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For some, it’s "the job", a necessary burden. For others it’s a calling, a way to find purpose and identity. "The Job" is an exploration into the conflicted feelings we all have about working.
With an unemployment rate that has doubled over the past two years and a shifting economy, "The Job" begins to explore how all this has changed the expectations and realities of work.
Produced by the Utah NOW team of Doug Fabrizio, Dave Castleton, Erik Nielsen, and Gary Turnier, this KUED documentary features the stories of people who left stable jobs to follow a dream. But there are also stories of those who couldn't make the dream work. "The Job" traces the history of work and the changing role of work in our lives and it chronicles the humiliating experience of losing a job and the daunting challenge of trying to find one.
“I think this show in particular will be moving and personal because for most people work becomes their identity for better or worse,” says associate producer Dave Castleton.
Fabrizio describes the new format as an attempt to be more personal in the way KUED tells stories. “If we do it right, these will be powerful and surprising portraits that capture a critical part of the human experience.”
Utah NOW presents its first hour-long documentary, "The Job" on April 12 at 8:00 pm. Formerly a weekly offering on KUED, the Emmy-winning Utah NOW is changing format to offer another way of telling the stories of Utah. |
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Dr. Joanne Ciulla
Ms. Ciulla, a founding faculty member of the Jepson School of Leadership Studies, holds a Ph.D. in philosophy from Temple University. She has written more than 70 publications, including Ethics: The Heart of Leadership (Praeger, 1999). Her newest book, The Working Life: The Promise and Betrayal of Modern Work (Times Books and 3 Rivers Press, 2001), offers a historical perspective on the culture of work from philosophical, economical and linguistic points of view. It is a very readable search for the meaning of work and includes Ciulla's first-person observations of corporations and individual workers.
Professor Ciulla was the first person to hold the UNESCO Chair in Leadership Studies at the United Nations University International Leadership Academy. There, she developed leadership training programs for emerging leaders from all over the world. A highly sought-after consultant for corporations, Ciulla has appeared on National Public Radio, Bill Moyers' "World of Ideas" and other radio and television programs in the United States and abroad. She received the 2003 Outstanding Faculty Award from the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia. |
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Dr. Al Gini
Dr. Al Gini
Mr. Gini, a professor of Business Ethics at Loyola University of Chicago, is the co-founder and associate editor of Business Ethics Quarterly, the Journal of the Society for Business Ethics. Prof. Gini’s published work includes “The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work” for The Common Review and “Work – Life Balance” in the Encyclopedia of Business Ethics.
Besides lecturing to community and professional organizations, he does consulting on corporate ethics and can be regularly heard on National Public Radio's Chicago affiliate, WBEZ-FM. |
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Dr. Kristen Hawkes
Ms. Hawkes is a Distinguished Professor of Anthropology at the University of Utah. She is regarded for her "grandmother hypothesis," a theory which argues that although women long out-live their child-bearing years, the key role grandmothers play in providing for youngsters helps us understand human longevity.
Professor Hawkes received her Ph.D. in Antropology from the University of Washington. In 2009 she was elected to be a member of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences.
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David Kudler
Mr. Kudler is the Publishing Director and Editor for the Joseph Campbell Foundation. An author in his own right, he develops new books from Mr. Campbell’s lectures and writings for the foundation. Mr. Kudler holds Masters degrees in English from Stanford and in Fine Arts from the National Theater Conservatory. |
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Dr. Abraham Verghese
Dr. Verghese is Professor for the Theory and Practice of Medicine at the Stanford University School of Medicine and Senior Associate Chair of the Department of Internal Medicine. He is also the author of three books, including the novel “Cutting for Stone.”
In Dr. Verghese’s writing and work, he continues to emphasize the importance of bedside medicine and physical examination in a time in medicine when the use of advanced technology frequently results in the patient in the bed having less attention than the patient data in the computer. |
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Dr. Jeffery Thompson
Dr. Thompson is an Associate Professor at the Romney Institute of Public Management at Brigham Young University. His overarching research interest is employee expression of personal values through work. Specific interests include: Work as a calling; Ideology-based psychological contracts; Meaningful work; Employee initiative-taking; and organizational ethics. |
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