Former, and most recently, Civil War Monuments and the militarization of america which one the book award from the society of civil war historians as best book of the year on the issues of the civil war era. Hes been the editor of several influential volumes, including a particularly still relevant and useful set of edited essays on reconstruction originally issued almost 15 years ago, but still relevant today and a topic we wrestle with today. As well as a number of edited volumes. We are delighted to have him join us today. I will lead him with the first question, if you are ready . You might be muted. Things we aret of going to want to touch on in a relatively brief time today. Monograph,arkable you approach memorials and all kinds of interesting ways that we will want to touch on as works of art, what happens if we context in a national rather than bifurcated into , northern, andrn confederate stories. And what cultural readings we can read from them beyond the meaning of the civil
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Corporate funding is provided by mutual of america designing customized individual and Group Retirement products. Thats why we are your retirement company. Additional support has been provided by and by the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. From the tisch wnet studios at Lincoln Center in new york, hari sreenivasan. Sreenivasan good evening. Thanks for joining us. The United States is calling on russia to discuss a political settlement to the fourandhalf yearold Syrian Civil War. The u. S. Wants syrian president Bashar Alassad to be replaced, but russia supports assad, recently began rearming his troops, and deploying fighter jets and helicopters to a syrian base yesterday. In london today, after conferring with britains foreign minister, secretary of state john kerry called on russia and iran and any other countries with influence over syria to push for negotiations. Were prepared to negotiate, is assad prep
All weekend long on booktv. For a complete schedule visit booktv. Org. In 1936, five years before they published let us now praise famous men, james agee and photographer walker evans produced a feature article for Fortune Magazine titled cotton tenants. It was about three poor families in alabama living through the great depression. The 30,000 word article and accompanying photos were never published by fortune, but cotton tenants was discovered decades later in a collection of agees manuscripts housed at the university of tennessee. During this event hosted by the Jimmy Carter Library and museum, editor john summers leads a Panel Discussion about the book and the work of james agee and walker evans. Carter library, president ial library here in atlanta, georgia. Im thrilled to be moderating this illustrious panel tonight. I think we will begin by introducing the book that we are going to be talking about, cotton tenants. James agee, walker evans. We will get started. In 1936, Fortune
Of memory you dont have to believe me we will give you. And one of these artists have to say about a nation racked by religious conflicts gender based violence and environmental degradation. And kens prosimian india is just one but its your buying fall so you know its a new kind of consume it is only the first shes one of indias best known contemporary authors writing in english and a vocal critic of the injustices of Indian Society our own dr you write we visit the Booker Prize Winning novelist. She appears almost out of nowhere from the chaos of old delhis street life arent growing. One of indias best known authors and most prominent critics of her debut novel the god of small things catapulted her to fame she still needed much of the royalties including her booker prize money to charity. Roy is a respected commentator one who draws the ire of hindu nationalists although her admirers fear for her safety she refuses to be seen as a martyr. With people. And i mean im always invited of