Library of Congress: talks and concerts

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Library of Congress Tetouan, Morocco: Its Specificity and World Cultural Heritage Dimension 2008 · Talk Tetouan is the largest North Moroccan Mediterranean city, but it is not one of nation's larger, famous or glamorous cities. Yet Tetouan stands out for its… Library of Congress Jazz Conversation: Argentine Pianist & Composer Guillermo Klein 2008 · Talk Argentine pianist and composer Guillermo Klein talks with Library of Congress music specialist Larry Appelbaum. Library of Congress The New Deal Legacy and Contemporary Scholarship, Part 1. 2008 · Talk The "New Deal" Franklin Delano Roosevelt had promised the American people began to take shape immediately after his inauguration on March 4, 1933. The… Library of Congress The New Deal Legacy and Contemporary Scholarship, Part 2. 2008 · Talk The "New Deal" Franklin Delano Roosevelt had promised the American people began to take shape immediately after his inauguration on March 4, 1933. The… Library of Congress The Women Who Kept the Songs from India to Israel: The Musical Heritage of Cochin 2008 · Talk For centuries Jewish women along India's Malabar Coast filled songbooks with Jewish-themed music sung in Malayalam at weddings, community celebrations and… Library of Congress Gardening for Ozone Air Quality 2008 · Talk Air quality continues to be a public-health concern. Some of the nation's worst ozone pollution occurs in suburbs and even in parks that are downwind from… Library of Congress Jazz Conversation: Pianist, Composer Dave Brubeck 2008 · Talk Larry Appelbaum, Senior Music Reference Specialist with the Library of Congress, conducts a conversation with jazz pianist and composer Dave Brubeck. Library of Congress Jazz Conversation: Lyricist Iola Brubeck 2008 · Talk Denise Gallo, Head of Acquisitions and Processing with the Library of Congress Music Division, conducts a conversation with lyricist Iola Brubeck, wife of… Library of Congress From Oral Tradition to Critical Edition: The James Madison Carpenter Collection of Folk Music and Drama 2008 · Talk This lecture showcases the variety and importance of the James Madison Carpenter Collection, which has been digitized and is intended for online presentation… Library of Congress Seeing Mary: Belief, Politics, and Practice at Marian Apparition Sites 2008 · Talk What happens in a community after a Catholic claims to see and hear Mary, the Blessed Mother? Always a challenging situation, the claims are contested while… Library of Congress Forum on Education and the Economy: Gov. Roy Romer 2008 · Talk Education reform has been a policy focus in the United States since "A Nation at Risk" was released in 1983. Despite the best of intentions and large… Library of Congress CAMEO: A Free Internet Reference on Materials Used in the Production and Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works 2008 · Talk What is Coade Stone? When was Bakelite invented? What is the chemical structure of indigo? Is it safe to use mineral spirits? The answers to all of these… Library of Congress The Real Thing: Using Collections for Collaborative Conservation 2008 · Talk The British Library is one of the top libraries in the world with responsibilities for a large number of books, approximately 625 kilometers (400 miles) of… Library of Congress In Search of Africa at the Library of Congress: Collecting and Preserving African Heritage 2008 · Talk The African Section of the African & Middle Eastern Division and The Prints & Photographs Division at the Library of Congress co-sponsor an illustrated… Library of Congress Ninth Annual State of the Nigerian Nation Symposium: Morning Session 2008 · Talk The African Section of the African and Middle Eastern Division and the Nigeria Peoples Forum-USA jointly hosted the Ninth Annual State of the Nigerian Nation… Library of Congress Ninth Annual State of the Nigerian Nation Symposium: Afternoon Session 2008 · Talk The African Section of the African and Middle Eastern Division and the Nigeria Peoples Forum-USA jointly hosted the Ninth Annual State of the Nigerian Nation… Library of Congress Rajput Maharajas Conference (Afternoon) 2008 · Talk Rajput maharajas have ruled hundreds of places throughout northern India, not just Rajasthan. The Rathor clan of Rajputs, headed by the Maharaja of Jodhpur,… Library of Congress Rajput Maharajas Conference (Morning) 2008 · Talk Rajput maharajas have ruled hundreds of places throughout northern India, not just Rajasthan. The Rathor clan of Rajputs, headed by the Maharaja of Jodhpur,… Library of Congress Recent Research on Daguerreotypes at George Eastman House 2008 · Talk The 2005 George Eastman House exhibition, "Young America, the Daguerreotypes of Southworth and Hawes," launched a research collaboration among Eastman House… Library of Congress Chinua Achebe: 50th Anniversary of "Things Fall Apart" (Morning) 2008 · Talk Through his fiction and non-fiction works, Nigerian author Chinua Achebe has sought to repair the damage done to the continent of Africa and its people as a… Library of Congress Iranian Jewry: From Past To Present (Morning Session) 2008 · Talk The Jews of Iran comprise not only one of the oldest populations of Jews in the world, but also one of the most ancient threads in the diverse fabric of the… Library of Congress Chinua Achebe: 50th Anniversary of "Things Fall Apart" (Afternoon) 2008 · Talk Through his fiction and non-fiction works, Nigerian author Chinua Achebe has sought to repair the damage done to the continent of Africa and its people as a… Library of Congress Iranian Jewry: From Past To Present (Afternoon Session) 2008 · Talk The Jews of Iran comprise not only one of the oldest populations of Jews in the world, but also one of the most ancient threads in the diverse fabric of the… Library of Congress Israeli Comics of Past & Present 2008 · Talk Drawing both from Judeo-European and American cultures, comics have been a mainstay of Israeli newspapers and readers' markets since the early 1930s. Ofer… Library of Congress HABS: Celebrating the Past and Present (Morning Session) 2008 · Talk 2008 marked the 75th anniversary of the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS), America's first federal historic preservation program. The HABS mission is… Library of Congress HABS: Planning for the Future (Afternoon Session) 2008 · Talk 2008 marks the 75th anniversary of the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS), America's first federal historic preservation program. The HABS mission is… Library of Congress Public Markets 2008 · Talk Public markets, with their small vendors selling locally-grown food and locally-made crafts, accentuate the qualities of a town and help build a sense of… Library of Congress Bankrupting the Enemy: The U.S. Financial Siege of Japan Before Pearl Harbor 2008 · Talk Was the bombing of Pearl Harbor an unprovoked attack on the United States? According to a new book by Edward S. Miller, the Japanese motivation stemmed from… Library of Congress I Will Wake the Dawn: Illuminated Psalms 2008 · Talk The Book of Psalms is probably the best-known book of the Hebrew Bible. In her new book, "I Will Wake the Dawn: Illuminated Psalms," author and artist Debra… Library of Congress Consuming Landscapes: Parkways in Germany and the United States, 1920-1970 2008 · Talk One of the earliest environmental repercussions of the 20th century's car culture were new roads celebrating landscape. In a seemingly paradoxical fashion, a… Library of Congress Globalization Through the Centuries 2008 · Talk Economic globalization is a new word for an old process, according to economic historian Herman Van der Wee, holder of the Chair of the Countries and Cultures… Library of Congress African American History Month Celebration: National Visionary Leadership Project Showcase 2008 · Talk The Library of Congress celebrated African American History Month with its signature event--a showcase of the American Folklife Center's National Visionary… Library of Congress America in the Middle East" by Michael Oren 2008 · Talk America and the Middle East have been intertwined for more than 230 years -- the first war fought by the newly independent United States was against… Library of Congress Poetry Reading by Li-Young Lee and David Kirby 2008 · Talk The Library of Congress literary season continued with poetry readings by Li-Young Lee and David Kirby sponsored by the Poetry and Literature Center. Library of Congress Opening the Photo Vaults: A Web 2.0 Pilot Project to Enhance Discovery and Gather Input for the Library's Photograph Collections 2008 · Talk Library of Congress staff from the Prints and Photographs Division, Office of Strategic Initiatives, and Information Technology Services -- along with George… Library of Congress No Greater Challenge: Assessing Legal Responses to Terrorism 2008 · Talk The Law Library of Congress presented a lecture by James Renwick. Renwick is an Australian barrister and visiting Fulbright Scholar. His lecture, "No Greater… Library of Congress Former Oklahoma Representative Mickey Edwards Discusses Book on Conservatism 2008 · Talk Former Representative Mickey Edwards (R-Okla.), a leading member of the American conservative movement for more than 40 years, believes that many… Library of Congress Reflections from South Africa: Libraries and Society Change 2008 · Talk Ellen R. Tise, president-elect (2007-2009) of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), gave an informative presentation… Library of Congress A Conversation with Leon Harris 2008 · Talk The Library of Congress celebrated African American History Month with a presentation by Leon Harris, award-winning journalist and anchor for ABC 7/WJLA-TV.… Library of Congress Michael Dirda Discusses "Classics for Pleasure" 2008 · Talk "Classics are classics not because they are educational, but because people have found them worth reading, generation after generation, century after century.… Library of Congress The Second Great Migration: Religious Refugees and the Remaking of America, 1678-1690 2008 · Talk During the latter part of the 17th century, thousands of Protestant radicals emigrated to England's American colonies. Though generally neglected by… Library of Congress Alan Leshner Discusses New Science of Addiction and What It Means to Society 2008 · Talk Advances in science in recent decades have revolutionized the understanding of the nature of drug abuse and addiction and what society needs to do about them.… Library of Congress Oussama Romdhani: The Impact of the Information Technology Revolution on the Youth of Tunisia 2008 · Talk Oussama Romdhani, director general of the Tunisian External Communication Agency, made a presentation in the African and Middle Eastern Reading Room on "The… Library of Congress Witter Bynner Fellows Poetry Reading 2008 2008 · Talk Poet Laureate Charles Simic has chosen two new voices in poetry, business-development writer Matthew Thorburn and attorney Monica Youn, for the 2008 Witter… Library of Congress The Anthropology of Digital Natives 2008 · Talk Young people today born into a digital world are experiencing a far different environment of information-gathering and access to knowledge than a generation… Library of Congress The Fortune Cookie Chronicles: Adventures in the World of Chinese Food 2008 · Talk Who writes those little messages in fortune cookies and how do fortune cookie makers get their lucky numbers? For that matter, where did fortune cookies… Library of Congress Electing FDR: The New Deal Campaign of 1932 2008 · Talk With the landmark election of Franklin D. Roosevelt as U.S. President in 1932, decades of Republican ascendancy gave way to a half century of Democratic… Library of Congress Classical Music of Persia: The Precious Heritage of Iranians 2008 · Talk Honoring the arrival of Spring and celebrating the age old tradition of Nowruz, Roya Bahrami presented a lecture-recital based on her research to give…