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SUMMARY:Maritime Heritage Minnesota: Who we are and what we do
DESCRIPTION:Since 2005 MHM has been working to document Minnesota’s submerged heritage. They will detail their findings from side and down-imaging sonar surveys\, underwater archaeological dive reconnaissance projects\, Minnesota small craft and dugout canoe studies\, and log books digitization.\nMHM was founded by Ann Merriman\, PhD\, and Christopher Olson\, MA in July 2005 in St. Paul\, MN. MHM’s Nautical/Maritime/Maritime Terrestrial Archaeologists are the only underwater archaeologists working in Minnesota; they hold the only 2 underwater archaeoloal licenses from the Office of the State Archaeologist in Minnesota. MHM’s mission is to document\, conserve\, preserve\, and when necessary\, excavate these finite cultural resources where the welfare of the artifact is paramount. MHM is concerned with protecting our underwater and maritime sites – our shared Maritime History – for their own benefit in order for all Minnesotans to gain the knowledge that can be obtained through their study. MHM’s study of wrecks does not include the removal of artifacts or damaging the sites in any way.
URL:https://mnindependentscholars.org/event/maritime-heritage-minnesota-who-we-are-and-what-we-do/
LOCATION:via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Monthly Forum
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200926T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200926T113000
DTSTAMP:20260417T081825
CREATED:20191201T051111Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240504T021538Z
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SUMMARY:Saving Lives: Stories From Minneapolis Pioneers and Soldiers Memorial Cemetery
DESCRIPTION:Minneapolis Pioneers and Soldiers Memorial Cemetery (formerly Layman’s) is the oldest existing cemetery in Minneapolis and the first in Minnesota to have been listed as an individual landmark in the National Register of Historic Sites.  The cemetery’s first burial took place in 1853\, five years before statehood.  In addition to recognizing the significance of the cemetery’s built environment\, its listing in the National Register acknowledges the contributions made by those who are buried there to the city and state’s history.  It is the final resting place of abolitionists\, military veterans from the War of 1812 to World War I\, members of the city’s early African-American community\, and several thousand immigrants.  And there are children—some 10\,000 of them. Volunteers have been collecting and preserving stories and photographs of these residents to ensure that they are not forgotten. \nSue Hunter Weir is Chair of Friends of the Cemetery\, an organization dedicated to preserving and maintaining Minneapolis Pioneers and Soldiers Cemetery.  She has spent 20 years researching the cemetery and its 22\,000 residents.  Sue has written more than 160 “Tales from the Cemetery\,” columns that have been published in The Alley\, a newspaper serving the Phillips Community and surrounding neighborhoods.  For nine years\, she served on the City of Minneapolis’ Heritage Preservation Commission.  Before she retired\, Sue was Coordinator of Academic Advising for students majoring in the visual and performing arts at the University of Minnesota.
URL:https://mnindependentscholars.org/event/saving-lives-stories-from-minneapolis-pioneers-and-soldiers-memorial-cemetery/
LOCATION:At the Cemetery: 2925 Cedar Ave S\, Minneapolis
CATEGORIES:Monthly Forum
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200627T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200627T113000
DTSTAMP:20260417T081825
CREATED:20191201T034736Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240504T023847Z
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SUMMARY:Bold Vision: ERA 2020
DESCRIPTION:On the 100th Anniversary of Women’s Right to Vote\, another 100-year struggle to gain constitutional equality through ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment for women is one state away from passage. Modern-day suffragists around the country have united to make equal legal in 2020. We’ll explore efforts both here in Minnesota and around the U.S.\, finally\, to amend an ERA into our state and federal constitutions. \nThe honorable Betty Folliard is a well-known Minnesota thought leader and founder of ERA Minnesota\, an organization dedicated to passing the Equal Rights Amendment statewide and nationally. Ms. Folliard worked in government at the local\, state\, and national levels: first as a School Board vice chair; serving 3 terms (6 years) as legislator in the Minnesota House of Representatives; and  for several years\, as a U.S. House of Representatives Congressional Aide in the Office of Congressman Keith Ellison.  \nAs state representative in the Minnesota House of Representatives for the communities of Hopkins\, Minnesota\, and St. Louis Park\, she served six years on the Minnesota Commission on the Economic Status of Women; was chair of the Teacher Preparation Subcommittee; became pro-choice lead on the House Health and Human Services Committee; and served nationally as vice chair of NCEL – the National Commission of Environmental Legislators. \nBetty Folliard earned a Bachelor of Arts from Stanford University and Master of Fine Arts from Wayne State University and began her career as a Theatre Specialist. She became co-owner of Strategy Partners\, a business and political consulting firm. She also created a feminist talk show called A Woman’s Place. Ms. Folliard was first board chair of Gender Justice – a non-profit law firm in St. Paul and served as board chair of PRISM – People Responding in Social Ministry\, a social services agency. \nIn 2014 Betty founded ERA Minnesota\, revitalizing the ERA movement in Minnesota. Consequently\, she earned the highly coveted Minnesota Women’s Press Change Maker Award. In 2017\, she received the Minnesota Women’s Summit Committee’s Woman of Distinction Award. In 2018 Betty was appointed a National Presbyterian Delegate to the United Nations 62nd Commission on the Status of Women. This year she helped pass the state ERA bill through the Minnesota House. Most recently\, she is helping organize a Women’s Economic Security Task Force on behalf of the new Minnesota State Attorney General.
URL:https://mnindependentscholars.org/event/bold-vision-era-2020/
LOCATION:via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Monthly Forum
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200530T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200530T113000
DTSTAMP:20260417T081825
CREATED:20191201T044344Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240504T022424Z
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SUMMARY:Annual Poetry Day (Rescheduled!)
DESCRIPTION:Vicki Mickelson is a retired educator with thirty-eight years experience in the classroom\, most of them in the Minneapolis Public Schools. Her writing journey began in Anna Maria\, Florida\, her winter haven.  Proudly\, she offers seven published books of poetry\, including Island Attitudes\, nominated for a Minnesota Book Award in 2016\, to her readers. Vicki’s poetry is inspired by life’s feats and daily observations and resonates human frailties and achievements. Her six grandchildren fuel her energy for writing. She lives in Rosemount\, Minnesota. \nJoseph A. Amato has written more than twenty-five books in European intellectual and cultural history\, family\, local\, rural and regional history\, and two memoirs. In the last decade\, while finishing a book in philosophy and history The Book of Twos and Everyday Life\, he completed a major work of magic realism\, Buffalo Man: A Boy Giant on the Minnesota River\, and four books of poetry – Buoyancies: A Ballast Master’s Log; My Three Sicilies: Stories\, Poems and Histories; Diagnostics: The Poetics of Time; and due for early spring publication\, Towers of Aging.
URL:https://mnindependentscholars.org/event/annual-poetry-day-rescheduled/
LOCATION:via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Monthly Forum
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200425T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200425T113000
DTSTAMP:20260417T081825
CREATED:20191201T041704Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240504T023037Z
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SUMMARY:Minnesotans and the Ultra-Resistance
DESCRIPTION:CANCELLED  (will be rescheduled later this year) \nBased on his 2018-2019 oral history project\, “We Won’t Go\, and We Don’t Want You to Go Either\,” Peter Simmons will talk about Minnesotans who\, during 1967-1970\, took part in raids on Selective Service offices (draft boards) in Minnesota and elsewhere\, aiming to cripple the ability of the government to to conscript young American’s into the military during the never-declared Vietnam war. \nMr. Simmons was born in North Minneapolis in 1950\, and has been a life-long Minneapolis resident.  After involvement in the draft resistance  and peace movements\, he was convicted in 1970 of violating the Selective Service Act\, and spent twenty months in Federal Prison in Colorado. His “We Won’t Go…” project was assisted and made possible by the Minnesota Independent Scholars Forum.
URL:https://mnindependentscholars.org/event/minnesotans-and-the-ultra-resistance/
LOCATION:Washburn Library\, 5244 Lyndale Ave S\, Minneapolis\, MN 55419
CATEGORIES:Monthly Forum
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200330T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200330T210000
DTSTAMP:20260417T081825
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SUMMARY:Philosophy Study Group
DESCRIPTION:Cancelled (to be rescheduled)\nWe will begin a discussion of the book\, The Sunflower: On the Possibilities and Limits of Forgiveness (revised second edition\, 1998) by Simon Wiesenthal. This book consists of a story of a German soldier asking forgiveness from the author – a Jew – for an atrocity the soldier had committed. At the time of the request\, Wiesenthal was an inmate in a World War II concentration camp. \nAfter relating the story\, Wiesenthal then presents analyses by several dozen people – clerics\, authors\, politicians\, journalists\, and others – whom he had asked to comment. Should this soldier be forgiven\, and why or why not? When this book first came out in the 70’s it became popular among some groups to provoke discussions. It has lost none of its power since then. It is available in paperback for around $12-15\, and as an ebook for about $10. (Note that later editions and revisions of the book added more commentators. If you happen to have or get an earlier edition\, it will not have as many. While this does not\, of course\, mean that you should not use it\, it is just something to be aware of.) For the 30th we will read the first fifteen chapters. Personally\, I think that our group should well positioned to be able to provide a robust analysis of this book\, if you’ll forgive me for saying so.
URL:https://mnindependentscholars.org/event/philosophy-study-group-30/
LOCATION:Curran’s Restaurant\, 42nd and Nicollet in Minneapolis
CATEGORIES:Philosophy
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200318T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200318T210000
DTSTAMP:20260417T081825
CREATED:20200225T225458Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240503T231413Z
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SUMMARY:History Study Group
DESCRIPTION:We will conclude our book\, The Swerve\, by Stephen Greenblatt. After reading the first half of the book\, we feel that it deserves all the major awards and prestigious endorsements it received. The controversy that it created\, however\, comes from the second half\, and we will discuss whatever feelings we have about that at this meeting. You are invited to come and share your own. Some controversies\, however\, we will explicitly avoid\, especially in an election year. But\, then again…
URL:https://mnindependentscholars.org/event/history-study-group-27/
LOCATION:Curran’s Restaurant\, 42nd and Nicollet in Minneapolis
CATEGORIES:History
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200304T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200304T210000
DTSTAMP:20260417T081825
CREATED:20200219T031511Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240504T012326Z
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SUMMARY:Philosophy Study Group
DESCRIPTION:Because this is an election year\, we have decided to read what many say is the first modern political treatise: The Prince\, written in the early 16th century by Niccolò Machiavelli. Being a classic\, this book is readily available just about anywhere at a reasonable cost\, and may even be in your own library. \nA downloadable copy can be found on Gutenberg.org. There is nothing Machiavellian about the MISF Philosophy Study Group. However\, anyone even thinking about attempting some kind of power move is not treated kindly.
URL:https://mnindependentscholars.org/event/philosophy-study-group-29/
LOCATION:Curran’s Restaurant\, 42nd and Nicollet in Minneapolis
CATEGORIES:Philosophy
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200222T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200222T113000
DTSTAMP:20260417T081825
CREATED:20191122T022412Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240504T030318Z
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SUMMARY:Minnesota Women: First in the Nation to Vote in 1920
DESCRIPTION:At 6 a.m. on the morning of August 27\, 1920\, the City of South St. Paul held the very first election conducted on the day following ratification of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution granting women the right to vote. The identity of the first woman to cast a ballot will be discussed as will the history of suffrage across the nation and in Minnesota for the seventy-plus years leading up to passage of the 19th Amendment. Lois Glewwe is from South St. Paul and believes that her own grandmother and three aunts voted on that important day. \nLois Glewwe is a graduate of the University of Minnesota and received her Master’s Degree from the University of Pennsylvania. She is the author of the published histories of South St. Paul\, West St. Paul and Inver Grove Heights\, Minnesota\, and is a contributing author in Minnesota’s Trail of Tears: The Beginning of the Dakota Exile in Minnesota. She has written several additional published works including A Brief History of South St. Paul\, published in 2015 by The History Press in South Carolina. Her stories of the first white and Dakota women in Minnesota are available online at DakotaSoulSisters.com where she has profiled approximately 20 women in Minnesota from 1835-1862. Lois is also an oral history transcriptionist for Barbara Sommer\, Kim Heikkila\, and the Minnesota Historical Society. She is currently under contract for a new book on Images of America: South St. Paul in Photos\, by Arcadia Press\, which will be out in December of 2021.
URL:https://mnindependentscholars.org/event/minnesota-women-first-in-the-nation-to-vote-in-1920/
LOCATION:Washburn Library\, 5244 Lyndale Ave S\, Minneapolis\, MN 55419
CATEGORIES:Monthly Forum
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200219T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200219T210000
DTSTAMP:20260417T081825
CREATED:20200126T172311Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240504T012823Z
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SUMMARY:History Study Group
DESCRIPTION:We will start talking about the book\, The Swerve (2012)\, by Stephen Greenblatt. You can find this book new in paperback for $12 – $17 and as an ebook for $10 – $12. For the 19th\, we will read through chapter five. The book is not without controversy. While it has been heaped with praise\, it has also been called simplistic\, lacking in historical rigor\, anti-religious\, and even unethical. Despite this\, it won both a Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award\, and it was on numerous lists of the year’s best books for some serious book review publications. \nHowever you may end up feeling about the book\, it should be a good read. And however you may feel about other members of the MISF History Study Group\, they really produce some good discussions.
URL:https://mnindependentscholars.org/event/history-study-group-26/
LOCATION:Curran’s Restaurant\, 42nd and Nicollet in Minneapolis
CATEGORIES:History
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200212T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200212T210000
DTSTAMP:20260417T081825
CREATED:20200113T233517Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240504T013400Z
UID:318-1581534000-1581541200@mnindependentscholars.org
SUMMARY:Philosophy Study Group (Rescheduled!)
DESCRIPTION:For this meeting we have chosen to read a philosophical novel rather than our usual diet of books and articles by philosophers. The Confidence-Man: His Masquerade (1857) was the last novel written by Herman Melville. A paperback copy of the book can be found for $6 – $14 new and less if used. An ebook costs only a few dollars. But best of all\, it is available on the Gutenberg Project for free. \nThe story is ostensibly about a con man who takes a steamboat down the Mississippi\, interacting with his marks; but\, of course\, it is much more than that. Just what else it is about is to be discovered at our next meeting. So be prepared to be enlightened\, challenged\, inspired\, amused\, and perhaps…fooled? Bring money.
URL:https://mnindependentscholars.org/event/philosophy-study-group-rescheduled/
LOCATION:Curran’s Restaurant\, 42nd and Nicollet in Minneapolis
CATEGORIES:Philosophy
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200125T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200125T120000
DTSTAMP:20260417T081825
CREATED:20191122T013449Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240504T031110Z
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SUMMARY:Minnesota Swedes Raising Cane
DESCRIPTION:In the early years of the 20th century\, a Swedish-American doctor invested in a large tract of land in eastern Cuba. Using his doctor’s office on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis as a headquarters\, he promoted the sale of land parcels to his fellow Swedish-Americans. In his promotional pamphlets\, written in Swedish\, Dr. Lind promised cheap land\, a warm healthful climate and the opportunity to harvest crops year round. A number of farm families from the Upper Midwest decided to participate in this adventure\, becoming part of a Swedish-American settlement in Cuba. However\, because of turbulent political and economic times\, by 1920 most of the Swedish-American-Cubans had returned to the U.S. Their experiences\, as recorded in reminiscences\, stories and photos. gathered from their dedcendants\, illustrate the drama\, romance\, intrigue and adventure of the Swedes Raising Cane in Cuba. \nMarilyn is a local historian who began researching the topic of the Swedish settlement in Cuba when she served as the director of the Isanti County Historical Society during the 1980s. While living in the Cambridge area\, she researched many topics relating to Swedish immigration and cultural traditions. Her research found its way into public presentations\, several books and portrayals of local historical characters (whom she says\, “stepped out of the archives”). For 15 years she also published an annual history/tourism-related newspaper called The Isanti County Traveler. Then in 2016 she published her one and only novel that she calls “a local history mystery.” The title is Caught in the Lye and it features lutefisk\, of course. Now\, living in the Twin Cities\, she is currently assisting with the publication of a pictorial history of  Saint Paul’s Swede Hollow. “But\,” she says\, “I can’t seem to get away from the Cuba story.” Two recent trips to Cuba and new contacts that often appear “out of the blue” continue to add additional dimensions to the story. She is hopeful that a musical called Sugar\, based on the story\, will one day find its way to the stage. Meanwhile\, she perseveres in playing the nyckelharpa\, a Swedish folk instrument\, and in perfecting her pie-baking skills.
URL:https://mnindependentscholars.org/event/minnesota-swedes-raising-cane/
LOCATION:Washburn Library\, 5244 Lyndale Ave S\, Minneapolis\, MN 55419
CATEGORIES:Monthly Forum
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200122T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200122T210000
DTSTAMP:20260417T081825
CREATED:20191224T174854Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240504T015610Z
UID:315-1579719600-1579726800@mnindependentscholars.org
SUMMARY:History Study Group
DESCRIPTION:We are reading the book Four Princes: Henry VIII\, Francis I\, Charles V\, Suleiman the Magnificent\, and the Obsessions that Forged Modern Europe by John Julius Norwich. Join us as we finish the story of these four lovable characters as they cavort around Europe and environs\, squabbling over land and religious doctrine\, signing treaties\, breaking treaties\, pledging to and undercutting each other\, fighting their little wars\, marrying off daughters still in diapers\, and interacting in other amusing ways. \nBut yet they somehow laid out paths future generations have had to deal with. You won’t want to miss this.
URL:https://mnindependentscholars.org/event/history-study-group-25/
LOCATION:Curran’s Restaurant\, 42nd and Nicollet in Minneapolis
CATEGORIES:History
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200115T163000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200115T173000
DTSTAMP:20260417T081825
CREATED:20200108T180246Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240504T014947Z
UID:316-1579105800-1579109400@mnindependentscholars.org
SUMMARY:Board Meeting
DESCRIPTION:MISF Members Welcome!
URL:https://mnindependentscholars.org/event/board-meeting-16/
LOCATION:Highland Park Library\, 1974 Ford Pkwy\, St Paul\, MN 55116
CATEGORIES:Board Meeting
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200108T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200108T210000
DTSTAMP:20260417T081825
CREATED:20191208T172207Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240504T020410Z
UID:314-1578510000-1578517200@mnindependentscholars.org
SUMMARY:Philosophy Study Group
DESCRIPTION:We will conclude our discussion of The Parallax View by Slavoj Žižek. This involves reading Part III in which Žižek covers how his philosophy works with politics. Žižek is one of the leading contemporary philosophers of Continental Philosophy (as contrasted with Analytic Philosophy). As a matter of fact\, in one place he says that his goal is to resurrect German Idealism. He\, like most Continental Philosophers\, can also sometimes be difficult to read; but this is one reason we have these discussions: to share our insights into what the author is trying to say. \nSince the different schools of Continental Philosophy are a wide-ranging and important part of contemporary philosophy and should be at least broadly understood by anyone who asserts that they are interested in philosophy\, and that\, furthermore\, we have given you a whole month to read as much as the book (or other works by or about Žižek) as you are able\, therefore\, we are making it a requirement that everyone attend this meeting. We expect full compliance.
URL:https://mnindependentscholars.org/event/philosophy-study-group-28/
LOCATION:Curran’s Restaurant\, 42nd and Nicollet in Minneapolis
CATEGORIES:Philosophy
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20191218T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20191218T210000
DTSTAMP:20260417T081825
CREATED:20191122T031344Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240504T024916Z
UID:306-1576695600-1576702800@mnindependentscholars.org
SUMMARY:History Study Group
DESCRIPTION:The book we will begin discussing at that time is Four Princes: Henry VIII\, Francis I\, Charles V\, Suleiman the Magnificent\, and the Obsessions that Forged Modern Europe (2018) by John Julius Norwich. This book can be had new in paperback for between $11 and $18\, and as an ebook for $10 to $12. For the 18th we’ll read the first four chapters. And when you come to the MISF History Study Group meeting remember\, everyone here is a prince (or a princess).
URL:https://mnindependentscholars.org/event/history-study-group-24/
LOCATION:Curran’s Restaurant\, 42nd and Nicollet in Minneapolis
CATEGORIES:History
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20191202T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20191202T210000
DTSTAMP:20260417T081825
CREATED:20191115T030333Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240504T033956Z
UID:300-1575313200-1575320400@mnindependentscholars.org
SUMMARY:Philosophy Study Group
DESCRIPTION:We will continue discussing The Parallax View by Slavoj Žižek\, this time covering Part II. In this part Žižek applies his parallax metaphor to science. Reviewers\, in general\, think that Žižek does his best job in Part II where he contributes new insights for Continental Philosophy. Notably\, these reviewers – including those who are Žižek enthusiasts ‒ also generally agree that chapter1 is really tough going. So if you got through that\, the rest is smooth sailing. \nWell…smoother\, anyway. But what’s really smooth sailing is coming to our meeting and basking in the friendly philosophical banter of our members.
URL:https://mnindependentscholars.org/event/philosophy-study-group-27/
LOCATION:Curran’s Restaurant\, 42nd and Nicollet in Minneapolis
CATEGORIES:Philosophy
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20191120T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20191120T210000
DTSTAMP:20260417T081825
CREATED:20191019T140030Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240504T035113Z
UID:298-1574276400-1574283600@mnindependentscholars.org
SUMMARY:History Study Group
DESCRIPTION:We will conclude our discussion of the book we are currently reading\, King Leopold’s Ghost: A Story of Greed\, Terror\, and Heroism in Colonial Africa\, by Adam Hochschild. I hope that you have not become inured or negatively affected by the outrageous abuses which were committed by European colonists in the Congo. And I hope you will be coming to our last meeting on this book. If not\, we have ways of persuading you.
URL:https://mnindependentscholars.org/event/history-study-group-23/
LOCATION:Curran’s Restaurant\, 42nd and Nicollet in Minneapolis
CATEGORIES:History
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20191116T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20191116T113000
DTSTAMP:20260417T081825
CREATED:20190413T164011Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240507T045834Z
UID:269-1573898400-1573903800@mnindependentscholars.org
SUMMARY:Oaxaca: Mexican Discoveries
DESCRIPTION:Oaxaca is a city and state in southern Mexico that today is a popular destination for foreign and domestic tourists and those wishing to spend the winter months in a warm\, sunny climate. Oaxaca has been populated for thousands of years and there is still a large indigenous population that carry on traditions and customs from years past. It is known for its cuisine\, its festivals\, its archeological sites and its artisans and crafts including weaving\, textiles\, pottery (green\, red\, black)\, alebrijes and mezcal. Charlie Roger has spent a few winters in Oaxaca and would like to share his experiences from there. \nCharlie Roger is now retired after years of working for hospitals in respiratory therapy and data management. He enjoys reading\, teaching English with the Minnesota Literacy Council\, studying Spanish and travel.
URL:https://mnindependentscholars.org/event/oaxaca-mexican-discoveries/
LOCATION:Washburn Library\, 5244 Lyndale Ave S\, Minneapolis\, MN 55419
CATEGORIES:Monthly Forum
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20191107T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20191107T210000
DTSTAMP:20260417T081825
CREATED:20191101T134525Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240504T034706Z
UID:299-1573153200-1573160400@mnindependentscholars.org
SUMMARY:Philosophy Study Group
DESCRIPTION:  \nWe will discuss the rest of Part I of The Parallax View by Slavoj Žižek. Admittedly\, this book can be a challenge. However\, for the MISF Philosophy Study Group\, challenge is our name. Or maybe our middle initial\, anyway. But we can do this.
URL:https://mnindependentscholars.org/event/philosophy-study-group-26/
LOCATION:Curran’s Restaurant\, 42nd and Nicollet in Minneapolis
CATEGORIES:Philosophy
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20191026T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20191026T113000
DTSTAMP:20260417T081825
CREATED:20190413T162816Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240509T161517Z
UID:266-1572084000-1572089400@mnindependentscholars.org
SUMMARY:Minneapolis and Tangletown Neighborhood Landmarks
DESCRIPTION:What is a neighborhood and how does change make it better\, lessen it\, or make it a different world? Step into the past with a presentation illustrated by maps and photographs of historical interest.  The maps show what most of south Minneapolis looked like prior to urban development.  The photos are of early downtown Minneapolis and the Mississippi River\, as well as historical and current-day images of Tangletown.  These maps and photos provide a sense of place\, identity\, and pride in the city where we live. \nTom Balcom grew up in Minneapolis\, majored in Geography/Urban and Regional Planning at the U of M\, and worked in planning and environmental protection programs at the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.  In retirement\, Tom enjoys doing historical research and writing\, as well as giving bus\, bike\, and walking tours of the city and south Minneapolis neighborhoods”.
URL:https://mnindependentscholars.org/event/minneapolis-and-tangletown-neighborhood-landmarks/
LOCATION:Washburn Library\, 5244 Lyndale Ave S\, Minneapolis\, MN 55419
CATEGORIES:Monthly Forum
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20191016T000000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20191016T000000
DTSTAMP:20260417T081825
CREATED:20190922T131840Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240507T013625Z
UID:295-1571184000-1571184000@mnindependentscholars.org
SUMMARY:History Study Group
DESCRIPTION:The new book we are beginning is King Leopold’s Ghost: A Story of Greed\, Terror\, and Heroism in Colonial Africa (1999) by Adam Hochschild. This was a prize-winning and popular book from twenty years ago; it is still a good read. For the 16th we will read through Part I (or as much of Part I as you are able). This is one of those history books that can be rather disquieting. Fortunately\, our group is so congenial that we make it easy to live with personal distress. \nA new paperback costs $12-15\, and an ebook is around $10. However\, used copies are readily available and\, I am told\, even new copies can be found for only a few dollars.
URL:https://mnindependentscholars.org/event/history-study-group-22/
LOCATION:Curran’s Restaurant\, 42nd and Nicollet in Minneapolis
CATEGORIES:History
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20191014T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20191014T210000
DTSTAMP:20260417T081825
CREATED:20190930T023432Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240507T012733Z
UID:297-1571079600-1571086800@mnindependentscholars.org
SUMMARY:Philosophy Study Group
DESCRIPTION:We will be tackling a book by the contemporary Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Žižek\,The Parallax View (2006)\, which he calls his magnus opus. It can be found new in paperback for about $17 and as an ebook for $10. We will do chapter 1 for the 14th. \nAccording to Wikipedia Žižek has been referred to as “the Elvis of cultural theory.” While Professor Žižek is a popular philosopher – and probably a better one than Elvis – it’s doubtful that he has any blue suede shoes or even a houn’ dog. How all shook up he is depends on one’s viewpoint\, though I advise that\, however you see things\, you don’t be cruel to him\, or at least you can refrain from to love him tender. Are you lonesome tonight? Then start reading\, and if you don’t like it you can take it and return to sender\, although then not being able to participate in our group will make you feel really bad\, like a teddy bear all alone in a heartbreak hotel. At any rate Žižek\, unlike Elvis\, is at least still alive. Although…
URL:https://mnindependentscholars.org/event/philosophy-study-group-25/
LOCATION:Curran’s Restaurant\, 42nd and Nicollet in Minneapolis
CATEGORIES:Philosophy
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190928T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190928T113000
DTSTAMP:20260417T081825
CREATED:20190413T160230Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240511T011121Z
UID:265-1569664800-1569670200@mnindependentscholars.org
SUMMARY:The Woodcut Art of Wolfgang Klein
DESCRIPTION:The program will introduce the topic with a brief description of the history of creating woodcuts. It will then focus on Wolfgang Klein’s art of creating woodcuts from their inception to their completion\, including materials and tools needed in the process. The presenter will have actual art samples on view and take her audience on a journey of the artist’s life and creativity by means of a slide show of works by this Wisconsin artist. \nEvelyn Klein\, Author\, Speaker\, Artist\, is the daughter of Wolfgang Klein. She has a B.S. in Secondary Education and an M.S. in English. She is\, currently\, editor of The Minnesota Scholar and her newsletter\, The Write Connection. A prize-winning poet\, she is the author of three books of poetry\, essays\, and art. Her first book\,From Here Across the Bridge\, a memoir in verse\, contains woodcut illustrations by her father\, Wolfgang Klein\, winning a cover award. Her books\, Once upon a Neighborhood and Seasons of Desire\, are theme books with poetry and essays and her own illustrations. Both books are now found in the Minnesota Historical Society’s permanent library collection.
URL:https://mnindependentscholars.org/event/the-woodcut-art-of-wolfgang-klein/
LOCATION:Washburn Library\, 5244 Lyndale Ave S\, Minneapolis\, MN 55419
CATEGORIES:Monthly Forum
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190923T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190923T210000
DTSTAMP:20260417T081825
CREATED:20190908T005932Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240507T014128Z
UID:293-1569265200-1569272400@mnindependentscholars.org
SUMMARY:Philosophy Study Group
DESCRIPTION:We are finishing the book The Myth of Sisyphus by Albert Camus. While Pollyanna and Dr Pangloss might have some problem understanding Camus’ point of view\, they – and anyone who feels the same way as they do – are certainly welcome to come and mix with those who feel desperate and anguished and who see the universe as absurd. It should make for an interesting evening. \n 
URL:https://mnindependentscholars.org/event/philosophy-study-group-24/
LOCATION:Curran’s Restaurant\, 42nd and Nicollet in Minneapolis
CATEGORIES:Philosophy
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190918T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190918T210000
DTSTAMP:20260417T081825
CREATED:20190828T023855Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240507T015606Z
UID:291-1568833200-1568840400@mnindependentscholars.org
SUMMARY:History Study Group
DESCRIPTION:  \nWe will finish reading The Sea Wolves: A History of the Vikings by Lars Brownworth. If the author has done his research properly\, this book should end somewhere near Alexandria\, Minnesota.
URL:https://mnindependentscholars.org/event/history-study-group-21/
LOCATION:Curran’s Restaurant\, 42nd and Nicollet in Minneapolis
CATEGORIES:History
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190918T160000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190918T173000
DTSTAMP:20260417T081825
CREATED:20190908T005203Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240507T015014Z
UID:292-1568822400-1568827800@mnindependentscholars.org
SUMMARY:Board Meeting
DESCRIPTION:MISF Members Welcome!
URL:https://mnindependentscholars.org/event/board-meeting-15/
LOCATION:Highland Park Library\, 1974 Ford Pkwy\, St Paul\, MN 55116
CATEGORIES:Board Meeting
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190904T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190904T210000
DTSTAMP:20260417T081825
CREATED:20190816T184501Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240507T020509Z
UID:290-1567623600-1567630800@mnindependentscholars.org
SUMMARY:Philosophy Study Group
DESCRIPTION:We are turning to a classic book this time: The Myth of Sisyphus by Albert Camus. This is a book that should have lots of used copies floating around\, or you can get it new for $10 – $15. An ebook is about the same. You may even already have one in your own library. For this meeting we will discuss the first part\, “An Absurd Reasoning.” There will be nothing absurd about our meeting on the 4th\, however. Well\, maybe a little. At least it won’t be a myth.
URL:https://mnindependentscholars.org/event/philosophy-study-group-23/
LOCATION:Curran’s Restaurant\, 42nd and Nicollet in Minneapolis
CATEGORIES:Philosophy
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190824T113000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190824T140000
DTSTAMP:20260417T081825
CREATED:20190711T153655Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240507T025248Z
UID:284-1566646200-1566655200@mnindependentscholars.org
SUMMARY:MISF Annual Picnic!
DESCRIPTION:Come join us at the small picnic shelter in Cherokee Park in St. Paul’s West Side neighborhood for our annual picnic. We will start gathering at 11:30 with serving beginning at 12:00. MISF will provide the plasticware\, plates\, drinks\, grills\, and electricity. You provide a dish to share and\, optionally\, any games you might like. Bring a friend and some good topics of conversation.
URL:https://mnindependentscholars.org/event/misf-annual-picnic/
LOCATION:Cherokee Park Picnic Shelter\, Chippewa and Winona Streets\, St. Paul\, MN
CATEGORIES:Social
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190807T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190807T210000
DTSTAMP:20260417T081825
CREATED:20190720T160439Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240507T022007Z
UID:286-1565204400-1565211600@mnindependentscholars.org
SUMMARY:Philosophy Study Group
DESCRIPTION:We will conclude our reading of A New Stoicism by Lawrence Becker. This includes chapter 7\, “Happiness\,” and a couple of appendices. We are especially interested in having people come who consider themselves happy. Then the author can demonstrate that since they aren’t stoically happy\, they aren’t as happy as they think they are\, or as they could be\, or that it isn’t the right kind of happiness. If everyone leaves unhappy at the end of the evening\, we’ll have succeeded.
URL:https://mnindependentscholars.org/event/philosophy-study-group-22/
LOCATION:Curran’s Restaurant\, 42nd and Nicollet in Minneapolis
CATEGORIES:Philosophy
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