Funneling into the military industrial complex. No more investment in colonialism, a movement that is not just student led, but supported by some faculty. Valerie Francisco Chavez is an associate professor of sociology. She says the war in gaza has dominated classroom discussions. I think lots of students are just trying to understand what their role are, what their role is in whats happening in gaza and in the west bank. You know what their role is, in different types of, you know, political conflicts around the world. The move here at San Francisco state follows what weve seen at campuses all over the country. But those who support jewish students here in San Francisco support the first amendment. But they just want to make sure nothing antisemitic is being shared. We do have the concept of free speech and Academic Freedom in the united states. So as long as things are peaceful and respectful, its fine. Roger feigelson is the executive director of sf hillel. He appreciates how sf sta
Starting now on booktv the life, career and opinions of harper lee author of to kill a mockingbird. She moved next door to me and her sister alice in monrovia alabama for 18 months and spend time with the two women on a regular basis. This is about one hour and 20 minutes. Lets see if this microphone is hot. It is. Right on cue. Im with the alabama booksmith and on behalf of our dedicated staff of the books callers and this entire crew in the magnificent alabama theater and those at Penguin Press who published the book the literary world has anticipated for half a century it is my privilege and my pleasure to welcome a mockingbird tribute. We would also say a big high to the viewers on cspan. The audience enjoyed watching and hearing on the big screen the personal stories before the start of the main event. Each attendee has received a signed First Edition of the mockingbird nextdoor. Many of you wanted extra copies forou wanted extra copies for friends and gifts. They are available at
Lee and the controversy surrounding the recent discovery of her manuscript go set a watch band which was written before to kill a mockingbird but never published. Interviewed by tucker of Washington Post magazine. Your fly into montgomery on the interstates you interstate hugo about an hour and a half south, you take it right, go a little while and come across a very nondescript little town courthouse absolutely unremarkable yet it is one of the most famous literary towns in america and the center of the summers biggest book go set a watchmen. Tell us what you find there. Guest you find a town in alabama that hasnt changed too much from harper lees description. Watch out for the armadillos coming into town and the kfc is a dead ringer. They thought they didnt need the old one anymore and now of course its been restored when you walk in its like a church. People talk in hushed tones and it is a sure eye i into the american jurisprudence and no actually it is a shrine to the American Lit
Host you are an hour and half north of the beaching and you come across a town court house, square and unremarkable and yet it is one of the most famous literary small towns. It is the center of go set a watchman. Tell us what you find. Guest you find a town that hasnt changed much from the description of macomb in to killing a mockingbird. There was a time when the town council was going to tear down the court house because they built a 1960s court house and thought they didnt need the old one. Now it has been restored. When you walk in it is like a church. People talk in hush tones take their hats off, it is a shrine. There is reconstructed home. Host the boundary walls and bricks are there. But there is a plaque out front, a yard and it is next to the finch house i think is where the walkin sort of dairy is. Guest the rock stone wall that truman turned cart wheels on to impress everybody is there. But it is a town that not embracing that is the southern conford. Host it is much diff
On booktv we are live from jackson, mississippi, the home of the first annual mississippi book festival. All day long bringing events from the Mississippi State capitol including otter panels, civil rights, the civil war and more. First up today is of panel on harper lee whose book go set a watchman written and 1915s was released this past july. This is live coverage of the inaugural mississippi book festival in jackson, mississippi. [inaudible conversations] good morning, ladies and gentlemen. We welcome you to the mississippi book festival, to our harper lee panel. The rules the we have up in here, there will be no beverages allowed in here. If you have beverages we ask you to go to a garbage can and placed in the garbage can. Second thing, please silence yourself phones. We need everyone to please silence yourself funds. Again we would like to thank you and i would like to introduce the moderator, amanda nelson, editor of the largest book site in north america. He is also a judge of