The MacMillan Report at Yale

Kaveh Madani talks about environmental security in the Middle East.

Kaveh Madani is a Henry Hart Rice Senior Fellow at the MacMillan Center. He is an environmental scientist, educator, and activist, who works at the interface of science, policy, and society. He previously served as deputy head of Iran’s Department of Environment and is known for his role in raising public awareness about water and environmental problems there. Learn more about Kaveh Madani [https://www.kavehmadani.com/].

Noël Valis talks about Lorca After Life

Noël Valis is a professor of Spanish who studies interdisciplinary approaches to modern Spanish culture, including religion, literature, and celebrity. She has received a number of honors and awards, including the Victoria Urbano Academic Achievement Prize in 2017 for her work in Hispanic women’s and gender studies. Learn more about Noël Valis [https://span-port.yale.edu/people/noel-valis].

Eric Greene talks about Chan Before Chan: Meditation, Repentance, and Visionary Experience in Chinese Buddhism

Professor Greene specializes in the history of medieval Chinese Buddhism. Much of his recent research has focused on Buddhist meditation practices, including the history of the transmission on Indian meditation practices to China, the development of distinctly Chinese forms of Buddhist meditation, and Buddhist rituals of confession and atonement. In addition to these topics, he has published articles on the early history of Zen Buddhism, Buddhist paintings from the Silk Roads, and the influence of modern psychological terminology on the Western interpretation of Buddhism. Learn more about Eric Greene [https://religiousstudies.yale.edu/people/eric-greene?utm_source=MacMillan+Master&utm_campaign=dbf78ade5d-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_10_08_07_46_COPY_02&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_a7144222da-dbf78ade5d-390520293].

Ranu Roychoudhuri talks about her project, Photographs of People, Monument for a City

Ranu Roychoudhuri talks about her project, Photographs of People, Monument for a City. Professor Roychoudhuri is a visiting scholar in the South Asian Studies Council. She comes to Yale from the Indian Institute of Technology, where she is assistant professor of humanities and social sciences. She is a historian of photography and art with interests in South Asian studies, postcolonial theory, popular visual culture, and the intellectual history of art. Learn more about Ranu Roychoudhuri [https://southasia.macmillan.yale.edu/people/ranu-roychoudhuri].

Marian Chertow talks about industrial ecology and symbiosis in the developing world

Marian Chertow, Professor of Industrial Environmental Management, talks about industrial ecology and symbiosis in the developing world. Professor Chertow’s research and teaching focus on industrial ecology, circular economy, waste management, and urban sustainability. Her work has championed the study of industrial symbiosis involving geographically based exchanges of materials, energy, water, and wastes within networks of businesses globally. She also has carried out many studies of industrial ecology in China, India, and other emerging market countries as a way to value environmental benefits alongside economic ones. Learn more about Marian Chertow [https://environment.yale.edu/profile/chertow/].