Tag: Connecticut College
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The Academic Minute for 2022.06.06-2022.06.10
The Academic Minute from 06.06 – 06.10 Monday, June 6th Vaishali Raval – Miami University Conversations About Race Vaishali V. Raval, PhD is professor of psychology and affiliate of global and intercultural studies at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. Her research centers on three interrelated areas: i) cultural and contextual foundations of parenting with…
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Joyce Bennett, Connecticut College – From Migration to Empowerment: The Story of Indigenous Maya Women
Keeping your culture when oppressed can be tough. Joyce Bennett, assistant professor of anthropology at Connecticut College, looks to one group that has succeeded. Joyce Bennett is an anthropologist whose research and teaching focus on sociocultural and sociolinguistic issues in Central and North America, especially as they relate to social justice. She mostly focuses on…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2022.06.06)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2022.06.06 Monday, June 6th Vaishali Raval, professor of psychology at Miami University, explores if white families are having conversations about race with their children. Tuesday, June 7th Christopher Junium, associate professor of earth and environmental sciences at Syracuse University, explains why the asteroid that heralded the end…
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The Academic Minute for 2021.11.22-2021.11.26
The Academic Minute from 11.22 – 11.26 Monday, November 22nd Kerry Whigham – Binghamton University Reparations Kerry Whigham is Assistant Professor of Genocide and Mass Atrocity Prevention at Binghamton University’s Institute for Genocide and Mass Atrocity Prevention (I-GMAP). He received a Ph.D. in Performance Studies from New York University. He has published articles in…
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Mark Stelzner, Connecticut College –The Intensity of Slavery and the Birth of Modern Capitalism
A short-term mindset can have ample benefits, but at what cost? Mark Stelzner, assistant professor of economics at Connecticut College, examines. For the last few years, Mark Stelzner has been working on better understanding income inequality in the United States. He has conducted research on the evolution of labor laws during the Gilded Age and…
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Derek Turner, Connecticut College – How Science Connects Us To Places
On Connecticut College Week: To find meaning, look into history. Derek Turner, professor of philosophy, discusses how learning history can change our feelings about a thing or place. Derek Turner regularly teaches Introduction to Philosophy, Logic, Bioethics, Environmental Philosophy, Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Biology, The Science and Ethics of Extinction, and Darwin. He also…
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Michelle Dunlap, Connecticut College – Minority Experiences in Consumer Marketplaces
On Connecticut College Week: Shopping isn’t always a fun activity for everyone. Michelle Dunlap, professor of human development, explores minority marketplace experience. Professor Dunlap graduated from Wayne State University with high distinction and with honors in psychology. She was awarded a McKnight Doctoral Fellowship from the Florida Education Fund. She earned her master of science…
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David Canton, Connecticut College – The Second Generation of Black Historians
On Connecticut College Week: Who was Lawrence Reddick? David Canton, associate professor of history, discusses this marginalized scholar from the recent past. David Canton believes that African-American urban history illustrates the impact of racism, classism, and sexism in the black community. It also provides insight to the origins of 20th century black urban poverty, civil…
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Andrea Lanoux, Connecticut College – A New Vision of Russian Childhood Through Literature
On Connecticut College Week: Even bedtime stories changed after the fall of the Soviet Union. Andrea Lanoux, professor of Slavic studies, examines this change. Andrea Lanoux teaches Russian language at all levels and courses on Russian literature and culture. She has team-taught courses on gender in communist and post-communist societies (with Amy Dooling), on European…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2019.12.02)
Connecticut College Week on The Academic Minute 2019.12.02 Monday, December 2nd Andrea Lanoux delves into how Russian children’s literature changed after the fall of the Soviet Union. Tuesday, December 3rd David Canton discusses Lawrence Reddick and the second generation of black historians. Wednesday, December 4th Michelle Dunlap examines the minority experience in consumer marketplaces. Thursday,…