In the Fall of 2001, the Henry R. Luce Professorship Program at Tufts launched a series of seminars and related activities in order to encourage discourse on cross-cutting issues in humanitarian and public health policy and practice. The aim is to provide a participatory forum for inter-disciplinary and cross-sectoral discussion of current topics of interest and concern among scholars and practitioners alike.
For more information on the Science and Humanitarianism Network, contact Astier Almedom. Please note that these audio excerpts are not for publication.
Humanitarian Reporting: The Role of Media in International Responses to Disasters
- Date:
- November 7, 2001
- Location:
- Tufts Medford Campus
- Speaker:
- Gordon Adam
- Managing Director of Media Support, U.K.
- Description:
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The first seminar was held on 7 November 2001, with speaker Gordon Adam, Managing Director of Media Support, UK. His lecture, entitled Humanitarian Reporting stimulated a lively discussion to which Tufts faculty and students contributed.
Audio of this seminar is available in RealMedia format:
- Lecture (Part 1)
- Lecture (Part 2)
- Lecture (Part 3)
- Lecture (Part 4)
- Lecture (Part 5)
- Lecture (Part 6)
- Discussion: Media Bias
- Discussion: Development Communications & Framing
- Discussion: Methodologal Influence
Women Responding to Disasters: The Case of the Self Employed Women’s Association of India
- Date
- October 20, 2003, 11:50am–1:05pm
- Location
- Tufts Boston Campus
- Speaker
- Tony Vaux
- Humanitarian Initiatives, United Kingdom, author of The Selfish Altruist (2001)
- Description
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Luce Professor Astier M. Almedom is hosting an open seminar on Monday, October 20 featuring Tony Vaux, Humanitarian Initiatives, United Kingdom, author of The Selfish Altruist (2001). The title of his talk will be “Women Responding to Disasters: The Case of the Self Employed Women’s Association of India.” A light lunch will be served in the Elephant Lobby (Branum Hall) starting at 11:30 a.m. The talk is co-sponsored by the Biology department, Henry R. Luce Professorship in Science & Humanitarianism, Women’s Studies Program, the Institute of Human Security, and the Feinstein International Famine Center. For more information call 617-627-3195. All are welcome. The talk will be held at Barnum Hall, Room 104 on the Medford Campus from 11:50am-1:05pm.
Audio of this seminar is available in RealMedia format:
- Vaux’s Remarks (Part 1)
- Vaux’s Remarks (Part 2)
- Vaux’s Remarks (Part 3)
- Vaux’s Remarks (Part 4)
- Vaux’s Remarks (Part 5)
- Discussion: Inter-agency competition
- Discussion: What works to empower?
- Discussion: Accountability
- Discussion: Getting to solutions
- Discussion: Can media help?
- Discussion: Which mechanism?
- Discussion: Government issues
- Discussion: Religious Aid
