Mar 30, 2012
Session 1: Imagining War.
A scholar lecture by Dr. Richard Etulain.
Dr Etulain provides an overview of Civil War history and literature for a discussion of "March," by Geraldine Brooks and part one of the "America's War" anthology.
Recorded live at Central Library: March 25,...
Mar 16, 2012
Speaker:Dr. John Freeouf
For all you Doctor Who fans out there: how does The Doctor do what he does? Could time travel really work? How can something be bigger on the inside? And who looks at a screwdriver and thinks, "Ooh, this could be a little more sonic"? Join Portland State University physicist Dr. John Freeouf...
Feb 9, 2012
Central Library presents readings and presentations commemorating Oregon's late poet laureate William Stafford.
Hosted by Joseph A. Soldati.
Featuring: Jane Glazer, David Rutiezer, Kirsten Rian, Mark Thalman, Diane Holland and Bob Balmer.
Recorded live at the Central Library: January 29,...
Dec 10, 2011
Baseball is one of America's central institutions, and it has long reflected the complicated and painful history of race in the United States. Pride and Passion is an exhibition that tells the story of black baseball players over the past century and a half. Dr. Thabiti Lewis, Associate Professor of English at...
Oct 21, 2011
Join us for a discussion of the notion of freedom of information in a rapidly changing digital landscape. Panelists will discuss the Wikileaks disclosures, the uprisings in the Arab world spurred by Facebook and Twitter, media censorship and freedom of the press in places like China, Turkey and elsewhere.
Moderator: Tim...