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- Ellen McCallum, associate professor of English at Michigan State University, delivers a talk entitled, "Cybernetic Sade", a look at the literary contributions of the Marquis de Sade. She explains the term "cybernetics" as used to imply mechanistic control of any system using technology, then proceeds to illustrate how De Sade treated sex as a mechanical activity devoid of any inherent quality and engineered to bring together for sex, persons and activities not normally joined in sexual activities or as partners. McCallum says Sade's machine is intended to produce pleasure but only for the libertine and no one else. McCallum answers questions from the audience. McCallum is introduced by Michigan State University Librarian Michael Rodriguez.
- Date Issued:
- 2016-03-31T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- University of Findlay art historian Marie Louden-Hanes delivers a talk entitled, "Beyond the Morning Bell: Women and Work in the Art of Winslow Homer." Speaking from a slideshow presentation of Homer's art, Louden-Hanes analyzes the figures and portrayal by Homer of the work lives of women and girls, their occupations in both rural and urban settings, and a range of levels of respectability. Louden-Hanes 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 the MSU Center for Gender in Global Context and the MSU Women's Resource Center. Held at the MSU Museum.
- Date Issued:
- 2013-11-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Marcie Ray, Assistant Professor of Musicology at Michigan State University, delivers a talk entitled "My Fair Lady: A Voice for Change". Ray analyzes the character of Eliza Doolittle from the Lerner and Lowe musical "My Fair Lady", places her in a literary context dating back to "Ovid" and says that the film portrays an idealized feminine model aimed at the contemporary audience of 1964. She also says that traditional notions of class and the proper social roles for men and women are reinforced by the film and that Eliza's transformation from hysterical, lower class girl to English lady is denoted by her eventual grasp of proper English and her new found cleanliness. Ray uses short clips from the movie to illustrate her points. A question and answer session follows. MSU Music Librarian Mary Black Junttonen introduces Ray. Part of the MSU Libraries' Colloquia Series. Held at the MSU Main Library.
- Date Issued:
- 2013-04-17T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- In an episode of "Understanding music," Harry Travis, as Gramps, listens to George Gershwin's "An American in Paris" with "Nancy" and helps her understand the shifting tones of the composition. The two discuss the mournful tone of the first section of the composition, and Gershwin's feelings of homesickness during his stay in Paris, and the livelier sections and the way they relate to his memories of America.
- Date Issued:
- 1948-04-02T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Jeannette Unite, South African artist and instructor at the University of Cape Town, delivers a talk entitled "Above below : the hierarchy of labor in South African mines." Unite says that the goal of her art is to document the working conditions of South African miners in a visual format. She goes on to describe the hardships which South African miners face on a daily basis. She answers questions from the audience. The event is convened by John P. Beck, professor, Michigan State University School of Human Resources and Labor Relations.
- Date Issued:
- 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection