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Ronald Reagan: Our First Post-Modern President - Joseph Wall
3:00 PM – Pioneer Room, Memorial Union - Dr. Joseph Wall, Director of the Rosenfield Program in Public Affairs, International Relations, and Human Rights, is the author of a definitive biography of Andrew Carnegie. He is Professor of History at Grinnell College. Part of the National Affairs Series: Dreams, Myth and Reality.

Film: Underground
12:00 PM – Pioneer Room, Memorial Union - The recent reemergence of the radical Weather Underground makes this acclaimed film timely and reminds us that the voice of dissent has its place in the American spirit. The radical leaders, including Kathy Boudin and Bernardine Dohrn, discuss the movement's goals, methods, triumphs, and failures while commenting on American values and processes that they would change. Because the people interviewed were wanted by the FBI, the filmmakers were surveilled and their footage subpoenaed in an unsuccessful attempt to suppress the film. {b}Part of the National Affairs Series

Tradition versus Democracy in American Culture: A Transformation of National Values - Michael Kammen
8:00 PM – Great Hall, Memorial Union - Michael Kammen, professor of American History at Cornell University, received his PhD from Harvard. He was host and moderator for the "States of the Union," a series of 50 one-hour radio programs broadcast by National Public Radio during the bicentennial year. he received a Pulitzer Prize in History in 1973 for People of Paradox: An Inquiry Concerning the Origins of American Civilization and was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1979. Part of the National Affairs Series: Dreams, Myth and Reality.

Looking Forward: How Inexorable is the Environmental Crisis? - David Ehrenfeld
3:00 PM – Pioneer Room, Memorial Union - David Ehrenfeld is Professor of Biology at Rutgers University and the author of several books on conservation. his book, The Arrogance of Humanism, is a critical examination of the adequacy of human control over modern society and its inventions. His novel, The Chameleon Variant, treats the abuse of genetic engineering and its effect on a small Connecticut town. Part of the National Affairs Series: Dreams, Myth and Reality.

The Religious and Philosophical Background of the American Spirit - Sidney Mead
3:00 PM – Pioneer Room, Memorial Union - Dr. Sidney Mead has been described as the "Dean of American Religious History." As one of the foremost authorities on the effect of religion on our history, he has authored numerous books and articles. Since his retirement from the University of Iowa in 1972, he has remained active as a guest professor and lecturer at various colleges and universities. Part of the National Affairs Series: Dreams, Myth and Reality.

Film: The Protestant Spirit USA
12:00 PM – Pioneer Room, Memorial Union - The full breadth of American protestant religious experience is examined through a look at some of the 1100 churches of Indianapolis. The vigor, multiplicity, and community of these churches, ranging from fundamental to Episcopalian, show that American religion is thriving. Part of The Long Search series.

America's Spirit: Dream, Myth and Reality - Frances Fitzgerald
8:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Frances Fitzgerald authored the best-selling Fire in the Lake, a comprehensive history of the Vietnam War. In addition, she has done international reporting from "hot spots" around the world. Her most recent book, America Revised, examines the indicts textbooks used in American family, she is featured in the film The Female Line, which also examines the activities of her mother, a former UN ambassador, and her grandmother, a civil rights activist. Part of the National Affairs Series: Dreams, Myth and Reality.

Film: The More Abundant Life
6:30 PM – South Ballroom, Memorial Union - The goals, traditions, successes, failures, and future of the American experience are evaluated. As part of Alstair Cooke's America series, this film won several awards, including an Emmy. Part of the National Affairs Series

Violence in Sports - Richard Horrow
All Day – - Mr. Horrow, a lawyer and author of the Sports Violence Act of 1980, will give a multimedia presentation of excessive violence in professional sports along with suggestions for deterring it. From the University Lectures Program archive.

Marge Piercy Reads - Marge Piercy
All Day – Coover 238 - Marge Piercy is author of "Vida", "Small Changes", "Women on the Edge of Time", and several books of poetry. From the University Lectures Program archive.