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  • The Academic Minute for 2021.12.06-2021.12.10

    The Academic Minute for 2021.12.06-2021.12.10

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      The Academic Minute from 12.06 – 12.10 Monday, December 6th Amanda McKinney – Doane University Pandemics, Ancient and Modern: Causes, Effects, Differences and Parallels Amanda E. McKinney, MD, CPE, FACLM, FACOG: Dr. McKinney is the Executive Director of Doane University’s Institute for Human and Planetary Health (IHPH). She obtained her medical degree from the…

  • Joshua Rothman, University of Alabama – America’s Forgotten Domestic Slave Trade

    Joshua Rothman, University of Alabama – America’s Forgotten Domestic Slave Trade

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    We are still working to understand slavery in American history. Joshua Rothman, professor of history at the University of Alabama, discusses one often overlooked part of this history. Joshua D. Rothman is professor of history and chair of the Department of History at the University of Alabama. He is the author of three books about…

  • This Week on The Academic Minute (2021.12.06)

    This Week on The Academic Minute (2021.12.06)

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    This Week on The Academic Minute 2021.12.06   Monday, December 6th Amanda McKinney, assistant professor of health sciences at Doane University, looks back on past pandemics to see what we can learn for today. Tuesday, December 7th Eric Bellone, assistant professor of government and applied legal studies at Suffolk University, examines the reasons citizens of…

  • The Academic Minute for 2016.07.25-07.29

    The Academic Minute for 2016.07.25-07.29

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    Academic Minute from 7.25 – 7.29 Monday, July 25th Jonathan Wynn – University of Massachusetts Amherst Festivals Jonathan Wynn works at the intersection of urban and cultural sociology. His two major publications are The Tour Guide: Walking and Talking New York (2011, University of Chicago Press, Fieldwork Encounters and Discoveries Series) and Music/City (2015, University…

  • Joshua Rothman, University of Alabama – A New Portrait of Slavery Emerges

    Joshua Rothman, University of Alabama – A New Portrait of Slavery Emerges

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    More information on enslaved people has come from an unlikely place. Joshua Rothman, professor in the department of history at the University of Alabama, discusses how ads placed for the return of runaway slaves gives us a more complete picture of our history. Joshua D. Rothman is Professor of History and Director of the Frances…

  • This Week On The Academic Minute (2016.07.25)

    This Week On The Academic Minute (2016.07.25)

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    This Week on The Academic Minute 2016.7.25 Monday, July 25 Jonathan Wynn of the University of Massachusetts Amherst discusses why festivals are better for cities than building more concrete buildings. Tuesday, July 26 Henna-Riikka Peltola of the University of Jyvaskyla explores sadness in music. Wednesday, July 27 Andrew Ching of the University of Toronto examines…