| Home | About Us | Lecture Series | Career Development | Contact Us | The Minerva School | || Our Offices & Partner Locations : | Singapore | United States of America (USA) | Intimate / High-Interaction / Premium-Priced For Top Decision-Makers Keywords: Big Picture / Vision / Connection 1. China, India and the Dynamics of Global Leadership in the 21st Century 2. Is The US Finished as Superpower ??? 3. The 21st Century World Economy 4. Iraq / Iran / Israel / Palestine: Is the Middle East An Unsolvable Mess ??? 5. Surfing the Symbolic Tsunami: Life in the Global Media Society For 21st Century Professionals Keywords: Advancement / Skills / Networking 1. Critical Thinking for Creative Leadership 2. Business Communication Email Presentations Meetings Listening Difficult Situations 3. Strategic Forecasting 4. MediAnalysis For more information and to sign up, please email to: contact@acalaha.com Programs Public Enlightenment Career Development Educational Institutions Public Enlightenment Lecture Series: Understanding Media Understanding the World Economy Understanding Western Culture I Understanding Western Culture II The Millennium Crisis Lecture Packages by Topic Listen to a Sample Lecture Discussion Groups Certified Discussion Groups Career Development Critical Thinking for New Economy / High-Tech Professionals MediAnalysis for Media Professionals Advanced English Language for Executives Educational Institutions: The Minerva School MA / Phd Degrees in MediAnalysis / Critical Thinking AA Diploma / BA Degree in MediAnalysis / Critical Thinking Curricular Enrichment for Secondary / Junior College / International Schools Minerva Teacher Training Institute Our Founder David Caploe Hon AB Harvard/ PhD Princeton UNDERSTANDING WESTERN CULTURE II -- US$135 Modernity: From the Industrial Revolution to the Present Lecture 17 The Industrial Revolution and Realism: The Culture of Confrontation Lecture 18 French Impressionism: Revolution in Painting – Resignation in Culture? Lecture 19 19th Century Existentialism: The Culture of Obsessive Alienation – and Wagner's Ring Lecture 20 European Modernism and the Anguish of Consciousness Divided: 1900–1933 Lecture 21 Dada and Surrealism: Humor, Militance & the Radical Juxtaposition of Images: 1914–1945 Lecture 22 Nazi – Welt – Krieg: Racism/Mass Murder/World War: 1933–1945 Lecture 23 Reconciling the "Is" and the "Ought": The Cultural Dynamics of the Post-WWII Era: 1945–1973 Lecture 24 Global Modernism: Liberal Decency After the Holocaust and Atom Bomb: 1945–1963 Lecture 25 60s/Cultural Revolution: Ten Years Still Shaking the World: 1963–1973 Lecture 26 Dazed and Confused: Stagflation, Cable TV, & the Crisis of Political/Cultural Liberalism: 1973 –1979 Lecture 27 – 3 CDs Cold War Post-Modernism: Reagan, Identity Politics and The End of Commonality: 1979–1989 Lecture 28 – 5 CDs Post-Modernism with a Human Face: Internet, Prosperity & Irony Amok: 1989–2000 All contents of this website copyright David Caploe, Ph.D., 1986, 1995, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2008. "Website Designed by Butch Gocho"