January

22-24

Daughter of Venus by Howard Zinn

a professional performance directed by Wes Savick
Thursday: 7:30pm, Friday: 8:00pm,
Saturday: 2:00pm & 8:00pm; C.Walsh Theatre,
55 Temple Street
Distinguished Visiting Scholar Event
For tickets call: 866-811-4111

24

Post production talk with Howard Zinn and James Carroll

After the 8pm performance; C. Walsh Theatre, 55 Temple Street
Distinguished Visiting Scholar Event
For information contact: 617-573-5443

February

4

Film Screening, South Korea: Take Care of My Cat

hosted by Dr. Simone Chun
5:30-8:30pm; Donahue 218A, 41 Temple Street
The Barbara and Richard M. Rosenberg Institute for
East Asian Studies event
For information contact: 617-305-6316

11

Inaugural lecture in the Civic Discourse Series: Media and Democracy
David Gergen, “The Press: Turning Foe Into Friend”

6:00pm; C.Walsh Theatre, 55 Temple Street
Sponsored by the Spring 2009 Civic Discourse Series: Media and Democracy
For reservations: 617-720-7600

14

Film Screening, Citizen Kane

hosted by David Reeder
12:00pm; Boston Athenæum, 10 ½ Beacon Street
Sponsored by the Spring 2009 Civic Discourse Series: Media and Democracy
For reservatiosn: 617-720-7600

18

Film Screening, China: Postman in the Mountains

hosted by Dr. Da Zheng
5:30-8:30pm; Donahue 218A, 41 Temple Street
Sponsored by the Barbara and Richard M. Rosenberg Institute for east Asian Studies
For information: 617-305-6316

18

Film Screening, The Battle of Algiers

hosted by Monika Reasch
6:00pm; Donahue 311, 41 Temple Street
Sponsored by the Spring 2009 Civic Discourse Series: Media and Democracy
For reservations: 617-720-7600

24

Peter Purdue, “Globalization and Trade in Chinese History: Tea in the Borderlands”

1:00pm; Munce Conference Room, 20 Derne Street
Sponsored by the Barbara and Richard M. Rosenberg Institute for East Asian Studies event
For information: 617-305-6316

26

Panel on “New Media, Democracy, and Technology”

Gloria Boone, Linda Gallant, and Nina Huntemann
Reception to follow.
6:00pm; Boston Athenæum, 10 ½ Beacon Street
Sponsored by the Spring 2009 Civic Discourse Series: Media and Democracy
For reservations: 617-720-7600

28

Film Screening, The Candidate

Diane Lake
12:00pm; Boston Athenæum, 10 ½ Beacon Street
Sponsored by the Spring 2009: Civic Discourse Series: Media and Democracy
For reservations: 671-720-7600

 

March

5

Chengueng Wang, “China’s Journey Toward the Rule of Law”
*Please note, this event has been postponed until next year*

1:00pm; The Poetry Center, The Mildred F. Sawyer Library
(3rd Floor), 73 Tremont Street
Sponsored by the Barbara and Richard M. Rosenberg Institute for East Asian Studies
For information: 617-305-6316

5

Gwen Ifill with Callie Crossley

The 2009 Louis P. and Evelyn Smith First Amendment Award
6:30pm; Old South Meeting House, 310 Washington Street
Sponsored by the Ford Hall Forum
For information: 617-557-2007

11

Film Screening, India: Slumdog Millionaire

hosted by Dr. Sukanya Ray
5:30-8:30pm; Donahue 218A, 41 Temple Street
Sponsored by the Barbara and Richard M. Rosenberg Institute
for East Asian Studies 
For information: 617-305-6316

14

Film Screening, Good Night and Good Luck

hosted by Dan Kennedy
12:00pm; Boston Athenæum, 10 ½ Beacon Street
Sponsored by the Spring 2009 Civic Discourse Series: Media and Democracy
For reservations: 617-720-7600

19

Richard Stallman, “Copyright vs. Community”

6:30pm; C.Walsh Theatre, 55 Temple Street
Sponsored by the Ford Hall Forum
For information: 617-557-2007

24

Bruce Cumings, “North Korea No Longer in the ‘Axis of Evil’?”

2:30pm; Munce Conference Room, 20 Derne Street
Sponsore by the The Barbara and Richard M. Rosenberg Institute for East Asian Studies
For information: 617-305-6316

25

Panel on “The Shrinking World of Print Journalism:A Danger to Democracy?”

Bruce Butterfield, Cullen Murphy, Bob Rosenthal, and Joan Vennochi
6:00pm; Boston Athenæum, 10 ½ Beacon Street
Sponsored by the Spring 2009 Civic Discourse Series: Media and Democracy
For reservations: 617-720-7600

26

“SCIENCE VS. RELIGION: Can A Scientist Believe in God? Can a Believer Think Critically?
James Carroll Presents His New Book ’Practicing Catholic.’"

1:00pm; C.Walsh Theatre, 55 Temple Street
Sponsored by the Distinguished Scholar in Residence Program
For information: 617-305-6316

26

“Has the American Dream Reached the End (or a New Beginning)?: Credit Debt, and the U.S. Economy”

Karl Case and William Apgar with Lisa Lynch
6:30pm; C. Walsh Theatre, 55 Temple Street
Sponsored by the Ford Hall Forum.
For information: 617-557-2007

31

Josh Silver, “Take Back the Media: Policy, Protest, and Protecting American Democracy”

6:00pm; Boston Athenæum, 10 ½ Beacon Street
Sponsored by the Spring 2009 Civic Discourse Series: Media and Democracy
For reservations: 617-720-7600

 

April

2

Film Screening and Discussion, Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property

Charles Burnett, Frank Christopher, and Kenneth S. Greenberg
6:00pm; C. Walsh Theatre, 55 Temple Street
Sponsored by the Spring 2009 Civic Discourse Series: Media and Ford Hall Forum
For reservations: 617-720-7600

6 

Panel on “The Role of Television Journalism in a Democratic Society”

Robert Rosenthal, Charles Kravitz, and Dana Rosengard
6:00pm; C.Walsh Theatre, 55 Temple Street
Sponsored by the Spring 2009 Civic Discourse Series: Media and Democracy
For reservations: 617-720-7600

8

Film Screening, Japan: To Live

hosted by Dr. Yong Xue
5:30-8:30pm; Donahue 218A, 41 Temple Street
Sponsored by the Barbara and Richard M. Rosenberg Institute for East Asian Studies
For information: 617-305-6316

14

Mark Ramseyer, “Japanese Health Insurance and the Cosmetic Surgery Boom”

4:00pm; Poetry Center, Mildred F. Sawyer Library (3rd Floor),
73 Tremont Street
Sponsored by the Barbara and Richard M. Rosenberg Institute for East Asian Studies
For information: 617-305-6316

16

Shang-Jin-Wei, “Global Economic Implications of China’s Sex Ration Imbalance.”

5:30pm; Sargent 295, 120 Tremont Street
Sponsored by the Barbara and Richard M. Rosenberg Institute for East Asian Studies
For information: 617-305-6316

16

Juan Enriquez, “Financial Crises, Technology, and Why Boston Might Just Be the Center of the Universe (at least for right now)”

6:30pm; Boston Public Library, Rabb Auditorium,
700 Boylston Street
For information: 617-557-2007

23

Phillip Longman, “The Empty Cradle: How Falling Birthrates Threaten World Prosperity and What to Do About It”

6:30pm; Old South Meeting House, 310 Washington Street
Sponsored by the Ford Hall Forum
For information: 617-557-2007

29

Lewis Lapham, “Mixed Media”

6:00pm; Boston Athenæum, 10 ½ Beacon Street
Sponsored by the Spring 2009 Civic Discourse Series: Media and Democracy
For reservations: 617-720-7600

30

Nicholas Daniloff, “Of Spies and Spokesmen: A Cold War Correspondent Looks at Russia Today”

6:30pm; Boston Public Library, Rabb Auditorium
700 Boylston Street
Sponsored by the Ford Hall Forum
For information: 617-557-2007

May

7

Paul Fitzgerald, Elizabeth Gould, Nick Mills, and Sima Wali with Alan Berger, “Afghanistan”

6:30pm; Boston Public Library, Rabb Auditorium
700 Boylston Street
Sponsored by the Ford Hall Forum
For information: 617-557-2007