Library of Congress: talks and concerts

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Little OnesFilms for young children by name: nursery rhymes, lullabies, preschool.
KidsCartoons and animation, children's and family films, and educational films, unless they deal with war, propaganda, crime, horror or drugs, or carry racial caricature.
TweensDocumentaries, science, nature and space, classic comedies, newsreels, commercials and lectures.
TeensEverything else, including anything we cannot tell about; war, crime, horror and westerns go no lower.
AdultSexual themes (such as the old "sex hygiene" films), gore, surgery, slaughter, atrocity footage.
Library of Congress 2012 Kluge Prize Ceremony: Fernando Henrique Cardoso 2012 · Talk Librarian of Congress James H. Billington awarded the 2012 John W. Kluge Prize for lifetime achievement in the study of humanity to Fernando Henrique Cardoso.… Library of Congress Squeeze This! A Cultural History of the Accordion in America 2012 · Talk Polka, zydeco, and "Lady of Spain": If this is your idea of the only genres wherein the accordion flourishes, prepare to be enlightened by the history of this… Library of Congress Library of Congress New Bibliographic Framework Initiative: Update Forum with Eric Miller 2012 · Talk The new bibliographic framework transition initiative will be focused on the Web environment, Linked Data principles and mechanisms, and the Resource… Library of Congress Imperialism, Self-Determination & the Rise of Human Rights 2012 · Talk Decolonization was a human rights victory. But did its prime movers and ideologues conceive of it in terms of the "human rights" the United Nations declared,… Library of Congress Ruze Dalmatinke Traditional Croatian Singing from Washington State 2012 · Talk Ruze Dalmatinke of Seattle, Washington presents traditional Croatian songs. Founded by sisters Binki Franulovic Spahi and Alma Franulovic Plancich who… Library of Congress Reading Omar Khayyam's Ruba'iyyat with Their Historical Context 2012 · Talk Mehdi Aminrazavi, professor of Philosophy and Religion at the University of Mary Washington discusses "Reading Omar Khayyam's Ruba'iyyat within Their… Library of Congress The Continuing Problem of Custom: From the Medieval Jurists to the Supreme Court 2012 · Talk Western legal systems have from ancient times acknowledged that binding laws could be made bottom-up through the repeat behavior of the members of the… Library of Congress Embracing Defeat in the Colonies: The Allies & the Dismantling of the Japanese Empire After World War II 2012 · Talk One of the distinctive aspects of the end of the Japanese empire in 1945 is the intersection of defeat, foreign occupation and decolonization. After defeating… Library of Congress Man, Food, and Fire: The Evolution of Barbecue 2012 · Talk Award-winning cookbook author and "master griller" Steven Raichlen will lecture at the Library of Congress on the history of barbecue, from the discovery of… Library of Congress Lincoln's Forgotten Ally: Judge Advocate General Joseph Holt 2012 · Talk In a new biography, author Elizabeth D. Leonard illuminates the history of this seldom-discussed but important figure in Lincoln's presidency. Library of Congress When the U.S. Went to War with Canada: Competing Narratives of the 1812 War 2012 · Talk The War of 1812 remains a central event in national history. Oana Godeanu-Kenworthy examines how historians on both sides of the border articulated distinct… Library of Congress Integrating Legacy Repository Systems with Archivematica 2012 · Talk Archivematica is a free and open-source digital preservation system that is designed to maintain standards-based, long-term access to collections of digital… Library of Congress From the Glory of Conquest to Paradise Lost: Al-Andalus as an Arab Realm of Memory 2012 · Talk Peter Wien discusses how "Realms of Memory" are central to how societies relate to a perceived collective past. The history of medieval al-Andalus, or Muslim… Library of Congress Enhancing Access to Library of Congress Collections 2012 · Talk Since early 2007, the Library of Congress and several partner organizations have worked to create a thesaurus of genre/form terms (MARC 21 tag 155), that… Library of Congress Les Bon Hommes Du Nord: French-Canadian Fiddle Music & Songs from New Hampshire 2012 · Talk Patrick Ross and Jean Theroux present a program of fiddle tunes and songs drawn from their French-Canadian heritage. They will be joined by Dalton Binette and… Library of Congress Campus Traditions: Folklore from the Old-Time College to the Modern Mega-University 2012 · Talk Simon J. Bronner interprets the uses of play and ritual for students in different eras to work through tough issues of their age and environment. More… Library of Congress Cultural Institutions & Wikipedia: A Mutually Beneficial Relationship 2012 · Talk Over the past few years, cultural institutions have formed partnerships with Wikipedia in order to increase their visibility on the web and connect with a… Library of Congress Sakura: Cherry Blossoms as a Living Symbol of Friendship 2012 · Talk Members of the Library's team for "Sakura: Cherry Blossom as Living Symbols of Friendship" exhibition lead a gallery tour while discussing the special… Library of Congress Flatpick Guitar & Fiddle Music from Kanawha County, W.Va 2012 · Talk Bobby Taylor, Robert Shafer and Robin Kessinger, three of the Kanawha Valley's best traditional musicians, have played together over many years at various… Library of Congress From Spanish Court to Ottoman Palace 2012 · Talk Ann Brener discusses Hebrew books from the 16th century in the collections of the Library of Congress. Library of Congress Networks of Outrage and Hope: Social Movements in the Internet Age 2012 · Talk Sociologist Manuel Castells examines the Arab Spring, Occupy Wall Street and other social movements that have emerged in the Internet Age. He shares his… Library of Congress Human Migration, Malaria & Modernization in the Pacific: DNA Studies 2012 · Talk The research of J. Koji Lum focuses on the origins, interactions, and resulting genetic characteristics of Pacific Island populations, the evolution of the… Library of Congress The Growth of a Squiggly Letter Language Collection: Armenian at the Library of Congress 2012 · Talk Levon Avdoyan discusses the establishment and growth of the Library's Armenian language collections. Library of Congress The Stations that Spoke Your Language: Radio and the Yiddish-American Cultural Renaissance (Day 1) 2012 · Talk Leading Yiddish language and culture experts joined media scholars and Library of Congress specialists to address Yiddish radio in America: its history and… Library of Congress The Stations that Spoke Your Language: Radio and the Yiddish-American Cultural Renaissance (Day 2, morning) 2012 · Talk Leading Yiddish language and culture experts joined media scholars and Library of Congress specialists to address Yiddish radio in America: its history and… Library of Congress The Stations that Spoke Your Language: Radio and the Yiddish-American Cultural Renaissance (Day 2, afternoon) 2012 · Talk Leading Yiddish language and culture experts joined media scholars and Library of Congress specialists to address Yiddish radio in America: its history and… Library of Congress International Literacy Day Celebration 2012 2012 · Talk The Center for the Book in the Library of Congress hosted a program in recognition of International Literacy Day that included a discussion on preparing… Library of Congress Site and Sound: The Architecture and Acoustics of New Opera House and Concert Halls 2012 · Talk Victoria Newhouse has discussed her book "Site and Sound: The Architecture and Acoustics of New Opera Houses and Concert Halls." Newhouse argued that although… Library of Congress My Winter in Greenland & Summer in Antarctica 2012 · Talk The Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets contain 99 percent of the Earth's fresh-water ice, according to NASA scientist Lora Koenig. Changes to these regions… Library of Congress Inaugural Reading of Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey 2012 · Talk On June 7, 2012, Librarian of Congress James H. Billington announced the appointment of Natasha Trethewey as the Library's Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry… Library of Congress Ink and Pixel: A Cartoon View of Campaign 2012 2012 · Cartoon Editorial cartoonists from the Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, New Orleans Times-Picayune and Pocho.com discuss the highlights and challenges of creating… Library of Congress Independent Comix Art & Mini-Comix: Dean Haspiel & the Small Press Expo 2012 · Talk A discussion by comics creator Dean Haspiel on the new Small Press Expo (SPX) collection of the Serial & Government Publications Division. The collection of… Library of Congress Covering America: A Narrative History of a Nation's Journalism 2012 · Talk Christopher B. Daly discusses the development of journalism in America from the early 1700s to the digital revolution of today. Daly placed the current… Library of Congress The Yank with the Box: Sidney Robertson Cowell Collects Music in 1950s Ireland 2012 · Talk The American folk music collector Sidney Robertson Cowell (1903-1995) has been marginalized in the histories of the many places where she worked during her… Library of Congress Who Are the Copts? 2012 · Talk Bishop Angaelos delivered a presentation on the Copts, the native Christians of Egypt. Library of Congress Supreme Court Review: Election Year Issues & Highlights of Last Term 2012 · Talk Dahlia Lithwick of Slate Magazine presented her views on the Supreme Court's most noteworthy decisions of its recent term, identified emerging trends on the… Library of Congress Mandlakayise C. Matyumza 2012 · Talk Mandlakayise C. Matyumza discusses African poets and writers in an event co-sponsored by the Africa Society for the National Summit on Africa. Library of Congress Africans & African-Americans in Germany 2012 · Talk A discussion on the pluralistic and multifaceted presence of Africa in Germany with visiting Fulbright Scholar, Magueye Kasse. Library of Congress Chasing Krüger's Dream: Studying the Transmission of Classical & Medieval Manuscripts Using Lattice Theory and Information Entropy 2012 · Talk New computational techniques show how modern digital philology is changing the way we think of the transmission of medieval manuscripts through space and… Library of Congress Resurrecting the Ancient Library of Alexandria 2012 · Talk Hassan Eltaher discusses the considerable cultural and historical project of reviving Egypt's ancient library at Alexandria. Library of Congress Samuel Barber: Serendipitous Discoveries 2012 · Talk Barbara Heyman discussed the life and music of American composer Samuel Barber (1910-1981), focusing on how inscriptions and quotations on primary source… Library of Congress Climate Change Policy: Updates 2012 · Talk Ecologist Peter Frumhoff discussed whether scientific findings can or should inform the public discourse on climate-change policy. Frumhoff examined results… Library of Congress Domestic Engraving & European Letterpress: A Conversation with Gaylord Schanilec & Russell Maret 2012 · Talk Gaylord Shanilec, Wisconsin wood engraver, talks about his intricately realized multi-colored engravings inspired by his rural Midwestern surroundings.… Library of Congress Everyday Saints & Other Stories 2012 · Talk Archimandrite Tikhon discusses his book "Everyday Saints and Other Stories," followed by a musical performance by the renowned choir of the Sretensky Monastery. Library of Congress 2012 Americas Award for Children & Young Adult Literature Ceremony 2012 · Talk Authors Monica Brown, Margarita Engle and illustrator Julie Paschkis receive the Americas Award for Children and Young Adult Literature during a special… Library of Congress Concert: Pamela Frank & Friends 2012 · Talk A concert with Pamela Frank and Alexander Simionescu, violin; Dmitri Murrath and Nokuthula Ngwenyama, viola; Peter Wiley and Edward Arron, cello. Works… Library of Congress Representing the Race: The Creation of the Civil Rights Lawyer 2012 · Talk Through the stories of such figures as Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, author Kenneth W. Mack brings to life African-American legal practice across… Library of Congress The Ancient Maya & the Year 2012 2012 · Talk Mark Van Stone will discuss what the ancient Maya actually said about 2012. The result is based entirely on science, archaeology, decipherment and…