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UO Today, the Oregon Humanities Center’s half-hour television interview program, provides a glimpse into the heart of the University of Oregon. Each episode offers viewers a conversation with UO faculty and administrators as well as visiting scholars, authors, and artists whose groundbreaking work is shaping our world. Past guests have included the Rev. John Shelby Spong, Dave Frohnmayer, Samantha Power, Bill McKibben, HenryJenkins, and Ben Saunders.
The weekly program is produced in cooperation with Knight Library Media Services. Humanities Center Director Barbara Altmann serves as the program’s host.
If you are interested in being a guest on UO Today, or would like to suggest an idea or guest for the show, please contact Peg Gearhart, UO Today Producer, at 346-1003.
"UO Today" in streaming video | List of channels and viewing times
Note that the dates below are for the week in which the edition of "UO Today" will be broadcast.
Consult the channel list for the exact day of broadcast in your area.
Fall Schedule |
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| November 16, 2009 | Dale Jamieson, 2009-10 Wayne Morse Chair and Director of Environmental Studies at New York University, where he is also Professor of Environmental Studies and Philosophy, and Affiliated Professor of Law. He discusses the moral and ethical dimensions of climate change. He also talks about the implications of geo-engineering. |
| November 23, 2009 | Craig Hickman, professor of Digital Art, discusses his development as an artist and how he became involved in digital art. He also talks about his Enigma Gadget series (examples of physical computing) as well as his continuing work as a photographer. |
| November 30, 2009 | Andrew Schulz, associate professor, Art History, discusses his research on how the Spanish used their Islamic aesthetic legacy to construct imperial and national identity in the late-eighteenth and early-nineteenth centuries. |
| December 7, 2009 | Miriam Gershow, author of The Local News and English instructor, discusses her first novel and its themes, as well as her writing process. |
| December 14, 2009 | REPEAT: Ben Saunders, assistant professor, English, discusses "Understanding Superheroes," an interdisciplinary conference, whichwas held at the UO 10/23-10/24/09. He also talks about "Faster Than a Speeding Bullet: The Art of the Superhero," an exhibit that he curated for the JSMA in conjunction with the conference. |
| December 21, 2009 | REPEAT: Richard Lariviere, President, Universit of Oregon, discusses the issues he faces as he embarks on his tenure with the UO, as well as his views on athletics and academics. |
| December 28, 2009 | REPEAT: Dale Jamieson, 2009-10 Wayne Morse Chair, Director of Environmental Studies at New York University, where he is also Professor of Environmental Studies and Philosophy, and an Affiliated Professor of Law. He discusses the moral and ethical dimensions of climate change. He also talks about the implications of geo-engineering. |
Winter Schedule |
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| January 4, 2010 | Ian McNeely, associate professor of History, discusses his book Reinventing Knowledge: From Alexandria to the Internet, which explored key institutions that have shaped and channeled knowledge in the West from the classical period to the present. |
| January 11, 2010 | Robert Darnton, Director of the University Library at Harvard and the 2009-10 Kritikos Professor in the Humanities, discusses Google's book digitization project and how it affects authors, publishers, and libraries. Darnton gave a lecture entitled, "Digitize, Democratize: Google, Libraries, and the Future of Books" at the UO on November 12, 2010. |
Updated: 11/16/09