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- Wayne State University Professor of History Janine Lanza delivers a talk entitled, "Laughing the master down: artisan culture and the meaning of emotions in 18th century Paris". Lanza describes the complex system of artisan guilds, their function and how they identified and structured their societies, culture and craft. She explains how the internal structure of the guild evolved and gave security to some and limited opportunity to others and how the guild worked to manage the economics of its craft. Lanza also explains how laughter was used as protest and a critique of the powerful. A question and answer session follows. Lanza is introduced by Michigan State University Professor John P. Beck. Part of the "Our Daily Work/Our Daily Lives" Brown Bag series sponsored by the MSU School of Human Resources and Labor Relations, the MSU Museum, and co-sponsored by MSU's Center for European and Russian/Eurasian Studies. Held at the MSU Museum.
- Date Issued:
- 2013-01-18T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Poet and author Carolyn Forché discusses her travels as a poet, meeting other poets in war-torn countries, and the role of poetry in politics, current events and in the academy. Michigan State University Professor Anita Skeen, arts coordinator and director of the MSU Residential College in the Arts and Humanities' Center for Poetry introduces Forché. Forché also takes questions from the audience. Part of the MSU Libraries' Michigan Writers Series. Cosponsored by the RCAH Center for Poetry. Held in the MSU Main Library.
- Date Issued:
- 2015-04-23T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) radio personalities and executives, and national and local politicians and celebrities congratulate WKZO Radio, owner John E. Fetzer and the city of Kalamazoo on completion of a new broadcast studio. Fetzer declares radio the messenger of freedom and democracy and dedicates his radio station to the service of the community.
- Date Issued:
- 1949-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Ronald Reagan thanks the Voice of America in this broadcast on its 45th anniversary. Reagan praises the efforts of the VOA to broadcast truth to those in the world who are still oppressed.
- Date Issued:
- 1987-02-24T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Michigan State University Professor Sara Fingal (Lyman Briggs College) moderates, "The Flint Water Crisis: A Panel Discussion." Panelists include Dr. Susan Masten, professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at MSU, Bishop Bernadel Jefferson, of the Faith Deliverance Center Church and the Democratic Defense League of Flint, MI, Jennifer Carrera, professor of Sociology and Environmental Science at MSU, and Melissa Mays, founder of "Water You Fighting For?" of Flint, MI. Masten presents a timeline of events surrounding the crisis and discusses the chemical imbalances and additives currently found in the the Flint water supply. Jefferson discusses the decision by the city of Flint to move from using the Detroit water supply to water from the Flint River, and the community coming together to fight the switch. Carrera examines the sociopolitical issues surrounding the crisis, the legal environment that allowed the crisis to arise in the first place, and the importance of the struggle as an example of the power of organized communities to bring change. Mays discusses lead and copper poisoning, organizing citizens to fight government injustice, and bringing the Flint struggle to national attention. Fingal is introduced by Anne Ferguson, co-director of the MSU Center for Gender in Global Context. Panelists answer questions from the audience. Co-sponsored by the MSU Center for Gender in Global Context, the MSU Gender Justice & Environmental Change Program, the MSU Department of Community Sustainability, and the MSU Lyman Briggs College. .
- Date Issued:
- 2015-11-18T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- C. Patrick "Lash" Larrowe, Michigan State University professor emeritus of economics talks about his association with Jack Stieber, director of MSU's School of Labor and Industrial Relations, about several other persons with whom he worked, some of the classes he taught, and his many students over the years. He recalls the shift on the MSU Board of Trustees from Republican to Democratic and the role played by the UAW and the state Democratic party in MSU affairs. Larrowe also recalls his involvement in various MSU administrative initiatives and criticizes what he calls an "aloof" administration and a "compliant" faculty. Larrowe candidly discusses fellow faculty, what he calls their lack of motivation, why they stay at MSU, their failure to publish, and their salaries. Ends abruptly. Larrowe is interviewed by John Revitte, MSU professor of Labor and Industrial Relations.
- Date Issued:
- 1989-07-12T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Obama speaks in California during a roundtable discussion with farmers and other local stakeholders affected by the drought in the state.
- Date Issued:
- 2014-02-14T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Poet and fiction writer Joe Matuzak explains how he started his career in arts administration, and the community knowledge project at the Clinton Township Library in Lenawee County, Michigan, where he served as an artist-in-residence. He talks about the political concerns surrounding the cover art of his book "Eating Fire," the theme of his poems, his relationship with his poet wife, his emotional links to Flint, and his works in progress. Matuzak is interviewed by Stephanie Mathson of the Michigan State University Libraries. Part of the MSU Libraries' Michigan Writers Series.
- Date Issued:
- 2002-10-18T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Obama holds a press conference while attending the G20 Summit in Los Cabos, Mexico. Obama says the G20 summits have allowed nations to pull the global economy back from a free fall and put it back on the path of recovery and growth. He acknowledges financial problems in Europe saying decisive action is required. Obama takes questions from the media about possible affects of the European situation on the U.S. election, Syria, and Romney's criticism.
- Date Issued:
- 2012-06-19T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Dr. Lily Woodruff, professor of art history and visual culture at Michigan State University, delivers a talk entitled "Art as combat sport: the Sociological Art Collective's populist aesthetics". Woodruff describes her research into an obscure group of artists in France in the 1970s known as the Sociological Art Collective. Woodruff describes French government efforts to promote French art and culture and the rebellion against those efforts by the artists who formed the Collective. She also identifies the member of the group and focuses on some unique projects they completed. Woodruff answers questions from the audience. She is introduced by Michigan State University Librarian Terrie Wilson.
- Date Issued:
- 2017-04-04T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection