WorldCanvass

Series produced by Joan Kjaer

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Intriguing, internationally focused conversations on issues with global impact featuring renowned scholars and thought leaders.

WorldCanvass explores topics that are international in scope and central to our understanding of ourselves as part of the global landscape.

WorldCanvass host Joan Kjaer leads discussions of culture, history, literature, language, politics, and art in an effort to illustrate and illuminate the complexities that make us distinct from one another while celebrating our common humanity.

Each WorldCanvass program embraces a different theme and is taped before a live audience at MERGE in Iowa City, Iowa.

WorldCanvass is produced by International Programs at the University of Iowa. Programs are recorded by Kyle Marxen.


227 Pieces

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Host Joan Kjaer interviews Howard Kerr, 2016 recipient of the University of Iowa International Impact Award, about his national and international c...

  • Added: Nov 30, 2016
  • Length: 28:05
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Host Joan Kjaer interviews Howard Kerr, 2016 recipient of the University of Iowa International Impact Award, about his national and international c...

  • Added: Nov 30, 2016
  • Length: 23:55
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Host Joan Kjaer interviews Howard Kerr, 2016 recipient of the University of Iowa International Impact Award, about his national and international c...

  • Added: Nov 30, 2016
  • Length: 25:03
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What does the American dream look like to you? To your neighbor? How does your life experience compare with that of someone from a different ethnic...

  • Added: Dec 13, 2016
  • Length: 30:43
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What does the American dream look like to you? To your neighbor? How does your life experience compare with that of someone from a different ethnic...

  • Added: Dec 13, 2016
  • Length: 31:47
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What does the American dream look like to you? To your neighbor? How does your life experience compare with that of someone from a different ethnic...

  • Added: Dec 13, 2016
  • Length: 32:02
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WorldCanvass participants explore the power of social media, discuss the societal and economic importance of internet access, help us understand bi...

  • Added: Jan 26, 2017
  • Length: 26:13
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WorldCanvass participants explore the power of social media, discuss the societal and economic importance of internet access, help us understand bi...

  • Added: Jan 26, 2017
  • Length: 25:17
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WorldCanvass participants explore the power of social media, discuss the societal and economic importance of internet access, help us understand bi...

  • Added: Jan 26, 2017
  • Length: 26:48
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On this WorldCanvass, we investigate adverse childhood experiences and the negative physical and mental health consequences children and adults wit...

  • Added: Mar 01, 2017
  • Length: 24:29
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On this WorldCanvass, we investigate adverse childhood experiences and the negative physical and mental health consequences children and adults wi...

  • Added: Mar 01, 2017
  • Length: 22:24
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On this WorldCanvass, we investigate adverse childhood experiences and the negative physical and mental health consequences children and adults wit...

  • Added: Mar 01, 2017
  • Length: 24:23
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While immigrants have long fueled the American experiment, passionate debate about the pros and cons of immigration are nothing new. The rhetoric o...

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  • Added: Mar 15, 2017
  • Length: 27:03
  • Purchases: 1
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While immigrants have long fueled the American experiment, passionate debate about the pros and cons of immigration are nothing new. The rhetoric o...

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  • Added: Mar 15, 2017
  • Length: 27:06
  • Purchases: 2
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While immigrants have long fueled the American experiment, passionate debate about the pros and cons of immigration are nothing new. The rhetoric o...

Bought by KRZA


  • Added: Mar 15, 2017
  • Length: 30:14
  • Purchases: 1
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WorldCanvass host Joan Kjaer and a panel of experts drawn from multiple fields including engineering, urban and regional planning, public health, a...

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  • Added: Apr 28, 2017
  • Length: 27:14
  • Purchases: 1
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WorldCanvass host Joan Kjaer and a panel of experts drawn from multiple fields including engineering, urban and regional planning, public health, a...

  • Added: Apr 28, 2017
  • Length: 26:28
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WorldCanvass host Joan Kjaer and a panel of experts drawn from multiple fields including engineering, urban and regional planning, public health, a...

  • Added: May 03, 2017
  • Length: 25:13
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WorldCanvass starts its ninth season by teaming up with Hancher and its Embracing Complexity project for a multi-layered program exploring the beau...

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  • Added: Oct 04, 2017
  • Length: 25:52
  • Purchases: 1
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WorldCanvass starts its ninth season by teaming up with Hancher and its Embracing Complexity project for a multi-layered program exploring the beau...

Bought by CI Dolphin Radio


  • Added: Oct 02, 2017
  • Length: 21:50
  • Purchases: 1