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  Confluence of Cultures: Lithographed Book Design in 19th Century Iran, India, and Central Asia, Join the John W. Kluge Center and the Library's African and Middle Eastern Division for an event with Kluge Fellow Ali Boozari, who is in residence studying Iranian and Indian lithographed books in the Library's collections. Boozari will lead a panel discussion on the topic in conjunction with a display of materials from the collections.

  • Date: 2023-12-11

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  Representation Gone Viral: Digital Demand and Congressional Capacity Former Article One Fellow at the John W. Kluge Center Annelise Russell will convene a discussion on changes in digital communication by Members of Congress and how those changes affect relationships between staffers, journalists, and policymakers. Panelists Carrie Adams, Matthew Lira, and Steve Dwyer will bring a wealth of experience from the executive and legislative branches as well as the business of social media...

  • Date: 2023-08-03

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  Tamika Nunley on "The Demands of Justice: Enslaved Women, Capital Crime, & Clemency in Early Virginia" Join the us for a conversation with Tamika Y. Nunley, award-winning social historian, Associate Professor of History at Cornell University, and Cary and Ann Maguire Chair in Ethics and American History at the Kluge Center.

  • Date: 2023-07-19

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  AIDS: A Tragedy and a Turning Point Join Kluge Prize winner George Chauncey for a public event looking at the legacy of the AIDS crisis and the activism surrounding it.

  • Date: 2023-06-27

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  The Visual Lexicon of Aztec Hieroglyphs Historian of Mesoamerica Stephanie Wood will discuss the Nahuatl hieroglyphic writing system and discoveries she made through Library collections while in residence as Jay I. Kislak Chair.

  • Date: 2023-06-21

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  Transatlantic Conversations: Lawmaking and Representation in the U.S. and the U.K. The John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress and the American Trust for the British Library welcome British and American lawmakers — Baroness Ann Taylor, Steve Norris, Tom Graves, and Donna Edwards — to compare and contrast the experience and legislative processes in the United Kingdom and the United States.

  • Date: 2023-04-24

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  Claudy Op den Kamp on Her Identification of the First Motion Picture Ever Copyrighted Join the John W. Kluge Center for an interview with Claudy Op den Kamp, Principal Academic in Film at Bournemouth University, UK, on a significant discovery in film history that she made while in residence at the Library of Congress.

  • Date: 2023-04-19

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  Maia Kobabe on Gender Queer Join the John W. Kluge Center and the Senate GLASS Caucus for a discussion with author and graphic artist Maia Kobabe and Megan Halsband of the Library of Congress Serial and Government Publications division.

  • Date: 2023-04-12

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  Kluge Prize Award Ceremony George Chauncey, 2022 winner of the John W. Kluge Prize for Achievement in the Study of Humanity will formally receive the award from Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden in the Great Hall of the Thomas Jefferson Building. Watch live, virtually, as Chauncey receives the award and delivers a speech to mark the occasion. Learn more about Chauncey on the Kluge Center’s website.

  • Date: 2022-09-21

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  General Washington and Mrs. French: Widows and Power in 18th Century Virginia Join the John W. Kluge Center for a discussion centering on Penelope French, a wealthy widow who did not want to sell her land to George Washington, despite his attempts to purchase it.

  • Date: 2022-08-03

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  Steve Swayne: Three Objects, Three Composers Steve Swayne, the 2022 John W. Kluge Chair in Modern Culture, considers three objects from three composers and how they have directed his research at the Library of Congress for nearly a quarter century.

  • Date: 2022-06-09

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  A Conversation with Beth Simone Noveck Join the Kluge Center for an interview with Beth Simone Noveck on her book "Solving Public Problems." Noveck digs into the details of how government can engage citizens and make use of innovative tools to address the pressing issues democracies face today. "Solving Public Problems" is a guide for public servants of all kinds and at all levels, showing how government can be used...

  • Date: 2022-06-02

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  The Fires of Philadelphia Join us for a conversation with historian and author Zachary M. Schrag on his book "The Fires of Philadelphia: Citizen Soldiers, Nativists, and the 1844 Riots Over the Soul of a Nation." In Philadelphia in 1844, anti-immigrant ideologues burned churches and fought people in the streets as militia struggled to restore order.

  • Date: 2022-05-26

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  Pillars of Democracy: Churches and Other Civic Institutions The Library of Congress John W. Kluge Center, with the Brookings Institution and the American Enterprise Institute, host the Pillars of Democracy series to explore how institutions should work in a functioning society, and grapple with the question of how their decline can be counteracted. This week, the Pillars of Democracy series will focus on the topic of "Churches and Other Civic Institutions".

  • Date: 2022-05-19

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  Pillars of Democracy: The Media Join the Brookings Institution and the American Enterprise Institute for a discussion about journalism and other forms of mass communication that have become politicized and distrusted by the American people.

  • Date: 2022-04-28

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  Women of the 117th Congress: Diverse Voices Making History As part of the Library of Congress celebrations of Women’s History Month, the Library’s Congressional Relations Office and the John W. Kluge Center will highlight the achievements of women in Congress as a testament to progress in the American democracy, from suffrage to candidacy, to governing.

  • Date: 2022-03-02

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  The Maritime Underground Railroad For Black History Month, a panel discusses how enslaved people achieved their freedom and what the journey by sea looked like for many African Americans. Featuring Timothy D. Walker, Cheryl Janifer LaRoche, and Cassandra Newby-Alexander, and moderated by Kluge Center Director John Haskell.

  • Date: 2022-02-23

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  Natural Gas in the U.S.: Lessons for a Global Market Michael Ratner, Congressional Research Service energy policy specialist, will discuss his research on how, since the advent of shale gas, the United States has become the world’s largest producer and consumer of natural gas, as well as the fastest-growing exporter.

  • Date: 2021-12-02

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  Pillars of Democracy: Political Parties Join the John W. Kluge Center, the Brookings Institution, and the American Enterprise Institute for a discussion of the party system, how it shapes our political futures, and how it might be improved.

  • Date: 2021-11-18

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  After the Arab Uprisings: Progress and Stagnation in the Middle East and North Africa Val Moghadam and Shamiran Mako highlight the salience of domestic and external factors and forces, uniquely presenting women’s legal status, social positions, and organizational capacity, along with the presence or absence of external intervention, as key elements in explaining the divergent outcomes of the Arab Spring uprisings.

  • Date: 2021-11-17

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  Kluge Prize Address From Recipient Danielle Allen Join us for a live-streamed gala from the Great Hall of the Library of Congress honoring Danielle Allen with the John W. Kluge Prize for the Study of Humanity.

  • Date: 2021-11-16

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  Pillars of Democracy: The Administrative State Join the John W. Kluge Center, the American Enterprise Institute, and the Brookings Institution for a conversation on the causes of that distrust and how the administrative state can win the confidence of the American people.

  • Date: 2021-10-21

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  Pillars of Democracy: The Judiciary In the Kluge Center’s next Pillars of Democracy event, panelists will discuss the causes of changing attitudes towards the federal judiciary, as well as the ways that the third branch of government can win Americans’ trust back.

  • Date: 2021-09-30

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  Pillars of Democracy: The Presidency Join the Kluge Center, the Brookings Institution and the American Enterprise Institute for an event analyzing the presidency, how it got where it is today, and how its status might be restored.

  • Date: 2021-08-19

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  The Persistent Challenge of U.S.-China Tech Join the John W. Kluge Center for a panel discussion with panelists who bring perspectives from the disciplines of media studies, human rights and U.S.-China relations.

  • Date: 2021-08-12