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- Date Issued:
- 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Date Issued:
- 1974-01-30T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- An interdisciplinary panel composed of Michigan State University faculty members participates in a discussion entitled, "A continent of challenge and resilience: Africa in the 21st century." Panelists describe their individual research and discuss international aid, sustainable economic and agricultural development, epidemic control, natural resources management and land use, and modern political systems blending with traditional leadership models. Panelists are: Saweda Onipede Liverpool-Tasie, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics, Veronique Theriault, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics, Terrie Taylor, Department of Osteopathic Medical Specialties, Leo Zulu, Department of Geography, Environment and Spatial Sciences, and Carolyn Logan, Department of Political Science. Cynthia Jackson-Elmoore, dean of the Honors College, convenes the session and moderates questions from the audience with the help of John Beck, professor of Human Resources and Labor Relations.
- Date Issued:
- 2018-09-24T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Date Issued:
- 1966-01-12T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- In this installment of "Welcome to Kalamazoo" Dr. Willis Dunbar interviews Rev. Ellis Marshburn, the migrant supervisor of the Home Missions Council of North America, about migrant labor in Michigan. Marshburn discusses when and where migrant labor is used in Michigan and goes into detail about the living conditions facing migrant workers. Marshburn also talks about his work with the Home Missions Council and the need for more action to improve conditions for migrant laborers.
- Date Issued:
- 1951-03-23T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Chilean essayist, novelist, professor, and poet Marjorie Agosín speaks at the Michigan State University Main Library about her life, family and experiences in Chile and the United States. Professor Agosin discusses how being a Jewish Latin American has influenced her writing and relates the history of Jewish dislocation and the migration of her own family throughout the world. She also explains her development as a writer and discusses why she uses memoirs, poetry and novels to tell the story of Jews in Latin America living among German Nazi expatriates. Agosín reads several of her poems that illustrate her experiences. Rocío Quispe-Agnoli, Associate Professor of Colonial Latin American Studies at MSU, introduces Agosín. MSU librarian Mary Jo Zeter moderates. Sponsors of the event include the Michigan State University Libraries, MSU's Jewish Studies Program, and the MSU Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies. Part of the MSU Libraries' Colloquia Series.
- Date Issued:
- 2010-11-30T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Michigan State University Professor of History LaShawn Harris delivers a talk titled, "The Murder Trial of Laundress Virginia Christian: Race Labor, and Violence as Resistance in Progressive Era Virginia." Harris uses the experience of Christian to examine the lives of working class black women, explore inner-gender violence between women of different race and ethnicity, and explore the ways Progressive Era white women used physical and often lethal violence as a way of reinforcing white supremacy and controlling black women's bodies. Harris recounts the events that resulted in the death of Christian's employer Ida Belote, Christian's trial and conviction, and the attempts by a diverse group of African American and white Progressive Era political activists to save the teenage Christian from capital punishment. A question and answer session follows. Harris is introduced by MSU 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 the MSU African American and African Studies Center, MSU Center for Gender in Global Context, and the MSU Women's Resource Center, as part of the University's Project 60/50. Held at the MSU Museum.
- Date Issued:
- 2014-10-09T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Date Issued:
- 1971-01-22T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Date Issued:
- 1968-01-17T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Michigan State University Professor of Anthropology Chantal Tetreault delivers a talk entitled, "Everyday Translations: Practices and Challenges among Muslim-Arab Public Sector Workers in France." Tetreault describes the immigration of North Africans to France following World War Two, their participation in rebuilding the country, cultural conflicts, the process of assimilation and resistance to it from both the French and Arabs. She tracks speech patterns and the development of Franco-Arab slang used by teens to determine who fits in their social circles. Tetreault also talks about discrimination, religious issues, and aspects of gender and sexism. She answers questions from the audience. Tetreault is introduced by MSU Professor John P. Beck. Part of the "Our Daily Work/Our Daily Lives" Brown Bag series co-sponsored by the MSU School of Human Resources and Labor Relations, the MSU Museum, and the MSU Muslim Studies Center. Held in the MSU Museum Auditorium.
- Date Issued:
- 2014-02-24T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection