Library of Congress: Life of a Poet – Rae Armantrout

Ron Charles had an in-depth discussion with poet Rae Armantrout about her career and explored the major events that have shaped her work. Readings from her work were interspersed throughout the conversation.
Tuesday, October 2 at 4:25p – SECC 15
Wednesday, October 3 at 7:30p – SECC 16
Thursday, October 4 at 7:00p – SECC 16
Sunday, October 7 at 4:55p – SECC 16
Library of Congress: Moral Science in Postwar North Korea

Dafna Zur discussed new perspectives on North Korean youth literature and its relationship to the changing values assigned to scientific development.
Tuesday, October 9 at 4:25p – SECC 15
Wednesday, October 10 at 7:30p – SECC 16
Thursday, October 11 at 7:00p – SECC 16
Sunday, October 14 at 4:55p – SECC 16
Library of Congress: Oral History – The Fairfield Four

John Fenn interviews current members of The Fairfield Four, an African-American gospel quartet that has existed for more than 95 years, following a concert at the Library of Congress.
Tuesday, October 16 at 4:25p – SECC 15
Wednesday, October 17 at 7:30p – SECC 16
Thursday, October 18 at 7:00p – SECC 16
Sunday, October 21 at 4:55p – SECC 16
Library of Congress: Origins of the Military-Industrial Complex

Daniel Else explored the results of his year-long inquiry into the organizational underpinnings of that military technological revolution of the 1940s and 1950s.
Tuesday, October 23 at 4:25p – SECC 15
Wednesday, October 24 at 7:30p – SECC 16
Thursday, October 25 at 7:00p – SECC 16
Sunday, October 28 at 4:55p – SECC 16
Library of Congress: Medialogies – Reading Reality in the Age of Inflationary Media

Patricia Vieira moderates a discussion with David Castillo and William Egginton, authors of “Medialogies: Reading Reality in the Age of Inflationary Media.”
Tuesday, October 30 at 4:25p – SECC 15
Wednesday, October 31 at 7:30p – SECC 16
Thursday, November 1 at 7:00p – SECC 16
Sunday, November 4 at 4:55p – SECC 16