2011—2012 Honors Forum Lecture Series
The lecture series brings distinguished speakers to address the current Honors theme, "Democratization of Information: Power, Peril & Promise". For more information and relevant readings on this multi-year theme, see the Phi Theta Kappa Program Guide.
All lectures are free and open to the public. For more information, please call (480) 731-8300.
The False Promise of Information Technology: Why Google, Facebook, and the iPhone Aren't What Will Save the World
Fashion and the Democracy of Style
Dr. Johanna Blakley
Mesa Community College, Kirk Center, 7:00 p.m.
1833 W. Southern Ave.
Mesa, AZ 85202
The Democracy Renaissance in the Arab World
Dr. Arsalan Iftikhar
1202 W. Thomas Road
Phoenix, AZ 85013
The Role of Information in International Politics
Honors Forum Lectures Listed by Year
The Honors Lecture Series brings distinguished speakers to address the Honors themes for each academic year. Speakers from each year are listed according to theme.
| 2011-2012: "Democratization of Information: Power, Peril & Promise" | |
| Sep 21, 2011 | Kentaro Toyama "A Different Kind of Growth: Wisdom in Global Development" |
| Nov 16, 2011 | Johanna Blakley "Lessons from Fashion’s Free Culture" |
| Feb 15, 2012 | Arsalan Iftikhar "The Democracy Renaissance in the Arab World" |
| Apr 4, 2012 | Malou Innocent "The Role of Information in International Politics" |
| 2010-2011: "Democratization of Information: Power, Peril & Promise" | |
| Sep 22, 2010 | Gary Small "I-Brain: Surviving the Technological Alteration of the Modern MindI-Brain: Surviving the Technological Alteration of the Modern Mind" |
| Oct 20, 2010 | Peter Phillips "Media Democracy in Action" |
| Nov 17, 2010 | Mark Bauerlein "The Dumbest Generation: How the Digital Age Stupefies Young Americans and Jeopardizes Our Future" |
| Feb 16, 2011 | Sam Gosling "What Your Stuff Says About You" |
| Mar 23, 2011 | Dina Temple-Raston "Civil Liberties and Current Challenges for the FBI" |
| Apr 13, 2011 | Yvonne Latty "The Griot: First Person Storytelling" |
| 2009-2010: "The Paradox of Affluence: Choices, Challenges, and Consequences" | |
| Sep 16, 2009 | Jean Kilbourne "Deadly Persuasion: Advertising and Addiction" |
| Oct 21, 2009 | Peter WhyBrow "Finding Balance with the Challenge of Affluence" |
| Dec 2, 2009 | Paul Elsner "Searching for Well-Being in America: The Paradox of Affluence" |
| Feb 17, 2010 | Luis Alberto Urrea "From Tijuana to Harvard and Beyond: One Writer's Journey" |
| Mar 10, 2010 | Mary Rothschild "A History of Women at Work in America: Poverty, Affluence and the Paradoxes of Social Change" |
| Apr 14, 2010 | Panel Discussion "The Value of Giving Back to the Community" Will Gonzalez, Moderator |
| 2008-2009: "The Paradox of Affluence: Choices, Challenges, and Consequences" | |
| Sep 17, 2008 | Brian Fagan "Then and Now: The Tale of the Silent Elephant in the Room" |
| Oct 15, 2008 | Sonia Nazario "Enrique’s Journey and America’s Immigration Dilemma" |
| Nov 19, 2008 | David Cay Johnston "Faux Markets and Inflated Prices" |
| Feb 18, 2009 | Kathleen Kennedy Townsend "To Those Who Have Been Given Much: Service, Volunteerism and Changing the World" |
| Mar 11, 2009 | Alfred Lubrano "Limbo: Blue-Collar Roots, White Collar Dreams" |
| Apr 15, 2009 | John Steele Gordon "The Origins of American Affluence" |
| 2007-2008: "Gods and Power in the Middle East" | |
| Sep 19, 2007 | Robin Wright "Gods and Power in the Middle East" |
| Oct 17, 2007 | Farooka Gauhari "Searching for Saleem: An Afghan Woman’s Odyssey" |
| Nov 14, 2007 | Jeffrey Birnbaum "The Power of Money in Washington" |
| Feb 20, 2008 | Bobby Seale "Seize the Time: The Story of The Black Panther Party" |
| Mar 19, 2008 | Ira Rifkin "Joined at the Hip: The Interaction Between Religion and Globalization" |
| Apr 16, 2008 | Wilma Mankiller "What It Means to Be an Indigenous Person in the 21st Century" |
| 2006-2007: "Gods and Power in the Middle East" | |
| Sep 20, 2006 | Arun Gandhi "Lessons I Learned From My Grandfather" |
| Oct 18, 2006 | Reza Aslan "The Future of Islam: Toward the Islamic Reformation" |
| Nov 15, 2006 | Barbara Trent "The Economics of Censorship in a Global World" |
| Feb 21, 2007 | William Schulz "Terror, Torment, and Tyranny: The State of Human Rights Today" |
| Mar 21, 2007 | Anuradha Mittal "Economic Human Rights: The Time Has Come" |
| Apr 18, 2007 | Orville Schell "China & Iraq: America's Two Great Challenges" |
| 2005-2006: "Popular Culture: Shaping and Reflecting Who We Are" | |
| Sep 21, 2005 | Ray Suarez "The Old Subdivision: American Life and American Culture in the First Suburban Century" |
| Oct 19, 2005 | Bill Goodykoontz "Birth, School, Work, Death: Television as Ubiquitous Popular Culture" |
| Nov 16, 2005 | Camille Cooper "Discover the Truth About "Beauty" in Popular Culture" |
| Feb 15, 2006 | Steve Bell "Media Influence on Politics: Campaign 2004" |
| Mar 22, 2006 | Dan Moldea "Beyond 'The Sopranos': Investigating the Real Mafia" |
| Apr 19, 2006 | Tim Riley "Find the Cost of Freedom: Censorship in the Arts" |
| 2004-2005: "Popular Culture: Shaping and Reflecting Who We Are" | |
| Sept. 22, 2004 | Mike Reiss "Simpsons Mania: Behind the Scenes with America's Favorite Family" |
| Oct. 20, 2004 | Steven Benson "Benson's View on Pop Culture and Politics" |
| Nov 17, 2004 | Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez "Exploding Stereotypes: Beyond the Myths" |
| Feb. 16, 2005 | Robert Moody "Bach to the Future" |
| Mar. 23, 2005 | Stephanie Coontz "What's Love Got to Do with It? Marriage and Family Life in Popular Culture through the Ages" |
| Apr. 20, 2005 | Marcyliena Morgan "Can Hiphop Survive Popular Culture?" |
| 2003-2004: "Dimensions and Directions of Health: Choices in the Maze" | |
| Sep 17, 2003 | Lori Andrews "The Clone Age and Beyond" |
| Oct. 15, 2003 | Jeffrey Trent "Integrating Genetics, Genomics and Biology to Gain Clinical Insights into Cancer" |
| Nov 19, 2003 | Laurie Garrett "The Coming Plague: the State of Global Health Care" |
| Feb. 18, 2004 | Greg Pence & Nigel Cameron "The Ethics of Reproductive Technologies" |
| Mar 24, 2004 | Vincent DeMarco "The Politics of Achieving Health Care for All at the State Level" |
| Apr 21, 2004 | Glen Hiemstra "Health Care and Our Long-Term Future" |
| 2002-2003: "Dimensions and Directions of Health: Choices in the Maze" | |
| Sep 18, 2002 | Carl Hammerschlag "The Science and Spirit of Healing" |
| Oct. 16, 2002 | Peter Kelly "Emerging Infectious Diseases" |
| Nov 20, 2002 | Sue Borra "Lifestyle Choices" |
| Feb 19, 2003 | Barbara Coombs Lee "Aging and End of Life Concerns" |
| Mar 5, 2003 | Kimberly Young "Mental Health Issues for the 21st Century" |
| Apr 23, 2002 | John Molina "Mind-Body Connections" |
| 2001-2002: "Customs, Traditions, and Celebrations: the Human Drive for Community" | |
| Sep 19, 2001 | Paul Loeb "Citizenship: the Individual in Community" |
| Oct. 17, 2001 | Terry Goddard "The Livable Urban Community" |
| Nov 14, 2001 | Pat Mora "Building Community Through Literature and Literacy" |
| Feb 20, 2002 | William Schulz "Human Rights: The Moral Conscience of the Community" |
| Mar 28, 2002 | Chris Eyre "Indian Country: Realistic Portrayals of Home" |
| Apr 17, 2002 | Kimberly Young "Tangled in the Web: The Impact of the Internet on Individuals, Families and Communities" |
| 2000-2001: "Water: Origin and Destiny for Life" | |
| Sep 20, 2000 | Dr. George D. Nelson "Beyond Imagination: Life in Space" |
| Oct 25, 2000 | Dr. Sylvia A. Earle "Sustainable Seas: The Vision, The Reality" |
| Nov 15, 2000 | Dr. Jack August "The American Southwest: Hydraulic Society At the Crossroads of History" |
| Feb 28, 2001 | Dr. Donald C. Johanson "In Search of Human Origins" |
| Mar 21, 2001 | Dr. Carl Safina "A Song for the Blue Ocean" |
| Apr 18, 2001 | Dr. Sandra Steingraber "Living Downstream: an Ecologist Looks At Cancer and the Environment" |
| 1999-2000: "The New Millennium: The Past as Prologue" | |
| Sep 29, 1999 | Robin Wright "Promise and Peril in the 21st Century" |
| Oct 20, 1999 | Richard Landes "Dating the End of the World: An Undying Tradition" |
| Nov 17, 1999 | Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. "Turning Point: Preserving the Earth for Future Generations" |
| Feb 16, 2000 | Anthony Cohen "Work and Freedom in the Next Millennium: Seeing the Future Through the Past" |
| Mar 22, 2000 | Alberto Rios "The Old Language of the New Century" |
| Apr 26, 2000 | Rushworth Kidder "Global Ethics for the New Millennium" |
| 1998-1999: "The Pursuit of Happiness: Conflicting Visions and Values" | |
| Sep 30, 1998 | Alan Thein Durning "Less Stuff, More Fun" |
| Oct 28, 1998 | Stephanie Coontz "Forming Families/Pursuing Happiness? A Contradiction?" |
| Nov 18, 1998 | Arthur Sikes "Elements of Life" |
| Feb 24, 1999 | Carol Lloyd "Creating a Life Worth Living" |
| Mar 24, 1999 | Dr. Mark Plotkin "Tales of a Shaman's Apprentice" |
| Apr 22, 1999 | Kaylynn Two Trees "Seven Directions: Wisdom of Indigenous Peoples for 'Modern' Problems" |