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The following list represents the complete list of all e-seminars. Using the search boxes to the left, narrow your results by using keywords, subject, or professor name.
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| | Poverty, Wealth, and History in the East End of London—E-Seminar 1, Life and Work
| | Paul Johnson |
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Using Spitalfields, a historic corner of the East End, as a window onto the history of social and economic change, historian Paul Johnson explores the rich and dramatic history of the East End of London and uncovers the larger religious, political and social fault lines that have divided and defined British society. Enter.
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| | Poverty, Wealth, and History in the East End of London—E-Seminar 2, Revolution and Reform
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Historian Paul Johnson examines how East Enders reacted to their poor living and working conditions, most famously in the Dock Strike of 1889, and how middle class reformers attempted to help them. Enter.
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| | The Impact of Technology on the Legal Profession
| | Conrad Johnson and Brian Donnelly |
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This e-seminar is an exploration of the influence technology has exerted in the practice of law. The revolutionary nature of digital and communications technologies—especially regarding the practice of law—will undoubtedly change the profession. Enter.
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| | Brain to Brain: Animal Communication—E-Seminar 1, Scents and Sensibility
| | Darcy B. Kelley |
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In this e-seminar, the first in a series of four, Professor Kelley gives a tour of brain anatomy and shows how nerve cells communicate with one other. She then explores how the fascinating signals of pheromones are used and sensed in the animal kingdom, and whether there is any likelihood that we, too, are lured to one another by odors we can't "smell." Enter.
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| | War Reporting—E-Seminar 1, Romance and Reality
| | Tom Lansner |
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In this first e-seminar in the three-part series War Reporting, Professor Tom Lansner, a former war correspondent for the British press, covers the colorful history of battlefield journalism, from Julius Caesar to the recent conflict in Afghanistan. While outlining the evolution of war reporting, Professor Lansner discusses shifts in the profession over the last century, including the increase of women reporting from the frontlines, the increased attention to the ethics of war and war reporting, and the role of editorial "gatekeepers" who determine which wars and reports make the news. Enter.
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| | War Reporting—E-Seminar 2, Media and Propaganda
| | Tom Lansner |
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In Media and Propaganda, the second e-seminar in the three-part series War Reporting, Professor Tom Lansner, a former foreign-war correspondent, looks at the development of propaganda and of government restrictions on journalists during U.S. wars of the past 150 years. Enter.
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| | War Reporting—E-Seminar 3, Technologies and Responsibilities
| | Tom Lansner |
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In Technologies and Responsibilities, the third e-seminar in the three-part series War Reporting, Professor Tom Lansner, a former war correspondent, looks at the impact of lighter, faster, and more powerful digital communication tools on reporting from the battlefield, including how the increasing volume of coverage is often provided without the context and analysis needed to understand it. Enter.
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| | America's Battle for a Cure: The Culture and Politics of Breast Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
| | Barron H. Lerner |
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To understand a disease, you must first understand the culture in which that disease exists. Understanding breast cancer in the United States requires understanding the war metaphor that defines it. In this e-seminar, Barron Lerner, associate professor of medicine and public health at the College of Physicians and Surgeons, reveals how America's fight against breast cancer has shaped our treatment of the disease from the turn of the nineteenth century to today. Enter.
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| | Environmental Sustainability: Perspectives on the World
| | Marc Levy |
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Professor Mark Levy leads an exploration of the many facets of environmental sustainability in this e-seminar, which is taught in conference-style format and features the perspectives of nine Columbia University faculty members associated with the Center International Earth Science Information Network. Enter.
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| | Introduction to Cardiac Care
| | Benjamin Lewis |
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Heart disease is America's leading killer. More women die each year from heart disease than men. Yet far too few of us really understand our heart—how it works, how to care for it when it's healthy, how to treat it when it's not. In this e-seminar, Dr. Benjamin H. Lewis teaches medical consumers about their hearts. Enter.
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