Library of Congress: News from the John W. Kluge Center http://www.loc.gov/loc/kluge/news/ Information about public programs, fellowship opportunities, and other news about the John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress. Mon, 25 Jan 2010 22:01:58 GMT ListGarden Program 1.3.1 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2010/10-017.html James F. Childress Appointed to Maguire Chair in American History and Ethics at Library of Congress January 25, 2010 <br>James F. Childress Appointed to Maguire Chair in American History and Ethics at John W. Kluge Center <br> <br>Librarian of Congress James H. Billington has appointed James F. Childress, a distinguished professor from the University of Virginia, to the Cary and Ann Maguire Chair in American History and Ethics at the John W. Kluge Center. <br> <br>Robert Saladini <br>Library of Congress Wm. Roger Louis named to Kluge Chair at Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2010/10-013.html Librarian of Congress James H. Billington has appointed William Roger Louis, a distinguished historian from the University of Texas at Austin, to the John W. Kluge Center Chair for Countries and Cultures of the North. <br> <br>While at the Kluge Center, from January through May, Louis will complete his book "The British Empire in the Middle East, 1952-1971," which is a sequel to his previous work "The British Empire in the Middle East, 1945-1951." <br> <br>Robert Saladini <br>Library of Congress Abdulkarim Soroush speaks at Library of Congress on 21 January http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2010/10-010.html Abdolkarim Soroush, a well-known Iranian thinker and reformer and a Distinguished Visiting Scholar in the John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress, will present a lecture on Rumi, the 13th-century Persian poet, jurist, theologian and Sufi mystic. <br> <br>Soroush will lecture on "Persian Rumi versus American Rumi: A Long Journey from Afghanistan to Iran, Then to Iraq, Mecca, Turkey, Europe and Eventually to the United States," at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 21, in Room 119 on the first floor of the Thomas Jefferson Building, 10 First St. S.E., Washington, D.C. <br> <br>Sponsored by the Kluge Center in the Library's Office of Scholarly Programs, the lecture is free and open to the public; tickets or reservations are not needed. <br> <br>Robert Saladini <br>Library of Congress <br>Tel. 202-707-3302 Arafaat Valiani lectures on civic violence in Gujarat, India, 1/14, Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov/loc/kluge/news/news2010.html#valiani January 14, 2010 <br> <br>Lecture: “Militant Publics: Physical Training, Guerilla-Styled Protest, and ‘Civic’ Violence in Gujarat, India." Arafaat Valiani, Kluge Fellow, at 12:00 PM in LJ-119, Thomas Jefferson Building. <br> <br>This event is free and open to the public. No tickets or reservations are required. <br> <br>Robert Saladini <br>Library of Congress Fayth Parks on healing in Geechee/Gullah Sea Islands, Dec. 16 http://www.loc.gov/loc/kluge/news/index.html#parks Robert Saladini, Library of Congress <br> <br>Fayth Parks, Larson Fellow in Health and Spirituality, “Legacy of healing: Resilience and Positive Thought in African American Folk Beliefs, Spirituality, and Emotional Healing Practices: Implications for Physical, Mental, and Social Health" on Wednesday, December 16 at 12:00 PM in Whittall Pavilion, Thomas Jefferson Building. This event is free and open to the public; no reservations or tickets are needed. Lecture: David Christian and John R. McNeill, "The Anthropocene: Are We There Yet?" 12/10 at Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov/loc/kluge/news/index.html#anthropocene December 10 , 2009 <br> <br>Lecture: David Christian and John R. McNeill, "The Anthropocene: Are We There Yet?" Christian and McNeill will discuss how rapidly increasing human impact on the biosphere is changing the way scholars and experts view human history at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 10 in the Whittall Pavilion, Thomas Jefferson Building, Library of Congress. <br> <br>This event, sponsored by the Library’s John W. Kluge Center, is free and open to the public. No reservations are needed. <br> <br>Robert Saladini <br>Library of Congress Lisa Noetzel lectures on Pareja, Spanish missionary to the Timucua, 12/3 at Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov/loc/kluge/news/index.html#noetzel December 3, 2009 <br> <br>Lecture: Lisa Noetzel, Kluge Fellow, “Francisco Pareja: Missionary and Linguist in Spanish Colonial Florida” on Thursday, December 3, 2009, 12:00 PM, Thomas Jefferson Building, Room LJ-119. This event is free and open to the public; no reservations or tickets are needed. <br> <br>Robert Saladini <br>Library of Congress Marlis Schweitzer lecture on Transnational Trade in Theatrical Commodities, c. 1907-8, Nov. 19 http://www.loc.gov/loc/kluge/news/index.html#schweitzer November 19, 2009 <br>Lecture: “Lying, Stealing, and Other Theatrical Crimes: Molnar’s The Devil and the Transnational Trade in Theatrical Commodities, c. 1907-8,” Marlis Schweitzer, Kluge Fellow, at 12:00 in LJ-119, Thomas Jefferson Building, Library of Congress. <br> <br>This event is free and open to the public. <br> <br>Robert Saladini <br>Library of Congress Judith Nies lecture: Black Mesa Syndrome,, November 18 at Noon, Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov/loc/kluge/news/index.html#nies November 18, 2009 <br>Lecture: “The Black Mesa Syndrome: Indian Lands, Black Gold,” Judith Nies, Black Mountain Fellow, at 12:00 in Whittall Pavilion, Thomas Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, Washington, DC. <br> <br>This event is free and open to the public; no tickets are needed. <br> <br>Robert Saladini <br>Library of Congress Library of Congress Celebrates 400th Anniversary of “Royal Commentaries” by El Inca Garcilaso de la Vega, Nov. 19 http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2009/09-212.html "The Royal Commentaries of the Inca," by El Inca Garcilaso de la Vega, considered by historians to be the earliest and most important literary work of the Americas, was published 400 years ago, in 1609. The book is a keenly observant account of the Inca Empire, its conquest by Spain and the first years of colonial rule in the Americas. <br> <br>The Library of Congress and the Embassy of Peru will celebrate its 400th anniversary with a presentation by scholars at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 19, in the Mumford Room on the sixth floor of the Library’s James Madison Building, 100 Independence Ave. S.E., Washington D.C. The event is free and open to the public; tickets and reservations are not needed. <br> <br>Robert Saladini <br>Library of Congress Library of Congress observes Berlin Wall anniversary, 10/29 http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2009/09-190.html October 29, 2009 <br> <br>Book talk: “Kennedy and the Berlin Wall: ‘A hell of a lot better than a war’” with author, W. R. Smyser, 4:00 PM in LJ-119, Thomas Jefferson Building. <br> <br>The lecture, sponsored by the John W. Kluge Center and the German Historical Institute of Washington, D.C., marks the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. The book talk is free and open to the public; no tickets or reservations are needed. <br> <br>Robert Saladini <br>Library of Congress Agnes Kefeli lectures on Tatar national identity, 10/22 at Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov/loc/kluge/news/index.html#kefeli Lecture: “The Tale of Joseph and Zulahkha and Tatar National Identity on the Volga Frontier,” Agnes Kefeli, Kluge Fellow, at 12:00 in LJ-119, Thomas Jefferson Building, Library of Congress. <br> <br>The ancient tale of Joseph, son of Jacob, was a "best seller" on the Silk Road from Russia to China. Before the Bolshevik revolution of 1917, Tatars, a Turkic-speaking people living in the Middle Volga, used it to propagate Islam and address the internal communal fractures caused by Russian colonization. Today, proponents of national Islamic identity call for the re-appropriation of such tales to restore boundaries between Tatars and Russians. <br> <br>This event is free and open to the public. No tickets or reservations are needed. <br> <br>Robert Saladini <br>Library of Congress Iranian Philosopher Abdolkarim Soroush Named Distinguished Iranian Philosopher Abdolkarim Soroush Named Distinguished Visiting Scholar at John W. Kluge Center http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2009/09-184.html September 24, 2009 <br>Iranian Philosopher Abdolkarim Soroush Named Distinguished Visiting Scholar at John W. Kluge Center <br> <br>Librarian of Congress James H. Billington has named Abdolkarim Soroush—renowned Iranian thinker, philosopher and reformer—as Distinguished Visiting Scholar at the Library’s John W. Kluge Center. <br> <br>Robert Saladini <br>Library of Congress Historian David Christian Named Distinguished Visiting Scholar Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2009/09-187.html September 25, 2009 <br>Historian David Christian Named Distinguished Visiting Scholar at John W. Kluge Center <br> <br>Librarian of Congress James H. Billington has named David Christian, a professor from Australia, as Distinguished Visiting Scholar at the Library’s John W. Kluge Center. <br> <br>Christian will conduct research at the Library from September through December 2009 to complete a draft of a comprehensive history of Inner Eurasia, the lands dominated by the former Soviet Union as well as Mongolia and parts of Xinjiang. The project combines his background as a historian of Russia and his growing interest in world history and "big history," which is history on a large scale across long time frames through a multi-disciplinary approach. Library of Congress Symposium Celebrates Chinese Cartoonist Ding Cong http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2009/09-188.html September 25, 2009 <br>Library of Congress Symposium Celebrates Chinese Cartoonist and Artist Ding Cong, Oct. 20 <br> <br>A Library of Congress symposium, "Public Art and Illustrations: The Cartoons and Art of Ding Cong," will celebrate the life and work of China’s famous cartoonist and artist, Ding Cong, who provided daring social commentary on Chinese society during China’s turbulent 20th century. <br> <br>The symposium, which is free and open to the public, will be held from 9 a.m. to noon on Tuesday, Oct. 20, in Room 119 of the Thomas Jefferson Building, 10 First St. S.E., Washington, D.C. The event is sponsored by the Library’s John W. Kluge Center, and reservations or tickets are not needed. C. Raja Mohan Named Kissinger Scholar at Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2009/09-181.html September 22, 2009 <br>C. Raja Mohan Named the Henry Alfred Kissinger Scholar in the John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress. <br> <br>Librarian of Congress James H. Billington has appointed C. Raja Mohan, professor of South Asian studies at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, as the Henry Alfred Kissinger Scholar in Foreign Policy and International Relations in the John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress. <br> <br>Robert Saladini <br>Library of Congress Morenus on chiaroscuro woodcut printing 16/17th c. Italy http://www.loc.gov/loc/kluge/news/index.html#morenus October 1, 2009 <br>Lecture: Linda Stiber Morenus, Kluge Staff Fellow on “Chiaroscuro woodcut printing in 16th - 17th century Italy: Technique in relation to artistic style” at 4:00 PM in LJ-119, Thomas Jefferson Building. <br> <br>In her illustrated talk, Morenus will present research that contributes to the establishment of a signature of style, materials, and methods for the Italian printmakers in the study. Lecture: Junchang Yang on pre-Qin period gold, 9/17 Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov/loc/kluge/news/index.html#junchang In this lecture based on archaeological findings, Junchang Yang introduces the use of gold and the development of the making of gold artifacts during the pre-Qin period, including the type and the scope of gold being utilized at different dynasties of pre-Qin period. <br> <br>Robert Saladini <br>Library of Congress Kislak Fellowship recipients named at Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2009/09-155.html The Library of Congress announces Luisa Elena Alcala and Jennifer Loughmiller-Newman as Short-Term Kislak Fellows at the Library’s John W. Kluge Center, where they will research cultures and history of the Americas. Loughmiller-Newman will study Mayan ceramics and the chemical and physical analysis of residues and decomposition. Alcala will research a project titled "Art Taming the Landscape: Creating a Sense of Place in Colonial Spanish-American Images." <br> <br>Robert Saladini <br>Library of Congress Karen A. Leal lecture "“Between European and Ottoman" August 20, Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov/loc/kluge/news/news2009.html#leal August 20, 2009 <br> <br>Lecture: Karen A. Leal, Kluge Fellow, on “Between European and Ottoman: Hellenic Grand Dragomans, Roman Subjects, and Classical Ruins at the turn of the 18th Century” at 12:00 PM, Pickford Theater, James Madison Building. <br> <br>Robert Saladini <br>Library of Congress Jason Stahl on "Conservatives in a marketplace of ideas" Aug 13 http://www.loc.gov/loc/kluge/news/news2009.html#stahl August 13, 2009 <br>Lecture: Jason Stahl, Jameson Fellow, on “Conservatives in a marketplace of ideas: Think tanks, interests, and expertise in the 1970s” at 12:00 PM, Whittall Pavilion, Thomas Jefferson Building. <br> <br>Robert Saladini <br>Library of Congress K. Shankar Bajpai Named Distinguished Visiting Scholar at Library of Congress’ John W. Kluge Center http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2009/09-143.html K. Shankar Bajpai Named Distinguished Visiting Scholar at Library of Congress’ John W. Kluge Center <br> <br>Librarian of Congress James H. Billington has named K. Shankar Bajpai—who served as India’s ambassador to Pakistan, China and the United States—as Distinguished Visiting Scholar at the Library’s John W. Kluge Center. <br> <br>Robert Saladini <br>Library of Congress Philippa Levine to Discuss Why Historians Ignore Women in Studies on Decolonization, Library of Congress, July 15 http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2009/09-125.html Historian Philippa Levine, in a lecture at the Library of Congress, will examine why studies of decolonization rarely explore the contributions of women. <br> <br>Levine, a professor of history at the University of Southern California, will present "Still Invisible: Women, Gender and Decolonization," at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, July 15, in Room 119 of the Thomas Jefferson Building, 10 First St. S.E., Washington, D.C. The lecture is free and open to the public; no tickets or reservations are needed. <br> <br>Robert Saladini <br>Library of Congress Announcement - 2009/2010 Kluge Fellows at Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov/loc/kluge/news/news2009_newclass.html Thanks to the efforts of Library of Congress subject specialists and curators and, based on the recommendations of National Endowment of the Humanities panel members, the Librarian of Congress was able to choose from a distinguished group of applicants in selecting the 2009-2010, and most recent, class of Kluge Fellows. Historian Marilyn B. Young to Discuss “Limited War, Unlimited” at Library of Congress, July 8 http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2009/09-126.html Historian Marilyn B. Young, in a lecture at the Library of Congress, will discuss the nature of America’s limited wars, from Korea to the current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. <br> <br>oung, professor of history at New York University, will present "Limited War, Unlimited" at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, July 8, in Room 119 of the Thomas Jefferson Building, 101 Independence Ave. S.E., Washington, D.C. The event is free and open to the public; no tickets or reservations are needed. <br> <br>Robert Saladini <br>Library of Congress Petr Eltsov on Harappan/Indus Civilization, July 9 at Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov/loc/kluge/news/news2009.html#eltsov July 9, 2009 <br>Lecture: Petr Eltsov, The Great Tradition of Ancient South Asia: From Sanskrit Literature to the Archaeology of the Harappan/Indus Civilization (ca. 2600/2500 - 1900/1800 BC)" at 12:00 PM in LJ-119, Thomas Jefferson Building. <br> <br>No tickets or reservations are required. <br> <br>Robert Saladini <br>Library of Congress Dimitry Lyubin talks about artist colonies in Europe and the US, July 6 http://www.loc.gov/loc/kluge/news/news2009.html#lyubin July 6, 2009 <br>Lecture: Dimitry Lyubin, “Artist colonies in Europe and the United States at the turn of the 20th century,” at 12:00 PM in LJ-159, Thomas Jefferson Building. No tickets are needed; this event is free and open to the public. <br> <br>Robert Saladini <br>Library of Congress July 2, Neil Maher lecture: “Ground control: Beyond an environmental history of the space race” http://www.loc.gov/loc/kluge/news/news2009.html#maher July 2, 2009 <br> <br>Lecture: Neil Maher, Kluge Fellow. “Ground control: Beyond an environmental history of the space race,” 12:00 PM in Whittall Pavilion, Thomas Jefferson Building, Library of Congress. This event is free and open to the public; no tickets or reservations are needed. <br> <br>Robert Saladini <br>Library of Congress <br>Tel. 202-707-3302 Jacqueline Messing lecture, June 24 - Ethnography, Identity and Ethnohistory: Studying narrative in contemporary and colonial Tlaxcala, Mexico http://www.loc.gov/loc/kluge/news/news2009.html#messing June 24, 2009 <br> <br>Lecture: Jacqueline Messing, Kislak Fellow: “Ethnography, Identity and Ethnohistory: Studying narrative in contemporary and colonial Tlaxcala, Mexico” with Jacqueline Messing, Kislak Fellow. 12:00 PM in Whittall Pavilion, Thomas Jefferson Building. <br> <br>Robert Saladini <br>Library of Congress <br>Tel. 202-707-3302 Marie Arana Named Distinguished Visiting Scholar at Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2009/09-121.html Author Marie Arana Named Distinguished Visiting Scholar at the Library of Congress’ John W. Kluge Center <br> <br>Librarian of Congress James H. Billington has named Marie Arana a distinguished visiting scholar at the John W. Kluge Center, where she is pursuing research on Simón Bolívar, the famed liberator of Latin America from Spain. <br> <br>Robert Saladini <br>Library of Congress Kelly Pemberton lectures on Islamic medicine, June 17 http://www.loc.gov/loc/kluge/news/news2009.html#pemberton June 17, 2009 <br>Lecture: Kelly Pemberton, Larson Fellow, “Competing Medical Cultures or Close Collaborators? Islamic Medicine and Biomedicine in South Asia and the Middle East” at 12:00 in Room LJ-119, Thomas Jefferson Building. <br> <br>This event is free and open to the public; no reservations or tickets are required. <br> <br>Robert Saladini <br>Library of Congress Kluge Fellow, Zachary Schrag lecture: “Militias and Mobs in Antebellum America” http://www.loc.gov/loc/kluge/news/news2009.html#schrag June 11, 2009 <br>Lecture: Zachary Schrag, Kluge Fellow, on “Militias and Mobs in Antebellum America” at 12:00 PM, Room LJ-119, Thomas Jefferson Building. <br> <br>This lecture is free and open to the public; no tickets or reservations are required. <br> <br>Robert Saladini Lecture: Christine Johnson, (What was German about the Holy Roman Empire?), June 10 http://www.loc.gov/loc/kluge/news/news2009.html#johnson June 10, 2009 <br>Lecture: Christine Johnson, Kluge Fellow, “What was German about the Holy Roman Empire? National and Imperial History in the Renaissance” at 12:00 in Room LJ-119, Thomas Jefferson Building. <br> <br>This event is free and open to the public; no tickets or reservations are required. <br> <br>Robert Saladini Kluge Fellow, Johanna Bockman on Socialism in Latin America, June 4 at Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov/loc/kluge/news/news2009.html#bockman June 4, 2009 <br> <br>Lecture: Johanna Bockman, Kluge Fellow, on “Yugoslav Socialism in Latin America: The Left-Wing Origins of Neoliberalism” at 12:00 PM, Whittall Pavilion, Thomas Jefferson Building “Indigenous Identity, Artistic Agency, and the Heraldic Imagination in Early Colonial Mexico” Monica Dominguez Torres, May 28 http://www.loc.gov/loc/kluge/news/news2009.html#dominguez May 28, 2009 <br>Lecture: “Indigenous Identity, Artistic Agency, and the Heraldic Imagination in Early Colonial Mexico” with Monica Dominguez, Kluge Fellow, 12:00 in Whittall Pavilion, Thomas Jefferson Building. Spring 2009 Kluge eNewsletter issued http://www.loc.gov/loc/kluge/newsletters/KlugeNewsletterSpring2009.pdf Dear Friends of the Kluge Center: <br> <br>Please know that the Spring 2009 issue of the Kluge Center eNewsletter has just been issued and is found on the Kluge Center website www.loc.gov/kluge. You will find a link to it, along with the two previous issues, under “Newsletter” in the column on the left side of the page. <br> <br>In this issue of the eNewsletter we feature some of publications resulting from work that our scholars have pursued while in residence here at the Library of Congress and we ask that you join us in congratulating them on their accomplishments. In addition, you will find information about the 2008 Kluge Prize recipients, news about some past Kluge Center events and programs, a story about John Hope Franklin, and some general news of interest. <br> <br>As always, we look forward to hearing from you. Should you have any comments on ways to improve the eNewsletter’s effectiveness, don’t hesitate to let me know. Also, for those of you who are former Kluge Center scholars, do keep us apprised of any news (publications, awards, appointments, etc.) that you wish to share, especially as it relates to your work here at the Library of Congress. <br> <br>Best wishes to all of you from the residents and staff of the Kluge Center. <br> <br>Robert Saladini, Editor <br>Program Officer, John W. Kluge Center / Office of Scholarly Programs <br>Library of Congress <br>10 First Street SE <br>Washington, DC 20540-4860 <br>Email: rsal@loc.gov <br> "Building the Bomb" panel discussion at Library of Congress, May 27 http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2009/09-100.html PLEASE FORWARD <br> <br>The John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress will hold a panel discussion on "Building the Bomb, Fearing Its Use: Nuclear Scientists, Social Responsibility and Arms Control, 1946-1996." <br> <br>The discussion will take place at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, May 27, in Room 119 of the Thomas Jefferson Building, 10 First St. S.E., Washington, D.C. Sponsored by the Library’s Kluge Center, the event is free and open to the public; no tickets or reservations are needed. <br> <br>Mary Palevsky, a Black Mountain Institute fellow at the Kluge Center, will moderate the panel discussion. Panelists will include Hugh Gusterson, William Lanouette and Martin J. Sherwin. <br> <br>Robert Saladini <br>Library of Congress <br>Washington, DC Lecture: Marcy J. Dinius on "Frederick Douglass's 'Lecture on Pictures' and Daguerreian Portraiture" May 14 http://www.loc.gov/loc/kluge/news/news2009.html#dinius May 14, 2009 <br>Lecture: Marcy J. Dinius, Kluge Fellow, on "Frederick Douglass's 'Lecture on Pictures' and Daguerreian Portraiture" at 12:00 in LJ-119, Thomas Jefferson Building <br> <br>This talk considers Frederick Douglass's 1861 "Lecture on Pictures," one of the few speeches that the great self-educated orator and activist dedicated to a topic other than the problems of slavery and civil rights. <br> <br>Robert Saladini <br>Library of Congress <br> Romila Thapar, 2008 Kluge Prize recipient, May 12 lecture http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2009/09-086.html One of the world’s foremost experts on the history of early India, Romila Thapar, winner of the 2008 Kluge Prize, will discuss the rich and ancient civilization in a lecture at the Library of Congress. <br> <br>Thapar will present "Perceptions of the Past in Early India" at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, May 12, in Room 119 of the Thomas Jefferson Building, 10 First St. S.E., Washington, D.C. Sponsored by the Library’s John W. Kluge Center, the lecture is free and open to the public; no tickets or reservations are needed. <br> <br>Robert Saladini <br>Library of Congress “Defining Enslavement: Literary depictions of slaveries 18th century Britain” http://www.loc.gov/loc/kluge/news/news2009.html#swaminathan May 7, 2009 <br>Lecture: Srividhya Swaminathan, Kluge Fellow on “Defining Enslavement: Literary depictions of slaveries in early 18th century Britain” at Noon, Whittall Pavilion, Thomas Jefferson Building. Historian Peter Brown to discuss wealth and work in early Christian monasticism, 4/30 at Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2009/09-071.html Historian Peter Brown, winner of the 2008 Kluge Prize, will lecture on "A Parting of the Ways: Wealth, Working and Poverty in Early Christian Monasticism" at 4 p.m. on Thursday, April 30, in Room 119 of the Thomas Jefferson Building, 10 First St. S.E., Washington, D.C. <br> <br>Sponsored by the Library’s John W. Kluge Center, the lecture is free and open to the public; no tickets or reservations are needed. Joseph Kosek discusses book on Christian pacifists, March 25 at Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2009/09-047.html Joseph Kip Kosek, assistant professor at George Washington University, will discuss the impact of radical Christian pacifists on American democratic theory and practice, at the Library of Congress on March 25. <br> <br>Kosek, the author of "Acts of Conscience: Christian Nonviolence and Modern American Democracy" and a former fellow of the Library’s John W. Kluge Center, will talk about his book at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, March 25, in Room 119 of the Thomas Jefferson Building, 10 First St. S.E., Washington D.C. The event is free and open to the public; tickets and reservations are not needed. <br> <br>Robert Saladini <br>Library of Congress <br>lckluge@loc.com Anthropologist Emiko Ohnuki-Tierney Named To Library of Congress Kluge Center's Chair of Modern Culture http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2009/09-037.html Librarian of Congress James H. Billington has named Emiko Ohnuki-Tierney, an anthropology professor at the University of Wisconsin, to the John W. Kluge Center’s Chair of Modern Culture. <br> <br>Ohnuki-Tierney’s term at the Kluge Center will run from February through July 2009. Her research will explore general theories about the role of symbolism and folk aesthetic in Japan’s history and culture and will show the importance of symbolism in political and military affairs. <br> <br>Robert Saladini <br>Office of Scholarly Programs <br>Library of Congress <br>Washington, DC 20540 Maroud Aouad lectures on Arab Medieval Philosophers' Doctrines on War, Library of Congress, 2/25 http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2009/09-033.html Distinguished Scholar at Library of Congress To Discuss Doctrines on War of Arab Medieval Philosophers, Feb. 25 <br> <br>Unlike the concept of jihâd in the Islamic world, the doctrines on war that were held by medieval philosophers writing in Arabic have received minimal attention. <br> <br>Maroun Aouad, a distinguished visiting scholar in the John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress, will discuss the topic in a lecture titled "Arab Medieval Philosophers' Doctrines on War" at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 25 in Room 119 of the Thomas Jefferson Building, 10 First Street S.E., Washington, D.C. This event is free and open to the public; no tickets are required. Maurice Jackson to lecture on abolitionist, A. Benezet, 2/16 at Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2009/09-05.html Maurice Jackson To Discuss Anthony Benezet, Father of Atlantic Abolitionism, Feb. 26 <br> <br>Anthony Benezet is recognized as the founder of the antislavery movement in America in the mid-1700s. Benezet and his fight against slavery will be the topic of a lecture by Maurice Jackson, an assistant professor in the history department at Georgetown University. Jackson will discuss his recently published book "Let This Voice Be Heard: Anthony Benezet, Father of Atlantic Abolitionism" at the Library of Congress at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 26, in Room 119 of the Thomas Jefferson Building, 10 First St. S.E., Washington, D.C. <br> <br>A book sale and signing will follow the lecture, which is sponsored by the Library’s John W. Kluge Center. The lecture is free and open to the public; tickets and reservations are not required. <br> <br>Robert Saladini <br>Library of Congress Jeffrey C. Alexander Named Distinguished Visiting Scholar at Library of Congress John W. Kluge Center http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2009/09-017.html Librarian of Congress James H. Billington has named Jeffrey C. Alexander, the Lillian Chavenson Saden Professor of Sociology at Yale University, as a Distinguished Visiting Scholar at the Library’s John W. Kluge Center. <br> <br>Robert Saladini <br>Office of Scholarly Programs <br>Library of Congress <br>Washington, DC Peter Brown and Romila Thapar receive Kluge Prize at Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2008/08-230.html $1 Million Kluge Prize for Lifetime Achievement in the Study of Humanity Bestowed by Library of Congress <br> <br>In a ceremony in the Great Hall of the Library of Congress’ Thomas Jefferson Building, Peter Robert Lamont Brown and Romila Thapar today were awarded the 2008 Kluge Prize for lifetime achievement in the study of humanity. They are the sixth and seventh recipients since the Prize’s 2003 inception. <br> <br>Endowed by Library of Congress benefactor John W. Kluge, the Kluge Prize rewards lifetime achievement in a wide range of disciplines including history, philosophy, politics, anthropology, sociology, religion, criticism in the arts and humanities, and linguistics. Among all international prizes at the $1 million level, the Kluge Prize covers the widest range of academic disciplines, languages and diverse cultural perspectives in the world. Brown and Thapar will share the prize. <br> <br>Robert Saladini <br>Library of Congress Timothy M. Rohan lectures on architect, Paul Rudolph, Dec. 16 at Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov/loc/kluge/news/news2008_rohan.html Lecture: “Model City: Buildings and projects by Paul Rudolph for Yale and New Haven” <br> <br>Timothy Rohan, Kluge Fellow <br> <br>December 16, 2008, 12:00 Noon (Whittall Pavilion, Thomas Jefferson Building) <br> <br>This event is free and open to the public; no reservations or tickets are required. <br> <br>In this lecture, Timothy M. Rohan from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst discusses the exhibition he curated, “Model City: Buildings and Projects by Paul Rudolph for Yale and New Haven”, which draws upon works from the Paul Rudolph Archive in the Prints and Photographs Division of the Library of Congress. Historians Peter R. L. Brown and Romila Thapar receive 2008 Kluge Prize http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2008/08-225.html Peter Robert Lamont Brown and Romila Thapar will receive the 2008 Kluge Prize for Lifetime Achievement in the Study of Humanity in a ceremony Dec. 10 at the Library of Congress. They are the sixth and seventh recipients since the Prize’s 2003 inception. <br> <br>Endowed by Library of Congress benefactor John W. Kluge, the Kluge Prize is unique among all international prizes at the $1 million level in rewarding a very wide range of disciplines including history, philosophy, politics, anthropology, sociology, religion, criticism in the arts and humanities, and linguistics, as well as a great variety of cultural perspectives in the world. Each awardee will receive half of the $1 million prize. <br> <br>Robert Saladini <br>John w. Kluge Center <br>Library of Congress Reuben Rose-Redwood lecture: “Spaces of Calculation: Street Addressing and the Making of a Geo-coded World” 3 Dec. at Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov/loc/kluge/news/news2008_rose-redwood.html Kluge Fellow, Reuben Rose-Redwood lectures on “Spaces of Calculation: Street Addressing and the Making of a Geo-coded World” at Library of Congress on December 3, 2008 at 12:00 PM in Whittall Pavilion, Thomas Jefferson Building. This event is free and open to the public; no tickets or reservations are needed. Mark Anderson lectures on Tropical Imaginings in Brazilian Literature, 11/13 at Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov/loc/kluge/news/news2008.html#markanderson Kluge Fellow, Mark Anderson, will speak "The Natural Nation: Tropical Imaginings and Ecologies of Abjection in Brazilian Literature,” on November 13, 2008 at 12:00 pm in Whittall Pavilion, Thomas Jefferson Building, Library of Congress. This event is free and open to the public; no tickets or reservations are required. <br> Ambassador Teresita Schaffer on India and the U.S., Nov. 13 at Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2008/08-201.html Ambassador Teresita Schaffer To Lecture on India and the United States, Nov. 13 <br> <br>The relationship between the United States and India and its likely evolution in the next decade is the topic of a lecture at the Library of Congress by Ambassador Teresita Schaffer, holder of the Henry Alfred Kissinger Chair in Foreign Policy and International Relations at the John W. Kluge Center. <br> <br>Schaffer will present "India and the United States – Reinventing Partnership" at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 13, in Room 119 of the Thomas Jefferson Building, 10 First St. S.E., Washington, D.C. Sponsored by the Library’s Kluge Center, the lecture is free and open to the public; no tickets or reservations are needed. <br> <br>Robert Saladini <br>Library of Congress <br>Washington, D.C. 20540 <br>lckluge@loc.gov William R. Smyser lecture "Is diplomacy the answer?" Oct. 23 at Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2008/08-194.html Willam Smyser To Discuss "Is Diplomacy the Answer?" at Library of Congress Oct. 23 <br> <br>Does the U.S., as a longstanding superpower, need a diplomatic strategy to protect and advance our interests in the new world? William R. Smyser will examine the topic in a lecture at the Library of Congress on October 23. <br> <br>Smyser is the former holder of the Henry A. Kissinger Chair in Foreign Policy and International Relations in the John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress. He will present the talk at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 23, in Room 119 of the Thomas Jefferson Building, 10 First St. S.E., Washington, D.C. Sponsored by the Kluge Center, the lecture is free and open to the public; no tickets or reservations are needed. Paul Crego to lecture on "Abkhazia and the New Cold War" Library of Congress, Sep. 25 http://www.loc.gov/loc/kluge/news/news2008.html#crego Kluge Staff Fellow, Paul Crego, lectures on "Abkhazia and the New Cold War" on September 25 at 4:00 PM in the West Dining Room, James Madison Building, Library of Congress. This event is free and open to the public; no tickets or reservations are required. <br> <br> Historian Gerald Stourzh speaks at Library of Congress, Sep. 24 http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2008/08-137.html Distinguished Austrian historian Gerald Stourzh, professor emeritus at the University of Vienna, is one of the few prominent scholars equally at home with U.S. history and the history of central Europe. <br> <br>Stourzh will discuss his storied career and his latest book, a collection of 15 essays previously published from 1953 to 2005, in a lecture at the Library of Congress titled "Traces of an Intellectual Journey: Gerald Stourzh Presents His Book ‘From Vienna to Chicago and Back" at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 24. <br> <br>The event, which will take place in Room 119 of the Thomas Jefferson Building, 10 First St. S.E., Washington, D.C., is free and open to the public; no tickets or reservations are required. The lecture is sponsored by the John W. Kluge Center and the European Division, both of the Library of Congress, and the Austrian Cultural Forum of Washington. <br> <br>Robert Saladini <br>lckluge@loc.gov Book Talk: "The Hemingses of Monticello" with Annette Gordon-Reed, Sep. 23 http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2008/08-136.html Author Annette Gordon-Reed, who received attention in 1997 for a book that carefully evaluated claims and counter-claims about the Jefferson-Hemings relationship, has written a new book about Sally Hemings – a slave in the Founding Father’s household – and her family. <br> <br>Gordon-Reed will discuss "The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family" at the Library of Congress at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 23, in Room 119 of the Thomas Jefferson Building, 10 First St. S.E., Washington, D.C. The book will be on sale and available for signing. <br> <br>The lecture, sponsored by the Library’s John W. Kluge Center and the Manuscript Division, is free and open to the public; tickets and reservations are not required. <br> <br>Robert Saladini <br>Library of Congress Subarno Chattarji on Aspects of Vietnamese Representations of the Vietnam War and its Aftermath http://www.loc.gov/loc/kluge/news/news2008_Chattarji.html Lecture: 'Will there be peace again?': Some Aspects of Vietnamese Representations of the Vietnam War and its Aftermath <br> <br>Subarno Chattarji, Kluge fellow <br> <br>September 18, 2008, 12:00 Noon (LJ-119, Thomas Jefferson Building, Library of Congress) <br> <br>This event is free and open to the public; no reservations or tickets are required. Frances Garrett on Tibetan Buddhism at Library of Congress, Aug. 12 http://www.loc.gov/loc/kluge//news/news2008.html#garrett Larson Fellow, Frances Garrett, discusses “Death, Rebirth and Being Human in Tibetan Buddhism" at 12:00 Noon, Whittall Pavilion, Thomas Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, August 12. This event is free and open to the public; no tickets or reservations are needed. <br> <br>Robert Saladini <br>Library of Congress Geert Buelens, Kluge Fellow, lectures on poetry as propaganda during World War I, Jul. 17 http://www.loc.gov/loc/kluge//news/news2008.html#buelens Kluge Fellow, Geert Buelens, presents a lecture titled ‘Remember Belgium’ - Poetry as Propaganda during the First World War on July 17, 2008 at 12:00 in Whittall Pavilion, Thomas Jefferson Building, Library of Congress. This event is free and open to the public; no reservations are needed. <br> <br>Robert Saladini <br>Library of Congress <br> Roger Louis discusses UN role in creation of Israel, Library of Congress, Jul. 16 http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2008/08-121.html William Roger Louis to Discuss United Nations' Role in Creation of Israel at Library of Congress, July 16 in a lecture titled "The Moral Conscience of the World: The United Nations and Palestine in 1947" at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, July 16, in Room 119 of the Thomas Jefferson Building, 10 First St. S.E., Washington, D.C. <br>The lecture is free and open to the public. Tickets or reservations are not needed. <br> <br>Robert Saladini <br>Library of Congress Chitralekha Zutshi on Rajatarangini and the Making of India's Past, Jul. 10 http://www.loc.gov/loc/kluge/news/news2008.html#zutshi Kluge Fellow, Chitralekha Zutshi, presents a lecture titled "Translating History: Rajatarangini and the Making of India's Past" on Thursday, July 10, 2008 at 12:00 noon in Whittall Pavilion, Thomas Jefferson Building, Library of Congress. This event is free and open to the public; no tickets or reservations are required. <br> <br>Robert Saladini <br>Library of Congress <br> <br> $1 Million Kluge Prize to be Given Dec. 10 http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2008/08-114.html Librarian of Congress James H. Billington will award the fourth John W. Kluge Prize for lifetime achievement in the study of humanity on Dec. 10, 2008, the culmination of the Library’s most extensive worldwide search yet for nominees. Nominations will be accepted until July 15. <br> <br>Robert Saladini <br>Library of Congress Dane Kennedy on "Decolonization and Disorder" at Library of Congress, Jul. 9 http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2008/08-117.html Historian Dane Kennedy, in a lecture at the Library of Congress, will examine three waves of European decolonization, from the late 18th century through the late 20th century, and the violence and discord that accompanied the transitions. <br> <br>Kennedy’s presentation "Decolonization and Disorder" will take place at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, July 9, in Room 119 of the Thomas Jefferson Building, 10 First St. S.E., Washington, D.C. <br> <br>The lecture, sponsored by the Library’s John W. Kluge Center and the National History Center, is free and open to the public. Tickets or reservations are not needed. <br> <br>Robert Saladini <br>Library of Congress Michael Wesch on anthropology of YouTube at Library of Congress, 6/23 http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2008/08-104.html Wesch will discuss the three-year-old video-sharing Web site in a lecture titled "The Anthropology of YouTube" at 4 p.m. on Monday, June 23, in the Montpelier Room on the sixth floor of the Library of Congress’ James Madison Building, 101 Independence Ave. S.E., Washington, D.C. This event is free and open to the public; no reservations or tickets are required. Robert Saladini Kluge Fellow Claudia Haake on Native American Removal in U.S and Mexico, June 12, Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov/loc/kluge/news/news2008_haake.html Kluge Fellow, Claudia Haake lectures on "Breaking the Bonds of People and Land: Native American Removal in the United States and Mexico" on June 12, 2008, 12:00 Noon (Whittall Pavilion, Thomas Jefferson Building). <br> <br>This event is free and open to the public; no reservations or tickets are required. <br> <br>Robert Saladini <br>Library of Congress <br>Washington, DC 20540 <br>tel. 202-707-2692 Authors Chollet and Goldgeier discuss book on pre-9/11 period, June 12, Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2008/08-093.html Derek Chollet and James Goldgeier will examine the period between the end of the Cold War and the destruction of the Twin Towers in a talk based on their book, "America Between the Wars," at the Library of Congress, at 4 p.m. on Thursday, June 12, in Room 119 of the Thomas Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, 10 First St. S.E., Washington, D.C. <br> <br>The event, sponsored by the John W. Kluge Center at the Library, is free and open to the public; no tickets or reservations are required. <br> <br>Robert Saladini <br>Library of Congress Steve Stathis lecture "Congress: Crucible of American Democracy 5/29 at Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov/loc/kluge/news/news2008.html#may29congress Steve Stathis, Kluge Staff Fellow, presents a lecture titled "Congress: Crucible of American democracy" on May 29 at 4:00 P.M. LJ-119, Thomas Jefferson Building. This event is free and open to the public; no tickets or reservations are required. <br> <br>Though often treated by historians, political scientists, and the American public as of lesser consequence than the Executive, the U.S. Congress has historically served as the crucible of American democracy. In continual interaction and evolution as an institution, Congress has molded and directed national policy affecting the lives of virtually every American citizen. Its history is as diverse and complex as the nation and is waiting to be told in its entirety. Stathis’ continuing effort to capture the essence of that story focuses on the historical evolution of the twin functions of Congress: to legislate for the nation and to represent the people. Steve Stathis lecture "Congress: Crucible of American Democracy 5/29 at Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov/loc/kluge/news/news2008.html#may29congress Steve Stathis, Kluge Staff Fellow, presents a lecture titled "Congress: Crucible of American democracy" on May 29 at 4:00 P.M. LJ-119, Thomas Jefferson Building. This event is free and open to the public; no tickets or reservations are required. <br> <br>Though often treated by historians, political scientists, and the American public as of lesser consequence than the Executive, the U.S. Congress has historically served as the crucible of American democracy. In continual interaction and evolution as an institution, Congress has molded and directed national policy affecting the lives of virtually every American citizen. Its history is as diverse and complex as the nation and is waiting to be told in its entirety. Stathis’ continuing effort to capture the essence of that story focuses on the historical evolution of the twin functions of Congress: to legislate for the nation and to represent the people. Steve Stathis lecture "Congress: Crucible of American Democracy 5/29 at Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov/loc/kluge/news/news2008.html#may29congress Karen Carter on “Poster mania in turn-of-the-century Paris”, May 22 at Noon, Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov/loc/kluge/news/news2008.html#may22poster Karen Carter, Kluge Fellow, presents a lecture titled “Poster mania in turn-of-the-century Paris” at 12:00 on May 22 in Whittall Pavilion, Thomas Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. This event is free and open to the public; no tickets or reservations are required. <br> <br> Author Steven Berlin Johnson discusses book "Everything Bad Is Good for You" at Library of Congress, May 12 http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2008/08-078.html A spirited defense of the digital generation will be presented at the Library of Congress by Steven Berlin Johnson, who will discuss "Everything Bad Is Good for You" at 4 p.m. on Monday, May 12, in the Montpelier Room on the sixth floor of the James Madison Building, 101 Independence Ave. S.E., Washington, D.C. This event is free and open to the public; no reservations are required. <br> <br>Robert Saladini <br>Library of Congress 2008-2009 Kluge Fellows selected at Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov/loc/kluge/news/news2008_newclass.html In its sixth full year of operation, the John W. Kluge Center continues to attract the world’s brightest minds to the Library of Congress where they pursue humanistic and social science research making use of the Library's large, varied collections and expert staff. While in residence, they also have the opportunity to interact with the Washington, DC diplomatic community and one another. See the link for the names of those selected. <br> <br>Robert Saladini <br>Library of Congress <br> Application Deadline: April 17, 2008 - David B. Larson Fellowship in Health and Spirituality, John W. Kluge Center, Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov/loc/kluge/fellowships/larson.html The Library of Congress invites qualified scholars to apply for a post-doctoral fellowship in the field of health and spirituality. Made possible by a generous endowment from the International Center for the Integration of Health and Spirituality (ICIHS), the fellowship is named in honor of the Center's late founder, David B. Larson, an epidemiologist and psychiatrist, who focused on potentially relevant but understudied factors which might help in prevention, coping, and recovering from illness. <br> <br>Robert Saladini <br>Office of Scholarly Programs <br>Library of Congress <br>rsal@loc.gov <br> Jennifer Sessions lectures on “The Conquest of Algeria at Louis-Philippe's Versailles" at Library of Congress on 4/17 http://www.loc.gov/loc/kluge/news/news2008.html#jsessions April 17, 2008 <br>Lecture: “An Empire for a King: The Conquest of Algeria at Louis-Philippe's Versailles," Jennifer Sessions, Kluge Fellow, at 12, in Whittall Pavilion, Thomas Jefferson Building, Library of Congress. This event is free and open to the public; no reservations or tickets are required. <br> <br>Robert Saladini <br>Office of Scholarly Programs <br>Library of Congress <br>rsal@loc.gov <br> Max Edelson lectures on “Mapping the New Empire: Britain’s General Survey of North America, 1763-1782,” at Library of Congress on 4/16 http://www.loc.gov/loc/kluge/news/news2008.html#medelson Lecture: “Mapping the New Empire: Britain’s General Survey of North America, 1763-1782,” Max Edelson, Kislak Fellow, at 12 in Whittall Pavilion, Thomas Jefferson Building. This event is free and open to the public; no reservations or tickets are required. <br> <br>Robert Saladini <br>Office of Scholarly Programs <br>Library of Congress <br>rsal@loc.gov <br> Joseph Kosek lectures on “God and Gandhi: Radical Spiritual Politics of Rev. John Haynes Holmes” 4/3 at Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov/loc/kluge//news/news2008.html#kosek The Library of Congress, John W. Kluge Center, presents Kluge Fellow, Joseph Kosek, in a lecture titled “God and Gandhi: The Radical Spiritual Politics of the Reverend John Haynes Holmes (1879-1964)” on Thursday, April 3, 2008, at 12:00 p.m., Dining Room A, James Madison Building, Library of Congress. This event is free and open to the public; no reservations are required. For more information, contact Robert Saladini at (202) 707-2692. Requst ASL and ADA accommodations five days in advance at (202) 707-6362 or &lt;ADA@loc.gov>. Library of Congress series on “Digital Natives” begins April 7 http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2008/08-057.html Distinguished scholar and child-development expert Edith Ackerman will present "The Anthropology of Digital Natives" at 4 p.m. on Monday, April 7 at the Library of Congress. <br>The event, the first in a series on Digital Natives — those who have been raised with the computer as a natural part of their lives — is free and open to the public. No tickets or reservations are needed. In addition, the lecture will be webcast live at www.loc.gov. <br> <br>Robert Saladini <br>Library of Congress <br>Tel. 202-707-2692 <br> Symposium: "Art, Culture, and Government: The New Deal at 75" http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2008/08-024.html Leading scholars from throughout the United States will join experts from the Library of Congress in the program, "Art, Culture, and Government: The New Deal at 75," on Thursday and Friday, March 13 – 14. The two-day program is free and open to the public, but registration is required. <br> <br>Robert Saladini <br>Library of Congress <br>Email: rsal@loc.gov <br> The Druze Heritage is Subject of Feb. 7 Symposium, Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2008/08-022.html The Druze are a thousand-year-old religious community of the Middle East, whose members today live primarily in Lebanon, Syria and Israel, while others have emigrated to the United States, Europe and Africa. Their historical and intellectual legacy will be examined by 10 scholars from the U.S. and Middle East who will participate in a symposium to be held at the Library of Congress from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 7 in Room LJ-119, located on the first floor of the Thomas Jefferson Building, 10 First Street S.E., Washington D.C. Smyser appointed to Kissinger Chair at Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2008/08-016.html W. R. Smyser, adjunct professor in the BMW Center for German and European Studies, Georgetown University, has been appointed to the Henry Alfred Kissinger Chair in Foreign Policy and International Relations in the John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress. Tom Zeller lectures on parkways in Germany and U.S., 1920-70; 1/23 at Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov/loc/kluge/news/news2008.html#jan23 Library of Congress Kluge Fellow, Thomas Zeller, presents a lecture titled “Consuming Landscapes: Parkways in Germany and the United States, 1920-1970" on Wednesday, January 23, 2008 at 12:00 p.m. in LJ-119, Thomas Jefferson Building, Library of Congress. This event is free and open to the public. Van Der Wee on Economic Globalization through history, 1/17 at Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2008/07-255.html Economic globalization is a new word for an old process, according to economic historian Herman Van der Wee, holder of the Chair of the Countries and Cultures of the North in the John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress. <br> <br>Van der Wee will explain this concept in a lecture titled "Economic Globalization in the Mirror of History" at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 17, in Room 119 of the Thomas Jefferson Building, 10 First St. S.E., Washington, D.C. <br> <br>Sponsored by the Kluge Center, the event is free and open to the public; no tickets or reservations are needed. Lecture: Mario del Pero on Henry Kissinger and international repercussions of the Portuguese Revolution, Library of Congress 12/12 http://www.loc.gov/loc/kluge/news/index.html December 12 at 12:00 noon <br>Lecture: "Which Chile, Allende? Henry Kissinger and the International Repercussions of the Portuguese Revolution,” Mario del Pero, Kluge Fellow, at 12:00 in LJ-119, Thomas Jefferson Building. This event is free and open to the public; no reservations or tickets are required. Michael Schiltz to give lecture on Japanese diplomat, Megata Tanetaro, at Library of Congress, 12/5 http://www.loc.gov/loc/kluge/news/index.html Lecture: “A Money Doctor from Japan: Megata Tanetaro in Korea, 1904-1907),” Michael Schiltz, Kluge Fellow, at 12:00 in LJ-119, Thomas Jefferson Building, Library of Congress. This event is free and open to the public; no tickets or reservations are required. Ethicist William F. May gives lecture on Nov. 29 at 4, Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2007/07-228.html "Containing Runaway Fear in Foreign Policy: Recovering Our National Identity" will be discussed by William F. May, holder of the Cary and Ann Maguire Chair in American History and Ethics, at the John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress. <br> <br>The lecture starts at 4 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 29, in Room 119 of the Thomas Jefferson Building, 10 First St. S.E., Washington D.C. Sponsored by the Kluge Center, the event is free and open to the public; no reservations are needed. <br> <br>In his presentation, May will discuss the religious apprehensions, such as good versus evil, embedded in American politics. He will look at American foreign policy during the last 60 years, as political anxieties in the West shifted from the mind-set during the Cold War (the West vs. tyranny) to the current apprehensions (the West vs. anarchy). Writers From Iowa's International Writing Program Read Their Works, Nov. 15 at Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2007/07-220.html Writers from the distinguished International Writing Program at the University of Iowa will read from their works at the Library of Congress at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 15, in the Mumford Room on the sixth floor of the James Madison Building, 101 Independence Avenue SE, Washington, DC. This event is free and open to the public, no tickets are required. <br> <br> David Orique on Bartolome de las Casas, Oct. 18 at Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov/loc/kluge/news/news-orique.html Kislak Fellow, David Orique, presents a lecture titled “What seemed to be or not to be a 1528 letter of Bartolomé de las Casas to Charles V: an historiographical opinion about the Parecer” on October 18, 2007 at 12:00 in Thomas Jefferson Building, Library of Congress. This event is free and open to the public; no reservations are required. Congressman Major Owens and Distinguished Panel To Discuss "A New Challenge to Black Congressional Caucus" on 10/1 at Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2007/07-185.html What did Ossie Davis envision in 1971 when he proclaimed to the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) that "it’s not the man, it’s the plan"? In a special forum on Oct. 1 at the Library of Congress, Congressman Major Owens will host a distinguished panel of U.S. representatives and political scientists in a discussion of his forthcoming book, "The Peacock Elite: A Subjective Case Study of the Congressional Black Caucus and Its Impact on National Politics." <br> <br>The forum will start at noon on Monday, Oct. 1, in the Members’ Room on the first floor of the Thomas Jefferson Building, 10 First Street, S.E., Washington, D.C. The event is free and open to the public; no tickets or reservations are needed. William F. May Appointed to Maguire Chair in American History at Library of Congress Kluge Center http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2007/07-183.html Librarian of Congress James H. Billington has appointed William F. May to the Cary and Ann Maguire Chair in American History and Ethics at the John W. Kluge Center for a three-month tenure from September to December. May will conduct research on the shift of political anxieties in the West, from the mindset during the Cold War (the West vs. tyranny) to the current apprehensions (the West vs. anarchy). He will bring a religious interpretation to the political analysis. May is conducting the research to prepare for the Stone Lectures at Princeton Theological Seminary. Princeton Professor, Jenna Joselit, on the 10 Commandments in America, 10/11 at Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2007/07-173.html Jenna Weissman Joselit, a Princeton University professor who spent the summer as a Distinguished Visiting Scholar at the Library's, John W. Kluge Center, will wrap up her research with a lecture titled "Holy Moses! A Cultural History of the Ten Commandments in Modern America." <br> <br>Joselit will present the talk at the Library of Congress at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 11, in Room 119 of the Thomas Jefferson Building, 10 First St. S.E., Washington, D.C. The event, sponsored by the Library’s Kluge Center, is free and open to the public; no tickets are required. Charles Kupchan discusses bipartisanship at Library of Congress on 9/20 http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2007/07-171.html Charles A. Kupchan, holder of the Henry Alfred Kissinger Chair in Foreign Policy and International Relations at the Library of Congress, will give a lecture titled "Dead Center: The Collapse of Bipartisanship and Its Implications for U.S. Foreign Policy" at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Sep. 20, in Room 119 of the Thomas Jefferson Building, 10 First St. S.E., Washington, D.C. <br> <br>The event, sponsored by the Library’s John W. Kluge Center, is free and open to the public; no tickets are required. Kay Shelemay on Ethiopian American music at Library of Congress on Sep. 6 http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2007/07-160.html Harvard scholar, Kay Shelemay, presents "Music in the Ethiopian American Diaspora: A Preliminary Overview" at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 6, in Room 119 of the Thomas Jefferson Building, 10 First St. S.E., Washington, D.C. This event is free and open to the public; no tickets are required. Shelemay Appointed Chair of Modern Culture at Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2007/07-144.html Librarian of Congress James H. Billington has appointed Kay Kaufman Shelemay, an ethnomusicologist from Harvard University, to the Chair of Modern Culture in the John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress. <br> <br>While in residence at the Kluge Center, Shelemay will pursue research for a book on Ethiopian music and musicians in the United States. The End of European Colonial Empires To Be Discussed by William Roger Louis, July 10 http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2007/07-139.html One of the great themes of 20th century history is the end of European colonial empires. William Roger Louis, founding director of the National History Center, will discuss the topic in a lecture at the Library of Congress. <br> <br>The talk will start at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, July 10, in Room 119 of the Thomas Jefferson Building, 10 First St. S.E., Washington, D.C. Free and open to the public, the event is sponsored by the Library’s John W. Kluge Center and the National History Center, and is presented in conjunction with the History Center’s Second International Research Seminar on Decolonization, held in Washington, D.C., from July 9 through Aug. 4. Crawford Young on African colonial states, 7/25 at 4:00 at Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2007/07-138.html Crawford Young, a distinguished scholar on Africa and professor emeritus at the University of Wisconsin, will discuss "The African Colonial State and the Encounter with Decolonization" at the Library of Congress on July 25. <br> <br>The lecture, which is free and open to the public, will start at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, July 25, in Room 119 of the Thomas Jefferson Building, 10 First Street S.E., Washington, D.C. Nobel Laureates John Mather and Craig Mello discuss origins of life on 7/26 at Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2007/07-136.html Origins of Life and Universe To Be Discussed by Nobel Scientists John Mather and Craig Mello, July 26 <br> <br>Two 2006 Nobel Prize winners will address the fundamental questions pondered by many through the ages: the origins of life and the universe. <br> <br>Free and open to the public, the event, "On the Origins of Life and the Universe: An Afternoon with 2006 Nobel Laureates Craig Mello and John Mather," will be held at the Library of Congress from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 26, in Room 119 of the Thomas Jefferson Building, 10 First Street S.E., Washington, D.C. Jenna Joselit researches 10 Commandments at Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2007/07-137.html Jenna Weissman Joselit, a Princeton University professor who was recently appointed Visiting Scholar at the John W. Kluge Center, is studying the variety of cultural forms in which the Ten Commandments appear in American culture. <br> <br>A professor of American studies and Modern Judaic studies at Princeton, Joselit’s appointment at the Kluge Center started June 1. She is conducting research in the Library of Congress collections for her forthcoming book on the Ten Commandments. Joselit is investigating a variety of cultural forms, including synagogue and church architecture, Sunday school pageants and Cecil B. de Mille’s legendary movies. Kluge Fellow, Tobie Meyer-Fong on "The Taiping Rebellion" at Library of Congress on 6/14 http://www.loc.gov/loc/kluge/news/news2007_Meyer-Fong.html Kluge Fellow, Tobie Meyer-Fong, presents a lecture titled “Ruin and Restoration: An Eyewitness Frames the Taiping Rebellion (1850-1864)” on June 14, 2007 at 12:00 Noon (LJ-119, Thomas Jefferson Building). Lecture: "Creating Adam and Eve" in 16th century Germany" with Crowther-Heyck at Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov/loc/kluge/news/news2007_Crowther-Heyck.html Lecture: Creating Adam and Eve: Body, Soul and Gender in Sixteenth-century Germany with Kathleen Crowther-Heyck on <br>June 13, 12:00 Noon in LJ-119, Thomas Jefferson Building at Library of Congress 2007-08 Class of Kluge Fellows Selected at Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov/loc/kluge/fellowships/2007-2008.html 2007-08 Class of Kluge Fellows at the John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress has been selected. Cecelia Tichi discusses social reformer Julia Lathrop on June 28 at Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2007/07-122.html Cecelia Tichi will discuss "Justice, Not Pity: Julia Lathrop, First Chief of the U.S. Children’s Bureau" at 4 p.m. on Thursday, June 28, in Room 119 of the Thomas Jefferson Building, 10 First St. S.E., Washington, D.C. Sponsored by the Kluge Center, the event is free and open to the public; no tickets are needed. James Sanders on "Contesting Modernity in Latin America" on May 30 http://www.loc.gov/loc/kluge/news/news2007_sanders.html James Sanders, Kluge Fellow at the Library of Congress will give a lecture titled “The Vanguard of the Atlantic World: <br>Contesting Modernity in Nineteenth-Century Latin America” on Wednesday, May 30, 2007 at 12:00 p.m. in Room 119, Thomas Jefferson Building. This lecture is free and open to the public. No tickets are required. Request ASL and ADA accommodations five days in advance at 202-707-6362 or &lt;ADA@loc.gov>. For more information, call 202-707-3302. Shigemi Inaga lectures on Modern Japanese Arts and Crafts in Kyoto on June 7 http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2007/07-105.html Shigemi Inaga, Kluge Chair of Modern Culture at Library of Congress lectures on "Modern Japanese Arts and Crafts in Kyoto: From Asai Chu to Yagi Kazuo" at 4 p.m. Room 119 of the Thomas Jefferson Building. Library of Congress Lecture on commercialization of academic research at LC on 5/24 http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2007/07-112.html "Commercializing University Research - ”Threats and Opportunities - ”The Oxford University Model" is the topic of a lecture scheduled for 2 p.m. on Thursday, May 24, in Room 119 of the Thomas Jefferson Building, 10 First St. S.E., Washington, D.C. <br> Paul Wilson discusses Václav Havel's Book, "To the Castle and Back," 5/17/07 at Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2007/07-092.html Paul Wilson will discuss his English translation of former Czech Republic President Václav Havel’s recently published book "To the Castle and Back," at the Library of Congress on May 17. <br> <br>The event, sponsored by the Library’s John W. Kluge Center and the Embassy of the Czech Republic, will begin at noon on Thursday, May 17, in Room 119 of the Thomas Jefferson Building, 10 First St. S.E., Washington, D.C. The book talk is free and open to the public; no reservations are required. Symposium on HIV and Hepatitis Vaccines To Be Held on May 10 http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2007/07-086.html Distinguished health and medical experts will participate in a symposium addressing critical issues on the challenges of developing an HIV vaccine and ensuring the eradication of Hepatitis B, on May 10 at the Library of Congress. <br> <br>The symposium, titled "Combating HIV and Hepatitis B," will coincide with World AIDS Vaccine Day on May 18 and Hepatitis Awareness Week, May 7-11. <br> <br>The program will begin at 9 a.m. on Thursday, May 10, in Room 119 of the Thomas Jefferson Building, 10 First St. S.E., Washington, D.C. The experts will focus on HIV in the morning and on Hepatitis B at 2 p.m. The event is free and open to the public; tickets are not required. The symposium will be cybercast live at www.loc.gov. Yu Ying-shih speaks at Library of Congress on April 24 and April 26 http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2007/07-073.html Yu Ying-shih, recipient of the 2006 John W. Kluge Prize for the Study of Humanity, will present talks on China at the Library of Congress on April 24 and April 26. Yu'€™s discussion, at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, April 24, is titled "China Rediscovers Its Own History." Yu'€™s lecture, at 3 p.m. on Thursday, April 26, is titled "China's Return to Tradition: How to Interpret the New Forces Emerging in China." Both events take place in Room 119, Thomas Jefferson Building, and are free and open to the public. Raymond Dwek appointed Chair of Technology and Society at Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2007/07-052.html Librarian of Congress James H. Billington has appointed Raymond Dwek, director of the Glycobiology Institute at Oxford University, to the Chair of Technology and Society in the John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress. Gerhard Casper discusses "Caesarism in Democratic Politics" on March 22 at Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2007/07-033.html President Emeritus of Stanford University Gerhard Casper will talk about "Caesarism in Democratic Politics: Reflections on Max Weber" on March 22 at 4:00 P.M. in Room 119 of the Library’s Thomas Jefferson Building, 10 First St. S.E., Washington, D.C. This event is free and open to the public; no tickets or reservations are required. John Hope Franklin speaks at Library of Congress on Mar. 6 http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2007/07-038.html Historian John Hope Franklin will present a lecture titled "Where Do We Go from Here" at the Library of Congress on March 6, focusing on pressing domestic and foreign policy issues at 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday, March 6, in the Mumford Room on the sixth floor of the James Madison Building, 101 Independence Ave. S.E., Washington, D.C. The event is free and open to the public; no tickets or reservations are required. Charles Kupchan named Henry Kissinger Scholar at Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2007/07-024.html Librarian of Congress James H. Billington has appointed Charles A. Kupchan, a professor in the School of Foreign Service and in the Government Department at Georgetown University, as the Henry Alfred Kissinger Scholar in Foreign Policy and International Relations in the John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress. Former Secretary of State James A. Baker III speaks on 2/27 at Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2007/07-021.html Former U.S. Secretary of State James A. Baker III will deliver the fifth Kissinger Lecture on Foreign Policy and International Relations at the Library of Congress on Feb. 27 at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 27, in the Coolidge Auditorium of the Thomas Jefferson Building, 10 First St. S.E., Washington, D.C., is free and open to the public. No tickets are required. Jaskulowski on Western and Eastern ideas of nationalism, 2/22 at Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov/loc/kluge/news/news2007_krysztof_jaskulowski.html The John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress presents Kluge Fellow, Krzysztof Jaskulowski, in a lecture titled "Western and Eastern nationalism?" on Thursday, February 22, 2007 at 12:00 P.M. in LJ-119, Thomas Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, 10 1st Street S.E. Washington, D.C. This event is free and open to the public; no reservations are required. Pamela Geller on the Pre-Columbian Maya, 2/21 at Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov/loc/kluge/news/news2007_pamela_geller.html The John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress presents Kislak Fellow, Pamela Geller, in a lecture titled “Ancient Bodies: A Humanistic Bioarchaeology of the Pre-Columbian Maya” on Wednesday, February 21, 2007 at 12:00 P.M. in LJ-119, Thomas Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, 10 1st Street S.E. Washington, D.C. This event is free and open to the public; no reservations are required. Lecture on the women in Sigmund Freud’s life, Feb. 14 http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2007/07-015.html Inge Scholz-Strasser, director of the Sigmund Freud Museum in Vienna, Austria, will present "The Women Around Sigmund Freud -- Patients, Colleagues, Confidantes" at noon on Wednesday, Feb. 14, in Room 119 of the Thomas Jefferson Building, 10 First Street S.E., Washington, D.C. This event is free and open to the public; no reservations are required. Michael Brose on foreigners in post-Ming Dynasty China at LC on 1/25 http://www.loc.gov/loc/kluge/news/news2007_michael_brose.html Michael Brose, Kluge Fellow, will present a lecture titled “What’s in a name?: Foreigners in Ming Dynasty China”at 12:00 P.M. on Jan. 25, 2007 in Room #119, Thomas Jefferson Building, Library of Congress. This event is free and open to the public; no reservations are required. Congressman Major Owens at Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2006/06-237.html U.S. Congressman Major Owens named Distinguished Visiting Scholar at John W. Kluge Center. Marianne Kamp on women in Uzbekistan http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2006/06-230.html Marianne Kamp will discuss her book "The new woman in Uzbekistan: Islam, modernity, and unveiling under communism" on Jan. 11, 2007. 2006 John W. Kluge Prize Winners Announced http://www.loc.gov/loc/kluge/prize/winners.html John Hope Franklin, 91, and Yu Ying-shih, 76, have been named the recipients of the third John W. Kluge Prize for lifetime achievement in the study of humanity.