UNI Speakers Bureau - Human Rights
Please call the Office of University Marketing and Public Relations at 319-273-2761 or email stacey.christensen@uni.edu, to request a speaker. Speakers do not charge fees, unless otherwise noted. Upon request, we will provide background information to introduce the speaker. When the topic or event warrants, the Office of University Marketing and Public Relations will send a news release to media serving your area.
CULTURAL PRACTICES OF HEAD MODIFICATION
Issues of artificial head molding practices among various cultures around the world, and the contemporary correlates.
DEATH PERCEPTION: AN INTRODUCTION TO FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY
A review of forensic anthropological investigative techniques and methods, with associated case studies and applications.
DESSENT AND WHISTLEBLOWING.
Presenter can talk on various aspects of this topic, for example, types of dissenters, stages in a decision to dissent, characteristics of whistle blowers, importance of dissent for organizations and society, principled and unprincipled dissent.
ETHICAL AND LEGAL ISSUES IN CARING FOR PATIENTS FROM ANOTHER CULTURE
What obligations does a physician have when caring for a patient whose culture is fundamentally different than our own? What obligations do physicians have in providing medical translators? If dealing with a culture which believes that a patient should not be told when terminal, how can physicians negotiate this conflict? Presenter explores these issues using cases drawn from Bosnian immigrants.
DIFFICULT PATIENTS, OVER MEDICAITON, AND GROUP THINK
Some patients, or patient interactions, are described as particularly difficult for caregivers - evoking feelings of repulsion, anger, or frustration. These patients are particularly susceptible to over medication because of the nature of these interactions. In this session, the presenter examines a case from a group home where the patient was unnecessarily over medicated. We then explore how to recognize and avoid these sorts of patient interactions and group dynamics.
ETHICAL ISSUES IN REFUSING CARE FOR REASONS OF PERSONAL CONSCIENCE
The controversy over Plan B has again brought issues of personal conscience to the fore in health care. Should pharmacists be allowed to refuse a legal prescription (or even behind the counter) due to the pharmacist's personal beliefs? On a broader level, how does this issue apply to other care givers, such as physicians and nurses?
ETHICAL ISSUES IN THE WAKE OF THE TERRI SCHAIVO CASE
Focuses on the history and ethical issues surrounding the Terri Schaivo Case. Includes discussion of Legal Precedents (Cruzan) and a discussion of common myths about the case. Can also include a discussion of advanced directives.
NATIONAL MISSILE DEFENSE.
Explains the science behind the Bush Administration's National Missile Defense program. Shows the NMD faces serous and fundamental technical obstacles. Discussion of policy decision to abandon international treaties on NMD grounds.
STEREOTYPING
Stereotyping in general, as well as how it applies to the legal system.
GENDER, RACE, AND EQUALITY.
Emphasis on how men and whites can engage in anti-racist and anti-sexist activism. The promises and problems of male and white anti-racist and anti-sexist identities.
PROBLEMS OF EYEWITNESS IDENTIFICATION.
Many factors affect identification. Research has shown that identification can be affected by factors introduced by law enforcement. Factors such as interviewing, lineup construction and administration, and the type of feedback provided can influence whether an innocent person is convicted of a crime they did not commit.
RACE: BIOLOGICAL INSIGNIFICANCE AND CULTURAL ABUSES.
Modern biological science has shown proof that the characteristics commonly used to describe racial groups that are not genetically correlated to each other. Racial distinctions are based on cultural assumptions rather than credible genetic theory. Deconstructing race in a scientific context provides citizens with knowledge they can use for better social decisions.
RESTORATIVE JUSTICE.
Speaker discusses a form of justice known to Native American and adopted in many states. Restorative justice brings together victim, offender, and the community when a wrongdoing has been committed to restore justice. THE DEATH PENALTY. Murder-suicide.
THE ETHICS AND EROTICS OF SEXUAL CONSENT: WHAT MEN WHO STAND AGAINST SEXUAL ASSAULT
STAND FOR.
This lecture develops new perspectives for date rape prevention education aimed at men. As opposed to approaches that blame and shame men, it explores more effective ways to infuse into the culture of masculinity an appreciation of the need to adopt an explicit affirmative consent standard for sexual conduct. What are the surprising roots of male resistance to more ethical codes of sexual conduct? How can men be mobilized to promote gender justice and safety in erotic encounters?
WHITE MEN CHALLENGING RACISM
What would motivate white men to dedicate themselves to the cause of anti-racism? How can one work simultaneously both from and against white privilege? What successes and failures, inspirations and obstacles do white male anti-racist struggle? This will be a discussion of the experiences and perspectives of white men who are "angry" not at people of color and women, but at racism and sexism.
WHY GOOD PEOPLE DO BAD THINGS.
Using real-life cases such as the Challenger Disaster, analyzes the factors at the individual/psychological, social psychological, organizational, and societal levels that lead "good" people to participate in unethical actions