Our program TUESDAY JANUARY 6; 1:00PM EST will again feature eclectic globetrotting, from Cuba to the Philippines. We will take an in- depth look at art intersecting with politics. We will also catch up with research on the current cultural acceptance of torture here.

Our featured guest is Mark Rice. Mark is a Professor in the American Studies Department at St. John Fisher College in Rochester, NY. He specializes in the history of photography, twentieth-century American culture, and transnational American Studies. Dr. Rice has been a contributor to Forbes magazine and to Newsweek International. He also maintains the internationally recognized blog, "Ranking America" http://rankingamerica.wordpress.com.

We will discuss Mark’s blog and his recent book, “Dean Worcester's Fantasy Islands: Photography, Film, and the Colonial Philippines”. http://tinyurl.com/myrbznw