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Uprooted/Rerouted: Narratives of Bhutanese and Iraqi Refugees Losing and Finding Homes
Having recently returned from midsemester research trips to Nepal and Egypt, the twelve students in the pilot semester of DukeImmerse LEAPED (Law, Political Economy, and Ethics of Displacement) performed monologues based on refugee interviews. With a general introduction to refugee issues, plus further information on the situations of Iraqi refugees living in the greater Cairo area and Bhutanese refugees living in refugee camps in Nepal.
Recorded April 22, 2012. Approximately 1 hour.
When, Why and Should We Lie: The Science Behind “Lie to Me” (2012 Kenan Distinguished Lecture with Dr. Paul Ekman)
Professor Paul Ekman delivered this past year’s Kenan Distinguished Lecture, entitled “When, Why, and Should We Lie: The Science Behind Lie to Me,” on April 12, 2012. In 1991, Ekman was awarded the Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award, the American Psychological Association’s highest award for basic research. In 2001, he was named by the American Psychological Association as one of the most influential psychologists of the 20th century. And in 2009, TIME Magazine listed him as one of the top 100 most influential people of that year. He discussed emotion, expression, and deceit.
Recorded April 12, 2012. Approximately 90 minutes.
The Supreme Court & Arizona’s “Racial Profiling” Law: The Constitutionality of SB 1070 (Moralities of Migration series)
Dr. Noah Pickus moderates a panel on the constitutionality of Arizona’s SB 1070, a law that at the time of its passage was the strictest anti-immigration measure in the country. The Supreme Court had already heard oral arguments about the law at the time of the panel discussion; in late June, 2012, the court upheld certain portions of the law and struck down others. With
Recorded March 22, 2012. Approximately 1 hour.
Immigration and Security: Office Hours with Noah Pickus
In a live, interactive “Office Hours” conversation, produced by Duke’s Office of News and Communications, Noah Pickus and David Schanzer (Sanford School of Public Policy, Triangle Center on Terrorism and Homeland Security) take viewer questions on immigration and domestic security in advance of a campus talk by Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano.
Recorded October 24, 2011. Approximately 35 minutes.
One Summer in Damak: Glimpses of Life in a Bhutanese Refugee Camp
A multimedia version of One Summer in Damak: Glimpses of Life in Bhutanese Refugee Camp, an exhibition of nearly 70 photographs taken by a research team of Duke graduate and undergraduate students in Damak, Nepal, of Bhutanese refugees living in several nearby refugee camps. Part of the Refugee Resettlement Project.
Produced in October 2011. Approximately 15 minutes.
What is Discover University?
A brief overview of Discover University, the product of collaboration between the National College of Ireland and students from the Kenan Institute’s DukeEngage Dublin program, which gives a taste of the college experience to disadvantaged Irish and migrant youth from all over Dublin.
Produced in November 2010. Approximately 5 minutes.