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Posted by: Michael Stratmoen
Megan Halsband is a Kluge Staff Fellow at the Library of Congress as well as a librarian in the Serial & Government Publications Division. Michael Stratmoen: Can you tell us a little more about your background here at the Library? Megan Halsband: I started at the Library in 2008 as a Processing Technician in the …
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Posted by: Andrew Breiner
The concept of ‘civic media’ was discussed in academic circles before the rancorous political and media fights of the last few years. But only in the last few years, as polarization, disinformation, and the impact of social media have become central concerns in public life, has it become more broadly considered as a possible solution. …
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Posted by: Andrew Breiner
On March 11, the John W. Kluge Center held its first public event in the Our Common Purpose Series with Kluge Prize winner Danielle Allen. Using Civic Media to Build a Better Society brought experts on the use and misuse of media together to discuss the role of information in democratic society, the difficulties of …
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Posted by: Michael Stratmoen
Rishad Choudhury is a Kluge Fellow as well as Assistant Professor of History at Oberlin College. He is currently working on a book-length project, ‘‘Hajj between Empires: Indo-Muslim Pilgrimage and Political Culture, 1739–1820.’’ Mike Stratmoen: Could you describe your project for us? Rishad Choudhury: My book on the hajj pilgrimage is set in an age …
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