You today by your television profess provideer. And now on book tv we are live with author and Harvard University history professor jill lepore who over the next 2 hours will be taking your calls and comments. Professors book include secret history of wonder woman, these truths, history of the United States and the newly published if then, about the cold war origins of data mining and social manipulation. Harvard professor jill lapore, before we get into the substance of your book, as a historian, what is your contemporary view of how our world is going to be viewed . [laughter] guest i think we have so little perspective on this moment that it is quite impossible to say. I think the perception that many people in the United States and, of course, also around the world have that this is an extraordinary uni shall time is something that we are in a time out of time will be a curiosity in the future. People will look back and wonder about that very sense alienation. I think that would be
Captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2008 thats the job for a historian. Most historians, if they think about photographs at all, focus on them as images not material objects and as illustrations rather than as primary sources that can and should themselves be the subject of historical analysis. Watch ken burns 1996 series on the west and Pay Attention to his treatment of the pueblo revolt of 1680. While he uses engravings of spaniards it to visual issize the story he relies on 19th and 20th century sorry gave away my story there, trying to highlight this picture here, he relies on 19th and 20th century photographs to depict the pueblo protagonists. This approach conveys an insidious image. European people change with time. One would never use images from two centuries later to depict them, but native peoples live on in an unchanging past, a photograph made 240 years later is just fine. We are susceptible to this historical use of photographs when we do not know better. I
A broader principle i glad formula one stepped in because at a later stage another driver might Say Something completely different ok thank you both there very interesting debate enjoyed thought Ellis Cashmore on re professor of sociology at Austin University in the u. K. Lead jasper social activist former policy advisor on equality to the mayor of london thank you. Or Great Program take going in moments here in order to find out whats showing wherever you are today up to the shortest of breaks by for naught. Hello and welcome to cross talk where all things are considered im Peter Lavelle forced regime change playbook and why it is not and will not work and there was also the no bombing saga benefits from this very strange episode. To discuss this im joined by my guest Marcus Papadopoulos in london hes editor of politics 1st magazine and in budapest we cross to jordan samuel he is author of bombs for peace natos humanitarian war on yugoslavia are across up rules in effect that means yo
People dead and communities in ruins after it batters the u. S. Gulf coast the state of louisiana is hardest hit by the most powerful storm to hit the u. S. In years. Im told me a lot of welcome to the show donald trump is expected to accept the u. S. Republican partys nomination during a speech on the south lawn of the white house in iran an hour from now the u. S. President acceptance of the nomination will cap the 4 day g. O. P. Convention that has seen the republicans pitch themselves as the party of law and order closing speech comes amid simmering tension over Police Shootings and racism. In a poll went out on the streets of washington d. C. And found people austar to be divided. In their expectations of trouble so what do you think hes focusing on tonight. Oh man lets see. Bringing the country together im a lot of nonsense a lot of a lot of craftsman asherons a lot of misinformation a lot of lies. This but it would just prefer just hope and pray for another 4 great 4 years like
Plus, what were learning about the College Football season. Saved by a viewer. The tv news anchor undergoing surgery today thanks to what a viewer spotted on her neck. Close call, new details on Simon Cowells bike crash and how bad it could have been. Grab and go, the viral video that has this sneaky little seagull on one stores most wanted list. Good Tuesday Morning, everyone. We begin with that shooting outside the white house. President trump was briefly evacuated from a press briefing after he learned about the shooting and overnight we received new video of the chaotic scene outside the white house grounds. Were also learning more about the suspect. He and a secret Service Officer were taken to the hospital. Abcs reena roy has the new information. Reporter this morning, new details in the officer involved shooting that sent the white house into lockdown. The suspect approached the officer and told the officer he had a weapon. Reporter police say a 51yearol t suspecturd around, ran