Beneath the Waves

Wednesday, 12noon – 2pm PT   JULY 22, 2015    host Gerry Takano

DADA

Dada was an avant-garde artistic and literary movement (1916-1923) rejecting conventional aesthetic and cultural values of the time.  Works, marked by nonsense, travesty, and incongruity, were defined as anti-art, war and bourgeoisie.

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Wednesday, 12noon – 2pm PT July 15, 2015    host Gerry Takano

The Great Economic Leap: from Maoism to State Capitalism

China introduced economic reforms in 1978.  In the late 1970s and early 1980s the government began state-owned de-collectivization of agriculture, foreign investment, and permission for entrepreneurs to start businesses.  By the late 1980s and 1990s communist China moved towards capitalism -- privatization, contracting out of much state-owned industry and the lifting price controls, protectionist policies, and regulations while maintaining state monopolies in sectors such as banking and petroleum.

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Wednesday, 12noon – 2pm PT   JULY 8 , 2015    host Gerry Takano

early 20th century Mysticism Spiritualism and Reincarnation

"by the end of the nineteenth century, Victorians were seeking rational explanations for the world in which they lived. The radical ideas of Charles Darwin had shaken traditional religious beliefs. Sigmund Freud was developing his innovative models of the conscious and unconscious mind. And anthropologist James George Frazer was subjecting magic, myth, and ritual to systematic inquiry… in this quintessentially modern moment, late-Victorian and Edwardian men and women became absorbed by metaphysical quests, heterodox spiritual encounters, and occult experimentation".  The Place of Enchantment:  British Occultism and the Culture of the Modern, Alex Owen

July 1 2015

WATERGATE   

The term Watergate engenders an array of clandestine and often illegal activities undertaken by members of the Nixon administration. The 1970s attempted cover-up of the break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters in the Watergate office complex was a political drama unfolding on American television.

June 24, 2015

Kau Kau cuisine:  Interview with pastry chef Michael Bosley

 

Michael Bosley

is a former pastry chef at the 5 star Halekulani
Hotel located on Waikiki Beach, Honolulu, Hawaii USA.  Part 1 features
a brief history of ethnic foods and the fusion of Pan Asian and
European cuisine in the islands.  Michael will chat about his
experiences and observations of Honolulu’s  food scene
and the restaurant business in Part 2 (interview).

 

Wednesday, 12noon – 2pm PT

Anti-Semitism is prejudice against, hatred of, or discrimination against Jews.  High profile Henry Ford’s newspaper, the Dearborn Independent, blatantly fueled anti-Semitism, not only in the US, but globally.

June 10, 2015 ART DECO / ART MODERNE

 

ART Deco and ART Moderne emerged as the global culture was transformed by rapid industrialization and technology.  Unlike the organic forms of its predecessor, Art Nouveau, the new styles (between World War 1 and 2) incorporated

 more linear, cubist, mechanical and streamline forms.

 

 

June 3, 2015

German & Japanese Mistrust and Acculturation

American euro-nativists, as viewed within the hierarchy of our competitive socio-economic system, targeted anyone “different” – often newcomers, immigrants and those defined as “aliens”.  Anti-German and Japanese sentiments were especially vocal and vociferous during World War 1 and 2. 

May 27, 2015:

Ethnocentrism & the Intellectual

Left. Right. East. West:   Ethnocentric Intellectuals apply political, economic and cultural dominance and the assertion of superiority as a way of thinking, right or wrong, left or right, politically correct or not – judgments are based relative to values and standards of their own ethnic group or culture.

May 20, 2015:  

A glimpse into the most tragic, catastrophic and horrific conflict of the 20^th century; why an understanding of “war” is critical in addressing the future.

KGGV’s history and music series Beneath the Waves with host Gerry Takano:  Why Study War:  WW2 The Russian Front.

 

May 13, 2015:

20^th century efforts to control and regulate growth of private and public property in the USA from governmental bureaucracy to privatization. 

The Urban Planning Establishment

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May 6, 2015
BALI:  an interview with artist Paul Nagano

"Balinese Hinduism has roots in Indian Hinduism and Buddhism, and adopted the animistic traditions of the indigenous people. This influence strengthened the belief that the gods and goddesses are present in all things. Every element of nature, therefore, possesses its own power, which reflects the power of the gods. A rock, tree, dagger, or woven cloth is a potential home for spirits whose energy can be directed for good or evil. Balinese Hinduism is deeply interwoven with art and ritual".

Paul Nagano is an American watercolor artist born in Honolulu, Hawaii.  His paintings reflect the life, culture and environment of Bali, especially in the upland valleys of Ubud.  He has also observed the many changes in Bali since Western artists first discovered the unique quality and essence of the place.