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Archive: March 2017 (10 Posts)

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4 Corners: International Collections Program Calendar 3/31/2017

Posted by: Anchi Hoh

Thursday, April 6, 2017, noon – 1 p.m. (ET) Book Talk: Islam: Facts and Fictions by Dr. Chase Robinson, President and Distinguished Professor of History, The Graduate Center of the City University of New York The Near East Section, African and Middle Eastern Division, The Library of Congress presents Dr. Chase Robinson, President and Distinguished …

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4 Corners: International Collections Program Calendar 3/24/2017

Posted by: Anchi Hoh

Saturday, March 25, 10 – 11:30 a.m. (ET) Saturday Research Orientation: Hispanic Reading Room Taught by reference librarians, this free Saturday orientation will focus on providing researchers an opportunity to learn more about the collections, expertise, services, and programs, offered by the Library’s Hispanic Division. For registration, click here. Location: Room 139B of the Jefferson …

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Her Magazine, Her Voice: Foremothers of Women’s Journals in Africa and the Middle East

Posted by: Anchi Hoh

(The following is a joint post by Angel Batiste, Ann Brener, Anchi Hoh, and Fawzi Tadros in the African and Middle Eastern Division.) The history of women in Africa and the Middle East has often been told as addenda to incessant wars, political turmoil, and social injustice. If women’s voices could be heard, what story …

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4 Corners: International Collections Program Calendar 3/17/2017

Posted by: Anchi Hoh

Monday, March 20, 2017, 12:30 p.m. – 2 p.m. (ET) Film Screening: SEMBENE! The Inspiring Story of the Father of African Cinema The African and Middle Eastern Division and the African, Latin American and Western European Division present a film screening: “SEMBENE! The Inspiring Story of the Father of African Cinema.” Free and open to …

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International Women’s Day and Women’s History in Mexico

Posted by: Anchi Hoh

(Following is a guest post by Lucinda Grinnell, editorial assistant in the Hispanic Division.) Image discussed: click link to view. “La Emancipación de la Mujer es obra misma de la mujer” (“the emancipation of women is women’s own work”) proclaimed the poster created for International Women’s Day, March 8, 1960. As seen in the image …

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4 Corners: International Collections Program Calendar 3/3/2017

Posted by: Anchi Hoh

Tuesday, March 14, 2017, 11 a.m. (ET) Hispanic Reading Room Research Orientation Sign up for a research orientation and learn about the Hispanic Reading Room services and collections. Orientations are offered to the public the second Tuesday of every month from 11:00am-12:00pm. Those attending should obtain a Library of Congress Reader Identification Card prior to …