2009 Fall Secrets in a Democracy

Steven Aftergood

“Secrecy”

In a single recent year the U.S. classified about five times the number of pages added to the Library of Congress. We live in a world where the production of […]

Jodi Dean

Jodi Dean, co-editor of Theory and Event, teaches political theory at Hobart and William Smith Colleges in Geneva, New York. She is Erasmus Professor of the Humanities in the Faculty […]

“New World Order”

Jennifer Friedlander

Jennifer Friedlander is the Edgar E. and Elizabeth S. Pankey Professor of Media Studies and Assistant Professor of Art History at Pomona College. She is the author of Moving Pictures: […]

“The Reckoning: The Battle for the International Criminal Court”

Late in the 20th century, in response to repeated mass atrocities around the world, more than 120 countries united to form the International Criminal Court (ICC)—the first permanent court created […]

Darius Rejali

Darius Rejali, professor of political science at Reed College, is a nationally recognized expert on government torture and interrogation. Iranian-born, Rejali has spent his scholarly career reflecting on violence, and, […]

Dana Priest

“Shouting Fire: Stories from the Edge of Free Speech”

During the 1950s, McCarthy’s red scare closed down avenues of dissent for a decade. Americans were pitted against one another. Political opinions became ammunition. Since 9/11, the First Amendment has […]

Linda Pollack with Jessica Levinson

Jessica Levinson is the Director of Political Reform at the Center for Governmental Studies (CGS). Her work focuses on governance issues, including campaign finance, ethics, ballot initiatives, redistricting, term limits, […]

“God Willing” (fine cut)

What does it mean to lose your grown child to a religious cult? Do you walk away or fight to get them back? How much can a parent intercede when […]

Trevor Paglen

Trevor Paglen is an artist, writer, and experimental geographer whose work deliberately blurs lines between social science, contemporary art, journalism, and other disciplines to construct unfamiliar, yet meticulously researched ways […]

Linda Pollack with Kim Pearson

Kim Pearson is a Williams Institute Law Fellow at the UCLA School of Law. She taught a course in Law & Sexuality in Fall 2008 at UCLA School of Law. […]

Uzma Z. Rivzi

Uzma Z. Rizvi is an anthropologist/archaeologist and has been an active cultural producer since 1993. Based out of Brooklyn since 2002, her work spans performance/theater, documentary, and radio. She is […]

Linda Pollack with Mark Golub

When, if ever, are racial classifications constitutionally permissible? Mark Golub is Assistant Professor in the Department of Politics and International Relations and chair of the Scripps College Legal Studies Program. […]

“The Order of Myths”

The first Mardi Gras in America was celebrated in Mobile, Alabama in 1703. In 2007, it is still racially segregated. Filmmaker Margaret Brown, herself a daughter of Mobile, escorts us […]

Aaron Gach

Aaron Gach is a performance, installation, and media artist whose work consistently addresses public space, social politics, and community issues. His commitment to exploring disparate arts (martial arts, magical arts, […]

“USA vs. AL-ARIAN”

Linda Pollack with Jeffrey Kaye

“We Live in Public”

On the 40th anniversary of the Internet, WE LIVE IN PUBLIC tells the story of the effect the web is having on our society, as seen through the eyes of […]