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Created: January 16, 2005
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Index of Lectures for Winter Break 2005
- Intimate Partner Violence: Fact Sheet National Center for Injury Prevention and Control. Extensive list of facts about domestic abuse. Government site. No lecture at present, but thought you might like to use the fact sheet. This was listed underthe Center for Disease Control, under "stalking," which surprised me - that we are seeing a disease perspective to this issue. jeanne. January 17, 2005.
- What We Learn About Smallpox from Movies - Fact or Fiction Center for Disease Control Website. No lecture up at present, but this piece is well worth reading. One of the fears evoked by terrorism is not knowing what "they" can do to us, and we pick up lots of information in the dominant discourse that just hovers in the air from what we've seen on TV and in the movies. Take a look at this piece, and bear in mind that not everything we "know" (dominant discourse) is true. jeanne. January 17, 2005.
- Prevalence of Diabetes Among Hispanics --- Selected Areas, 1998--2002 Available en espanol. Center for Disease Control Website. Important that we become aware of these genetically-based susceptibility to diseases in order to make the target populations aware of the danger and help them avoid it. No lecture up yet, but I wanted you to have the material on hand. jeanne. January 17, 2005.
- C-Reactive Protein Reading the gobbledygook that makes the news media on how to stay healthy. This lecture includes material on nutrition, on making yourself healthier naturally, without pills, and on reading the statistics you'll find in the media. January 17, 2005.
- $170 Million for a Useful Lesson Learned? Eek! The FBI's computer system that doesn't work. We need to think on what this means in terms of accountability and responsibility. Is it OK to just write off such astronomical expense to learning a lesson? Follow the money. Who profited? Can we collectively begin to demand accountability? Should we? Is it ethical in terms of our moral and religious beliefs to use the national budget so irresponsibly? What does it mean that the FBI personnel didn't want the technological advances? Whose decision-making ability is involved, and what about the issue of outdated skills? January 14, 2005.
- Peter Paul Rubens: Transcendence On fine art as a means of getting in touch with some of our deeper feelings. January 16, 2005.
- Basic art techniques for using art to express ideas and feelings. This is the Yarnell Studio online. The kinds of paintings offered are not likely to be the kind we're trying to produce to express present social issues. But there are some good explanations for how to get paint to get certain effects and which kinds of paint can be used with what.I found these things in FAQS on their site. But I also chose the site because this is what the man chose to do as a cancer survivor and a Christian. We can learn from many different people with many different settings and purposes. We call it "transfer" in learning theory. I thought you might like the site.
A Sociological Response to Jenny Saville's Strategy This lecture is in response to a reader. It brings back much of our discussion from last semester on obesity and woman's body. Adapting the Law to Terrorism This lecture is in response to an alert by truthout of a Washington Post article. . . Backup. Understanding the Wealth Gap Brief lecture and discussion questions. Original source: Interview | Neoconomy. "The Bush economic policy amounts to a huge gamble based on a few radical economic assumptions. If these assumptions aren't vindicated, we're in big trouble." Daniel Altman Interviewed By Bradford Plumer. Mother Jones Magazine. Left Perspective. December 27, 2004 Our Law, Our Culture, Our Values: Alberto Gonzales and Torture This whole issue on the appointment of Alberto Gonzales to the highest office in law enforcement in this nation involves our understanding and acceptance of torture, and our willingness to allow such high offices to be filled without transparency and the accountability it entails. Please stay aware. jeanne Bush's 'Death Squads' By Robert Parry. January 11, 2005. Consortiumnews.com. Backup. Essay up shortly. Engages several ethical questions that are related to religious beliefs. No Child Left Behind from Truthout. Social distance and its measurement from search, related to religion. Social Distance The Multiple Faces of Truth: Weaving Bits of Truth into Our Lives No Picture Tells the Truth. The Best Do Better Than That By Daniel Okrent, the Public Editor, New York Times, Sunday, January 9, 2005.
