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Harry Kreisler is an American historian, known as the host of the web series Conversations with History.

Work

Kreisler is the creator, executive producer and host of the web series Conversations with History.[1][2] In these lively and unedited video interviews, distinguished men and women from all over the world talk about their lives and their work. Guests include diplomats, statesmen, and soldiers; economists and political analysts; scientists and historians; writers and foreign correspondents; activists and artists. The interviews span the globe and include discussion of political, economic, military, legal, cultural, and social issues shaping our world. At the heart of each interview is a focus on individuals and ideas that make a difference. Conceived in 1982 by Kreisler as a way to capture and preserve through conversation and technology the intellectual ferment of our times, Conversations with History includes over 590 interviews. The interviews are organized by name of guest,[3] topic,[4]Conversations with History or year of conversation.[5][6][7]

A collection of his interviews, Political Awakenings: Conversations with History, was published by the New Press in 2011.[8] Conversations with History was a pioneer in using the internet to make an important contribution to public education on issues as diverse as foreign policy, science and technology, global governance, international conflict, and cinema.[9]

Kreisler was the Executive Director of the Institute of International Studies at the University of California from 1974 to 2014. In that role, he shaped, administered, and implemented interdisciplinary academic and public affairs programs that analyzed global issues. His reflections on that work is recorded in an interview broadcast in 2014.[10]

References

  1. ^ "- Conversations with History". conversations.berkeley.edu. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  2. ^ http://uctv.tv/cwh/
  3. ^ http://conversations.berkeley.edu/interviews-by-alphabet
  4. ^ http://conversations.berkeley.edu/topics
  5. ^ http://conversations.berkeley.edu/interviews-by-year
  6. ^ http://conversations.berkeley.edu/content/about-harry-kreisler
  7. ^ "Harry Kreisler". globetrotter.berkeley.edu. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  8. ^ Kreisler, Harry (16 March 2010). "Political Awakenings: Conversations with History". The New Press. Retrieved 4 April 2018 – via Amazon.com.
  9. ^ "Faces of Berkeley: Harry Kreisler, 'Conversations With History' host has taped more than 500 interviews in 30 years". The Daily Californian. 12 July 2012. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  10. ^ "Conversations with History: My Forty Years at Berkeley with Harry Kreisler". University of California Television (UCTV). 4 April 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2018 – via YouTube.


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