Community Civics & Democracy Lecture Series – Lecture #4: Voting Rights
Nova Southeastern’s NSU Lifelong Learning Institute Civics & Democracy Series is free and open to the community. Lecture 4 of this 8-part series will focus on the long fight for the franchise in American history – the fight for inclusion and acceptance as represented by having the right to vote. To receive the Zoom links, please email [email protected] using the subject line: Civics and Democracy Series. This program is funded
Community Civics & Democracy Lecture Series – Lecture #3: Voter Suppression
Nova Southeastern’s NSU Lifelong Learning Institute Civics & Democracy Series is free and open to the community. Lecture 3 of this 8-part series will focus on the many ways that voters have been excluded from the franchise throughout American history. It will discuss in detail the many techniques used to exclude voters from the vote or to suppress the ability of those with the right to vote from utilizing that
The Sound of the Sea: Author Talk with Cynthia Barnett
Join us for an author talk and book signing with acclaimed environmental author, Cynthia Barnett. She will discuss her new book, The Sound of the Sea: Seashells and the Fate of the Oceans, a compelling history of seashells and the animals that make them, revealing what they have to tell us about nature, our changing oceans, and ourselves. This award-winning author teaches environmental journalism at the University of Florida’s College
Beauty from Ashes: American Indian Art as Witness to American History
Join Sandra Starr, an art historian, curator, and scholar of American Indian art. Her interest in the history of Florida, and the art and art history of the Western Hemisphere, led her to the Smithsonian Institution where she assisted in the grand opening of the National Museum of the American Indian. This program is a partnership between Florida Humanities and Broward Public Library Foundation. Funding for this program was provided
Community Civics & Democracy Lecture Series – Lecture #2: Suffrage
Nova Southeastern’s NSU Lifelong Learning Institute Civics & Democracy Series is free and open to the community. Lecture 2 of this 8-part series will focus on Suffrage. Dr. Charles Zelden will a discussion on who can — and can’t — vote in America and why some of us have been excluded from the franchise. The emphasis will be on the elements that make up a “deserving” voter and how this
Treasures from the Aztlan: Hispanic Women’s Voices
Explore the intersections of race, ethnicity, gender, and class in the lives of Latina women. The Treasures from Aztlan: Hispanic Women’s Voices explores the intersections of race, ethnicity, gender, and class in the lives of Latina women-and how these intersecting oppressions affect women from marginalized communities. Dr. Dominguez-Karimi will discuss the history of the laws and practices that impacted Hispanics. This program is a partnership between Florida Humanities and the
The Civilian Conservation Corps in Florida: State Parks and More with David Schmidt
Join David Schmidt, curator of the State of Florida Civilian Conservation Corps Museum, as he presents an overview of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and the projects, from the Keys to the Panhandle, that were accomplished during this historic period. This program is a partnership between the Florida Humanities and the Broward Public Library Foundation. Funding for this program was provided by Florida Humanities and sponsored in part by the
Legends of the AlefBet:The Origins of the Alphabet by Prof. Miriam Hoffman
At Columbia University, Professor Miriam Hoffman spent decades researching the folklore and legends of the ancient Hebrew alphabet. Utilizing the original 1919 artistic serigraphs of master artist Ben-Tsiyon Zuckerman as well as the colorful Alefbet of master artist Michoel Muchnik, presenter Avi Hoffman will also examine each letter through its history and the literary and artistic depictions that surround it. To view this free event LIVE and via replay, please
The Cartoons of Sholem Asch: A Virtual Lecture with David Mazower
Ever since a young Sholem Asch burst onto the Yiddish literary scene with his ‘brothel play’ God of Vengeance, he was a favorite subject for the irreverent cartoonists of the Yiddish press. They found ever more inventive ways to caricature his celebrity and outspoken personality, depicting him wrestling with rival Yiddish writers, or lifting weights to develop Popeye muscles. In another glorious image, his campaign for a Yiddish art theater
Florida Talks: Pandemics and Protests: America in 1919 and 2020 with Dr. Martha R. Bireda
In this Florida Talks program, Dr. Bireda will discuss the ways in which the social climate of America in 2020 mirrors that of 1919, examining the similarities and differences as well as the factors influencing the social conflicts in each year. Martha R. Bireda, Ph.D., is the Director of the Blanchard House Museum of African History and Culture, located in Punta Gorda, Florida. For over 30 years, Dr. Bireda has
