Institute of World Culture
Speakers
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Speakers

IWC Presentations (from 2002 to present)
Listed alphabetically by last name. Click on those underlined for a short biography.
Albanese, Catherine A Republic of Mind and Spirit, June 2007
Allen, Dennis The State of the Art of Green Building, October 2003
Bayes, Jane Global Perspectives on Women's Welfare, March 2004
Bisheff, Jenny (Sheffield) Martin Luther King, Jr: Perspectives on Citizenship and Service, January 2002
Bisheff, Maurice Courageous Women of Conscience, August 2007
Developing Deep Democracy, September 2007
Human Habitat in Mega-Cities (Book Forum), August 2006
The Religious and Political Philosophy of Tom Paine, October 2006
Principles of Global Citizenship, November 2003
Bemis, Carol The Creative Process, January 2006
Brailsford, Barry Storytelling from Ancient New Zealand: Land of Old Tides, April 2006
Cabezon, José Sera Monastary: The Training of Tibetian Buddhist Monks, May 2007
Campo, Juan E. Pilgrimages to Sacred Sites, April 2003
Carpenter, Josh The Values of Vegetarianism, September 2004
Carter. Cheryl Write Livelihood: Work Reflected in Poetry, Poetry in Work, September 2002
Castillo, Jorge Luis Explorations of a Humanist, Jorge Luis Borges, February 2004
Cleyet, Franchesca Immigrant Expressions of the American Dream, July 2005
Global Perspectives on Women's Welfare, March 2004
Corbet, Scott Back to the Future of the Middle Kingdom: The Renaissance of China, October 2005
Cordero-Lamb, Julie Zone-One Health Care, June 2005
Denney, Frederick M. A Conversation with Frederick M. Denney on his book An Introduction to Islam
Dorrance, Carolyn Courageous Women of Conscience, August 2007
Social Vision of Radical Islam, June 2007
Principles of Global Citizenship, November 2003
American Transcendentalists, July 2002
Dorjee, Tsewang Jorney to Tibet, April 2005
Enteshari, Fariba Courageous Women of Conscience, August 2007
Eskandari, Manou Cultural Transformation in 19th Century Persia, November 2005
Gabriel, Leo Promoting Democracy and Social Justice around the World, March 2008
Glover, Roland Martin Luther King, Jr: Perspectives on Citizenship and Service, January 2002
Gradin, Kirk Santa Barbara Architecture: Historic Precedent versus Sustainable Vision, September 2008
Dali and Gaudi: Mythic Space, February 2006
The Architecture of Tibet: Palace, Temple, Farmhouse, November 2004
Islamic Influences in Art and Architecture, December 2002
Grant, Philip Developing Deep Democracy, September 2007
Plato and Gandhi on Universal Welfare, January 2004
Hale, Helena Aspirations and Inspirations of Women Artists, February, 2005
Hayes, Tyrone  
Head, Ingrid Courageous Women of Conscience, August 2007
Secrets of the Talking Jaguar (Book Forum), June 2006
Immigrant Expressions of the American Dream, July 2005
The Values of Vegetarianism, September 2004
Herron, Jeannine The Quaker Vision of Universal Welfare, June 2004
Herron, Matt Photographing the Civil Rights Movement, April 2003
Hessen, Gayatri Chora Traditional Chinese Medicine, February 2008
Hiltner, Richard Renaissance Perspectives on Medicine, September 2005
Irlandini, Luigi Antonio Cosmicizing Sound, August 2004
Iyer, Nandini Fearlessness on the Path of Nonviolence, January 2007
Nuclear Weapons and the Human Future, April 2007
Philosophical Development and Cultural Change in India, April 2005
Iyer, Raghavan Co-founder of the Institute of World Culture
Jacob, Mary What is True Wealth, January 2008
Johnson, Joyce Interpreting Baroque Art, February 2006
Art and Archeology in the Mediterranean, June 2002
Kekua, Kehaulani Hawaiian Cultural Traditions, May 2008
Kelly, Frank K. Courageous Women of Conscience, August 2007
Nuclear Weapons and the Human Future, April 2007
Creating a Republic of Conscience, July 2006
Kiffe, Gerry The Muse in the Music: The Era of the Singer-Songwriter, September 2006
Kimball, Dan Journey to Sacred Sufi Sites, May 2005
Krieger, David Nuclear Weapons and the Human Future, April 2007
Larson, Gerald James Philosophical Development and Cultural Change in India, April 2005
Principles of Global Citizenship, November 2003
Lawrie, Briana Creative Activism in a Global Community, November 2006
Restoring the Rights of Women in Afghanistan, November 2005
Levine, Suzanne Jill Explorations of a Humanist, Jorge Luis Borges, February 2004
Levey, Steven Discovering the Magical in Music, February 2003
Lewin, Gerry

Courageous Women of Conscience, August 2007
Gandhi on Religion and Practical Brotherhood, October 2002

Lewin, Russ

Santa Barbara Architecture: Historic Precedent versus Sustainable Vision, September 2008
Space Within Space: New Views of the Universe, January 2007
Dali and Gaudi: Mythic Space, February 2006
Sun Daggers, Sunquakes and Saturn: Renaissance Discoveries in Astronomy, January 2005
21st Century Science: String Theory, Genetics, Nanoscience and Supercomputing, June 2004
The Cosmic Dance: An Intergalactic Journey, January 2003
Srinivasa Ramanujan: Mathematical Genius, January 2002
Hubble Space Telescope: The Cosmic Eye, March 2002

MacArthur, Meher Tour of the Asia Pacific Museum, January 2008
From Paper to Porcelain: The Significance and Symbolism ofthe Materials in Asian Art, May 2006
Martin, Jeanne Music, Mythology and Transformation: Harmonies of the Spheres, October 2007
McCagney, Nancy The Influence of Climate on Religions, March 2003
McCaslin, Dan Emerson, The Promise of America and Lincoln, The Last Best Hope of Earth
McGinnis, Marc Environmentalism as Spiritual Practice, September 2006
Miller, Joseph Plato's Ladder of Love, April 2007
The Creative Process, January 2006
Walt Whitman: Radical Patriot, (Live Performance at Victoria Hall), October 2005
Radical Patriotism: Universality in Walt Whitman (Live Performance at Faulkner Gallery), October 2004
Write Livelihood: Work Reflected in Poetry, Poetry in Work, September 2002
Miller, Kimberly The Universe in a Single Atom (Book Forum), March 2006
21st Century Science: String Theory, Genetics, Nanoscience and Supercomputing, June 2004
Complexity from Simplicity: The Generation of Mathematical Design, August 2002
Moody, Julian Socrates in the Board Room, February 2007
Moore, Donna Courageous Women of Conscience, August 2007
Moore, Robert Renaissance Perspectives on Medicine, September 2005
Plato and Gandhi on Universal Welfare, January 2004
Progressive Social Change: Challenges of Creating Matrices for Dissent and Social Transformation, May 2002
Muller, Robert
Nuclear Weapons and the Human Future, April 2007
Nasri, Farzeen Nuclear Weapons and the Human Future, April 2007
Nkulu-N'Sengha, Mutombo Bumuntu Paradigm: Traditional African Humanism and its Contribution to World Peace, March 2005
Nolt, Christine Islamic Influences in Art and Architecture, December 2002
North, Richard Safeguarding Art Treasures in Cirebon, Indonesia, December 2008
Creating Culture with Puppets, December 2006
Symbolism and Mysticism in the Arts of Indonesia, April 2004
O'Donnell, Patrick Progressive Social Change: Challenges of Creating Matrices for Dissent and Social Transformation, May 2002
Polyzoides, Stefanos The Vision of Sustainable Urbanism and the Future of Santa Barbara, March 2008
Pope, Carl Transforming Environmental Policy: Private Conscience and Public Choice, October 2007
Pye, Lori Environmentalism as Spiritual Practice, September 2006
Riegg, Garrett Cosmology, Ancient and Modern, March 2002
Reynolds, Robert I. Naturopathic Psychiatry, March 2007
Illuminations (Original Play), May 2006
Saa, William Challenges of Peacebuilding
Sahtouris, Elisabet Learning from Nature's Creativity in Crisis, March 2006
Saltzman, Judy

Coordinator for Othello Film Forum, February 2008
Porphyry's View of the Ascent of the Soul, December 2007

Shiva, Vandana Recreating the Commons in a Globalized World, April 2008
Peace, Justice and Sustainability, April 2008
Smith, Huston Conversation with Huston Smith, April 2007
Stetson, Lee John Muir's Winter Tales (Live Performance at Victoria Hall), December 2003
Tepfer, James What is True Wealth, January 2008
The Religious and Political Philosophy of Tom Paine, October 2006
Plato and Gandhi on Universal Welfare, January 2004
Gandhi on Religion and Practical Brotherhood, October 2002
Thompson, Dennis The State of the Art of Green Building, October 2003
Tillotson, Cliff Pele's Dance of Fire: A Geologic Exploration of the Hawaiian Islands, October 2005
Tillotson, Renée Shakespeare's Cosmos, September 2003
Weidemann, Jean Creative Activism in a Global Community, November 2006
Whittier, Jeffrey  
Wolpert, Adam The Art of Starting and Building a Sustainable Community, February 2007
Zimmerman, Phyllis The Creative Process, January 2006
Letting the Silence Sing, November 2002