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Docutalks
Spring 2008

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Exhibits and Events


Docutalks is a monthly documentary film series sponsored by the Clemson University Libraries. Films
30-60 minutes long are followed by moderated discussions.

Please join us this semester as we focus on select issues in the United States 2008 presidential election.

All Docutalks take place in 416 Cooper Library (Brown Room). This room is on the main (4th) floor, the first room to your right when you enter the lobby from outside.

Monday
January 28, 2008

3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

flier (pdf)

Globalization: Winners and Losers?

Supporters of free trade argue that globalization increases prosperity as well as opportunity, especially among developing nations. Critics argue that globalization has led to the exploitation of both workers and the environment, while contributing to the destabilization of undeveloped nations. Can free trade enhance civil liberties, lead to a more efficient allocation of resources, and increase prosperity through globalization? Are the critics right?

Selected Globalization Resources
in Cooper Library

Monday,
February 25, 2008

4:00pm - 6:00pm

flier (pdf)

Peter Jennings Reporting: Breakdown - America’s Health Insurance Crisis

The last documentary by Peter Jennings investigates the country’s health insurance system.

Monday,
March 10, 2008

4:00pm - 6:00pm

flier (pdf)

Testing Our Schools

This film examines how states decide what’s important for students to know, what standardized tests really measure, and how the quest for higher scores is changing teaching and learning in America.

Selected No Child Left Behind Act & Education Reform Resources in Cooper Library

Monday,
April 14, 2008

4:00pm - 6:00pm

flier (pdf)

Hot Politics

This documentary explores the politics behind global warming.

Selected Climatic Changes Resources in Cooper Library

Please contact Derek Wilmott at 656-2897 for more information or if you have an idea for a future program.

 

Previous films in the Docutalks series
Fall 2007

 

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