Library of Congress: talks and concerts

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Library of Congress Philip Levine Closes the Literary Season 2012 · Talk Philip Levine, 18th Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry at the Library of Congress, concludes the Library's literary spring season. Library of Congress Diving Deep in a Pool of Pictures: Prints and Photographs Online Catalog 2012 · Talk Prints and Photographs Division staff provide an overview of the Prints and Photographs Online Catalog (PPOC), highlighting features researchers have found… Library of Congress Burt Bacharach on Composing 2012 · Talk Burt Bacharach was interviewed at the Library while he was here to receive the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song (along with his frequent collaborator, lyricist… Library of Congress The Transit of Venus 2012 · Talk NASA's Sten Odenwald discusses the astronomical phenomenon known as the Transit of Venus, which occurs on June 5, 2012, and not again until the 22nd Century. Library of Congress Poetry and the Stars 2012 · Talk Elizabeth Arnold reads from her own work as well as favorite poems with astronomical themes, followed by a moderated discussion. Library of Congress Gift of Georgian Book 2012 · Talk Nikoloz Rurua, Georgian Minister of Culture, presents Librarian of Congress James H. Billington with "Contemporary Georgian Fiction," translated and edited by… Library of Congress Walter Dean Myers at Children's Book Week 2012 · Talk Walter Dean Myers, the 2012-2013 National Ambassador for Young People's Literature and a renowned author of books for young people, tells stories, reads from… Library of Congress The Last Pharaoh: A Dream for the World 2012 · Talk Wagdi Zeid presented "The Last Pharaoh: A Dream for the World," his play about Akhnaton, the first monotheistic pharaoh in Egypt, and his efforts to unify the… Library of Congress Nobel Laureate Herta Müller 2012 · Talk The Library of Congress, in collaboration with the Goethe-Institut, presented a reading and discussion withNobel Laureate Herta Müller, winner of the Nobel… Library of Congress We Write the Songs: ASCAP Concert 2012 2012 · Talk The Library hosted the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) Foundation for its annual event "We Write the Songs," a night of… Library of Congress The Persian Traditional Music Golha Project 2012 · Talk This illustrated lecture revealed the background and importance of Golha radio programs which were broadcast in Iran from 1956 through 1978. Jane Lewisohn… Library of Congress The Impact of the Cold War on US-Cuban Economic Relations, 1946-1952 2012 · Talk Historiography on U.S.-Cuban relations has tended to cast an aura of inevitability on Fidel Castro-s Revolution--as well as on Cuba's clash with the United… Library of Congress Visualizing the Nation's Capital (Day 1-Morning) 2012 · Talk This conference showcases the unparalleled cartographic collections at the Library of Congress and engage a wide array of experts in exploring how Washington… Library of Congress Visualizing the Nation's Capital (Day 1-Afternoon) 2012 · Talk This conference showcases the unparalleled cartographic collections at the Library of Congress and engage a wide array of experts in exploring how Washington… Library of Congress Visualizing the Nation's Capital (Day 2) 2012 · Talk This conference showcases the unparalleled cartographic collections at the Library of Congress and engage a wide array of experts in exploring how Washington… Library of Congress Northwest Washington, D.C.: Tales from West of the Park 2012 · Talk From the history of Georgetown College and American University to stories of runaway slaves seeking protection at Fort Reno, historian Mark N. Ozer charts the… Library of Congress Women from the Nigerien Sahel 2012 · Talk Antoinette Tidjani Alou discussed "The Secret Faces of Women from the Nigerien Sahel: Agency, Influence and Contemporary Challenges." Library of Congress Party and Procedure in the United States Congress 2012 · Talk In "Party and Procedure in the United States Congress," author Jacob R. Straus and his contributors offer students and researchers an in-depth understanding… Library of Congress Pivot of Empire: Settler Politics in Japanese Manchuria, 1913-1916 2012 · Talk In April 1895, Japan was victorious in battle and humiliated in diplomacy. The Triple Intervention orchestrated by France, Germany and Russia compelled the… Library of Congress Jack Kemp, An American Idealist 2012 · Talk Morton Kondracke discussed the life and political career of Jack Kemp. Kemp served nine terms in Congress as a representative from New York and as Secretary… Library of Congress Walt Whitman: Literary Birthday Celebration 2012 · Talk Poets Joshua Beckman and Stanley Plumly celebrate the birthday of American poet Walt Whitman by reading selections from his work and discussing his influence… Library of Congress Jurji Zaidan: His Contributions to Modern Arab Thought & Literature (1) 2012 · Talk Scholars from the Arab world, Europe and North America presented papers and discussed the life and work of the noted Arab novelist, journalist and publisher.… Library of Congress Jurji Zaidan: His Contributions to Modern Arab Thought & Literature (2) 2012 · Talk Scholars from the Arab world, Europe and North America presented papers and discussed the life and work of the noted Arab novelist, journalist and publisher.… Library of Congress La Tumba Francesa in Cuba 2012 · Talk Musician Mirta Gomez discussed the French "Tumba," a traditional music and dance style that emerged in the 18th century in Cuba. Library of Congress Literary Birthday Celebration: Gwendolyn Brooks 2012 · Talk Poets Kyle Dargan and Janice Harrington celebrate the birthday of American poet Gwendolyn Brooks by reading selections from her work and discussing her… Library of Congress National Ambassador for Young People's Literature Announcement Ceremony: Walter Dean Myers 2012 · Talk Walter Dean Myers, five-time winner of the Coretta Scott King Award and two Newbery Honors, was inaugurated as National Ambassador for Young People's… Library of Congress J. Edgar Hoover & the Library of Congress 2012 · Talk "Young J. Edgar: Hoover, the Red Scare and the Assault on Civil Liberties" brings to life the nationwide Palmer raids of 1919-20 and the coming of age of the… Library of Congress Dog Tags: History, Stories & Folklore of Military Identification 2012 · Talk The 100th anniversary of the official use of American personal identity tags, affectionately known as "dog tags," recently passed without fanfare. Dog tags… Library of Congress How the States Got Their Shapes Too 2012 · Talk Was Roger Williams too pure for the Puritans, and what does that have to do with Rhode Island? Why did Augustine Herman take 10 years to complete the map that… Library of Congress Odysseas Elytis & the Hispanic World 2012 · Talk Odysseas Elytis influenced Hispanic literature in the late 1930s and 1940s with his exuberant style, adding a further level of passion to the established… Library of Congress Master Class with Paolo Pandolfo 2012 · Talk Considered one of the world's finest gambists, Paolo Pandolfo offered a free master class in the Library's Coolidge Auditorium, working with three exceptional… Library of Congress Literary Birthday Celebration: Langston Hughes 2012 · Talk Poets Dolores Kendrick and Evie Shockley celebrate the birthday of American poet Langston Hughes by reading selections from his work and discussing his… Library of Congress Eleanor Lambert: Still Here 2012 · Talk John A. Tiffany discusses his new book on Eleanor Lambert, best known as the inventor of Fashion Week, creator of the International Best-Dressed List and… Library of Congress Pizza & Poetry 2012 · Talk Jehanne Dubrow reads and discusses "Stateside", a book of poems which lyrically details the experiences of a military wife. Library of Congress The Creative Society & the Price Americans Paid for It 2012 · Talk Educated professionals have been responsible for shaping much of America's history, according to scholar Louis Galambos. Since the turn of the 20th century,… Library of Congress Whose Content Is It Anyway? Social Media, Personal Data & the Fate of Our Digital Legacy 2012 · Talk Cathy Marshall speaks about the ownership of digital items and how common it is for most of us to deliberately ignore the rights of creators of digital… Library of Congress Hungarian Literature: László Krasznahorkai 2012 · Talk Hungarian novelist László Krasznahorkai reads from his recently translated novel, "Sátántangó," and discusses the state of contemporary Hungarian literature. Library of Congress Mapping Water Use from Space 2012 · Talk Martha Anderson talks about using images from the Landsat satellite program to monitor water use and drought on U.S. farms with pinpoint accuracy to measure… Library of Congress The Main Reading Room of the Library of Congress 2012 · Talk When most researchers arrive at the Library of Congress, their journey of discovery begins in the Main Reading Room. As the home to the library's reference… Library of Congress Presidential Campaign Posters 2012 · Talk Along with every presidential campaign there are great campaign posters. There are also ridiculous ones. In "Presidential Campaign Posters: Two Hundred Years… Library of Congress The Paganini Project with Peter Sheppard Skærved 2012 · Talk Polymathic and ever-curious British violinist Peter Sheppard Skærved delves into the Library's fascinating Niccolò Paganini collection. Examining posters,… Library of Congress Dennis Stroughmatt et L'Esprit Creole: Upper Louisiana French Creole Music from Missouri 2012 · Talk By an amazing string of chance events, young Dennis Stroughmatt came upon the descendants of French Midwestern settlers, and he spent over three years in… Library of Congress In Search of Sacco & Vanzetti 2012 · Talk It was a bold and brutal crime: robbery and murder in broad daylight on the streets of South Braintree, Mass., in 1920. Tried for the crime and convicted, two… Library of Congress Heaven on Earth: A Tour of Solomon's Temple through Near Eastern Eyes 2012 · Talk Victor Avigdor Hurowitz presented "Heaven on Earth: A Tour of Solomon's Temple Through Ancient Near Eastern Eyes." Library of Congress Unukupukupu Halau Hula 2012 · Talk Unukupukupu is the traditional Halau Hula (Hula School) of Hawai`i Community College, Hilo, Hawai`i. Here ancient dances and songs, rooted in the sacred… Library of Congress Of All the Physicians is There a Physician? Irony in the Practice of Medicine 2012 · Talk Although practicing medicine is a historic and socially established way of living a good and worthy life, the best physicians at times find themselves asking… Library of Congress Making Sense of Ancient Graffiti 2012 · Talk In the year AD 79, Mount Vesuvius erupted with devastating force, burying the nearby town of Pompeii under more than thirty feet of volcanic debris. Pompeii… Library of Congress 2012 Library of Congress Junior Fellows 2012 · Talk The Junior Fellows program is profiled and various findings of the 2012 class are featured.