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  • The Academic Minute for 2017.2.27-3.3

    The Academic Minute for 2017.2.27-3.3

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    Academic Minute from 2.27 – 3.3 Monday, February 27th Isabel Gauthier – Vanderbilt University Sex Differences in Facial Recognition Gauthier studies visual object recognition, with particular emphasis on the plasticity of recognition mechanisms and their neural substrate. One issue that is of particular interest to her is how the visual system organizes itself into what…

  • David Caplan, Ohio Wesleyan University – Is Hip-Hop Poetry?

    David Caplan, Ohio Wesleyan University – Is Hip-Hop Poetry?

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    Would Garrison Keillor read hip hop lyrics on The Writer’s Almanac? David Caplan, professor of English at Ohio Wesleyan University, discusses whether hip hop is poetry and whether it should be more broadly recognized for its skill. David Caplan is the Charles M. Weis Chair in English and the Associate Director of Creative Writing. His…

  • This Week On The Academic Minute (2017.2.27)

    This Week On The Academic Minute (2017.2.27)

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    This Week on The Academic Minute 2017.2.27 Monday, February 27th Isabel Gauthier of Vanderbilt University determines if there are sex differences in facial recognition. Tuesday, February 28th David Yamane of Wake Forest University looks into religion and guns. Wednesday, March 1st Erin Godfrey of New York University delves into civic engagement among youth. Thursday, March…