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City and disaster art that emerged from the 1930s dust bowl. So, today we are discussing the Pulitzer Prizewinning book polio an american story. You all received questions i posted. Im really interested in this topic because i also teach a seminar on the 1950s, and thats when so much of this book takes place. I think just looking at polio really reveals so many different issues that affected that decade. Before starting, though, i just wanted to mention one thing in light of what we were talking about in terms of dust bowl art, i was reading the new york review of books and there is a review of a novel that goody guthrie wrote, a novel called house of earth. It doesnt get a very good review but he gets attention. The introduction was by Douglas Brinkley and johnny depp, so i think theyre trying to sell copies by having a superstar on the cover. I divided the discussion in four major themes. I thought the most interesting were looking at philanthropy, medical research, scientists and th
Secret in American History by demand because i guess 100 years just means more then any other major milestone and so the whole movement is getting a lot 7 of recognition. And history is there is a lot of the peeling back of an onion so to speak of information that has not been widespread in its way past time so its a very exciting. On your the some projects are historically showcased throughout history you know as white women what i want to ask you if you can what was the role of black women Voting Rights in the history of this movement and why is it consistently stated that the 19th amendment ensured all women Voting Rights access what in fact you know black women face significant barriers to vote and even with the passage of the 9 to the moment how has that been changed over the years and and how has it gotten better. Thats a big question and so. You know the history of the 1000 amendment is a long history and a complicated history and particularly when it comes to regulations so the
Welcome to tomorrow today the science show on d w. Is this really ice it is under polarized light ice shimmers in a rainbow of colors. And this is where it comes from the arctic whether sea ice has been declining for decades. And International Research group spent a year studying it to get a better understanding of Climate Change and its impact. Think. Well take winter is a black void in 2 senses 1st its dark thanks to months of nights in which the sun no longer rises over the horizon plus theres a huge data hole we know precious little about when tearing the area around the north pole which plays a major role from kline. Meant and is itself changing the ice has been receding for decades now what explains this Climate Change sure but how exactly does that affect this northern most part of the planet because if so how is the sea ice changing how does it grow in the winter and how does it melt in the summer. Christine has is a sea ice geophysicist at the institute in gemini he sees the a
Looks at responses to disasters in American History with an emphasis on research and writing. Over the semester weve examined various disasters from different perspectives. First of all, the psychological and physical problems at jamestown. Responses to fires, hurricanes, and epidemics in colonial america. Famine suffered by the donner party and route to california. Irish immigrants fleeing the potato famine and the ability to create new lives in this country. Disaster tourism. The johnstown flood of 1889. The impact of the triangle shirt waist factory fire in new york city and disaster art that emerged from the 1930s dust bowl. So, today we are discussing the Pulitzer Prizewinning book polio an american story. You all received questions i posted. Im really interested in this topic because i also teach a seminar on the 1950s, and thats when so much of this book takes place. I think just looking at polio really reveals so many different issues that affected that decade. Before starting,