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Civil Discourse
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When Great Artists Behave Badly (Part 2)Friday, April 26
10:33 pm on UEN-TV 9.1"When Great Artists Behave Badly" is an in-depth, two-part panel discussion featuring Tony Award-winning dancer/choreographer Bill T. Jones, author and art critic Aruna D'Souza, author and philosopher Erich Hatala Matthes, and Barnes Foundation Renoir scholar Martha Lucy in conversation with Host Paula Marantz Cohen. For Part 2, this discussion delves into the role contextualization plays in how art critics, audiences, and institutions can determine the cultural value and legacy (or dismissal) of both the art and the artist. -
When Great Artists Behave Badly (Part 1)Friday, April 26
4:00 am on UEN-TV 9.1"When Great Artists Behave Badly" is an in-depth, two-part panel discussion featuring Tony Award-winning dancer/choreographer Bill T. Jones, author and art critic Aruna D'Souza, author and philosopher Erich Hatala Matthes, and Barnes Foundation Renoir scholar Martha Lucy in conversation with Host Paula Marantz Cohen. For Part 1, this discussion highlights examples of controversial artists and explores how the art world and society can separate the art from the artist in cases of toxic, immoral personal behavior. -
When Great Artists Behave Badly (Part 1)Friday, April 19
10:51 pm on UEN-TV 9.1"When Great Artists Behave Badly" is an in-depth, two-part panel discussion featuring Tony Award-winning dancer/choreographer Bill T. Jones, author and art critic Aruna D'Souza, author and philosopher Erich Hatala Matthes, and Barnes Foundation Renoir scholar Martha Lucy in conversation with Host Paula Marantz Cohen. For Part 1, this discussion highlights examples of controversial artists and explores how the art world and society can separate the art from the artist in cases of toxic, immoral personal behavior. -
Michael J. SandelFriday, April 19
4:00 am on UEN-TV 9.1Michael J. Sandel is considered one of the most important philosophers of modern times. Carrying the Socratic torch, the Harvard University professor espouses the virtues of public philosophy and humility in both the personal and political realms. In this episode of The Civil Discourse, Sandel and Host Paula Marantz Cohen explore these; the dignity of work; the deepening divide between winners and losers; changing attitudes of success; and his book, "The Tyranny of Merit: What's Become of the Common Good?". -
Michael J. SandelFriday, April 12
10:30 pm on UEN-TV 9.1Michael J. Sandel is considered one of the most important philosophers of modern times. Carrying the Socratic torch, the Harvard University professor espouses the virtues of public philosophy and humility in both the personal and political realms. In this episode of The Civil Discourse, Sandel and Host Paula Marantz Cohen explore these; the dignity of work; the deepening divide between winners and losers; changing attitudes of success; and his book, "The Tyranny of Merit: What's Become of the Common Good?". -
Mark Roosevelt and J. Walter SterlingFriday, April 12
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Mark Roosevelt and J. Walter SterlingFriday, April 5
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Iain McGilchristFriday, April 5
4:00 am on UEN-TV 9.1Iain McGilchrist is an eminent psychiatrist, neuroscientist, and literary scholar. He is the author of the compendium The Matter with Things: Our Brains, Our Delusions, and the Unmaking of the World and the groundbreaking work The Master and His Emissary: The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World. In this episode of The Civil Discourse, McGilchrist joins Host Paula Marantz Cohen to uncover the neuropsychological differences between the left and right hemispheres of the brain and how they translate to social changes in human civilization. This discussion also examines disorders of the brain, including schizophrenia. -
Iain McGilchristFriday, March 29
10:37 pm on UEN-TV 9.1Iain McGilchrist is an eminent psychiatrist, neuroscientist, and literary scholar. He is the author of the compendium The Matter with Things: Our Brains, Our Delusions, and the Unmaking of the World and the groundbreaking work The Master and His Emissary: The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World. In this episode of The Civil Discourse, McGilchrist joins Host Paula Marantz Cohen to uncover the neuropsychological differences between the left and right hemispheres of the brain and how they translate to social changes in human civilization. This discussion also examines disorders of the brain, including schizophrenia. -
Tressie McMillan CottomFriday, March 29
4:00 am on UEN-TV 9.1Tressie McMillan Cottom is a writer, researcher, and sociologist at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. As a public scholar and essayist, McMillan Cottom explores matters related to Black America, culture, politics, and economics for The New York Times and is the author of the books Thick: And Other Essays and Lower Ed: The Troubling Rise of For-Profit Colleges in the New Economy. She is also the recipient of a MacArthur Foundation "Genius" award. In this episode of The Civil Discourse, McMillan Cottom joins Host Paula Marantz Cohen to address her challenges as a Black woman intellectual, how institutions of higher education are pivoting DEI initiatives, and how race and ethnicity present complex differences. -
Tressie McMillan CottomFriday, March 22
10:30 pm on UEN-TV 9.1Tressie McMillan Cottom is a writer, researcher, and sociologist at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. As a public scholar and essayist, McMillan Cottom explores matters related to Black America, culture, politics, and economics for The New York Times and is the author of the books Thick: And Other Essays and Lower Ed: The Troubling Rise of For-Profit Colleges in the New Economy. She is also the recipient of a MacArthur Foundation "Genius" award. In this episode of The Civil Discourse, McMillan Cottom joins Host Paula Marantz Cohen to address her challenges as a Black woman intellectual, how institutions of higher education are pivoting DEI initiatives, and how race and ethnicity present complex differences. -
Steven GreenhouseFriday, March 22
4:00 am on UEN-TV 9.1Steven Greenhouse is a longtime labor and workplace reporter, having led the beat for decades at The New York Times. He eventually went on to author two leading books on the labor movement: The Big Squeeze: Tough Times for the American Worker and Beaten Down, Worked Up: The Past, Present, and Future of American Labor. In this episode of The Civil Discourse, Greenhouse joins Host Paula Marantz Cohen for a wide-ranging discussion on the field of journalism, the evolution of unions and the labor movement (particularly as impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic), and controversial policies of Presidents Joe Biden and Donald Trump. -
Steven GreenhouseFriday, March 15
10:30 pm on UEN-TV 9.1Steven Greenhouse is a longtime labor and workplace reporter, having led the beat for decades at The New York Times. He eventually went on to author two leading books on the labor movement: The Big Squeeze: Tough Times for the American Worker and Beaten Down, Worked Up: The Past, Present, and Future of American Labor. In this episode of The Civil Discourse, Greenhouse joins Host Paula Marantz Cohen for a wide-ranging discussion on the field of journalism, the evolution of unions and the labor movement (particularly as impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic), and controversial policies of Presidents Joe Biden and Donald Trump. -
Dan BurtFriday, March 15
4:00 am on UEN-TV 9.1Dan Burt is a poet, memoirist, and former lawyer with a fascinating life story. As he recounts in Every Wrong Direction: An Emigre's Memoir, Burt left behind a rough-and-tumble Philadelphia upbringing where he worked in the family butcher shop, got into fights, struggled to stay in line at school, and witnessed his family's own involvement with the mafia. Years later, following a career in international corporate tax law, the writer has taken to life overseas, written a series of poetry collections, and found an appointment as Honorary Fellow with St. John's College at the University of Cambridge. In this episode of The Civil Discourse, Burt joins Host Paula Marantz Cohen from Cambridge, England to reflect on these varied life experiences and the lessons they taught him along the way. -
Dan BurtFriday, March 8
10:30 pm on UEN-TV 9.1Dan Burt is a poet, memoirist, and former lawyer with a fascinating life story. As he recounts in Every Wrong Direction: An Emigre's Memoir, Burt left behind a rough-and-tumble Philadelphia upbringing where he worked in the family butcher shop, got into fights, struggled to stay in line at school, and witnessed his family's own involvement with the mafia. Years later, following a career in international corporate tax law, the writer has taken to life overseas, written a series of poetry collections, and found an appointment as Honorary Fellow with St. John's College at the University of Cambridge. In this episode of The Civil Discourse, Burt joins Host Paula Marantz Cohen from Cambridge, England to reflect on these varied life experiences and the lessons they taught him along the way. -
Avivah Gottlieb ZornbergFriday, March 8
4:00 am on UEN-TV 9.1Avivah Gottlieb Zornberg is a literary and biblical scholar, professor, and author of a series of Judaic texts, including The Hidden Order of Intimacy: Reflections on the Book of Leviticus, Moses: A Human Life, and the National Jewish Book Award-winning The Beginning of Desire: Reflections on Genesis. In this episode of The Civil Discourse, Zornberg joins Host Paula Marantz Cohen from Jerusalem, Israel to discuss her analysis of biblical themes and their relevance to modern times; the impact of women's perspectives on contemporary biblical interpretation; and her affinity for the life and literature of George Eliot. -
Avivah Gottlieb ZornbergFriday, March 1
10:30 pm on UEN-TV 9.1Avivah Gottlieb Zornberg is a literary and biblical scholar, professor, and author of a series of Judaic texts, including The Hidden Order of Intimacy: Reflections on the Book of Leviticus, Moses: A Human Life, and the National Jewish Book Award-winning The Beginning of Desire: Reflections on Genesis. In this episode of The Civil Discourse, Zornberg joins Host Paula Marantz Cohen from Jerusalem, Israel to discuss her analysis of biblical themes and their relevance to modern times; the impact of women's perspectives on contemporary biblical interpretation; and her affinity for the life and literature of George Eliot. -
Anthony KronmanFriday, March 1
4:00 am on UEN-TV 9.1Anthony Kronman is a philosopher, scholar, Yale Law School professor and former dean, and author of numerous books including The Assault on American Excellence, After Disbelief: On Disenchantment, Disappointment, Eternity, and Joy, and Confessions of a Born-Again Pagan. In this episode of The Civil Discourse, Kronman contemplates the tradition of excellence and aristocracy in cultural institutions; the social constraints of higher education trends; and the intersection of law and philosophy.