The Reverend James Lawson: The Nonviolent StrugglePodcasts containing video from the Rev. James Lawson's course.http://hdl.handle.net/1803/10522024-03-28T18:17:10Z2024-03-28T18:17:10ZThe Rev James Lawson: The Non-Violence Struggle 12-11-2007 2 of 2Lawson, James M., 1928-http://hdl.handle.net/1803/13112011-01-25T15:51:55Z2007-12-11T00:00:00ZThe Rev James Lawson: The Non-Violence Struggle 12-11-2007 2 of 2
Lawson, James M., 1928-
Includes descriptive metadata provided by producer in QuickTime movie file: "The Non-Violence Struggle - Video - The Rev James Lawson The Non-Violence Struggle 12-11-2007 2 of 2." Video of a class session. Lawson continues a lecture on nonviolence in general. He asks that students who are unsure about the value of nonviolence take a critical look at whether violence accomplishes anything. He illustrates the efficacy of nonviolence with anecdotes. The class goes over a study guide with which they will prepare for their exam, and then Lawson asks them to tell about their own stands on nonviolence. Their participation is difficult to hear. Lawson responds to them and incidentally expounds on various topics including the Native American leader Tecumseh, the changing power relationship between the U.S. and China, the trasnportation-dependent food system of today, and the antisocial character of corporate power.
2007-12-11T00:00:00ZThe Rev James Lawson: The Non-Violence Struggle 12-11-2007 1 of 2Lawson, James M., 1928-http://hdl.handle.net/1803/13082011-01-25T15:51:55Z2007-12-11T00:00:00ZThe Rev James Lawson: The Non-Violence Struggle 12-11-2007 1 of 2
Lawson, James M., 1928-
Includes descriptive metadata provided by producer in QuickTime movie file: "The Non-Violence Struggle - Video - The Rev James Lawson The Non-Violence Struggle 12-11-2007 1 of 2." Video of a class session. Lawson begins by discussing violence and domination, especially in U.S. foreign relations, and the wastefulness of violence as policy. He offers nonviolence as an alternative to chaos. He talks about the methods of nonviolent action, and the successes of movements that used them, particularly in getting the government to take responsibility for the people's well-being. There is some student participation toward the end and it is difficult to hear.
2007-12-11T00:00:00ZThe Rev James Lawson: The Non-Violence Struggle 12-04-2007 2 of 2Lawson, James M., 1928-http://hdl.handle.net/1803/13072011-01-25T15:51:54Z2007-12-04T00:00:00ZThe Rev James Lawson: The Non-Violence Struggle 12-04-2007 2 of 2
Lawson, James M., 1928-
Includes descriptive metadata provided by producer in MP4 file: "The Non-Violence Struggle - Video - The Rev James Lawson The Non-Violence Struggle 12-04-2007 2 of 2." Video of a class session. Lawson continues a discussion of the Iraq War, explaining that U.S. foreign policy serves American economic interests (especially in relation to oil); he mentions other examples of this as well and speaks of the many American invasions of other countries through history. He speculates on how citizen action could help end the Iraq War but emphasizes that it would be difficult and that there are few signs of such a movement. He talks about the significance language has in healthy social relations, and about the necessity of one-on-one communication. He shows and briefly discusses a segment of the film Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.--An Amazing Grace (not seen in the video). There are some sound problems in this video but for the most part Lawson can be understood.
2007-12-04T00:00:00ZThe Rev James Lawson: The Non-Violence Struggle 12-04-2007 1 of 2Lawson, James M., 1928-http://hdl.handle.net/1803/13002011-01-25T15:51:53Z2007-12-04T00:00:00ZThe Rev James Lawson: The Non-Violence Struggle 12-04-2007 1 of 2
Lawson, James M., 1928-
Includes descriptive metadata provided by producer in MP4 file: "The Non-Violence Struggle - Video - The Rev James Lawson The Non-Violence Struggle 12-04-2007 1 of 2." Video of a class session, beginning in the middle of a lecture on methods of nonviolence. Lawson charges that American foreign policy (for example, in the War on Terror) is based in a cultural refusal to communicate with "the other," or even acknowledge their personhood (he offers the willingness of Ronald Reagan to meet with Mikhail Gorbachev as a happy exception). He suggests that the invasion of Iraq is yet another example of the will to dominate and control. There is some student participation.
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