VIULECTURES

VIULECTURES is an initiative promoted by VIU to provide a platform for international and local professors to discuss key and current issues.



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December 7, 2011
Preserving the Artistic Heritage of Venice
Melissa Conn, Associate Director of Save Venice Inc

December 15, 2011
Occupy Wall Street in a Global Context
Michael Hardt, Literature Program, Duke University, teaching "Venice and Globalization" at VIU
René Gabri, Artist and Professor at the Faculty of Arts and Design, Università Iuav di Venezia




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May 4, 2011
The exceptional strength of Cultural Brands
Hendrik Beerda, Cultural Brand Consultant, Amsterdam

May 11, 2011
International Migrants and the Right to the City
Marcello Balbo, SSIIM Unesco Chair, Università IUAV di Venezia



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November 19, 2010
Why the health of the Venice Lagoon has implications for the City's Heritage

Jane da Mosto, British Pavilion, XII Venice Architecture Biennale

December 1, 2010
Muslims and Modernity
Herman Beck, Tilburg University




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April 28, 2010
Ethics and Globalization
Wilhelm Vossenkuhl, Ludwig Maximilians Universitaet
Stefano Zamagni, Università di Bologna

May 5, 2010
Doing Business in Globalizing Asia
Nobuo Kawabe, Waseda University

May 14, 2010
Developing Country Multinationals: A New Geography of World Business?
Andrea Goldstein, OECD



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December 01, 2009
Christians and Muslims in the Age of the Crusades, between conflict and collaboration
Joseph Shatzmiller, Department of History, Duke University


December 09, 2009
The Role of Language in negotiating with Arabic-speaking Muslims
Ilai Alon, Department of Philosophy, Tel Aviv University




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May 6, 2009
When and Where did Globalization Begin?
David Northrup, Boston College


May 13, 2009
From Poverty to Development. Chinese Economic Growth in a Historical Perspective
Bozhong Li, Tsinghua University



 

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November 19, 2008

The Mediterranean Heritage as an Asset in the Age of Multi-Ethnicity

Maurizio Scaparro, Director of Biennale Teatro

 

 

November 28, 2008

The Muslim Headscarf: veiled thread or religious freedom?

Claudia Koonz, Professor of History, Duke University

 


 

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May 20, 2008

Multiculturalism: A New Era for the Liberal Nation-State?

Menachem Mautner, Faculty of Law, Tel Aviv University

 

 

May 21, 2008

Cities and Tolerance. Diversity, Creativity and Growth

Neil de Marchi, Department of Economics, Duke University

Marina Bianchi, Department of Economics, University of Cassino

 

 


 

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November 14, 2007
Why Writers Love Venice 

Kevin Newmark, Department of Romance Languages and Literature, Boston College


November 21, 2007
Humans in the Age of Genetics and Computers

Victor Gomez Pin, Department of Philosophy, Universitat Autònoma Barcelona

 

 


 

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May 10, 2007
Design and culture. Finnish Brand Design and Nokia

Eero Miettinen, Head of Nokia Design



May 24, 2007
Transdisciplinarity between Art, Technology and Economics as a Principle for Continuous Innovation

Bernd Wiemann, Vodafone Group and R&D Germany

 

 



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November 16, 2006
Venice and Globalization
Michael Hardt, Duke University


December 7, 2006
Sinking and Shrinking Cities: New Orleans & Venice

Berndt Ostendorf, Ludwig Maximilians Universität

 



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Each VIU lecture (about 1 ½ hours long) is available as a podcast episode.

 
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