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The Importance of History in Leadership Decisions 3/14/07 - The Honorable Gerald L. Baliles, Governor of Virginia (1986-1990) and current director of the Miller Center of Public Affairs, addresses "The Importance of History in Leadership Decisions" at the Tracy W. and Katherine W. McGregor Distinguished Lecture in American History, sponsored by the University of Virginia Library.
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Technology in World History (4 of 12) 2/14/07 - Bernard Carlson, Professor of Science, Technology and Society at the University of Virginia, explores the ways that people have used technology to shape history, in "Technology in World History." In this installment Carlson explores the history of mass production |
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The Medical Center Hour: Reframing Disability: New Ways of Seeing and Representing Disability2/14/07 - Rosemarie Garland-Thomson, Ph.D., of Emory University and Walt Davis, M.D., of UVA discuss how we view, define and represent persons with disabilities and how it reflects our social and cultural values, including our ideas of what's "normal." How might new portraits of disability help to reframe our understanding? |
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Technology and Democratic Values in the Early Republic11/3/06 - On November 3rd, U.Va the Science, Technology and Society Department held a conference in conjunction with the Smithsonian Institution called "Inventing America: The Interplay of Technology and Democracy in Shaping American Identity." The opening panel discussion was on "Technology and Democratic Values in the Early Republic" and is introduced by Bernard Carlson, U.Va Engineering. Panelists include: Peter Onuf, U.Va History; Brian Balogh, U.Va History; Robert Parkinson, Shepherd University; Brian Murphy, University of Virginia; and Jeffrey Matsuura, Alliance Law Group. |
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Former VP Candidate Geraldine Ferraro 9/13/06 - Geraldine Ferraro speaks at Newcomb Hall Ballroom to a crowd gathered by the Center for Politics as part of their National Symposium on Women in Poliitcs. Ferraro is introduced by former Attorney General Mary Sue Terry, the only woman to run for governor in Virginia.
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Virginia Women in Politics Conference: Political Pioneers - Paving the Way7/21/06 - A discussion about the women serving in public office in Virginia in the 1970s and 1980s. Robin DeJarnette of the Virginia Conservative Action PAC
introduces the panel. Professor Deirdre Condit, Eva Teig Hardy, Senator Yvonne Miller, Delegate Vivian Watts, and former Senators Eddy Dalton
Phillips and Eva Scott. The moderator is Susan Magill. |
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Fast, Fiction and Friction: Colonial Williamsburg 6/2/06 - On Friday, June 2nd, U.Va Anthropology Professor Richard Handler describes how Colonial Williamsburg and other resorts strike a balance between providing entertainment to tourists and preserving Virginia history. He draws from his book The New History in an Old Museum: Creating the Past at Colonial Williamsburg. |
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What's in a Name? Histories of Mary Mallon and Typhoid Mary - History of the Health Sciences Lecture Series 4/3/06 - Scientists discovered one hundred years ago that humans could transmit typhoid fever. The Irish cook Mary Mallon, known as "Typhoid Mary," was quarantined against her will, revealing the newfound power of health officials to protect the masses, often at the expense of personal liberties. This lecture from Judith W. Leavitt of the University of Wisconsin at Madison is the 10th annual Kenneth R. Crispell Memorial History Lecture. |
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