Massey Lectures Archive | Ideas | CBC Radio

Tuesday, October 22, 2024

For over 50 years CBC Radio has been broadcasting the Massey Lectures. The Massey Lectures have provided thinkers including Northrop Frye, Margaret Atwood, Noam Chomsky, and Martin Luther King a national platform to share their ideas. On this page you'll find information about every lecture and audio whenever it has been possible to make it available. For recent lectures there is information about how to purchase them on iTunes.

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Adrienne Clarkson

2014

The 2014 CBC Massey Lectures, "Belonging: The Paradox of Citizenship"

Lawrence Hill

2013

The 2013 CBC Massey Lectures, "Blood: The Stuff of Life"

Neil Turok

2012

The 2012 CBC Massey Lectures, "The Universe Within: From Quantum to Cosmos"

Adam Gopnik

2011

The 2011 CBC Massey Lectures, "Winter: Five Windows on the Season"

Douglas Coupland

2010

civilization

douglas coupland

identity

massey lectures 2010

modernity

player one

tag1

technology

The 2010 CBC Massey Lectures, "Player One: What is to Become of Us"

Wade Davis

2009

The 2009 CBC Massey Lectures, "The Wayfinders: Why Ancient Wisdom Matters in the Modern World"

Margaret Atwood

2008

economics

ideas

margaret atwood

nature

payback

religon

tag1

The 2008 CBC Massey Lectures, "Payback: Debt and the Shadow Side of Wealth"

Alberto Manguel

2007

alberto

city of words

Civilization

Literature

manguel

Myth & Storytelling

tag2

The 2007 CBC Massey Lectures, "The City of Words"

Margaret Somerville

2006

ethical imagination

globalization

health

philosophy

somerville

technology

The 2006 CBC Massey Lectures, "The Ethical Imagination"

Stephen Lewis

2005

development

economics

education

global south

health

lectures

Poverty

race against time

stephen lewis

The 2005 CBC Massey Lectures, "Race Against Time"

Ronald Wright

2004

a short history of progress

civilization

economics

globalization

history

nature

ronald wright

technology

The 2004 CBC Massey Lectures, "A Short History of Progress"

Thomas King

2003

canada

civilization

colonialism

history

indigenous

justice

massey lectures

myth

poverty

race

the truth about stories

thomas king

unitedstates

The 2003 CBC Massey Lectures, "The Truth about Stories: A Native Narrative"

Margaret Visser

2002

margaret visser

massey lectures

philosophy

sociology

time

The 2002 CBC Massey Lectures, "Beyond Fate"

Janice Gross Stein

2001

economics

education

globalization

health

janice stein

massey lectures

politics

the cult of efficiency

The 2001 CBC Massey Lectures, "The Cult of Efficiency"

Michael Ignatieff

2000

canada

difference

identity

massey lectures

michael ignatieff

philosophy

politics

The 2000 CBC Massey Lectures, "The Rights Revolution"

Robert Fulford

1999

massey lectures

media

myth

robert fulford

sociology

The 1999 CBC Massey Lectures, "The Triumph of Narrative - Storytelling in an Age of Mass Culture"

Jean Vanier

1998

difference

freedom

Jean Vanier

justice

Massey Lectures 1998

relationships

religion

The 1998 CBC Massey Lectures, "Becoming Human"

Hugh Kenner

1997

hugh kenner

identity

literature

massey lectures 1997

relationships

The 1997 CBC Massey Lectures, "The Elsewhere Community"

John Ralston Saul

1995

capitalism

change

civilization

democracy

economics

john ralston saul

massey lectures 1995

philosophy

sociology

The 1995 CBC Massey Lectures, "The Unconscious Civilization"

Conor Cruise O'Brien

1994

conor cruise o'brien

democracy

Massey Lectures 1994

philosophy

politics

religion

The 1994 CBC Massey Lectures, "On The Eve of the Millennium"

Jean Bethke Elshtain

1993

capitalism

cold

democracy

identity

modernity

philosophy

politics

The 1993 CBC Massey Lectures, "Democracy on Trial"

Robert Heilbroner

1992

capitalism

communism

economics

economy

globalization

massey lectures

politics

robert heilbroner

The 1992 CBC Massey Lectures, "Twenty-First Century Capitalism"

Charles Taylor

1991

charles taylor

Freedom

mailaise of modernity

massey lectures

modernity

philosophy

relationships

The 1991 CBC Massey Lectures, "The Malaise of Modernity"

Richard Lewontin

1990

biology as ideology

massey lectures

nature

richard lewontin

science

sociology

The 1990 CBC Massey Lectures, "Biology As Ideology"

Ursula M. Franklin

1989

capitalism

massey lectures

nature

organization

real world of

sociology

technology

ursula franklin

The 1989 CBC Massey Lectures, "The Real World of Technology"

Noam Chomsky

1988

cold

democracy

massey lectures

media

necessary illusions

noam chomsky

politics

sociology

technology

The 1988 CBC Massey Lectures, "Necessary Illusions"

Gregory Baum

1987

compasion and solidarity

gregory baum

justice

massey lectures

poverty

religion

The 1987 CBC Massey Lectures, "Compassion and Solidarity"

Doris Lessing

1985

change

doris lessing

Freedom

massey lectures

peace

politics

prisons we choose to live inside

sociology

The 1985 CBC Massey Lectures, "Prisons We Choose to Live Inside"

Carlos Fuentes

1984

carlos fuentes

economics

global

globalization

history

Latin America

massey lectures

peace

politics

The 1984 CBC Massey Lectures, "Latin America: At War With The Past"

Eric Kierans

1983

and the nation state

canada

economics

eric kierens

globalization

massey lectures

peace

politics

unitedstates

The 1983 CBC Massey Lectures, "Globalism and The Nation State"

Robert Jay Lifton and Richard Falk

1982

civilization

cold

indefensible weapons

massey lectures

peace

politics

richard falk

robert jay lifton

sociology

The 1982 CBC Massey Lectures, "Indefensible Weapons"

Willy Brandt

1981

civilization

cold

dangers and options

development

economics

global

massey lectures 1980

peace

poverty

will brandt

The 1981 CBC Massey Lectures, "Dangers & Options: The Matter of World Survival"

Jane Jacobs

1979

canada

Canadian Cities and Sovereignty Association

cities

economy

history

jane jacobs

massey lectures 1979

philosophy

politics

The 1979 CBC Massey Lectures, "Canadian Cities and Sovereignty Association"

Leslie Fiedler

1978

family

history

leslie fiedler

literature

massey lectures 1978

myth

race

the inadvertent Epic

unitedstates

The 1978 CBC Massey Lectures, "The Inadvertent Epic: From Uncle Tom to Roots"

Claude Lvi Strauss

1977

civilization

claude levi-strauss

indigenous

massey lectures

meaning

myth

nature

science

The 1977 CBC Massey Lectures, "Myth and Meaning"

J. Tuzo Wilson

1975

massey lectures 1975

nature

science

tuzo wilson

The 1975 CBC Massey Lectures - "Limits To Science"

George Steiner

1974

george steiner

Identity

massey lectures

modernity

nature

nostalgia for the absolute

philosophy

religion

science

sociology

technology

The 1974 CBC Massey Lectures, "Nostalgia for the Absolute"

Stafford Beer

1973

designing freedom

freedom

massey lectures

organization

science

stafford beer

technology

The 1973 CBC Massey Lectures, "Designing Freedom"

Pierre Dansereau

1972

culture

inscape and landscape

massey lectures 1972

nature

Pierre Dansereau

science

The 1972 CBC Massey Lectures, "Inscape and Landscape"

James Corry

1971

change

civil

james correy

law

massey lectures 1971

the power of the law

The 1971 CBC Massey Lectures, "The Power of the Law"

George Wald

1970

1970 Massey Lecture

community

geoge wald

science

The 1970 CBC Massey Lectures - "Therefore, Choose Life"

George Grant

1969

george grant

history

massey lectures 1969

modernity

philosophy

technology

time

time as history

The 1969 CBC Massey Lectures, "Time As History"

R.D. Laing

1968

difference

health

relationships

sociology

The 1968 CBC Massey Lectures, "The Politics of Family"

Martin Luther King, Jr.

1967

1967 massey lectures

canada

change

civil

conscience for change

justice

martin luther king

peace

poverty

race

unitedstates

The 1967 CBC Massey Lectures, "Conscience for Change"

Dr. Paul Goodman

1966

1966 massey lectures

civil

cold

democracy

economics

paul goodman

peace

politics

technology

the moral ambiguity of america

unitedstates

The 1966 CBC Massey Lecture, "The Moral Ambiguity of America"

John Kenneth Galbraith

1965

1965 massey lectures

colonialism

development

economics

global

john kenneth galbraith

philosophy

poverty

the underdeveloped country

The 1965 CBC Massey Lectures, "The Underdeveloped Country"

C. B. Macpherson

1964

1964 massey lectures

capitalism

CB Macpherson

cold

communism

democracy

global

politics

The real world of democracy

The 1964 CBC Massey Lectures, "The Real World of Democracy"

Frank Underhill

1963

1963 massey lectures

canada

frank underhill

identity

the image of confederation

The 1963 CBC Massey Lectures, "The Image of Confederation"

Northrop Frye

1962

1963 massey lectures

Culture

Democracy

Education

Literature

Myth & Storytelling

northrop frye

the educated imagination

The 1962 CBC Massey Lectures, "The Educated Imagination"

Barbara Ward

1961

1961 massey lectures

barbara ward

colonialism

development

economics

global

justice

politics

poverty

the rich nations and the poor nations

The 1961 CBC Massey Lectures, "The Rich Nations and The Poor Nations"

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