Mar 1
TV Town II: New York City and Television Industries with Richard Popp
New York City was the focus of the early American television industry. In TV’s early years NYC had the highest concentration of television sets, viewers, broadcasters, and infrastructure. In NYC many Americans had their first encounter with TV. In his latest book project, Dr. Ric ... Show More
24m 32s
Feb 2
Film and American World's Fairs 1893-1964 with Dominique Bregent-Heald
Film has played a role in America’s world’s fairs since the 1893 Chicago exhibition where a horse galloping was the big cinematic draw. In her latest book project, Dr. Dominique Bregent-Heald, professor at the Memorial University of Newfoundland, explores the history of film at A ... Show More
24m 37s
Jan 5
Industrious Skies: Nitrogen Capture and the Atmosphere of Italian Fascism with Rebecca Falkoff
Nitrogen feeds both war and peace, represents both fecundity and strength, and accordingly, nitrogen capture technology gained a symbolic potency in the ideologically charged atmosphere of fascist Italy. In her latest research, Dr. Rebecca Falkoff, assistant professor at the Univ ... Show More
24m 16s
Infrastructure projects have frequently generated controversies in American history, and railroads in particular have been the cause of many a political fracas.
In her latest project, journalist and independent scholar Elizabeth Moore is uncovering the history of controversies over the Long Island Railroad. The politics are complex and multi-layered. From ... Show More
