AUDIO LIBRARY

Film Forum: Revenge of the Horror Film
The horror film has a long — and even distinguished cinematic history. What makes horror on the big screen so compelling?
Guests:
Adam Lowenstein — Film Scholar at the University of Pittsburgh and author of the forthcoming book Shocking Representation:
Historical Trauma, National Cinema, and the Modern Horror Film.
Cynthia Freeland — Philosopher at the University of Houston and author of The Naked and the Undead: Evil and the Appeal of Horror

The Changing Meaning of Homelessness
Issues of homelessness raise questions not just of housing and poverty, but of race and citizenship. How has the meaning of homelessness changed over time?
Guests:
Leonard Feldman — Political theorist at the University of Oregon and author of the forthcoming book Citizens without Shelter: Homelessness, Democracy and Political Exclusion
Todd DePastino — Instructor at Waynesburg College and author of Citizen Hobo: How a Century of Homelessness Shaped America

Previewing the Upcoming Supreme Court Term
The Supreme Court has a full docket this term and will decide on a number of landmark cases including the separation of Church and State and campaign finance reform. Here, we offer a preview this year's Supreme Court term.
Guests:
Tom Merrill — On faculty at Columbia University
Dennis Hutchinson — Senior Lecturer at the University of Chicago

The Origins of the U.S.-Israeli Relations
American foreign policy in the Middle East is often complicated by the special relationship that exists between Israel and the United States. Host Gretchen Helfrich and guests examine the origins of the U-S Israeli relationship.
Guests:
Ian Lustick — Political scientist at the University of Pennsylvania and author of Unsettled Lands, Disputed States: Britain and Ireland, France and Algeria, Israel and West Bank-Gaza
Steven Spiegel — Political scientist at the University of California and author of The Other Arab-Israeli Conflict: Making America's Middle East Policy From Truman to Reagan

The Pursuit of Happiness
Happiness: is it a feeling or a way of life? Gretchen Helfrich and guests examine the pursuit of happiness.
Guests:
Maureen McLain — Harvard Society of Fellows
Sonja Lyobomirsky — University of California, Riverside
Alexander Nehamas — Princeton University
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Mark Twain
How do Mark Twain's writings shed light on what it means to be American?
Guests:
Michael Kiskis — On faculty at Elmira College and co-author of Constructing Mark Twain: New Directions in Scholarship
Bruce Michelson —Literature scholar at the University of Illinois and author of Mark Twain on the Loose: A Comic Writer and the American Self

Anti-Americanism and Iraq
How is Anti-Americanism shaping the post-war situation in Iraq?
Guests:
Stephen Van Evera — Political scientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and author of Causes of War: Power and the Roots of Conflict
Salim Yaqub — Historian at the University of Chicago and author of the forthcoming book, Containing Arab Nationalism: The Eisenhower Doctrine and the Middle East

Objectivity
How did objectivity become so important?
Guests:
Allison Pease — Professor of English at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice of the City University of New York and author of Modernism, Mass Culture, and the Aesthetics of Obscenity
Lorraine Daston — Director at the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science in Berlin, Germany.

Deliberative Democracy
Is deliberative democracy actually a good idea?
Guests:
Joshua Cohen — Political philosopher at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and co-editor of A Community of Equals
Richard Posner — Judge on the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, senior lecturer at the University of Chicago Law School, and author of Law, Pragmatism, and Democracy

Pentecostalism
The popularity of Pentecostalism is growing — predominantly in the developing world. What accounts for Pentecostalism's global appeal?
Guests:
Michael McClymond — Religious studies scholar at Saint Louis University
Lamin Sanneh — Religious historian in the Divinity School
at Yale University and author of Whose Religion is Christianity?

Film Exhibition
Films have frequently been shown alongside other forms of entertainment. How do these experiences at the theater
shape our ideas about film?
Guests:
Ina Rae Hark — On faculty at the University of South Carolina and Editor of Exhibition: The Film Reader
Alison Griffiths — On faculty at Baruch College and author of Wondrous Difference: Cinema, Anthropology, and Turn-of-the Century Visual Culture

The Legacy of the Progressive Era
The political legacy of the Progressive Era.
Guests:
Michael McGerr — Historian at Indiana University and author of A Fierce Discontent: The Rise and Fall of the Progressive Movement in America, 1870-1920
Robert Johnston - Historian at the University of Illinois at Chicago and author of The Radical Middle Class: Populist Democracy and the Question of Capitalism In Progressive Era Portland, Oregon

Ancient Colonialism and Modern Empire
How have modern empires been shaped by ancient colonialism?
Guests:
Phiroze Vasunia — Classicist at the University of North Carolina and author of The Gift of the Nile:
Hellenizing Egypt from Aeschylus to Alexander
Michael Dietler — Anthropologist at the University of Chicago

Native Culture and Property Rights
Many sports teams use Native American images as part of their corporate brand. But who do these images belong to?
Guests:
Luis Vivenco — Anthropologist University of Vermont
Michael Brown — Anthropologist Williams College

The Justice Department and the Patriot Act
The Patriot Act is meant to help fight terrorists. But critics argue that the Act is changing the nature of law enforcement in America.
Guests:
David Cole — Georgetown University Law Center
Daniel Richman — Fordham University

The Cultural Meaning of Death
Certain deaths seem to take on legendary importance in the public sphere. Why are some deaths more meaningful than others?
Guests:
Edward Linenthal — Religious studies scholar at the University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh
Thoman Laqueur — Historian at the University of California, Berkeley

The Rhetoric of Responsibility
Conflicting messages about personal responsibility confront us on a daily basis. What are the consequences of competing notions of responsibility?
Guests:
Mark Kingwell — Philosopher at the University of Toronto
Jonathon Simon — University of California, Berkeley
Christopher Kutz — Legal philosopher at University of California, Berkeley

The Politics of Sexual Behavior
The scandal over Arnold Schwarzenegger’s treatment of women has put the issue of sexual harassment back into the public sphere. What are the politics of sexual behavior?
Guests:
Seyla Benhabib — Political Scientist and a Philosopher at Yale University
Mary Ann Case — University of Chicago

The Meaning of Craft
From knitting to embroidery and woodworking, handicrafts are wildly popular. What does this trend tell us about our relation to consumption? Gretchen Helfrich and guests explore the meaning of craft.
Guests:
Laurel Thatcher Ulrich — Historian at Harvard University
Bill Brown — Faculty in the English Department at the University of Chicago
rebroadcast

Hollywood and Politics
Arnold Schwarzenneger's bid for governor is the latest example
of the connection between the movie industry and the political world.
Guests:
Jeff Smith — Film Scholar at Washington University
Stephen Vaughn — Historian at the University of Wisconsin, Madison

Film Forum Friday — Adolescence and Film
There's something different about the new crop of teen films ... they're all about the girls.
Guests:
Mary Celeste Kearney — University of Texas at Austin
Timothy Shary — Clark University

Judicial Autonomy
Mandatory sentencing guidelines are just one example of recent efforts to constrain the discretion of judges. What's happening to judicial autonomy?
Guests:
George Fisher — Stanford Law School
Judith Resnik — Yale Law School

The Intellectual Legacy of Edward Said
The late Edward Said was a prominent Palestinian activist, but he was also an influential scholar.
Guests:
Paul Bove — Department of English at the University of Pittsburgh
Gauri Viswanathan — Directs of the Southern Asian Institute at Columbia University in New York City