Dog Whistle Language in the Media: How Can We Hear It? with Derek Keith

Southeast Regional Library 775 N Greenfield Rd, Gilbert, AZ, United States

“Gang activity. The war on drugs. Tough on crime. They are taking our jobs. They are bad drivers. They are lazy. They are good people.” What images do these phrases and terms conjure in your mind? What does the media suggest with these coded phrases? Suggestive language, or “dog whistle” language, uses specific terms to […]

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Western Pulp Fiction with Steve Renzi

Apache Junction Library 1177 N. Idaho Rd., Apache Junction, AZ, United States

Pulp fiction magazines sold for a dime and in the 1920s to 1950s, they filled American newsstands. Nobody admitted that they liked them, but everybody read them. They were American pop culture at its best and worst. Western magazines were the most popular. Western pulp fiction, along with movies, helped to create the myths of […]

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The Right to Vote in America with Dr. Joshua Sellers

Mohave Community College - Hodel Library - AZ Reading Room 1977 W Acoma Blvd, Lake Havasu City, AZ, United States

Dozens of new voting measures have been introduced this year in Arizona and across the country. Why do these voting bills matter? Do they protect or suppress the public’s access to vote in local and national elections? How exactly does the electoral process work, and what will it look like in the future? Join us […]

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Western Pulp Fiction with Steven Renzi

AZ, United States

Pulp fiction magazines sold for a dime and in the 1920s to 1950s, they filled American newsstands. Nobody admitted that they liked them, but everybody read them. They were American pop culture at its best and worst. Western magazines were the most popular. Western pulp fiction, along with movies, helped to create the myths of […]

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Cotton, Cattle, Citrus–and Climate: Will Arizona have water to grow food and fiber? with Sarah Porter

AZ, United States

Arizona has a long history of thriving agriculture: For generations, agricultural production was the linchpin of the state’s economy, and cotton, cattle and citrus production had a significant influence on how Arizona communities grew. Today, while agriculture comprises only a small fraction of the state’s gross domestic product, it still accounts for over 70% of […]

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Southwest Rock Calendars and Ancient Time Pieces with Allen Dart

Sedona Public Library 3250 White Bear Road, Sedona, AZ, United States

Native Americans in the U.S. Southwest developed sophisticated skills in astronomy and predicting the seasons, centuries before non-Indian peoples entered the region. In this presentation archaeologist Allen Dart discusses the petroglyphs at Picture Rocks, the architecture of the “Great House” at Arizona’s Casa Grande Ruins, and other archaeological evidence of ancient southwestern astronomy and calendrical […]

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Understanding and Learning to Talk About Systemic Racism with Rowdy Duncan

AZ, United States

The term systemic racism is being used a lot these days by political pundits and ordinary people. What is the notion of systemic racism? What are the key definitions that we need to know to understand systemic racism? The concepts of race, racism, reverse racism, white privilege, intersectional racism, affirmative action, political correctness, and systemic […]

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Specters of the Past-Ghost Towns That Built Arizona with Jay Mark

Phippen Museum 4701 U.S. HWY 89N, Prescott, AZ, United States

In addition to an entertaining, visual display of the communities, towns and settlements that contributed to the early growth of the state, this presentation also focuses on respect for these diminishing historic resources. Most of the photographs represent a comprehensive exploration of Arizona ghost towns made by Mr. Mark in the 1960’s and 1970’s. This […]

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Water in the Southwest: Where Have We Been, and Where Are We Going? with Jennifer Richter

Pima County Public Library - Dunsberry Library 5605 E. River Rd., Ste. 105, Tucson, AZ, United States

It has been said that “Whiskey is for drinking, water is for fighting.” This is especially true of water politics in the American Southwest, a region defined by its lack of water. The massive 20th century federal investments into dam systems controlled the great rivers of the West, allowing cities like Phoenix to “bloom like […]

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Landscapes of Extraction: The Art of Mining in the American West with Dr. Betsy Fahlman

Apache Junction Library 1177 N. Idaho Rd., Apache Junction, AZ, United States

Mining is the transformative industry of the American West—one that competes in scale and in color with the scenic landscape on its own terms, with the industrial sublime dynamically coexisting with the natural one. These landscapes are located at the bedrock of economic development—the risky speculation from which huge fortunes could be made and lost—and […]

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