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Santa Barbara Reads!
The Travels of a T-Shirt
in the Global Economy:
An Economist Examines the Markets, Power and Politics of World Trade.
by Pietra Rivoli.
January - March
2008 |
The Santa Barbara Public Library System is partnering with the UCSB campus for our second all-campus and community reading program. Professors from various departments at the university, along with local experts, will lead discussions in the public libraries to explain globalization and its effects on our economy and society. Join the conversation or just come to listen at one of the following:
Community Conversations
Carpinteria Library
Tuesday, Feb. 19 -- 7:00 PM
Prof. Ernst Von Weizsacker,
Dean, UCSB Bren School, global environmental policy
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Prof. Peter Haslund,
Chair, SBCC Political Science; and Program Director, Globalization
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Nicole Bassett,
Social Responsibility Manager, Patagonia Company
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Prof. Robert Deacon,
UCSB Economics Dept., environmental economics
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Montecito Library
Wednesday, Feb. 20 -- 7:00 PM
Prof. Rich Appelbaum,
Director, UCSB Global & International Studies Program
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Prof. Oran Young,
UCSB Bren School, international environmental governance
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Prof. Peter Haslund,
Program Director, SBCC International & Global Studies
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Goleta Library
Thursday, Feb. 21 -- 7:00 PM
Prof. Rich Appelbaum,
Director, UCSB Global & International Studies Program
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Prof. David Cleveland,
UCSB Environmental Studies, diversity in agricultural systems and the environment
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Prof. Francesca Degiuli,
UCSB Global & International Studies, gender and work
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Nicole Bassett,
Social Responsibility Manager, Patagonia
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Solvang Library
Wednesday, Feb. 27 -- 7:00 PM
Prof. David Carr,
UCSB Geography, population and food systems
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Prof. Ralph Armbruster-Sandoval,
UCSB Chicano Studies, globalization, labor, social movements and Latin America
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Prof. Kenneth Harwood,
Adjunct Professor, UCSB Communication Dept., ethics of media and media economics including the Web
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Aaron Peterson,
Chair, Solvang City Planning Commission and Solvang business owner
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Central Library
Thursday, Feb. 28 -- 5:30 PM
Prof. Mark Juergensmeyer,
Director, UCSB Orfalea Center for Global & International Studies
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Prof. Kum-Kum Bhavnani,
UCSB Sociology, women and international development
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Marty Blum,
Mayor, City of Santa Barbara
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Prof. Jerry Cohen,
UCSB Political Science, international political economy
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Free author lecture at UCSB Campbell Hall,
March 5 at 8 PM
The book is available at the libraries and is also downloadable from our web site: www.sbplibrary.org.
For more information call Central Reference at (805) 564-5604.
Please contact Library Administration at (805) 564-5608 in advance if assistance is needed to participate in Library programs. Staff will make every attempt to provide appropriate accommodations.
