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[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_2third_end]Middlebury College professor emeritus John Keenan considers how we come to understand scripture and gain an interfaith reading of the text by stepping back to see it in context and by stepping aside the text to see parallels and similarities with other traditions.Recorded 4/4/18.[/ezcol_2third_end][ezcol_1third]
Producer: Ilsley Public Library
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[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_2third_end]UVM professor Emily Bernard explores how Beloved argues that America must reckon with the consequences of our nation’s original sin–slavery. Recorded 1/3/18.[/ezcol_2third_end][ezcol_1third]
Producer: Ilsley Public Library
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[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_2third_end]Theoretical physicists have long dreamed of a theory of everything that encompasses all particles of matter and their interactions. Dartmouth professor Marcelo Gleiser describes how physics and astronomy obtain knowledge of the natural world and how their limitations preclude us from ever getting to a “final” theory. Presented in honor of Middlebury College Professor of Physics Richard Wolfson. Recorded 12/6/17.[/ezcol_2third_end][ezcol_1third]
Producer: Ilsley Public Library
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[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_2third_end]The European immigrant farmers in My Antonia and Cather’s other novels fail as often as they succeed. Amherst College professor Michele Barale examines the relation between Cather’s art and her very tangible earth. Recorded 10/4/17.[/ezcol_2third_end][ezcol_1third]
Producer: Ilsley Public Library
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[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_2third_end]Labor historian Annelise Orleck tells the story of nine African-American union maids in Las Vegas during the 1970s who challenged welfare cuts and built a long-lasting vibrant antipoverty program run by poor mothers. Recorded 6/7/17.[/ezcol_2third_end][ezcol_1third]
Producer: Ilsley Public Library
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[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_2third_end]Middlebury professor and Frost biographer Jay Parini explores how Robert Frost became America’s favorite poet by writing accessible poems, creating a uniquely appealing persona, and pioneering the public reading of poems. Recorded 5/4/16.[/ezcol_2third_end][ezcol_1third]
Producer: Ilsley Public Library
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[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_2third_end]Silent Spring not only launched the environmental movement but also identified fundamental problems with our relationship to nature. Dartmouth professor Nancy Jay Crumbine explores Carson’s clarity, courage, and brilliance. Recorded 4/6/16.[/ezcol_2third_end][ezcol_1third]
Producer: Ilsley Public Library
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[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_2third_end]Jefferson never knew the Monticello we visit today—in perfect condition, impeccably furnished. He died so deeply in debt that the house and contents were auctioned off. Dartmouth College senior lecturer Marlene Heck explains the lifelong project Jefferson called his “essay in architecture.” Filmed by Chris Kirby for Ilsley Public Library and Middlebury Community Television 3/2/16.[/ezcol_2third_end][ezcol_1third]
Producer: Ilsley Public Library