Sinopsis
Moraine Valley Community College Library, Palos Hills, Illinois, USA. The Library PodCast includes audio from cultural events and interviews with faculty and scholars. This podcast is intended to enhance the larger Moraine Valley curriculum. The views expressed by guest speakers or audience members are their own and are not necessarily the official views of the Moraine Valley Community College board of trustees, staff, faculty, or administration.
Episodios
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History, Epidemics, and How Governments Respond
16/09/2020With concern over the Covid-19 Pandemic dominating all aspects of society, join political science and history faculty members Kevin Navratil, Jim McIntyre and Josh Fulton for a discussion of how the United States has grappled with disease outbreaks in the past.
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Poetry as the Voice of Experience: A Discussion of Eve Ewing's 1919
10/09/2020Literature faculty discuss poems in Eve Ewing’s book 1919.
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Radically Unchanged: Reading Eve Eweing's 1919
09/09/2020Faculty and staff were invited to record their reactions to Eve Ewing's book 1919.
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Race, protest, and the history of street violence in Chicago: A Faculty Panel
02/09/2020History faculty explore the historic context of Eve Ewing’s book 1919.
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Racial Health Disparities: Equity in Light of Covid 19
30/07/2020Nursing, psychology, and history faculty discuss the impact of Covid 19 and the inequality it has exposed.
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Our Shared Shelf: Episode 1, Dinner and a Movie
13/05/2020Librarians Sharon and Hannah recommend items from the MVCC Library digital collections!
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Self Care During Social Isolation Part 2: Mental Illness, Suicide Prevention, and Domestic Violence.
05/05/2020Librarians host a second discussion with MVCC Counselors about mental illness, suicide prevention and domestic violence.
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Self Care During Social Isolation
01/04/2020Librarians host a discussion with MVCC Counselors about staying mentally healthy during this time of social isolation.
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Fear of Automation
20/02/2020A panel of historians will discuss examples of technophobia and as well as the transformations that technology has enabled.
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In Relationships with our Phones: Our Emotional Attachment to Gadgets and Devices
13/02/2020In honor of Valentine's Day, a panel of faculty members will discuss our relationships with technology.
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Uncover: The Watts Riot of 1965
11/02/2020Moraine Valley students and staff will hear the story about the largest urban rebellion of the Civil rights era.
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2020 Impeachment Discussion: Impeachment of President Donald Trump
10/02/2020Political Science faculty members will be discussing the impeachment process in general and the impact of President Trump's impeachment.
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Early Designs: Early Automatons
30/01/2020Dr. Amani Wazwaz discusses early forms of robots and automatons designed by such great thinkers and designers as Archytas, Al Jazzari, Leonardo da Vinci, John Joseph Merlin, Pierre Jaquet-Droz, and others.
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Visions of Tomorrow: Science Fiction as Social Commentary
29/01/2020n this event, a panel of faculty members will discuss SciFi as a genre and explore how to understand and recognize its relevance.
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Why You Should Be a Voter
27/01/2020This event will provide information to help you find out whether you are registered to vote, where to vote, and why you should be a voter.
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Before I was Your Teacher: My Life Oversears
22/11/2019Intensive English Language faculty members talk about the time they spent teaching English outside of the United States.
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24 Hours of Reality: A Climate Conversation
21/11/2019As part of a global event, 24 Hours of Reality Moraine Valley Community College is presenting a panel discussion on the global climate challenges we face, and how we can begin to solve them.
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Take Me Out to the Ball Game: A Short History of Baseball and its Fans in America and Around the World
20/11/2019Associate Professor of History Josh Fulton provides a short introduction to the game, it’s history, and the culture surrounding it.
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Reflections on Fire: The Symbolic, Sacred and Destructive
06/11/2019In this talk, Dr. Randy P. Conner asks us to reflect on the significance of fire as he discusses its history and how it has played a role in his own life.