Film, Video Scholarfest S2: Life/Past: How We Write About Those Who Came Before Us
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- Title
- Scholarfest S2: Life/Past: How We Write About Those Who Came Before Us
- Summary
- As part of the two-day celebration of the 15th anniversary of the John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress, seven 10-minute rapid-fire "lightning conversations" (followed by 20 minutes of moderated Q&A) covered how we write about those who came before us.
- Event Date
- June 11, 2015
- Related Resources
- John W. Kluge Center: https://www.loc.gov/kluge/
- Scholarfest 2015: https://www.loc.gov/loc/kluge/news/scholarfest-2015.html
- Running Time
- 1 hours 19 minutes 50 seconds
- Online Format
- video
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Scholarfest S2: Life/Past: How We Write About Those Who Came Before Us. 2015. Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/webcast-6746/.
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(2015) Scholarfest S2: Life/Past: How We Write About Those Who Came Before Us. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/webcast-6746/.
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Scholarfest S2: Life/Past: How We Write About Those Who Came Before Us. 2015. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/webcast-6746/>.
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