Library of Congress: talks and concerts

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Library of Congress Decolonization & the Nation-State: Reflections on the 1958 Referendum in French West Africa 2014 · Talk Elizabeth Schmidt discussed why the people of Guinea voted "no" in a referendum on a new French constitution in 1958. Library of Congress Digital Stewardship Innovation Award Winners 2014 · Talk The National Digital Stewardship Alliance Innovation Awards were given this year in the following categories: instituion, project, individual and future… Library of Congress Community Approaches to Digital Stewardship 2014 · Talk This panel from the Digital Preservation 2014 meeting features brief presentations about cooperative approaches to digital stewardship from the Academic… Library of Congress Software, It's a Thing 2014 · Talk Matthew G. Kirschenbaum discusses software at the 2014 annual meeting of the National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program. Library of Congress Preservation Aesthetics 2014 · Talk Shannon Mattern discusses the aesthetics of preservation at the annual Digital Preservation meeting. Library of Congress Stewarding Space Data 2014 · Talk A panel discussion from the Digital Preservation 2014 meeting covered how the challenges of preservation data from space are truly astronomical. Four… Library of Congress Digital Preservation Lighting Talks - Day 1. 2014 · Talk Five "lightning" presentations on Day One of the Digital Preservation 2014 meeting included "Beyond the Russian Doll Effect: Reflexivity and the Digital… Library of Congress Research Data & Curation Panel 2014 · Talk A panel at the Digital Preservation 2014 meeting discusses how effective data reuse depends on a complex chain of activities and involves the interplay of… Library of Congress Big Data, Little Narration 2014 · Talk Media artist and digital culturist Dragan Espenschied spoke at the 2014 Digital Preservation meeting. Library of Congress Digital Preservation Lighting Talks - Day 2. 2014 · Talk Four "lightning" presentations on Day Two of the Digital Preservation 2014 meeting included "Visual Haggard and Digitizing Illustration" (Kate Halterhoff,… Library of Congress Let's Read, Let's Move 2014 · Talk Secretary of Education Arne Duncan is joined by Acting Surgeon General Boris D. Lushniak, chef and host of the Pati's Mexican Table TV show Pati Jinich, and… Library of Congress Understanding the Reformation Through the Book 2014 · Talk Junior Fellow Yoshi Hill gives an overview of some of his work in the Library's Rare Book and Special Collections Division during the summer of 2014. Library of Congress Phil Wiggins & Friends: Acoustical Blues & Dance from Maryland 2014 · Talk A concert by Phil Wiggins and Friends, an all-star blues and dance group including Phil Wiggins (harmonica), Rick Franklin (guitar and vocals) Marcus Moore… Library of Congress The Persian Book in Pre-Modern Turkey 2014 · Talk As part of the Library's celebration of a thousand years of the Persian book, Ahmet Karamustafa discusses Persian literature in pre-modern Turkey. Library of Congress Introducing the Ethiopian Academy of Sciences 2014 · Talk Masresha Fetene and his colleagues founded the Ethiopian Academy of Sciences in 2010 based on the belief that a strong scientific community strengthens… Library of Congress The Gospel Sensibility: Evangelicals, Modernity & Sacred Song in American Experience 2014 · Talk Kluge Fellow Douglas Harrison examines the history, performance culture and role of southern gospel music within evangelical Christian experiences. Library of Congress Empty Sleeves & Bloody Shirts: Disabled Civil War Veterans & Presidential Campaigns, 1864-1880 2014 · Talk Erin Corrales-Diaz examined political cartoons that interpreted war-induced disability during and after the American Civil War. Library of Congress Carlos Nunez: Galician Bagpipes & Flutes 2014 · Talk A concert by bagpiper and flutist Carlos Nunez. Galicians trace their ancestry not only to Iberians but also to Celtic peoples, and their musical traditions… Library of Congress The Moody Sun 2014 · Talk Holly Gilbert of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., spoke about the ever-changing sun. She focused on solar storms and how these dynamic… Library of Congress The Quebe Sisters Band: Texas Fiddle & Swing 2014 · Talk Concert by the Quebe Sisters Band, composed of Grace, Sophia and Hulda Quebe (pronounced Kway-bee), who all sing and play the fiddle, and the Clark twins,… Library of Congress Magna Carta: Selecting & Conserving Primary Resources 2014 · Talk A panel of Library of Congress staff members discussed how materials were prepared and selected for display and educational-outreach curriculum related to the… Library of Congress Forough Farrokhzhad's Biography & Unpublished Letters 2014 · Talk Farzaneh Milani from the University of Virginia discussed her book about famous Iranian poet, Forough Farokhzhad, and her unpublished letters. Library of Congress Bibliographic Framework Initiative (BIBFRAME): Update & Practical Applications 2014 · Talk The Bibliographic Framework Initiative (BIBFRAME) is a major community project that the Library of Congress is leading that will help move the library… Library of Congress Poet Joshua Beckman 2014 · Talk As part of the ongoing Bagley Wright Lecture Series, poet and Wave Books editor Joshua Beckman gives a lecture on poetry. Library of Congress Evaluating Storage Materials for Cultural Heritage Alternatives to the Oddy Test 2014 · Talk Eric Breitung discusses research in the Library's preservation section that uses paper instead of metal as a sensor and multiple analytical methods to assess… Library of Congress Dramatists Guild of America 100th Birthday 2014 · Talk The U.S. Copyright Office conducted a program with members of the Dramatists Guild of America on the occasion of its 100th birthday. The program included the… Library of Congress Create Your Future the Peter Drucker Way 2014 · Talk Bruce Rosenstein discussed his book, "Create Your Future the Peter Drucker Way." Peter Drucker's groundbreaking work turned management theory into a serious… Library of Congress No Exit From Pakistan 2014 · Talk Daniel Markey tells the story of the tragic and often tormented relationship between the United States and Pakistan. Pakistan's internal strife has threatened… Library of Congress Origins & Variety of Movable Structures in the Book Format 2014 · Talk Toy and moveable books have fascinated and entertained children and adults alike for centuries. This talk explores the origins and variety of movable… Library of Congress Rodgers & Hammerstein: Introduction & Oklahoma! 2014 · Talk Michael Feinstein explores the music of Rodgers & Hammerstein in this first of a series of videos. The first episode introduces Rodgers & Hammerstein as two… Library of Congress Rodgers & Hammerstein: My Favorite Things 2014 · Talk In the second episode of a series of videos that explore the Rodgers and Hammerstein collections at the Library of Congress, Michael Feinstein traces the… Library of Congress Rodgers & Hammerstein: It Might as Well Be Spring 2014 · Talk In the third episode of a series of videos that explore the Rodgers and Hammerstein collections at the Library of Congress, Michael Feinstein examines the… Library of Congress Rodgers & Hammerstein: Cinderella 2014 · Talk In the fourth episode of a series of videos that explore the Rodgers and Hammerstein collections at the Library of Congress, Michael Feinstein discusses the… Library of Congress Rodgers & Hammerstein: Some Enchanted Evening 2014 · Talk In the fifth episode of a series of videos that explore the Rodgers and Hammerstein collections at the Library of Congress, Michael Feinstein discusses South… Library of Congress Rodgers & Hammerstein: Carousel 2014 · Talk In the sixth episode of a series of videos that explore the Rodgers and Hammerstein collections at the Library of Congress, Michael Feinstein examines the… Library of Congress Rodgers & Hammerstein: "Getting to Know You" & South Pacific 2014 · Talk In the seventh episode of a series of videos that explore the Rodgers and Hammerstein collections at the Library of Congress, Michael Feinstein and Mark Eden… Library of Congress Rodgers & Hammerstein: Do-Re-Mi 2014 · Talk In the eighth episode of a series of videos that explore the Rodgers and Hammerstein collections at the Library of Congress, Michael Feinstein discusses… Library of Congress Rodgers & Hammerstein: A Real Nice Clambake 2014 · Talk In the ninth episode of a series of videos that explore the Rodgers and Hammerstein collections at the Library of Congress, Michael Feinstein discusses Oscar… Library of Congress Rodgers & Hammerstein: Manhattan & Epilogue 2014 · Talk In the final episode of a series of ten videos that explore the Rodgers and Hammerstein collections at the Library of Congress, Michael Feinstein discusses… Library of Congress Latino Americans: The 500-Year Legacy That Shaped a Nation 2014 · Talk Author and journalist Ray Suarez explored the rich history of Latinos in the U.S., encompassing experiences such as the early European settlements to Manifest… Library of Congress Conversation with the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra on Bach's Brandenburg Concertos 2014 · Talk Gottfried von der Goltz, Freiburger Barockorchester, and members of the ensemble speak with Library staff about their work and performing Bach's Brandenburg… Library of Congress 50th Anniversary of the Civil Rights Act 2014 · Talk Rep. Donna Edwards visits the Library to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. Library of Congress The Life of a Poet: Carl Phillips 2014 · Talk As part of new series, "The Life of a Poet," the Washington Post Fiction Editor Ron Charles conducts an in-depth interview with poet Carl Phillips. Library of Congress Black Pearls Restrung: Hebrew and Yiddish Artists' Books at the Library of Congress 2014 · Talk Like their counterparts in other languages, artists' books in Hebrew and Yiddish embrace the new, the innovative; and they achieve their artistic vision in… Library of Congress Celebrating The American Archive of Public Broadcasting 2014 · Talk Festivities celebrating an unprecedented and historic collection of American public radio and television content, dating back through the 1950s, that will be… Library of Congress David McCullough on John Adams 2014 · Talk Librarian of Congress James H. Billington engages noted author and historian David MCullough in a discussion on John Adams. Library of Congress The JACK Quartet with Pianist Ursula Oppens 2014 · Talk Ursula Oppens and the JACK Quartet returned to the Library of Congress with a program that paid tribute to the Library's commitment to new music. As Caroline… Library of Congress Pintura/Palabra: Poetry Inspired by Art 2014 · Talk Hispanic poets Brenda Cardenas and Valerie Martinez discussed ekphrastic poetry.