Weekend Reading from the Kluge Center: The History Behind the “Third World”, Preserving Social Media Data and more—Dispatch August 28, 2015
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Not keeping up with our blog, “Insights”? For the past six months, the Kluge Center has collaborated with TIME.com/history to feature historical scholarship produced by resident scholars at the Library of Congress. Here are some recent posts from our collaboration with TIME.com:
Historian Jason Parker discusses the origins and legacy of the term “Third World” and the significance of the 60th anniversary of the Conference of Afro-Asian Peoples in 1955, colloquially known as the Bandung Conference. Parker was a faculty member of this summer’s International Seminar on Decolonization hosted by the Kluge Center. http://time.com/4010632/third-world-project-loc/
Information scientist Katrin Weller discusses how future historians might use social media data, and how that data should be preserved. Weller was one of two inaugural Kluge Fellows in Digital Studies this past year. http://time.com/3971301/social-media-history/
Scholar and military strategist Bradford Lee discusses whether American interventions in foreign wars, from World War I to the recent conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, have been worth the costs incurred. Lee was this past year’s Henry A. Kissinger Chair in Foreign Policy and International Relations.
http://time.com/3843285/century-of-war-lessons/
Historian Joseph Genetin-Pilawa discusses his research on Native Americans in Washington, D.C., and the facts, myths, and contradictions of Native presence in the nation’s capital. Genetin-Pilawa was a 2014 Kluge Fellow. http://time.com/3764272/native-history-washington-d-c/
Historian Julia Young discusses Mexican immigration to the United States at the turn of the 20th century, comparing and contrasting with immigration from Latin America today. Young was a 2014 Kluge Fellow; she will speak about her research at this year’s National Book Festival on September 5.
http://time.com/3742067/history-mexican-immigration/
Historian Jessica Pearson-Patel discusses the Ebola epidemic, the history behind international public health organizations in Africa and the historical parallels between Ebola and other transnational diseases. Pearson-Patel was a prior participant in the International Seminar on Decolonization hosted by the Kluge Center. http://time.com/3707158/ebola-colonialism-history/
The Kluge Center’s collaboration with TIME.com will continue this fall. Sign up to get the latest posts right to your inbox. Follow us on Twitter: @KlugeCtr.
The John W. Kluge Center was established at the Library of Congress in 2000 to foster a mutually enriching relationship between the world of ideas and the world of action, between scholars and political leaders. The Center attracts outstanding scholarly figures to Washington, D.C., facilitates their access to the Library’s remarkable collections, and helps them engage in conversation with policymakers and the public. Learn more at: http://www.loc.gov/kluge.
Historian Jason Parker discusses the origins and legacy of the term “Third World” and the significance of the 60th anniversary of the Conference of Afro-Asian Peoples in 1955, colloquially known as the Bandung Conference. Parker was a faculty member of this summer’s International Seminar on Decolonization hosted by the Kluge Center. http://time.com/4010632/third-world-project-loc/
Information scientist Katrin Weller discusses how future historians might use social media data, and how that data should be preserved. Weller was one of two inaugural Kluge Fellows in Digital Studies this past year. http://time.com/3971301/social-media-history/
Scholar and military strategist Bradford Lee discusses whether American interventions in foreign wars, from World War I to the recent conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, have been worth the costs incurred. Lee was this past year’s Henry A. Kissinger Chair in Foreign Policy and International Relations.
http://time.com/3843285/century-of-war-lessons/
Historian Joseph Genetin-Pilawa discusses his research on Native Americans in Washington, D.C., and the facts, myths, and contradictions of Native presence in the nation’s capital. Genetin-Pilawa was a 2014 Kluge Fellow. http://time.com/3764272/native-history-washington-d-c/
Historian Julia Young discusses Mexican immigration to the United States at the turn of the 20th century, comparing and contrasting with immigration from Latin America today. Young was a 2014 Kluge Fellow; she will speak about her research at this year’s National Book Festival on September 5.
http://time.com/3742067/history-mexican-immigration/
Historian Jessica Pearson-Patel discusses the Ebola epidemic, the history behind international public health organizations in Africa and the historical parallels between Ebola and other transnational diseases. Pearson-Patel was a prior participant in the International Seminar on Decolonization hosted by the Kluge Center. http://time.com/3707158/ebola-colonialism-history/
The Kluge Center’s collaboration with TIME.com will continue this fall. Sign up to get the latest posts right to your inbox. Follow us on Twitter: @KlugeCtr.
The John W. Kluge Center was established at the Library of Congress in 2000 to foster a mutually enriching relationship between the world of ideas and the world of action, between scholars and political leaders. The Center attracts outstanding scholarly figures to Washington, D.C., facilitates their access to the Library’s remarkable collections, and helps them engage in conversation with policymakers and the public. Learn more at: http://www.loc.gov/kluge.
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