinking and in economic policy. The Great Recession, in which much of the world economy is still engulfed, has seen both monetary and fiscal policy being used to an unprecedented extent, and a greatly strengthened emphasis on the importance of financial stability. But despite these phenomena, and an explosion of professional literature and media attention, the economic policy lessons of the crisis are still in dispute. The Humanitas Visiting Professorship in Economic Thought has been made possible by the generous support of Donald Marron. The Professorship will take place during Michaelmas term and is hosted by Professor Vincent Crawford in association with All Souls College.

Professor Saul Friedländer delivers a lecture as the inaugural Humanitas Visiting Professor in Historiography. Saul Friedländer has been Professor of History at Tel Aviv University and the University of California, Los Angeles, where he holds the 1939 Club Chair in Holocaust Studies. Among Friedländer's many books on Nazism and the Holocaust, the most recent are Nazi Germany and the Jews: The Years of Persecution, 1933-1939, (HarperCollins 1997) and The Years of Extermination: Nazi Germany and the Jews, 1939-1945 (HarperCollins 2007). Most recently, he received the Peace Prize of the German Book-Trade Association (2007) and, in 2008, the Pulitzer Prize for non-fiction.

Professor Saul Friedländer delivers a lecture as the inaugural Humanitas Visiting Professor in Historiography. Saul Friedländer has been Professor of History at Tel Aviv University and the University of California, Los Angeles, where he holds the 1939 Club Chair in Holocaust Studies. Among Friedländer's many books on Nazism and the Holocaust, the most recent are Nazi Germany and the Jews: The Years of Persecution, 1933-1939, (HarperCollins 1997) and The Years of Extermination: Nazi Germany and the Jews, 1939-1945 (HarperCollins 2007). Most recently, he received the Peace Prize of the German Book-Trade Association (2007) and, in 2008, the Pulitzer Prize for non-fiction.

First of four masterclass sessions on Economic Thought. With Professor Sir Partha Dasgupta (inaugural Humanitas Visiting Professor in Economic Thought).

Inaugural lecture by Professor Sir Partha Dasgupta, Humanitas Visiting Professor in Economic Thought.

First of four masterclass sessions on Economic Thought. With Professor Sir Partha Dasgupta (inaugural Humanitas Visiting Professor in Economic Thought).

Second of four masterclass sessions on Economic Thought. With Professor Sir Partha Dasgupta (inaugural Humanitas Visiting Professor in Economic Thought).

Third of four masterclass sessions on Economic Thought. With Professor Sir Robert Watson (inaugural Humanitas Visiting Professor in Economic Thought).

Third of four masterclass sessions on Economic Thought. With Professor Sir Robert Watson (inaugural Humanitas Visiting Professor in Economic Thought).

Second of four masterclass sessions on Economic Thought. With Professor Sir Partha Dasgupta (inaugural Humanitas Visiting Professor in Economic Thought).

Inaugural lecture by Professor Sir Partha Dasgupta, Humanitas Visiting Professor in Economic Thought.

Humanitas Visiting Professor in Chinese Studies 2012 The Humanitas Chair in Chinese Studies has been made possible by the generous support of Sir David Tang. Professor Wu Hung Wu Hung (Harrie A Vanderstappen Distinguished Service Professor in Art History and East Asian Languages and Civilizations, University of Chicago) will give a series of three public lectures on Reading Absence in Chinese Art and Material Culture and participate in a concluding symposium on Writing, Art and Chinese Culture.

Humanitas Visiting Professor in Chinese Studies 2012 The Humanitas Chair in Chinese Studies has been made possible by the generous support of Sir David Tang. Professor Wu Hung Wu Hung (Harrie A Vanderstappen Distinguished Service Professor in Art History and East Asian Languages and Civilizations, University of Chicago) will give a series of three public lectures on Reading Absence in Chinese Art and Material Culture and participate in a concluding symposium on Writing, Art and Chinese Culture.

Humanitas Visiting Professor in Chinese Studies 2012 The Humanitas Chair in Chinese Studies has been made possible by the generous support of Sir David Tang. Professor Wu Hung Wu Hung (Harrie A Vanderstappen Distinguished Service Professor in Art History and East Asian Languages and Civilizations, University of Chicago) will give a series of three public lectures on Reading Absence in Chinese Art and Material Culture and participate in a concluding symposium on Writing, Art and Chinese Culture.

Humanitas Visiting Professor in Statecraft and Diplomacy 2012 The Humanitas Chair in Statecraft and Diplomacy has been made possible by the generous support of Mrs Angelika Diekmann. Helen Clark Helen Clark (Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme and Chair of the United Nations Development Group; former Prime Minister of New Zealand) will give a series of public lectures and a concluding symposium on 'Development in the 21st Century'. Speakers David Camroux (CERI-Sciences Po-CNRS): the China challenge for Southeast Asia Mark Lowcock (Permanent Secretary at the Department for International Development, London) John Swenson-Wright (Cambridge, Modern Japanese Politics and International Relations): development from a Japanese or Korean perspective Robert Wade (LSE): China-centric globalization

Humanitas Visiting Professor in Statecraft and Diplomacy 2012 The Humanitas Chair in Statecraft and Diplomacy has been made possible by the generous support of Mrs Angelika Diekmann. Helen Clark Helen Clark (Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme and Chair of the United Nations Development Group; former Prime Minister of New Zealand) will give a series of public lectures and a concluding symposium on 'Development in the 21st Century'. Speakers David Camroux (CERI-Sciences Po-CNRS): the China challenge for Southeast Asia Mark Lowcock (Permanent Secretary at the Department for International Development, London) John Swenson-Wright (Cambridge, Modern Japanese Politics and International Relations): development from a Japanese or Korean perspective Robert Wade (LSE): China-centric globalization

Humanitas Visiting Professor in Statecraft and Diplomacy 2012 The Humanitas Chair in Statecraft and Diplomacy has been made possible by the generous support of Mrs Angelika Diekmann. Helen Clark Helen Clark (Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme and Chair of the United Nations Development Group; former Prime Minister of New Zealand) will give a series of public lectures and a concluding symposium on 'Development in the 21st Century'.

Humanitas Visiting Professor in Statecraft and Diplomacy 2012 The Humanitas Chair in Statecraft and Diplomacy has been made possible by the generous support of Mrs Angelika Diekmann. Helen Clark Helen Clark (Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme and Chair of the United Nations Development Group; former Prime Minister of New Zealand) will give a series of public lectures and a concluding symposium on 'Development in the 21st Century'.

Humanitas Visiting Professor in War Studies 2012 The Humanitas Chair in War Studies has been made possible by the generous support of Sir Ronald Grierson. Professor Jay Winter Professor Jay Winter (Charles J Stille Professor of History, Yale University) will give a series of three public lectures and a concluding symposium on Imagining War in the 20th Century and After. The lectures explore mediating languages and symbolic forms which writers, artists, and filmmakers have used to represent war since 1900. This attention to language in cultural history is at the core of this interpretation. What we know of war is always mediated knowledge and feeling. The event itself, what Walt Whitman called the red thing, the actual killing, is beyond us. We need lenses to filter out some of its blinding, terrifying light in order to see it at all. The lectures want to draw attention to these lenses as the elements which make understanding war possible at the same time as they limit what we see. The third and final lecture addresses a central problem in the framing of war in film. That problem is to determine how filmmakers have chosen between the spectacular and the indirect approach to making war films. Both have been mainstays of the industry since its foundation, just in the nick of time for the arrival of industrialized, assembly-line violence in 1914. The claim is that the genre of war films has a history, a shift in approach over time, which always runs up against the immovable limit condition of the art: which is, that every attempt to film war fails.

Humanitas Visiting Professor in War Studies 2012 The Humanitas Chair in War Studies has been made possible by the generous support of Sir Ronald Grierson. Professor Jay Winter Professor Jay Winter (Charles J Stille Professor of History, Yale University) will give a series of three public lectures and a concluding symposium on Imagining War in the 20th Century and After. The lectures explore mediating languages and symbolic forms which writers, artists, and filmmakers have used to represent war since 1900. This attention to language in cultural history is at the core of this interpretation. What we know of war is always mediated knowledge and feeling. The event itself, what Walt Whitman called the red thing, the actual killing, is beyond us. We need lenses to filter out some of its blinding, terrifying light in order to see it at all. The lectures want to draw attention to these lenses as the elements which make understanding war possible at the same time as they limit what we see. The second lecture addresses painting and sculpture in an effort to show that figuring war has the capacity to reduce and at times to leap over some of these language barriers. Putting a face on war has a history, and it has been one primarily of progressive effacement since 1900.

Humanitas Visiting Professor in War Studies 2012 The Humanitas Chair in War Studies has been made possible by the generous support of Sir Ronald Grierson. Professor Jay Winter Professor Jay Winter (Charles J Stille Professor of History, Yale University) will give a series of three public lectures and a concluding symposium on Imagining War in the 20th Century and After. The lectures explore mediating languages and symbolic forms which writers, artists, and filmmakers have used to represent war since 1900. This attention to language in cultural history is at the core of this interpretation. What we know of war is always mediated knowledge and feeling. The event itself, what Walt Whitman called the red thing, the actual killing, is beyond us. We need lenses to filter out some of its blinding, terrifying light in order to see it at all. The lectures want to draw attention to these lenses as the elements which make understanding war possible at the same time as they limit what we see. One such element is linguistic in a straightforward sense. The first lecture will make the claim that in whatever language we utter, we speak differently of war. English and French will be taken as points of reference, but those learned in other languages can test this hypothesis easily enough. The claim is that we have as many languages of war as we have languages through which we speak to each other. They are neither interchangeable nor are they transparently equivalent. Each brings its history, its music, its memory of the past with it. We have many languages of war, and once we realize that, we can register the uncomfortable fact that the mountain of literature we have about war is the real tower of Babel of our time.

Humanitas Visiting Professor in Women's Rights 2012: Baroness Helena Kennedy. A review of women and the law from victims, defendants and law's users to practioners and judges.

Lord Foster, Humanitas Visiting Professor in Architecture 2011, speaking on 'Heritage and Lessons', November 2011.

Lord Foster, Humanitas Visiting Professor in Architecture 2011, speaking on 'Heritage and Lessons', November 2011.

Humanitas Visiting Professor in Media 2011: Manuel Castells The Humanitas Chair in Media has been made possible by the generous support of the Blavatnik Family Foundation Lecture 3: Social Movements in the Internet Age (2) The analysis of the spontaneous, autonomous networked social movements is extended to other contexts, particularly to the Indignant Movements in Spain and to the Occupy Wall Street in the US, both in 2011. A summary of findings is as follows: Social change involves an action, individual and/or collective that, at its root, is motivated emotionally as all human behavior, as Damasio says. The theory of affective intelligence in political communication argues that the trigger is anger, the repressor is fear. Anger increases with the perception of an unjust action and with the identification of the agent responsible for the action. Fear triggers anxiety, which is associated with avoidance of danger. Fear is overcome by sharing and identifying with others in a process of communicative action. Then anger takes over: it leads to risk taking behavior. When the process of communicative action leads to collective action and change is enacted, the most potent positive emotion prevails: enthusiasm, powering the purposive collective behavior. Enthusiastic networked individuals, having overcome fear, are transformed in a conscious collective actor. Thus social change comes from communicative action that involves connection between networks of neural networks from human brains stimulated by signals from a communication environment through communication networks. The technology and morphology of these communication networks shapes the process of mobilization, thus of social change, both as a process and as an outcome. Internet based social networks and wireless networks have the following chracteristics: * They are instant, support the spark of indignation * They are multimodal, images impact * They are horizontal and selective, so they induce trust and solidarity among peers. * Because they disintermediate formal leadership affected by legitimacy crisis they stimulate cooperation and reciprocity * They are viral, they diffuse fast. They are expansive. * They cannot be controlled because they have no center and they reconfigure the networks endlessly. Technologically and organizationally are difficult to suppress. * When and if they reach legitimacy in society at large, which is the case of all movements presented here, police repression, particularly when they are seriously injured demonstrators (eg Scott Olsen), strengthens the movement, barring massive bloody repression, difficult to enact in a liberal democracy. * They are local and global at the same time * They are self-reflective * They can connect with places and spatial networks, keeping the dynamics of interaction flows/places * They form a public space, both in the urban space and cyberspace to engage in continuing deliberation. * Yet, they cannot formalize any organization or leadership because they limit the consensus depends on ad hoc deliberation and protest, not on program and specific goals. Accordingly, they cannot focus on one task or project, as they cannot be channeled in political action that is instrumental, they cannot be coopted by political parties (that are distrusted) although political parties may profit from the change of mind provoked by the movement in the public opinion. * Thus, they are social movements, changing the values of society, and they can also be public opinion movements (in elections), and in that sense they are also political insurgency movements, arguing for democracy and representation but they are not programmatic and instrumental. They aim at transforming the state but not at seizing the state. They express feelings and stir debate but do not create parties or support governments – although they are becoming a target of choice for political marketing. * However, they are very political in a fundamental sense. This is when they propose and practice direct, deliberative democracy based on networked democracy. The utopia of networked democracy based on local communities and virtual communities in interaction. But utopias are a material force.

Humanitas Visiting Professor in Media 2011: Manuel Castells The Humanitas Chair in Media has been made possible by the generous support of the Blavatnik Family Foundation Lecture 2: Social Movements in the Internet Age (1) Social movements and political insurgency in our time are largely based on the capacity to construct communicative autonomy by the use of mass self-communication, namely the Internet and wireless communication. To be sure, the sources of social mobilization are in the situation of oppression, exploitation, humiliation, and powerlessness that people suffer around the world. However, the capacity to overcome repression and incommunication depends on the ability to seize the opportunity of the spark of indignation against an intolerable act from the powers that be to connect with other minds over the networks, and from there to come together in the urban space forming a rebellious community of practice. The process of formation of these networked social movements is analyzed and illustrated by a brief, yet documented empirical analysis of the revolutions in Tunisia and Egypt in 2011.

Lord Foster delivers his inaugural lecture as Humanitas Visiting Professor of Architecture at the University of Oxford, asking how do we sustainably accommodate larger populations in cities in a way that does not recklessly deplete natural resources?

Lord Foster delivers his inaugural lecture as Humanitas Visiting Professor of Architecture at the University of Oxford, asking how do we sustainably accommodate larger populations in cities in a way that does not recklessly deplete natural resources?