IT HAPPENED! Alan Partington and Lisa Wigent
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The faculty of the Oakland University Department of History possess a deep knowledge of the broad range of the human record. Each episode in this series presents a brief glimpse into some aspect of this history.
Listen with us and let’s find out together..... Where, When, Why and How…..IT HAPPENED
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Religion in Colonial America
INFORMED BY HISTORY: Religion and Government, Part 2 -
In this episode, Jeffrey Powell, Special Lecturer and Visiting Assistant Professor, Oakland University Department of History will help us understand the relationships between religion and government in Colonial America. We start around the time of the Protestant Reformation, move through to Colonial North America and then show how burgeoning Democracy started to change the relationships.
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IT HAPPENED! is Evolving (trailer #2)
"Informed By History" format is added along with "Glimpses of History" format.
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Religion and Government - Reverend Myra Moreland
INFORMED BY HISTORY: Religion and Government, Part 1 -
We are starting off with a contemporary view from reverend Myra Moreland, pastor of the First United Methodist Church of Troy, Michigan. Christianity is about inclusion and spirituality and definitely NOT about exclusion or using the cover of religion to try to legitimize political goals and actions.
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The Emotional Politics of Slavery
"Glimpses of History"; EPISODE 6
Erin Austin Dwyer, Associate Professor, Oakland University Department of History is our guest on this episode. Professor Dwyer gives us a glimpse of her new book, Mastering Emotions: Feelings, Power, and Slavery in the United States. The book will be available October, 2021. Find out more at publisher University of Pennsylvania Press
Some other books recommended by Professor Dwyer during the podcast are:
The Navigation of Feeling: A Framework for the History of Emotions By William M. Reddy
The Cooking Gene: A Journey Through African American Culinary History in the Old South By Michael W. Twitty
All That She Carried: The Journey of Ashley’s sack, a Black Family Keepsake By Tiya Miles
Ida B. the Queen: The Extraordinary Life and Legacy of Ida B. Wells By Michelle Duster
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Eugenic Sterilization and Buck v. Bell
"Glimpses of History"; EPISODE 5
Jeffrey Powell, Oakland University Department of History, provides a glimpse of early 20th century eugenics and social Darwinism surrounding the Supreme Court case of Buck vs. Bell.
For more information on the topics of this podcast, try
“War Against the Weak: Eugenics and America's Campaign to Create a Master Race” — Edwin Black
“War on the Weak: Eugenics in America” (video documentary)
“Birth-Control Politics in the United States, 1916 -1945” — Carole R. McCann
“Buck Vs. Bell” - Article in the Encyclopedia of American History, Volume 7 — Jeffrey Powell
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There's No Written Record. Now What?
"Glimpses of History"; EPISODE 4
There's is much more to history and anthropology research than just reading. Many times we would like answers to questions for which written records don't exist. On this episode, we talk with Dr. George Milne, Associate Professor of History, and Associate Professor of Anthropology, Dr. Jon W. Carroll about GIS and other technical tools used in their research.
For additional reading by Professors Milne and Carroll try--
https://oakland.edu/history/faculty-staff/george-milne
https://oakland.edu/socan/top-links/faculty/carroll
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