10 episodes
Unpacking 1619 - A Heights Libraries Podcast Heights Libraries
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4.6 • 17 Ratings
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Unpacking 1619 features interviews with scholars from around the country in which we unpack topics relating to the 1619 Project and race in America. Hosted by Adult Services Librarian John Piche.
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Episode 45 – Hemings, Baartman and Complicated Fame with Samantha Pinto
Professor Samantha Pinto discusses her book, Infamous Bodies: Early Black Women’s Celebrity and the Afterlives of Rights. Using the idea of “vulnerability” as a touchstone […]
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Episode 46 – Black Trans Feminism Liberation with Marquis Bey
Professor Marquis Bey discusses their book, BLACK TRANS FEMINISM in which they argue that how we define, label, and identify ourselves can be a way […]
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Episode 47 – Shaker Heights’ History of Integration with Laura Meckler
Journalist Laura Meckler of the Washington Post discusses her book, Dream Town: Shaker Heights and the Quest for Racial Equity. Beginning with a historical overview […]
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Episode 48 – Two Face Racism with Leslie Picca
Professor Leslie Picca discusses her work, Two-Faced Racism: Whites in the Backstage and Frontstage, which examines the racial attitudes and behaviors exhibited by whites in […]
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Episode 49 – Microaggressions with Allison Skinner-Dorkenoo
Dr. Allison Skinner-Dorkenoo discusses her article, “How Microaggressions Reinforce and Perpetuate Systemic Racism in the United States.” She defines what microaggressions are and how they […]
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Episode 50 – History of White People with Nell Irvin Painter
Professor Painter discusses her book, THE HISTORY OF WHITE PEOPLE. Prof. Painter begins with discussing just what it means to be “white” and how ideas […]