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to whatmore attention is the 1960 s cultural revolution. but it had the seeds planted in the 1950 s. i will describe what the old culture was like. to asmes referred victorian, anglo-american culture of the 19th and into the 20th centuries. the little piece that i gave you from william o neill s book on america in 1945 it describes the cultural assumptions of americans of this generation. victorianism is today considered conservative and is derogatory, puritanical, old-fashioned, retrograde, but much like the term liberalism the toryism victorianism was actually liberalism of its day. it was an advance in premolar premodern cultural patterns. much as liberalism was a andressive new thing classical liberalism of 19th century is considered conservative. likewise, the progressive conservative developments of the 19 centuries are by now days conservative. withwere progressive regard to old traditions. like how reproduction is carried on. how families are formed over the ....
introducing barbara lewis. dr. lewis heads the william at thetrotter institute university of massachusetts boston where she is also an associate professor of english. she is a francophone scholar as well as a cultural historian who has published on lynching in film, photography and drama and the black arts movement. she currently blogs and is affiliated with the massachusetts foundation for the humanities and sits on the advisory board of central square theater. before dr. lewis takes the stage, i am going to ask you all if you would not mind turning off your cell phones, and also please note that c-span is recording, and at the end, if you have questions, if you would come to the microphone, that would be great. now i have the pleasure of introducing dr. barbara lewis. [applause] barbara: it is truly a pleasure to be with you this evening. particularly since so many of us understand that this is the birthday of phillis wheatley. we cannot say for sure that it is the bi ....
the health department has reached out to nearly 300 people who may have had contact with philips. at least a dozen are now on antibiodics as a precautiouary measure. the marin county public health deparmentissued a statement saying they do not believe the cases are connected. robson had recently had shoulder surgery at sf general - her brother says she was not feeling well when he recently saw her. he says now, he and his other siblings are uniting to help each other out. this is a picture several years ago of laura with her sister and nephew. a muni spokesperson says they have not been contacted by san mateo county health department or sf county health department about a possible meningtis case. it is unclear where laura got on the muni bus. her brother says she was living in san francisco and took the bus because she could not drive due to her surgery. meningtis is highly contagious disease and can affect anyone of any age. doctors say there is a vaccine, but say it i ....
dozens of congressional democrats in a boycott of the trump inauguration. whoosh the bay area s brief respite from the rain. about to end. kron four is tracking a new storm heading our way. you re watching kron four news in prime time. people in the bay area will likely be on heightened alert with this second suspected case of meningitis. grant lodes is here to remind us what we need to look out for. some of you may be wondering what causes bacterial meningitis.and what symptoms to look for if you think you may have come in contact with someone who has it. according to the c-d-c.germs are spread from person to person.usually through saliva.like kissing, sneezing, or coughing. symptoms include.nausea or vomiting.increased sensitivity to light.also confusion.fever and neck stiffness. they typically are felt within 3 to 7-days of exposure. like we saw in marin.the illness can be deadly.they can also cause seizures or a coma. fortunately meningitis is not as contagious as ....
people love cheeseburgers. and spicy flavors like chipotle and jalape?o. wait! what if i put them together?! smoky chipotle sauce, pepper jack cheese, and jalapenos, on a buttery bakery bun. i ll call it the chipotle jalapeno burger! boom. someone got that, right? chipotle sauce. pepper jack cheese. another winner. introducing the chipotle jalape?o burger. new, from jack in the box. live pictur fox 10 news at 9:00 starts now. live pictures tonight from charleston, south carolina. as hurricane matthew makes his way up the coastline, slamming into the eastern seaboard tonight, this massive storm, which began to hit florida last night, has now moved its way th carolinas. and the good news for people living there is that the storm is starting to weaken a little bit but for people living in florida, the cleanup there has just started. good evening and thank you for joining us tonight. we are going to get an update on where that storm is tonight, but first, residents ....