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Gems From Iwu’S History, Meg Miner Oct 2010

Gems From Iwu’S History, Meg Miner

Meg Miner

This presentation was made at the request of the Alumni Office, Illinois Wesleyan University.


American Urban History: A Living Canon. Or Is Anyone Listening?, Steven Corey Sep 2010

American Urban History: A Living Canon. Or Is Anyone Listening?, Steven Corey

Steven H. Corey

No abstract provided.


Polish Immigrants And Chicago's Progressive Parks: Creating Public Space In The City, Dominic Pacyga May 2010

Polish Immigrants And Chicago's Progressive Parks: Creating Public Space In The City, Dominic Pacyga

Dominic Pacyga

No abstract provided.


Banking On Brownfields, Landfills, And History: Toxic Waste And Urban Renewal In Worcester, Massachusetts, 1986-Present, Steven Corey Mar 2010

Banking On Brownfields, Landfills, And History: Toxic Waste And Urban Renewal In Worcester, Massachusetts, 1986-Present, Steven Corey

Steven H. Corey

No abstract provided.


Teaching Urban Studies, Steven Corey Mar 2010

Teaching Urban Studies, Steven Corey

Steven H. Corey

No abstract provided.


Rummaging Through Worcester’S Industrial Ruins: Active Learning And Environmental History, Steven Corey Feb 2010

Rummaging Through Worcester’S Industrial Ruins: Active Learning And Environmental History, Steven Corey

Steven H. Corey

No abstract provided.


Gay And Lesbian Elders: History, Law, And Identity Politics In The United States, Nancy J. Knauer Dec 2009

Gay And Lesbian Elders: History, Law, And Identity Politics In The United States, Nancy J. Knauer

Nancy J. Knauer

The approximately two million gay and lesbian elders in the United States are an underserved and understudied population. At a time when gay men and lesbians enjoy an unprecedented degree of social acceptance and legal protection, many elders face the daily challenges of aging isolated from family, detached from the larger gay and lesbian community, and ignored by mainstream aging initiatives. Drawing on materials from law, history, and social theory, this book integrates practical proposals for reform with larger issues of sexuality and identity. Beginning with a summary of existing demographic data and offering a historical overview of pre-Stonewall views …


Dred Scott Vs. The Dred Scott Case: History And Memory Of A Signal Moment In American Slavery, 1857-2007, Adam Arenson Dec 2009

Dred Scott Vs. The Dred Scott Case: History And Memory Of A Signal Moment In American Slavery, 1857-2007, Adam Arenson

Adam Arenson

The Dred Scott Case centered on the Scott family—Dred and Harriet, and their daughters Eliza and Lizzie—but in the recorded history, after March 6, 1857 the Scotts suddenly fade, as if their lives ended that day in the courthouse. They did not. Elsewhere I have examined how the Dred Scott decision catalyzed the transformation of St. Louis politics, turning Missouri toward gradual emancipation just as the South’s proslavery advocates were declaring victory. And I have described how the Scotts’ lives were recovered to memory through the actions spearheaded by their descendents. Here I chronicle how the legacies of the Dred …