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Music And Politics: A Potent Combination To Commercial Success?, Veronica Martinez Jun 2019

Music And Politics: A Potent Combination To Commercial Success?, Veronica Martinez

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Constitutional Utopianism, Susan N. Herman Apr 2016

Constitutional Utopianism, Susan N. Herman

UTOPIA500

The sixth and final UTOPIA500 presentation was April 21, 2016. Professor Susan Herman, Centennial Professor of Law at Brooklyn Law School and President of the American Civil Liberties Union, received the official "Me and Tommy More" polo shirt from Dr. Michael P. Malloy, organizer of the UTOPIA500 project. Professor Herman delivered a presentation on Constitutional Utopianism. She explored the literary devices that More employed as narrative strategies in Utopia, and argued that his intention may have been to give focus to discussion about important issues of governance and societal structures, rather than to provide definitive answers. Professor Herman also compared …


St. Thomas More And His Utopia In Antebellum American Lawyer's Thought, Michael H. Hoeflich Apr 2016

St. Thomas More And His Utopia In Antebellum American Lawyer's Thought, Michael H. Hoeflich

UTOPIA500

The fifth UTOPIA500 presentation was April 7, 2016 about St. Thomas More and his Utopia in Antebellum American Lawyers' Thought. A former dean at Kansas Law and a renowned historian of colonial and pre-Civil War America, Professor Michael H. Hoeflich is also a fellow of the Royal Historical Society. He explored the publication history of More's UTOPIA, and the extent to which editions of the book were available in antebellum America. Professor Hoeflich noted that the novel, as a work of "politics," was well known by the likes of Jefferson, Madison, and John Adams, but its influence thereafter ebbed and …


The Communisitic Inclinations Of Sir Thomas More, David Papke Mar 2016

The Communisitic Inclinations Of Sir Thomas More, David Papke

UTOPIA500

The fourth UTOPIA500 presentation was march 10, 2016. Dr. David R. Papke, Professor of Law at Marquette University Law School, received an official "Me and Tommy More" polo shirt from Dr. Malloy. Dr. Papke then spoke about The Communistic Inclinations of Sir Thomas More. A well-known scholar of legal history and law in popular culture, Dr. Papke noted the affinity that existed between the themes in Utopia and the views of Karl Marx as well as those of leaders of the Bolshevik Revolution. He also explored the problem of competing approaches to literary analysis and criticism - whether to seek …


Legal Personhood In More's Utopia, Andreea Boboc Feb 2016

Legal Personhood In More's Utopia, Andreea Boboc

UTOPIA500

The third UTOPIA500 presentation was Feb. 25, 2016. Dr. Andreea D. Boboc, English professor in the College of the Pacific, received an official "Me and Tommy More" polo shirt from McGeorge's Dean Francis J. Mootz III. She then spoke about Legal Personhood in More's Utopia. A published scholar of medieval English literature, Dr. Boboc explored how the fluidity and multiple jurisdictional levels of law in late medieval England shaped personhood. She had a compelling and provocative interchange with the Law and Literature students.


More’S Utopia And Income Insecurity, Daniel J. Morrissey Feb 2016

More’S Utopia And Income Insecurity, Daniel J. Morrissey

UTOPIA500

The second UTOPIA500 presentation was Feb. 11, 2016. Daniel J. Morrissey, Professor of Law and Dean emeritus at Gonzaga University School of Law, received an official "Me and Tommy More" polo shirt from Dr. Malloy at the beginning of the talk. Professor Morrissey then spoke about More's Utopia and Income Inequality. A published scholar of corporate securities law and jurisprudence, Professor Morrissey identified legal, political, and moral issues about social and economic inequality in late medieval England, as reflected in More's Utopia, and discussed the continuing relevance of those issues today. He sparked an animated discussion with the Law and …


Utopia And The Law And Literature Movement, Michael P. Malloy Jan 2016

Utopia And The Law And Literature Movement, Michael P. Malloy

UTOPIA500

Dr. Malloy kicked off the UTOPIA500 project with a presentation on Jan. 21, 2016. His paper, Utopia and the Law and Literature Movement, marked the quincentennial of the publication of Thomas More's novel Utopia in 1516. Dr. Malloy explored the meaning and implications of the concepts of utopia and dystopia. He argued, with colorful graphic support, that More's novel was a precursor to post-modernist literature, and that in our own time there has been a linguistic transformation of the concept of utopia to contemporary meanings that are often entirely independent of More's novel. Dr. Malloy concluded that More's novel is …


Dan White To George Agnost, 22 November 1978, Dan White Nov 1978

Dan White To George Agnost, 22 November 1978, Dan White

Mayor Moscone

Letter claiming that he, Dan White, did not really resign


George Moscone To Dan White, 20 November 1978, George Moscone Nov 1978

George Moscone To Dan White, 20 November 1978, George Moscone

Mayor Moscone

A letter by Moscone to Dan White after White resigns from Board of Supervisors


Dan White To George Moscone, 10 November 1978, Dan White Nov 1978

Dan White To George Moscone, 10 November 1978, Dan White

Mayor Moscone

Dan White's resignation letter


San Francisco Magazine Article, George Moscone Oct 1978

San Francisco Magazine Article, George Moscone

Mayor Moscone

Article written by Moscone highlighting his accomplishments as mayor


Moscone's Proposition 13 Article, George Moscone Oct 1978

Moscone's Proposition 13 Article, George Moscone

Mayor Moscone

Moscone writes about his views on Proposition 13 in an article for Brief/case Magazine.


Yerba Buena Center Statement [Moscone Center], George Moscone Aug 1978

Yerba Buena Center Statement [Moscone Center], George Moscone

Mayor Moscone

Moscone's Remarks on the Yerba Buena Center (YBC) Project


Mayor's Statement Against The Briggs Initiative Petition, George Moscone May 1978

Mayor's Statement Against The Briggs Initiative Petition, George Moscone

Mayor Moscone

Moscone's statement affirming his opposition to the Briggs Initiative


Gay Rights: Sf, Yes; Sj, No, Bay Area Reporter Apr 1978

Gay Rights: Sf, Yes; Sj, No, Bay Area Reporter

Mayor Moscone

Article about Moscone signing the Human Rights Ordinance, pictured with Harvey Milk


Mayor's Newsletter, George Moscone Apr 1978

Mayor's Newsletter, George Moscone

Mayor Moscone

Newsletter discussing policy and the mayor's decisions


Bay Area Rapid Transit (Bart) Advertisment, [Circa 1978], Bay Area Rapid Transit Jan 1978

Bay Area Rapid Transit (Bart) Advertisment, [Circa 1978], Bay Area Rapid Transit

Mayor Moscone

Clippings about BART Advertisment


Mervyn Dymally To George Moscone, 7 June 1977, Mervyn Dymally Jun 1977

Mervyn Dymally To George Moscone, 7 June 1977, Mervyn Dymally

Mayor Moscone

Letter to Moscone from Mervyn Dymally about Jonestown


George Moscone In Office, [Circa 1977], Unknown Jan 1977

George Moscone In Office, [Circa 1977], Unknown

Mayor Moscone

Moscone Pictured at his desk


Moscone Lectures, (Circa 1977), Unknown Jan 1977

Moscone Lectures, (Circa 1977), Unknown

Mayor Moscone

Picture of Moscone giving a lecture


Moscone And Milk, [Circa 1977], Associated Press Jan 1977

Moscone And Milk, [Circa 1977], Associated Press

Mayor Moscone

George Moscone and Harvey Milk


Moscone With The Public, [Circa 1977], Unknown Jan 1977

Moscone With The Public, [Circa 1977], Unknown

Mayor Moscone

Picture of George Moscone talking to the public


Walter Mondale To George Moscone, 15 November 1976, Walter Mondale Nov 1976

Walter Mondale To George Moscone, 15 November 1976, Walter Mondale

Mayor Moscone

Letter thanking Moscone for his support


Jimmy Carter To George Moscone, 11 November 1976, Jimmy Carter Nov 1976

Jimmy Carter To George Moscone, 11 November 1976, Jimmy Carter

Mayor Moscone

Letter thanking Moscone for his support


George Moscone To Board Of Supervisors, 19 October 1976, George Moscone Oct 1976

George Moscone To Board Of Supervisors, 19 October 1976, George Moscone

Mayor Moscone

Moscone's letter to Board of Supervisors appointing Jim Jones to Housing Authority.


One Market Plaza, Southern Pacific Land Company Oct 1976

One Market Plaza, Southern Pacific Land Company

Mayor Moscone

Moscone giving a speech at the opening of One Market Plaza


Peoples Temple Pamphlet, Jim Jones Sep 1976

Peoples Temple Pamphlet, Jim Jones

Mayor Moscone

A pamphlet distributed by Jim Jones's Peoples Temple


Jim Jones To George Moscone, 16 August 1976, Jim Jones Aug 1976

Jim Jones To George Moscone, 16 August 1976, Jim Jones

Mayor Moscone

Letter asking Moscone to give Amos a good recommendation


Clint Eastwood To Jack Levitan, 13 August 1976, Clint Eastwood Aug 1976

Clint Eastwood To Jack Levitan, 13 August 1976, Clint Eastwood

Mayor Moscone

Letter from Clint Eastwood defending Moscone


George Moscone To Richard Mcdougal, 3 August 1976, George Moscone Aug 1976

George Moscone To Richard Mcdougal, 3 August 1976, George Moscone

Mayor Moscone

Moscone's letter in support of Cesar Chavez