Best Cecilia Land Podcasts (2024)

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Overcome Your Limits and Dare to Dream Big 9:01

20d ago9:01

9:01

Your big dream should make you excited and afraid at the same time. You should be very clear and specific regarding what your dream is, what you want to achieve, why you want to achieve it, how you will achieve it, and how you will measure the progress. Close your eyes, fast forward into the future and imagine that you have accomplished your dream.…

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Embrace Single-tasking and Defend It Relentlessly 7:35

24d ago7:35

7:35

One of the biggest sources of stress today is multitasking. While a few years back multi-tasking was seen as a top skill, nowadays people have come to realise this approach has detrimental effects on productivity, concentration, and overall wellbeing (Page 84 of my book The Dream Life Project). Single-tasking, or focusing on one task at a time, off…

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Protect Your Peace Amidst Chaos 8:20

28d ago8:20

8:20

In the whirlwind of modern life, protecting our inner peace can feel like an insurmountable challenge. We face daily chaos from multiple directions, leaving our mental, emotional, and physical spaces cluttered and overwhelmed. This clutter obscures our ability to appreciate the beauty and goodness in life. We need to protect our peace regardless of…

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Turning Setbacks into Stepping Stones for Growth 7:27

1M ago7:27

7:27

Have you ever found yourself stuck in a rut, feeling overwhelmed by setbacks and limitations? Trust me, you’re not alone. We all face moments when it seems like the universe is conspiring against us. But what if I told you that accepting your limitations and viewing setbacks as opportunities to grow could be a game-changer? Accepting your limitatio…

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Focus on Your Strengths, Replace Negatives with Positives 9:19

2M ago9:19

9:19

Too often we focus on our negatives. We concentrate on learning something new, but sometimes we might want to consider improving something we’re already good at, rather than addressing one of our weaknesses. Honing in on your current skills and applying them in a new area is easier than learning a new skill altogether. If you want to move your life…

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Meditate with Cecilia: Finding Your Inner Land 7:20

2M ago7:20

7:20

Today's episode is a guided meditation on "Finding Your Inner Land", helping you build healthy and purposeful boundaries. When you make a healthy boundary for yourself then things that sometimes have hurt you in the past will not be able to reach you anymore. Boundaries give to as well by providing some life essentials. Listen in a safe, quiet plac…

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Truly Living A Life of Purpose 8:55

2M ago8:55

8:55

Purpose clarifies why we do what we do, helps us set goals and motivates us to achieve them. Determining what our purpose is in life can be one of the hardest things that we have to do. I found that my purpose has changed throughout my life, and I bet you found the same. If you haven’t spent a lot of time thinking about your own purpose, you might …

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The Emotions of Dyadic Relationships: An Interview with Jenna Wells and Felicia Zerwas 41:48

2M ago41:48

41:48

This episode of the Matrix Podcast features an interview with Jenna Wells and Felicia Zerwas, who at the time of the interview were Ph.D. candidates in the UC Berkeley Department of Psychology. The interview was conducted by Julia Sizek, Matrix Postdoctoral Fellow. Jenna Wells is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at C…

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Meditate with Cecilia: Start the Day with Gratitude 8:00

2M ago8:00

8:00

Today's episode is a guided meditation to practice "Start the Day with Gratitude". This is a great session to listen to in the morning just after waking up. Waking up with the sun gives us an excellent opportunity to begin the new day with renewed appreciation. Take a few moments to bring yourself out of sleep into a light wakeful state. You may op…

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Sugar and the Transformation of the American West: An Interview with Bernadette Pérez 53:08

2M ago53:08

53:08

For this episode of the Matrix Podcast, J.T. Jamieson, a 2022-2023 Matrix Communications Scholar, interviewed Bernadette Pérez, Assistant Professor of History at UC Berkeley. Pérez is a historian of the United States who specializes in the histories of Latinx and Indigenous peoples in the West. Her current research focuses on migrant sugar beet wor…

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Start Each Day with A Grateful Heart 5:43

2M ago5:43

5:43

💛 QUOTE OF THE DAY Start Each Day with A Grateful Heart -- Anonymous 💛 MUSING If we choose to see it, our days are overflowing with goodness, splitting little seams of blessings literally all day long. You can ignore these moments, or you can collect them, savour them and say thank you for them! Though we don’t get to choose our circumstances, we d…

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Meditate with Cecilia: Focused Attention to Settle the Mind 5:03

2M ago5:03

5:03

Today's episode is a guided meditation to practice "Focused Attention to Settle the Mind". Listen in a safe, quite place where you can be relatively free from distraction. Practice with eyes opened or closed, in a posture balances comfort with alertness. Try a mindful listening practice today. In your next conversation or meeting, practice putting …

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Happiness Is... 5:23

2M ago5:23

5:23

💛 QUOTE OF THE DAY Happiness is a long succession of little decisions simply to be happy in the moment. -- Swami Kriyananda 💛 MUSING Happiness is not a one-time achievement or an end goal, but rather a continuous process of choosing to be happy in the present moment. True happiness is found in the small decisions and choices we make each day to cul…

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The Dream Life Project Podcast Trailer 0:52

2M ago0:52

0:52

Welcome to The Dream Life Project Podcast. A one-woman show by Cecilia Huang about unleashing your ‘why’, finding your purpose, building good habits and staying positive, resilient and happy. Imagine not just celebrating TGIF at the end of the week, but all the days in between. Imagine waking up every morning and knowing that you are truly living w…

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Meditate with Cecilia: Becoming Motivated 9:49

2M ago9:49

9:49

Everyone can set aside a short time each day to increase your motivation, face your fears, and experience your true worthiness. You, in fact, are truly priceless…. All that you need to do is relax, breathe, and follow your inner guide. Today's episode is a guided meditation on "Becoming Motivated". Listen in a safe, quiet place where you can be rel…

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Be The Author of Your Dreams 4:08

3M ago4:08

4:08

💛 QUOTE OF THE DAY The only thing that will stop you from fulfilling your dreams is you. -- Tom Bradley 💛 MUSING Don’t be a roadblock of your success. Don’t self-sabotage! It keeps us trapped in our comfort zone, it disrupts your progress toward achieving your goals, hope and dreams. Self-sabotaging prevents you from living a life you truly value. …

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Right Here Right Now, I'm in Charge 4:06

3M ago4:06

4:06

💛 QUOTE OF THE DAY The present moment is the only time over which we have dominion. -- Thích Nhất Hạnh 💛 MUSING The present moment is where we call the shots, where the past and the future kind of fade away. In this very moment, we get to decide how we see things and what we do about them. It's not just a tick on the clock; it's our personal canvas…

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Triumphing Over Fear With Courage 3:13

3M ago3:13

3:13

💛 QUOTE OF THE DAY I learn that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. -- Nelson Mandela 💛 MUSING Fear gets to most of us, and the best of us, whether it is fear of failure, fear of success or even fear of fear. All of us have experienced fear at some point in our lives and it can be a real stumbling block that holds us back …

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The Choice of Growth or Safety 2:36

3M ago2:36

2:36

💛 𝗤𝗨𝗢𝗧𝗘 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗔𝗬 In any given moment we have two options: to step forward into growth, or step backward into safety. -- Abraham Maslow 💛 𝗠𝗨𝗦𝗜𝗡𝗚 If you want to change your life for the better, you must believe it is possible and in your best interest to do so. Otherwise, you will find yourself giving into your resistant mind’s call to maintain the…

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Taking Care of Your Body 3:28

3M ago3:28

3:28

💛 QUOTE OF THE DAY Take care of your body, it's the only place you have to live. -- Jim Rohn 💛 MUSING Your body is like your own personal home sweet home. It's the one place you're living in 24/7, so it makes sense to treat it right. Think of it as your cozy sanctuary, and it's up to you to keep it in tip-top shape. 💛 AFFIRMATION I'm swapping out t…

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Storytelling and the Climate Crisis 1:32:19

3M ago1:32:19

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Contemporary writers and activists have described the climate crisis as, in part, a crisis of the imagination, of culture, and of storytelling. Recorded on March 11, 2024, this panel featured a group of authors and scholars of different genres — science fiction, journalism, history, literary fiction, and comedy — discussing how the climate crisis h…

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New Directions in Greening Infrastructure 1:16:13

3M ago1:16:13

1:16:13

As the effects of climate change become more obvious, moving away from fossil fuels has only become more urgent. But to do so, new energy sources – and new infrastructure – are desperately needed. Recoreded on March 20, 2024, this panel features three early-career scholars from UC Berkeley presenting their research on the greening infrastructure an…

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Conservatorship: Inside California’s System of Coercion and Care for Mental Illness 1:24:47

3M ago1:24:47

1:24:47

Recorded on March 18, 2024, this panel focused on Professor Alex V. Barnard’s book, Conservatorship: Inside California’s System of Coercion and Care for Mental Illness. The book analyzes conservatorship, a legal system used to take legal guardianship over individuals deemed unable to meet their own basic needs. This controversial system, which has …

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Authors Meet Critics: “Terracene: A Crude Aesthetics,” Salar Mameni 1:37:27

3M ago1:37:27

1:37:27

Recorded on March 4, 2024, this Authors Meet Critics panel focused on Terracene: A Crude Aesthetics, by Professor Salar Mameni, Assistant Professor in UC Berkeley’s Department of Ethnic Studies. Professor Mameni was joined by Mayanthi Fernando, Associate Professor of Anthropology at UC Santa Cruz; Sugata Ray, Associate Professor of South and Southe…

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Structural Determinants of Police Violence: Interview with Kimberly Cecilia Burke 27:46

4M ago27:46

27:46

Kimberly Cecilia Burke, a PhD candidate in Sociology at UC Berkeley, researches the relationships between institutional violence and social stratification, utilizing multi-level mixed-methods analysis. Her dissertation uses an interdisciplinary approach to examine how Black-White interracial couples understand and experience police violence in thei…

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The Scandal of Access: An Interview with Zahra Hayat 47:38

4M ago47:38

47:38

This episode of the Matrix Podcast features an interview with Zahra Hayat, Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia. She obtained her PhD in Anthropology at UC Berkeley, and is also trained as a lawyer with a background in intellectual property. Matrix Content Curator Julia Sizek spoke with Hayat about her research …

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Private Firms and WTO Dispute Escalation: An Interview with Ryan Brutger 30:48

4M ago30:48

30:48

On this episode of the Matrix Podcast, Daniel Lobo, a PhD student in the UC Berkeley Department of Sociology and a 2022-2023 Matrix Communications Scholar, interviewed Ryan Brutger, Associate Professor of Political Science at UC Berkeley. Professor Brutger obtained his PhD in politics at Princeton University and was previously an assistant professo…

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Understanding Land-based Psychological Trauma in Light of Epistemic Justice 1:13:05

4M ago1:13:05

1:13:05

Recorded on February 8, 2024, this video features a lecture by Dr. Garret Barnwell, South African clinical psychologist and community psychology practitioner. The talk was moderated and coordinated by Andrew Wooyoung Kim, Assistant Professor of Biological Anthropology at UC Berkeley. A transcript of this talk is available at https://matrix.berkeley…

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Authors Meet Critics: "The Unnaming of Kroeber Hall," by Andrew Garrett 1:24:42

5M ago1:24:42

1:24:42

Recorded on January 19, 2024, this "Authors Meet Critics" panel centered on the book, The Unnaming of Kroeber Hall: Language, Memory, and Indigenous California, by Andrew Garrett, Professor of Linguistics and the Nadine M. Tang and Bruce L. Smith Professor of Cross-Cultural Social Sciences in the Department of Linguistics at the University of Calif…

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Vincent Bevins - "If We Burn: The Mass Protest Decade and the Missing Revolution" 1:11:28

6M ago1:11:28

1:11:28

Recorded on October 17, 2023, this video features a talk by Vincent Bevins, an award-winning journalist and correspondent, focused on his book, If We Burn: The Mass Protest Decade and the Missing Revolution. The panel was moderated by Daniel Aldana Cohen, Assistant Professor of Sociology at UC Berkeley and Director of the Socio-Spatial Climate Coll…

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Authoritarian Absorption: An Interview with Yan Long 54:11

6M ago54:11

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This episode of the Matrix Podcast features an interview with Yan Long, Assistant Professor of Sociology at UC Berkeley who focuses on the politics of public health in China. She was formerly an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Indiana University and a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Stanford Center for Philanthropy and Civil Society. She obtained he…

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Trevor Jackson, "Impunity and Capitalism: the Afterlives of European Financial Crises, 1690-1830" 1:23:35

7M ago1:23:35

1:23:35

Recorded on December 5, 2023, this Authors Meet Critics panel focused on Impunity and Capitalism: the Afterlives of European Financial Crises, 1690-1830 (Cambridge University Press, 2022), by Trevor Jackson, Assistant Professor of History at UC Berkeley. Professor Jackson was joined by Anat Admati, the George G.C. Parker Professor of Finance and Ec…

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Authors Meet Critics: Sharad Chari, "Gramsci at Sea" 1:18:14

7M ago1:18:14

1:18:14

Recorded on November 28, 2023 as part of the UC Berkeley Social Science Matrix “Authors Meet Critics” series, this panel focused on Gramsci at Sea, a book by Sharad Chari, Associate Professor in Geography and Co-Director of Critical Theory at UC Berkeley. Professor Chari was joined in conversation by Leslie Salzinger, Associate Professor and Chair …

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Authors Meet Critics: Dylan Penningroth, “Before the Movement: The Hidden History of Black Civil Rights” 1:21:21

7M ago1:21:21

1:21:21

Recorded on November 14, 2023 at UC Berkeley's Social Science Matrix, this "Authors Meet Critics" panel is focused on Before the Movement: The Hidden History of Black Civil Rights, by Dylan Penningroth, Professor of Law and Alexander F. and May T. Morrison Professor of History at UC Berkeley, and Associate Dean, Program in Jurisprudence and Social …

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Matrix on Point: New Directions in Gender and Sexuality 1:19:59

7M ago1:19:59

1:19:59

While the last 20 years have marked a significant change in increased acceptance of varied gender expressions and sexual orientations, these changes haven’t made the importance of gender and sexuality as concepts disappear. If anything, they’ve become more relevant for understanding the world today. Recorded on November 30, 2023, this panel brought…

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Racial and Ethnic Difference in South Africa and the USSR: An Interview with Hilary Lynd 43:34

7M ago43:34

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How did South Africans and Soviets think about how to manage difference--in their home contexts and in decades of conversation with one another? In this episode of the Matrix podcast, Hilary Lynd, a PhD candidate in history, discusses the changing relationship between South Africa and the USSR from the 1960s through the 1980s. In this interview, Ju…

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California Spotlight: From Boom to Doom in San Francisco 1:17:46

8M ago1:17:46

1:17:46

During the peak of the most recent tech upswing, downtown San Francisco was booming. Now, after the pandemic and a new round of tech layoffs, commentators fear that the so-called “doom loop” has come to valuable commercial real estate. While boom and bust cycles are not new to The City, what can we learn from the struggles of commercial real estate…

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Authors Meet Critics: Massimo Mazzotti, “Reactionary Mathematics: A Genealogy of Purity” 56:44

8M ago56:44

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Recorded on October 17, 2023, this video features an "Authors Meet Critics" panel on the book Reactionary Mathematics: A Genealogy of Purity, by Massimo Mazzotti, Professor in the UC Berkeley Department of History and the Thomas M. Siebel Presidential Chair in the History of Science. Professor Mazzotti was joined in conversation by Matthew L. Jones…

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Matrix on Point: The Future of College 1:21:06

9M ago1:21:06

1:21:06

The pandemic has rocked higher education. From Zoom classrooms to students leaving higher education, colleges have needed to change modalities to adapt to public health risks and the emergence of new technologies. Enrollment patterns are also shifting in a changing economy: while selective flagship public institutions and not-for-profit private ins…

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War, Diaspora, Bureaucracy: An Interview with Sherine Ebadi 42:48

9M ago42:48

42:48

How does international conflict shape immigration bureaucracy? Sherine Ebadi, a PhD Candidate in the UC Berkeley Department of Geography, researches the impact of Special Immigrant Visas (SIVs) and employment-based visa programs on Afghan nationals who worked with the U.S. military. For Ebadi, visa programs like the SIV are crucial lenses for under…

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Voter Turnout in the United States: An Interview with Emily Rong Zhang 49:15

10M ago49:15

49:15

In this episode of the Matrix Podcast, Jennie Barker, a PhD Candidate in the Charles and Louise Travers Department of Political Science at UC Berkeley — and a Matrix Communications Scholar — spoke with Emily Rong Zhang, Assistant Professor at UC Berkeley Law School, about her research on voter turnout in the United States. Voter turnout has been a …

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The Binational Politics of Return Migrant Activism: An Interview with Caroline Tracey 39:58

1y ago39:58

39:58

This episode of the Matrix Podcast features an interview with Caroline Tracey, who holds a PhD from the UC Berkeley Department of Geography, and whose research uses ethnographic, archival, and literary methods to study the American Southwest, Mexico, and the US-Mexico border. Tracey's dissertation, "Binational Politics from Intimate Scales: Motheri…

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Roundtable with Orlando Patterson: The Nature and Invention of Freedom 1:31:18

1y ago1:31:18

1:31:18

Recorded on May 2, 2023 at UC Berkeley's Social Science Matrix, this video features a roundtable conversation with Orlando Patterson, John Cowles Professor of Sociology at Harvard University, focused on The Paradox of Freedom, an interview with Patterson by David Scott, originally published in Small Axe in 2013. The interview has recently been publ…

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Orlando Patterson: "Slavery and Genocide: The U.S, Jamaica and the Historical Sociology of Evil" 1:53:25

1y ago1:53:25

1:53:25

A transcript of this episode can be found at https://matrix.berkeley.edu/research-article/slavery-and-genocide-the-u-s-jamaica-and-the-historical-sociology-of-evil/. Recorded on May 1, 2023, this episode of the Matrix Podcast features a lecture by Orlando Patterson, John Cowles Professor of Sociology at Harvard University, entitled “Slavery and Gen…

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Training Bourgeois Selves: Magnus Hirschfeld and the Subsumption of Pederasty 1:24:04

1+ y ago1:24:04

1:24:04

Recorded on February 22, 2023, this podcast features a lecture by Professor Kadji Amin, Associate Professor of Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies at Emory University. In this talk, “Training Bourgeois Selves: Magnus Hirschfeld and the Subsumption of Pederasty,” Amin discusses a key architect of Modern Sexuality, the German Jewish homosexual sexo…

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The Modern American Industrial Strategy: Building a Clean Energy Economy from the Bottom Up and Middle Out 1:19:39

1+ y ago1:19:39

1:19:39

Recorded on March 22, 2023, this talk — "The Modern American Industrial Strategy: Building a Clean Energy Economy from the Bottom Up and Middle Out" — features Heather Boushey, a member of President Biden’s Council of Economic Advisers and Chief Economist to the Invest in America Cabinet. Boushey is co-founder of the Washington Center for Equitable…

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The Flag and the Cross: White Christian Nationalism and the Threat to American Democracy 1:19:46

1+ y ago1:19:46

1:19:46

Recorded on March 23, 2023, this talk featured Phil Gorski, Frederick and Laura Goff Professor of Sociology and Religious Studies at Yale University, discussing his new book (co-authored with Samuel Perry), The Flag and the Cross: White Christian Nationalism and the Threat to Democracy. The respondent was David Hollinger, Preston Hotchkis Professor…

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Matrix on Point: Wealth and Taxes 1:19:22

1+ y ago1:19:22

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How do the wealthy maintain their wealth through tax havens, and what can we learn about these opaque practices? Recorded on April 3, 2023, this panel featured experts explaining aspects of the global ecosystem of tax avoidance, including how corporations and individuals move across multiple legal jurisdictions to maintain wealth and avoid paying t…

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Jo Guldi: Towards a Practice of Text Mining to Understand Change Over Historical Time 1:39:33

1+ y ago1:39:33

1:39:33

Recorded on March 8, 2023, this video features a lecture by Jo Guldi, Professor of History and Practicing Data Scientist at Southern Methodist University. Professor Guldi’s lecture was entitled “Towards a Practice of Text-Mining to Understand Change Over Historical Time: The Persistence of Memory in British Parliamentary Debates in the Nineteenth C…

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Jo Guldi, "The Long Land War: The Global Struggle for Occupancy Rights" 1:19:30

1+ y ago1:19:30

1:19:30

Most nations in Asia, Latin America, and Africa experienced some form of “land reform” in the 20th century. But what is land reform? In her book, The Long Land War: The Global Struggle for Occupancy Rights, Professor Jo Guldi approaches the problem from the point of view of Britain’s disintegrating empire. She makes the case that land reform moveme…

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