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  • The Academic Minute for 2019.12.02-12.06

    The Academic Minute for 2019.12.02-12.06

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    The Academic Minute from 12.02 – 12.06 Monday, December 2nd Andrea Lanoux – Connecticut College A New Vision of Russian Childhood Through Literature 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 Modernism…

  • David Canton, Connecticut College – The Second Generation of Black Historians

    David Canton, Connecticut College – The Second Generation of Black Historians

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    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…

  • This Week on The Academic Minute (2019.12.02)

    This Week on The Academic Minute (2019.12.02)

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    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,…