How do I see the video/hear the audio? There are two ways to experience the multimedia content on this site:
What is a podcast? Podcasting is a method of distributing multimedia content over the web. When you use a program called a "podcatcher" to subscribe to a podcast, the podcatcher will periodically check to see if new content (in this case, audio or video files) has been added to the podcast. If new content is available, the podcatcher will automatically download the new file(s) for you, making them available to play on your computer, iPod, or other digital media device.
What do these buttons mean?
will take you to a page that will allow you to subscribe via one of several different podcatchers. You can also right-click (control-click for Mac) and copy the address into the podcatcher of your choice.
will allow you to subscribe to the podcast via the iTunes music store, if that is your preferred podcatcher. It's free to subscribe and download podcasts from iTunes, but you have to have iTunes installed on your computer (download it now).
Still confused? The University has posted information about RSS, the technology behind podcasting as well as information about subscribing to RSS feeds. If you want to learn more, you can also read Wikipedia's article on podcasting.
More questions? Please e-mail chiasmos@uchicago.edu.
"Global Chicago"
October 25, 2004
Published in 2003, Global Chicago is a compendium of essays by Chicago scholars, practitioners and journalists, which discuss the impact of globalization on Chicago. The objective of the book was to stimulate discussion, begin to quantify the nature and extent of the city's global activities, identify areas for further research, and raise awareness of the city's global assets and the potential that exists to leverage those assets for the benefit of all citizens of the region.
From the World Beyond the Headlines Series; in collaboration with The Global Chicago Center of the Chicago Councol on Global Affairs.