- Kluge Fellow Christopher J. Lee Examines the Cold War, Decolonization, and the Indian Ocean World—Dispatch October 16, 2012
On Thursday, October 25th, at 12 p.m., The John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress presents a free lecture on decolonization, the Indian Ocean World and the Cold War titled “The Indian Ocean as a 'Zone of Peace': Decolonization and the Politics of the Cold War Between Africa and Asia.”
The talk will be given by Christopher J. Lee, Kluge Fellow and Assistant Professor of History at University of North Carolina. Lee edited the volume of essays “Making a World After Empire: The Bandung Moment and Its Political Afterlives” that examined the meaning of The Bandung Conference, a meeting of Asian and African states in 1955 to discuss issues of Cold War politics and the influence of Western powers on African and Asian affairs. Lee’s work at the Kluge Center built upon his work done with the book.
What: “The Indian Ocean as a 'Zone of Peace': Decolonization and the Politics of the Cold War Between Africa and Asia,” a lecture by Kluge Fellow Christopher J. Lee.
When: Thursday, October 25th at 12 p.m.
Where: Room LJ-119, Thomas Jefferson Building, Library of Congress
Directions and maps: http://www.loc.gov/visit/directions/
The John W. Kluge Center was established at the Library of Congress in 2000 to foster a mutually enriching relationship between the world of ideas and the world of action, between scholars and political leaders. The Center attracts outstanding scholarly figures to Washington, D.C., facilitates their access to the Library’s remarkable collections, and helps them engage in conversation with members of the U.S. Congress and the public. Learn more at: http://www.loc.gov/loc/kluge/.
- Kluge Center Announces Call for NASA/Library of Congress Chair in Astrobiology—Dispatch October 4, 2012
The John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress is now accepting nominations and applications for the Baruch S. Blumberg NASA/Library of Congress Chair in Astrobiology. The application deadline is December 1, 2012.
The NASA/Library of Congress Chair is a distinguished senior research position in residence at the Library of Congress for a period of up to twelve months. Using research facilities and services at the Library of Congress, the scholar is expected to engage in research on the intersection between the science of astrobiology and its humanistic aspects, particularly its societal implications. A stipend of $13,500 per month during the term of appointment supports the scholar.
Astrobiology is the study of the origins, evolution, distribution and future of life in the universe. It addresses three fundamental questions: How did life begin and evolve? Is there life elsewhere? What is the future of life on Earth and beyond?
Learn more about Astrobiology on the Library’s press page:
http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2012/12-188.html
Nominate a scholar, or apply, by visiting:
http://www.loc.gov/loc/kluge/fellowships/NASA-astrobiology.html
The John W. Kluge Center was established at the Library of Congress in 2000 to foster a mutually enriching relationship between the world of ideas and the world of action, between scholars and political leaders. The Center attracts outstanding scholarly figures to Washington, D.C., facilitates their access to the Library’s remarkable collections, and helps them engage in conversation with members of the U.S. Congress and the public. Learn more at: http://www.loc.gov/loc/kluge/.
- Distinguished Visiting Scholar Wesley Granberg-Michaelson Examines the Impact of Christianity’s Changing Face—Dispatch October 2, 2012
Librarian of Congress James H. Billington has appointed Wesley Granberg-Michaelson as a distinguished visiting scholar at the Library’s John W. Kluge Center.
The former general secretary of the Reformed Church in America, Granberg-Michaelson will use the Library’s resources to examine the impact of major demographic changes in the Christian world.
“The typical Christian in the world today is a woman in a village in Kenya,” said Granberg-Michaelson. “The shifts to Africa, Asia and Latin America constitute an astonishing change in how Christianity is present within the world. That presents a huge challenge in Christianity in learning how to stay in relationship to one another.”
Granberg-Michaelson will sit in residence at the Kluge Center for six weeks while finishing his forthcoming book.
Learn more about the Kluge Center’s newest distinguished visiting scholar on the Library’s press page: http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2012/12-184.html
The John W. Kluge Center was established at the Library of Congress in 2000 to foster a mutually enriching relationship between the world of ideas and the world of action, between scholars and political leaders. The Center attracts outstanding scholarly figures to Washington, D.C., facilitates their access to the Library’s remarkable collections, and helps them engage in conversation with members of the U.S. Congress and the public. Learn more at: http://www.loc.gov/loc/kluge/.
- Kluge Staff Fellow John W. Hessler Reconstructs Roman Law Using New Computational Techniques—Dispatch September 25, 2012
On Thursday, September 27th, at 4 p.m., The John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress presents a free lecture on how new computational techniques can reconstruct how elements of medieval manuscripts are related to each. These new techniques are changing the face of even the most traditional of the humanities, classical philology.
The talk will be given by John W. Hessler, Kluge Staff Fellow and Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. Hessler will use the notes of the classical philologist Paul Kruger, whose manuscripts were recently rediscovered in the Law Library of Congress.
What: “Chasing Kruger’s Dream: Studying the Transmission of Classical and Medieval Manuscripts Using Lattice Theory and Information Entropy” a lecture by Kluge Staff Fellow John W. Hessler.
When: Thursday, September 27th at 4 p.m. Reception to follow.
Where: Room LJ-119, Thomas Jefferson Building, Library of Congress
Directions and maps: http://www.loc.gov/visit/directions/
The John W. Kluge Center was established at the Library of Congress in 2000 to foster a mutually enriching relationship between the world of ideas and the world of action, between scholars and political leaders. The Center attracts outstanding scholarly figures to Washington, D.C., facilitates their access to the Library’s remarkable collections, and helps them engage in conversation with members of the U.S. Congress and the public. Learn more at: http://www.loc.gov/loc/kluge/.
- Alan Lomax Fellow Deirdre Ní Chonghaile Speaks on Sidney Robertson Cowell and the Collection of Irish Folk in the 1950s—Dispatch September 13, 2012
On Thursday, September 20th, at 12 noon, The John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress presents a free lecture on American folk music collector Sidney Robertson Cowell and her work in Ireland on the music of Conamara and the Aran Islands in 1955 and 1956. The lecture will be delivered by the Alan Lomax Fellow in Folklife Studies Deirdre Ní Chonghaile.
Chonghaile’s talk, titled “The Yank with the Box: Sidney Robertson Cowell collects music in 1950s Ireland” will examine work of Cowell’s that remains largely unknown to music historians, ethnomusicologists, and folklorists. Chonghaile explains that Cowell has been marginalized in the histories of the many places she worked during her twenty year career.
What: “The Yank with the Box: Sidney Robertson Cowell collects music in 1950s Ireland,” a lecture by Alan Lomax Fellow Deirdre Ní Chonghaile.
When: Thursday, September 20th at 12 p.m.
Where: Whittall Pavilion, Thomas Jefferson Building, Library of Congress
Directions and maps: http://www.loc.gov/visit/directions/
The John W. Kluge Center was established at the Library of Congress in 2000 to foster a mutually enriching relationship between the world of ideas and the world of action, between scholars and political leaders. The Center attracts outstanding scholarly figures to Washington, D.C., facilitates their access to the Library’s remarkable collections, and helps them engage in conversation with members of the U.S. Congress and the public. Learn more at: http://www.loc.gov/loc/kluge/.
- The Kissinger Chair: An Opportunity for Scholarship in Foreign Policy and International Relations—Dispatch October 23, 2012
The John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress continues to accept applications from senior scholars for the Henry A. Kissinger Chair in Foreign Policy and International Relations. The application deadline is November 1.
The Kissinger Chair is a distinguished senior research position in residence at the Library of Congress for a period of up to ten months. Using research facilities and services at the Library of Congress, the Scholar is expected to engage in research on foreign policy and international affairs that will lead to publication. A stipend of $13,500 per month during the term of appointment supports the scholar.
The Kissinger Chair is appointed by the Librarian of Congress. A committee consisting of representatives from the academic community and high-ranking foreign policy experts advises in the selection. Interested parties may apply directly or nominate a colleague for the position.
Past Kissinger Chair Holders include Klaus Larres, Xiang Lanxin, Melvyn P. Leffler, C. Raja Mohan, Teresita Schaffer, and Alexander Evans. The scholar may be of any nationality and will have achieved distinction in the field of foreign affairs.
Apply for the Kissinger Chair by visiting:
http://www.loc.gov/loc/kluge/fellowships/kissinger.html
Email questions or requests for more information to:
scholarly@loc.gov
The John W. Kluge Center was established at the Library of Congress in 2000 to foster a mutually enriching relationship between the world of ideas and the world of action, between scholars and political leaders. The Center attracts outstanding scholarly figures to Washington, D.C., facilitates their access to the Library’s remarkable collections, and helps them engage in conversation with members of the U.S. Congress and the public. Learn more at: http://www.loc.gov/loc/kluge/.
- Registration is still open for the November 19, 2012 lecture "Spectral Imaging at St. Catherine's Monastery to Reveal Ancient Texts"
As part of the Topics in Preservation Science series, Father Justin, the librarian of St. Catherine's Monastery, and Michael B. Toth, the Sinai Palimpsests Program Manager, will discuss how advanced spectral imaging is revealing ancient texts at the Monastery. The library contains an extensive collection of palimpsests -- manuscripts where the original text was erased and written over -- allowing new discoveries with recovery of the faint original texts through the use of spectral imaging.
- Kluge Fellows Team Up For New Library of Congress Publication on Two Rare and Important Maps—Dispatch August 29, 2012
Kluge fellows John W. Hessler and Chet Van Duzer, both leading authorities on the history of cartography, have teamed up on a new scholarly book titled “Seeing the World Anew,” spotlighting two cartographic treasures housed in the Library of Congress Geography and Map Division.
Hessler, the current Kluge Staff Fellow and a senior cartographic librarian at the Library of Congress, provides the narrative for Martin Waldseemüller’s 1507 World Map, the first to apply the name “America” to the New World. Van Duzer, a recent Kislak Fellow in American Studies at the Kluge Center, provides the narrative for Waldseemüller’s 1516 map called the “Carta marina” (“sea chart”). The “Carta marina” is the first printed nautical chart of the world.
Both maps disappeared after they were originally published and were lost to history until their rediscovery in 1901. The Library of Congress now owns the only extant copies. Read more about the maps and the forthcoming book at: http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2012/12-154.html
The Library of Congress, in association with Levenger Press, will release “Seeing the World Anew” on October 1. Hessler and Van Duzer will discuss the book at the National Book Festival, at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 22 in the Library of Congress Pavilion on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Advance copies of the book will be sold exclusively at the National Book Festival, prior to its national release.
The John W. Kluge Center was established at the Library of Congress in 2000 to foster a mutually enriching relationship between the world of ideas and the world of action, between scholars and political leaders. The Center attracts outstanding scholarly figures to Washington, D.C., facilitates their access to the Library’s remarkable collections, and helps them engage in conversation with members of the U.S. Congress and the public. Learn more at: http://www.loc.gov/loc/kluge/.
- Kluge Chair Manuel Castells to Lecture on Social Movements in the Internet Age—Dispatch August 21, 2012
On Thursday, August 23, at 4 p.m., The John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress hosts a lecture, discussion, and reception titled “Networks of Outrage and Hope: Social Movements in the Internet Age.” The program features Manuel Castells, Kluge Chair in Technology and Society and leading expert on the information age and its sociological implications.
Professor Castells has examined the Arab Spring, Occupy Wall Street and other social movements that have emerged in the Internet Age. He’ll share his observations on the recurring patterns in these movements: their origins, their use of new media, and their goal of transforming politics in the interest of the people. He’ll present what he sees to be the shape of the social movements of the Internet age, and discuss the implications of these movements for social and political change.
Who: The John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress
What: “Networks of Outrage and Hope: Social Movements in the Internet Age”
When: Thursday, August 23rd, 4:00 p.m.
Where: Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, LJ-119.
Free and open to the public. Reception to follow.
Professor Castells has authored 26 books, including the trilogy “The Information Age: Economy, Society and Culture, 1996-2003,” which was translated into 23 languages, and “Communication Power,” which presents a global and interdisciplinary perspective on the social and political effects of the communications revolution. In March 2012, he was awarded the prestigious Holberg International Memorial Prize from the Parliament of Norway, the citation for which read: “Manuel Castells is the leading sociologist of the city and new information and media technologies. His ideas and writings have shaped our understanding of the political dynamics of urban and global economies in the network society.”
The John W. Kluge Center was established at the Library of Congress in 2000 to foster a mutually enriching relationship between the world of ideas and the world of action, between scholars and political leaders. The Center attracts outstanding scholarly figures to Washington, D.C., facilitates their access to the Library’s remarkable collections, and helps them engage in conversation with members of the U.S. Congress and the public. Learn more at: http://www.loc.gov/loc/kluge/.
- Kluge Fellow Emily Kadens: “I Have the Best Job in the World”—Dispatch August 16, 2012
Law Professor and Kluge Fellow Emily Kadens says she has, “the best job in the world.”
“I love teaching law students,” says the University of Texas School of Law Professor in an interview with the Law Library of Congress. “I get to create educated lawyers,” she adds.
From January to August 2012, Professor Kadens also served as a Kluge Fellow at The John W. Kluge Center in the Library of Congress. Her research centered on theories of custom as law in the writings of medieval and early modern civilian jurists. Kadens expresses how invaluable the Library of Congress collection was to her research. “The Law stacks are the most amazing resource,” she says. “The sixteenth and seventeenth century material the Library has on the shelves is just incredible!”
Read the full interview with Professor Kadens on the Law Library of Congress blog:
http://blogs.loc.gov/law/2012/08/an-interview-with-professor-emily-kadens-kluge-fellow/
Learn more about Kluge Fellowships at:
http://www.loc.gov/loc/kluge/fellowships/kluge.html
The John W. Kluge Center was established at the Library of Congress in 2000 to foster a mutually enriching relationship between the world of ideas and the world of action, between scholars and political leaders. The Center attracts outstanding scholarly figures to Washington, D.C., facilitates their access to the Library’s remarkable collections, and helps them engage in conversation with members of the U.S. Congress and the public. Learn more at: http://www.loc.gov/loc/kluge/.
