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LEADERSHIP LAB: The Craft of Writing Effectively
9.27M viewsLarry McEnerney (UChicago Writing Program) argues that professional writing succeeds when it creates value for a specific reader community, not when it records the writer's thinking, and shows how to frame problems that readers care about.
LEADERSHIP LAB: Writing Beyond the Academy 1.23.15
1.74M viewsLarry McEnerney of UChicago's Writing Program explains why academic and professional writing fails readers and how to write for value to a specific community.
1:29:112021 JHF Lectures - Thursday Oct 28: "The Burdens of History"
A 89-minute video from UChicago Social Sciences: “2021 JHF Lectures - Thursday Oct 28: "The Burdens of History"”.
44:29AL-AIDS Conference: A Case Study From Iran and its Border Countries
A 44-minute video from UChicago Social Sciences: “AL-AIDS Conference: A Case Study From Iran and its Border Countries”.
39:46AL-AIDS Conference: Sex work and the HIV epidemic in the Middle East and North Africa
A 40-minute video from UChicago Social Sciences: “AL-AIDS Conference: Sex work and the HIV epidemic in the Middle East and North Africa”.
2:17:29Academic Interpreting Workshop: Group Sessions
A 137-minute video from UChicago Social Sciences: “Academic Interpreting Workshop: Group Sessions”.
37:13Academic Interpreting Workshop: Morning Panel
A 37-minute video from UChicago Social Sciences: “Academic Interpreting Workshop: Morning Panel”.
51:01Al-AIDS Conference: The Emerging face of the HIV Epidemic in the Middle East and North Africa
A 51-minute video from UChicago Social Sciences: “Al-AIDS Conference: The Emerging face of the HIV Epidemic in the Middle East and North Africa”.
1:19:14CGSL Sign Language Identity Colloquium: Marie Coppola
A 79-minute video from UChicago Social Sciences: “CGSL Sign Language Identity Colloquium: Marie Coppola”.
21:29CGSL Sign Language Identity Panel: Diversity | Joseph Hill, PhD
A 21-minute video from UChicago Social Sciences: “CGSL Sign Language Identity Panel: Diversity | Joseph Hill, PhD”.
16:11CGSL Sign Language Identity Panel: Roots | Marie Coppola, PhD
A 16-minute video from UChicago Social Sciences: “CGSL Sign Language Identity Panel: Roots | Marie Coppola, PhD”.
1:34:17CHD Trial Research | LeVine Keynote 5-13
A 94-minute video from UChicago Social Sciences: “CHD Trial Research | LeVine Keynote 5-13”.
14:37Christopher Sheklian (Anthropology): Tradition and Community During the Easter Service
A 15-minute video from UChicago Social Sciences: “Christopher Sheklian (Anthropology): Tradition and Community During the Easter Service”.
1:08:32Conventionality in Language Use | Dale J. Barr, PhD'99
A 69-minute video from UChicago Social Sciences: “Conventionality in Language Use | Dale J. Barr, PhD'99”.
3:42Daniel Casasanto on the Mind in Context: How Linguistic and Bodily Relativity Shape Thinking
A 4-minute video from UChicago Social Sciences: “Daniel Casasanto on the Mind in Context: How Linguistic and Bodily Relativity Shape Thinking”.
13:29Diana Schwartz (History): Development and Displacement in the Tropics
A 13-minute video from UChicago Social Sciences: “Diana Schwartz (History): Development and Displacement in the Tropics”.
5:44Do-It-Yourself Urban Design | City & Community Video Abstract
A 6-minute video from UChicago Social Sciences: “Do-It-Yourself Urban Design | City & Community Video Abstract”.
6:26Exploring GIS and Spatial Analysis Tools for the Social Sciences
A 6-minute video from UChicago Social Sciences: “Exploring GIS and Spatial Analysis Tools for the Social Sciences”.
15:02Francis McKay (Conceptual & Historical Studies of Science): The Science and Politics of Happiness
A 15-minute video from UChicago Social Sciences: “Francis McKay (Conceptual & Historical Studies of Science): The Science and Politics of Happiness”.
1:23:01Harper Lecture with Ali Hortaçsu: Market Engineering: Rendering the "Invisible Hand" Visible
A 83-minute video from UChicago Social Sciences: “Harper Lecture with Ali Hortaçsu: Market Engineering: Rendering the "Invisible Hand" Visible”.
1:09:07Harper Lecture with David Nirenberg: Can History Help Us Think About Religious Conflicts?
A 69-minute video from UChicago Social Sciences: “Harper Lecture with David Nirenberg: Can History Help Us Think About Religious Conflicts?”.
1:18:41Harper Lecture with David Nirenberg: Religion and Violence
A 79-minute video from UChicago Social Sciences: “Harper Lecture with David Nirenberg: Religion and Violence”.
1:21:48Harper Lecture with John J. Mearsheimer: Can China Rise Peacefully?
A 82-minute video from UChicago Social Sciences: “Harper Lecture with John J. Mearsheimer: Can China Rise Peacefully?”.
1:19:21Harper Lecture with John T. Cacioppo: The Brain, Social Neuroscience, and Loneliness
A 79-minute video from UChicago Social Sciences: “Harper Lecture with John T. Cacioppo: The Brain, Social Neuroscience, and Loneliness”.
1:28:06Harper Lecture with Kenneth Pomeranz: Unique Patterns of Chinese Economic Development
A 88-minute video from UChicago Social Sciences: “Harper Lecture with Kenneth Pomeranz: Unique Patterns of Chinese Economic Development”.
40:56Harper Lecture with Mario L. Small: Are Some Cities More Punishing than Others?
A 41-minute video from UChicago Social Sciences: “Harper Lecture with Mario L. Small: Are Some Cities More Punishing than Others?”.
44:45Harper Lecture with Michael Dietler: A Social History of the Chicago Blues
A 45-minute video from UChicago Social Sciences: “Harper Lecture with Michael Dietler: A Social History of the Chicago Blues”.
1:17:52Harper Lecture with Robbert B. Pippin: Myth and Politics in the Hollywood Western
A 78-minute video from UChicago Social Sciences: “Harper Lecture with Robbert B. Pippin: Myth and Politics in the Hollywood Western”.
57:18Harper Lecture with Sian Beilock: Perform Your Best Under Stress
A 57-minute video from UChicago Social Sciences: “Harper Lecture with Sian Beilock: Perform Your Best Under Stress”.
1:12:38Harper Lecture with Susan Goldin-Meadow: Hearing Gesture: How Our Hands Help Us Think
A 73-minute video from UChicago Social Sciences: “Harper Lecture with Susan Goldin-Meadow: Hearing Gesture: How Our Hands Help Us Think”.
44:46Harper Lecture | Civic Gifts: Benevolence and the Making of the American Nation-State
A 45-minute video from UChicago Social Sciences: “Harper Lecture | Civic Gifts: Benevolence and the Making of the American Nation-State”.
1:03:39Harper Lecture: The Civilizational Roots of Indian Democracy with Dipesh Chakrabarty
A 64-minute video from UChicago Social Sciences: “Harper Lecture: The Civilizational Roots of Indian Democracy with Dipesh Chakrabarty”.
17:32Hidden Metaphors in Gesture, Sign, and Spoken Language: Daniel Casasanto
A 18-minute video from UChicago Social Sciences: “Hidden Metaphors in Gesture, Sign, and Spoken Language: Daniel Casasanto”.
27:54Hidden Metaphors in Gesture, Sign, and Spoken Language: Haun Saussy
A 28-minute video from UChicago Social Sciences: “Hidden Metaphors in Gesture, Sign, and Spoken Language: Haun Saussy”.
4:59Human Trafficking and Slavery: The Late Qing and Republican Periods
A 5-minute video from UChicago Social Sciences: “Human Trafficking and Slavery: The Late Qing and Republican Periods”.
1:22:42Inaugural Imberman Lecture, 2026 | Joel Mokyr - The Market for Ideas: Then and Now
A 83-minute video from UChicago Social Sciences: “Inaugural Imberman Lecture, 2026 | Joel Mokyr - The Market for Ideas: Then and Now”.