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SUMMARY:Philosophy Study Group
DESCRIPTION:We will begin a discussion of the book When They Severed Earth from Sky: How the Human Mind Shapes Myth (2004) by Elizabeth Wayland Barber and Paul T. Barber. For the 12th we’ll read the first ten chapters. This is a book about how myth operates in preliterate societies by taking advantage of aspects of the human mind that we are just beginning to learn about. Joseph Campbell it is not. \nUnfortunately\, this is not an inexpensive book\, though it’s still not like buying a textbook. A new paperback lists for $35 and even an ebook starts at $20. We’re going with it anyway\, since inflation has recently driven prices of many commodities significantly higher and we do our best to stay current. Perhaps you could negotiate to get the seller to include a dozen eggs. \n 
URL:https://mnindependentscholars.org/event/philosophy-study-group-58/
LOCATION:via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Philosophy
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SUMMARY:Minnesota's Carnegie Libraries After 100 Years.
DESCRIPTION:In the early 1900s\, Andrew Carnegie funded the construction of over 1600 libraries in this country\, 66 of which were in Minnesota. The first half of the talk will describe the Carnegie library program and its impact on Minnesota; the second half will assess the extent to which the libraries have survived after more than a century. \nWe will touch on themes of philanthropy\, architecture\, accessibility\, historic preservation\, and of course\, the importance of libraries in American society.  Particular attention will be paid to how a Carnegie library has to be transformed so that it can continue to serve the community. Illustrated by historic and contemporary photos from around the state. \nGreg Gaut is emeritus faculty at Saint Mary’s University in Winona\, where he taught European and Russian history. Since 2012\, he has worked as a historic preservation consultant. He and his wife\, Marsha Neff\, are regular contributors to Minnesota History\, and two of their articles won the David Gebhard Award for the best article on Minnesota’s built environment. A lover of libraries\, he has published Laird’s Legacy: A History of the Winona Public Library and Reinventing the People’s Library\, a history of St. Paul’s Arlington Hills Public Library. The latter\, a Carnegie library\, is now the East Side Freedom Library. He is working on a book about the Minnesota home front during World War I. One result of this research\, the article “Hardware Store Sedition: The Case of Charles W. Anding\,” won the Solon J. Buck Award for the best article in Minnesota History for 2020.
URL:https://mnindependentscholars.org/event/minnesotas-carnegie-libraries-after-100-years/
LOCATION:Shoreview Library\, 4560 Victoria St N\, Shoreview\, MN\, 55126
CATEGORIES:Monthly Forum
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