Library of Congress: talks and concerts

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Library of Congress Alan Lomax, the Man Who Recorded the World: A Bio-Ethnography 2010 · Talk In this presentation, John Szwed discusses his forthcoming biography of Alan Lomax. He writes: It seems odd that no biography of Alan Lomax was written before… Library of Congress Alan Lomax, the Man Who Recorded the World: A Bio-Ethnography 2010 · Talk In this presentation, John Szwed discusses his forthcoming biography of Alan Lomax. He writes: It seems odd that no biography of Alan Lomax was written before… Library of Congress Decoration Day in the Mountains 2011 · Talk Decoration Day is a late spring or summer tradition that involves cleaning community cemeteries, decorating them with flowers, holding religious services in… Library of Congress Genius of Place: The Life of Frederick Law Olmsted 2011 · Talk Frederick Law Olmsted is best remembered for his landscape architecture, from New York's Central Park and Boston's Emerald Necklace to the grounds of the U.S.… Library of Congress The Political Implications of Human Genomics 2011 · Talk A discussion on the rapid growth of genomic science, how political views and public policy have not caught up, and its likely effect on our identities and on… Library of Congress A Digital Humanities Pathway to European Enlightenment: from Account Books to Banned Books via Google Books 2011 · Talk The French Book Trade in Enlightenment Europe project uses database technology to map the trade of the Societe Typographique de Neuchatel (STN), a celebrated… Library of Congress Decolonization: A History of Failure? 2011 · Talk Decolonization is widely considered one of the foundational processes of the modern world--an old imperial order was swept away, and a new world of nations… Library of Congress Skulls, Scalps and Seminoles: Science and Violence in Florida, 1800-1842 2011 · Talk Exploration of the history of science in Florida during the decades before and after the beginning of U.S. governance in 1821. The lecture emphasizes the… Library of Congress From Divine Art to Printing Machine and Beyond 2011 · Talk Elizabeth L. Eisenstein offers an authoritative and highly readable account of five centuries of ambivalent attitudes toward printing and printers in her new… Library of Congress Web Archiving at the British Library 2011 · Talk Helen Hockx-Yu discussed the key processes of web archiving and provided an overview of the British Library's web archiving activities. She discussed how the… Library of Congress Kiu Haghighi with Tooraj Moshref-Zadeh: Persian Santour and Tombak Music from Illinois 2011 · Talk Persian hammered dulcimer (santour) virtuoso Kiu Haghighi is accompanied by Tooraj Moshref-Zadeh on the tombak, a Persian drum. Library of Congress In Mexico There Are No Mexicans: Decolonization and Modernization, 1750-1850 2011 · Talk New Spain became Mexico virtually overnight, in 1821, although a decade of bloody civil strife preceded its final independence. Historian Eric Van Young uses… Library of Congress Big Ice Sheets Doing Big Things: Why It's a Big Deal 2011 · Talk This loss of ice in areas of the World such as Antarctica and Greenland is causing an increasing rate of sea-level rise, making it critically important to… Library of Congress Traditional Chinese Zheng Music from Florida 2011 · Talk Ann Yao plays the zheng, a long, horizontal plucked zither that is one the most ancient musical instruments in China. She is joined in this performance by… Library of Congress 2011 Junior Fellows Display 2011 · Talk The Junior Fellows program is profiled and the findings of the 2011 class of fellows are featured. Library of Congress Electronic Resources Online Catalog 2011 · Talk The Library's Electronic Resources Online Catalog has been accessible both on- and off-site since September 30, 2010. Learn more about this valuable research… Library of Congress William Faulkner & the Ledgers of History 2011 · Talk Two years ago, an important literary discovery was revealed -- the existence of a wealthy plantation owner's mid-1800s diary that had been read by William… Library of Congress Newslore: Contemporary Folklore on the Internet 2011 · Talk Russell Frank defines newslore as folklore that comments on, and is therefore indecipherable without knowledge of, current events. Newslore takes multiple… Library of Congress Daniel Boucher & Friends: Traditional French-Canadian Fiddle Music from Connecticut 2011 · Talk Fiddler and singer Daniel Boucher is accompanied by guitarist Ray Pelletier, guitarist and fiddler George Wilson, and fiddler/stepdancer Glenn Bombardier of… Library of Congress Traditional Greek Smyrneika Music from Massachusetts 2011 · Talk Sophia Bilides sings and plays santouri (Greek hammered dulcimer) and zilia (finger cymbals). Smyrneika songs arose out an urban population where the music of… Library of Congress Passing for Traditional: The New Lost City Ramblers and Folk Music Authenticity 2011 · Talk The New Lost City Ramblers were pioneers in the old-time music revival that paralleled the great folk music boom of the 1960s. Mike Seeger, John Cohen, and… Library of Congress I Am Because We Are: African Wisdom in Image and Proverb 2011 · Talk Betty Press discussed and signed her new book, "I Am Because We Are: African Wisdom for Life." Library of Congress Encounter of Chinese & Western Cultures and the 1911 Revolution (morning) 2011 · Talk (Morning Session.) 2011 marks the 100th anniversary of the 1911 Chinese Revolution, which ended the Qing Dynasty and imperial rule in China. Scholars from… Library of Congress What the Autograph Can Tell Us: Beethoven's Sonata in E Major, Opus 109 2011 · Talk One of the treasures of the Library's collection of composers' autographs is the manuscript of Ludwig van Beethoven's late E major piano sonata. William… Library of Congress About the FSA Collection 2011 · Talk Description of the Farm Security Administration-Office of War Information (FSA-OWI) Photograph Collection at the Library of Congress. History of the New Deal… Library of Congress Learning from the FSA Collection 2011 · Talk Suggestions for using the Farm Security Administration-Office of War Information (FSA-OWI) Photograph Collection at the Library of Congress to support… Library of Congress Cantos de mi canton (Songs from My Home): Chicano Music from California 2011 · Talk In a concert in celebration of Hispanic American Heritage Month, Agustin Lira and Alma & Quetza perform. Library of Congress Mapping the Moon with WALL·E 2011 · Talk NASA found the perfect partner in education in 2007 when the robot WALL·E, the title character in a computer-animated film from Pixar Studios, became a part… Library of Congress The Dreamer 2011 · Talk Author Pam Muñoz Ryan discusses her award-winning book "The Dreamer," illustrated by Peter Sis. Library of Congress Deciphering the Art of the Ancient Maya & the Year 2012 2011 · Talk Art historian and archaeologist David Stuart, the foremost expert on Mayan hieroglyphs, delivered the fifth Jay I. Kislak Lecture titled "Deciphering the Art… Library of Congress Constitution Day 2011: The Supreme Court and Free Speech 2011 · Talk In honor of Constitution Day, journalist Dahlia Lithwick speaks on the Supreme Court and free speech. Library of Congress 2011 Americas Awards for Children's & Young Adult Literature 2011 · Talk The 2011 Americas Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature was awarded to Muñoz Ryan and Sis for "The Dreamer" and to author Willie Perdomo and… Library of Congress This Separation Forced upon Us: Philadelphia's Free Quakers and the Culture of Revolution 2011 · Talk Despite their history of pacifism, Philadelphia Quakers were deeply entangled in the American Revolution. When a small number of disowned Friends came… Library of Congress Literatura de Cordel: Continuity and Change in Brazilian Popular Literature (Day 1) 2011 · Talk Literatura de cordel, literally "string literature," refers to small popular books or chapbooks, predominantly from northeastern Brazil. They were often… Library of Congress Literatura de Cordel: Continuity and Change in Brazilian Popular Literature (Day 2, afternoon) 2011 · Talk Literatura de cordel, literally "string literature," refers to small popular books or chapbooks, predominantly from northeastern Brazil. They were often… Library of Congress Odessa: Genius & Death in a City of Dreams 2011 · Talk Odessa was the Russian Empire's gateway to the Middle East when Catherine the Great created this port city on the Black Sea as a model of enlightenment.… Library of Congress Politics of Nixon & Obama 2011 · Talk Klaus Larres discusses how the 1970s, like today, were characterized by controversial military engagements, deep political divisions and severe financial… Library of Congress Dvorak in the New World 2011 · Talk For the first time in more than a century, Antonin Dvorak's original manuscript for Symphony No. 9, "From the New World," returned to the United States for a… Library of Congress The Three Waves of Jewish Migration to China, 1845-1940 2011 · Talk Liliane Willens discussed "The Three Waves of Jewish Migration to China, 1845-1940." Library of Congress Ballet for Martha: Making Appalachian Spring 2011 · Talk The ballet classic "Appalachian Spring," created by Martha Graham with music by Aaron Copland, is the subject of a new book for young people, called "Ballet… Library of Congress Frontera Sin Frontera 2011 · Talk A panel of experts discusses the poetry traditions of the United States and Mexico and the literary exchanges between the two countries, shedding light on the… Library of Congress Sovereignty & Legitimacy: On the Changing Face of Law, Questions & Speculations 2011 · Talk Joseph Raz delivered the second Frederic R. and Molly S. Kellogg Biennial Lecture in Jurisprudence on the subject of "Sovereignty & Legitimacy: On the… Library of Congress The Fandom of the Opera 2011 · Talk A lecture by Mark Schubin on how a 400-year-old art form helped create modern media technology. Library of Congress Ali Mazrui 2011 · Talk Ali Mazrui discussed the state of contemporary African culture and post-independence literary production. Library of Congress Graziella Tonfoni: Navigating Through Digital Information 2011 · Talk Graziella Tonfoni, a scientific and literary author with vast experience using digital resources, discussed her experiences and research ideas. Library of Congress Contemporary Poetry from China: A Reading and Discussion 2011 · Talk An examination of contemporary poetry from China, with a reading and discussion by two Chinese poets. The poets are featured in an anthology titled "Push Open… Library of Congress Market Empire: The U.S., the Philippines & Natural Resource Management 2011 · Talk The importation of tropical products from the Caribbean and the Pacific accompanied the growth of American industrial development in the early twentieth… Library of Congress Philip Levine Gives Inaugural Reading as U.S. Poet Laureate 2011 · Talk Philip Levine, whose poetry has honored the working man for almost half a century, gives his inaugural reading as the 18th Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry.…