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Biblical curses and the displacement of tradition
(Virginia Tech. University Libraries, 2011-12)Brian Britt discusses his book: Biblical Curses and the Displacement of Tradition. Brian Britt offers an intriguing perspective on curses as the focus of debates over the power, pleasure, and danger of words. Biblical ... -
Passion of the Christ
(Virginia Tech. University Libraries, 2012-01)Neal King discusses his new book: The Passion of the Christ, about the controversies surrounding the 2004 film of the same name. The Passion of the Christ was the cinematic event of 2004. In the year leading up to its ... -
Miss Mackenzie
(Virginia Tech. University Libraries, 2012-02)Dwight Bigler discusses selections from his opus. “Miss Mackenzie” is the third movement of “Glimpses,” a five-movement work for choir and chamber orchestra: I. Prelude (orchestra), II. Mrs. Brooks (SATB, text by Henry ... -
Dear Appalachia: Readers, Identity, and Popular Fiction since 1878
(Virginia Tech. University Libraries, 2012-03)Emily Satterwhite discusses her book, "Dear Appalachia: Readers, Identity, and Popular Fiction since 1878." Much criticism has been directed at negative stereotypes of Appalachia perpetuated by movies, television shows, ... -
Gender, immigration, and school victimization
(Virginia Tech. University Libraries, 2012-04)Anthony Peguero speaks about his research on adolescent violence, socialization and marginalization, school bullying, race and ethnicity, and the adaptation of the children immigrants. It is well established that violence ... -
Ideal Cities
(Virginia Tech. University Libraries, 2012-09)Erika Meitner discusses her new book: Ideal Cities. This collection of autobiographical narrative and lyric poems explores the relationship between body and place—specifically the pleasures and dangers of women’s corporeal ... -
Cultivating Emerging & Black Swan Technologies
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Contemplative Practices in a Technological Society Keynote: Trungram Gyaltrul Rinpoche
(Virginia Tech. University Libraries, 2013-04-11)The intention of this conference, http://www.cpe.vt.edu/cpts/index.html, is to create a roadmap to sustainably integrate contemplative practices into our lives: in the classroom, in the research laboratory, in the office, ... -
Digital Discussions in the Humanities and Social Sciences: "Are Common Topics Common? Rhetorical Questions and Computational Methods"
(2013-09-18)William Hart-Davidson, Associate Professor of Rhetoric & Writing and Co-Director of the Writing in Digital Environments (WIDE) Research Center at Michigan State University, will discuss his research that highlights the ... -
The Future of Wireless Resource Management: Bootstrapping and Automated Negotiation
(2013-09-18)The history of wireless communications can be told through the history of resource management. In this talk, I will describe the ongoing evolution from static to dynamic resource management and the concurrent evolution ... -
1918 Spanish Flu
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Variations of Practice Exhibit
(Virginia Tech. University Libraries, 2013-10-09)Digital Humanities Librarian and Assistant Professor Purdom Lindblad describes a project from a Religious Studies course where the students created an exhibit on the role of religion in American life. The students explored ... -
Open Access Faculty Panel 2013
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Prognostications + Provocations #SAtech
(2013-11-11)The #SAtechVA planning committee is excited to officially announce that our Unconference Keynote Speaker will be Eric Stoller, Student Affairs and Technology blogger for Inside Higher Ed. Eric Stoller is a higher ... -
ETDs and Open Access: Understanding the Digital Landscape of Open Access in the Graduate School Arena
(2013-11-12)McMillan presented data from the 2013 ETD base line survey of institutions and the 2011-2012 surveys of journal editors and university press directors about their ETD policies. -
The Facsimilist's Tale
(2013-11-25)Michael Kuczynski is an associate professor of English at Tulane University specialized in Middle English literature. His visit will focus on the relationships between physical and digital facsimiles of medieval manuscripts ... -
Wind Plant Aerodynamics - A Spectral Analysis for Energy Entrainment
(2013-11-25)During the first portion of this seminar, extensive PIV data collected from a scaled down 3 blade, 3 x 5 turbine array is shown. In order to understand how large-scales motions play a role in providing mean kinetic energy ... -
Black Holes, Black Swans, Black Magic: The Emerging Arts of Project Execution
(2013-12-12)Fluor Corporation executive to give Vecellio LectureBlacksburg, VA , September 16, 2013 Virginia Tech College of Engineering Bob Prieto, senior vice president, Fluor Corporation, will present the 2013 Vecellio Distinguished ... -
How Spectrum Policy Enables Wireless Innovation: Wi-Fi and Bluetooth Origins
(2013-12-17)A seminar talk by Dr. Michael Marcus, a consultant and adjunct professor of ECE at VT. Abstract appears below.
