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SUMMARY:History Study Group
DESCRIPTION:We will conclude our discussion of the book we are currently reading\, King Leopold’s Ghost: A Story of Greed\, Terror\, and Heroism in Colonial Africa\, by Adam Hochschild. I hope that you have not become inured or negatively affected by the outrageous abuses which were committed by European colonists in the Congo. And I hope you will be coming to our last meeting on this book. If not\, we have ways of persuading you.
URL:https://dev.mnindependentscholars.org/event/history-study-group-23/
LOCATION:Curran’s Restaurant\, 42nd and Nicollet in Minneapolis
CATEGORIES:History
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20191116T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20191116T113000
DTSTAMP:20260417T223836
CREATED:20190413T164011Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240507T045834Z
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SUMMARY:Oaxaca: Mexican Discoveries
DESCRIPTION:Oaxaca is a city and state in southern Mexico that today is a popular destination for foreign and domestic tourists and those wishing to spend the winter months in a warm\, sunny climate. Oaxaca has been populated for thousands of years and there is still a large indigenous population that carry on traditions and customs from years past. It is known for its cuisine\, its festivals\, its archeological sites and its artisans and crafts including weaving\, textiles\, pottery (green\, red\, black)\, alebrijes and mezcal. Charlie Roger has spent a few winters in Oaxaca and would like to share his experiences from there. \nCharlie Roger is now retired after years of working for hospitals in respiratory therapy and data management. He enjoys reading\, teaching English with the Minnesota Literacy Council\, studying Spanish and travel.
URL:https://dev.mnindependentscholars.org/event/oaxaca-mexican-discoveries/
LOCATION:Washburn Library\, 5244 Lyndale Ave S\, Minneapolis\, MN 55419
CATEGORIES:Monthly Forum
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20191107T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20191107T210000
DTSTAMP:20260417T223836
CREATED:20191101T134525Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240504T034706Z
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SUMMARY:Philosophy Study Group
DESCRIPTION:  \nWe will discuss the rest of Part I of The Parallax View by Slavoj Žižek. Admittedly\, this book can be a challenge. However\, for the MISF Philosophy Study Group\, challenge is our name. Or maybe our middle initial\, anyway. But we can do this.
URL:https://dev.mnindependentscholars.org/event/philosophy-study-group-26/
LOCATION:Curran’s Restaurant\, 42nd and Nicollet in Minneapolis
CATEGORIES:Philosophy
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20191026T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20191026T113000
DTSTAMP:20260417T223836
CREATED:20190413T162816Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240509T161517Z
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SUMMARY:Minneapolis and Tangletown Neighborhood Landmarks
DESCRIPTION:What is a neighborhood and how does change make it better\, lessen it\, or make it a different world? Step into the past with a presentation illustrated by maps and photographs of historical interest.  The maps show what most of south Minneapolis looked like prior to urban development.  The photos are of early downtown Minneapolis and the Mississippi River\, as well as historical and current-day images of Tangletown.  These maps and photos provide a sense of place\, identity\, and pride in the city where we live. \nTom Balcom grew up in Minneapolis\, majored in Geography/Urban and Regional Planning at the U of M\, and worked in planning and environmental protection programs at the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.  In retirement\, Tom enjoys doing historical research and writing\, as well as giving bus\, bike\, and walking tours of the city and south Minneapolis neighborhoods”.
URL:https://dev.mnindependentscholars.org/event/minneapolis-and-tangletown-neighborhood-landmarks/
LOCATION:Washburn Library\, 5244 Lyndale Ave S\, Minneapolis\, MN 55419
CATEGORIES:Monthly Forum
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20191016T000000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20191016T000000
DTSTAMP:20260417T223836
CREATED:20190922T131840Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240507T013625Z
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SUMMARY:History Study Group
DESCRIPTION:The new book we are beginning is King Leopold’s Ghost: A Story of Greed\, Terror\, and Heroism in Colonial Africa (1999) by Adam Hochschild. This was a prize-winning and popular book from twenty years ago; it is still a good read. For the 16th we will read through Part I (or as much of Part I as you are able). This is one of those history books that can be rather disquieting. Fortunately\, our group is so congenial that we make it easy to live with personal distress. \nA new paperback costs $12-15\, and an ebook is around $10. However\, used copies are readily available and\, I am told\, even new copies can be found for only a few dollars.
URL:https://dev.mnindependentscholars.org/event/history-study-group-22/
LOCATION:Curran’s Restaurant\, 42nd and Nicollet in Minneapolis
CATEGORIES:History
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20191014T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20191014T210000
DTSTAMP:20260417T223836
CREATED:20190930T023432Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240507T012733Z
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SUMMARY:Philosophy Study Group
DESCRIPTION:We will be tackling a book by the contemporary Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Žižek\,The Parallax View (2006)\, which he calls his magnus opus. It can be found new in paperback for about $17 and as an ebook for $10. We will do chapter 1 for the 14th. \nAccording to Wikipedia Žižek has been referred to as “the Elvis of cultural theory.” While Professor Žižek is a popular philosopher – and probably a better one than Elvis – it’s doubtful that he has any blue suede shoes or even a houn’ dog. How all shook up he is depends on one’s viewpoint\, though I advise that\, however you see things\, you don’t be cruel to him\, or at least you can refrain from to love him tender. Are you lonesome tonight? Then start reading\, and if you don’t like it you can take it and return to sender\, although then not being able to participate in our group will make you feel really bad\, like a teddy bear all alone in a heartbreak hotel. At any rate Žižek\, unlike Elvis\, is at least still alive. Although…
URL:https://dev.mnindependentscholars.org/event/philosophy-study-group-25/
LOCATION:Curran’s Restaurant\, 42nd and Nicollet in Minneapolis
CATEGORIES:Philosophy
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190928T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190928T113000
DTSTAMP:20260417T223836
CREATED:20190413T160230Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240511T011121Z
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SUMMARY:The Woodcut Art of Wolfgang Klein
DESCRIPTION:The program will introduce the topic with a brief description of the history of creating woodcuts. It will then focus on Wolfgang Klein’s art of creating woodcuts from their inception to their completion\, including materials and tools needed in the process. The presenter will have actual art samples on view and take her audience on a journey of the artist’s life and creativity by means of a slide show of works by this Wisconsin artist. \nEvelyn Klein\, Author\, Speaker\, Artist\, is the daughter of Wolfgang Klein. She has a B.S. in Secondary Education and an M.S. in English. She is\, currently\, editor of The Minnesota Scholar and her newsletter\, The Write Connection. A prize-winning poet\, she is the author of three books of poetry\, essays\, and art. Her first book\,From Here Across the Bridge\, a memoir in verse\, contains woodcut illustrations by her father\, Wolfgang Klein\, winning a cover award. Her books\, Once upon a Neighborhood and Seasons of Desire\, are theme books with poetry and essays and her own illustrations. Both books are now found in the Minnesota Historical Society’s permanent library collection.
URL:https://dev.mnindependentscholars.org/event/the-woodcut-art-of-wolfgang-klein/
LOCATION:Washburn Library\, 5244 Lyndale Ave S\, Minneapolis\, MN 55419
CATEGORIES:Monthly Forum
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190923T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190923T210000
DTSTAMP:20260417T223836
CREATED:20190908T005932Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240507T014128Z
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SUMMARY:Philosophy Study Group
DESCRIPTION:We are finishing the book The Myth of Sisyphus by Albert Camus. While Pollyanna and Dr Pangloss might have some problem understanding Camus’ point of view\, they – and anyone who feels the same way as they do – are certainly welcome to come and mix with those who feel desperate and anguished and who see the universe as absurd. It should make for an interesting evening. \n 
URL:https://dev.mnindependentscholars.org/event/philosophy-study-group-24/
LOCATION:Curran’s Restaurant\, 42nd and Nicollet in Minneapolis
CATEGORIES:Philosophy
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190918T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190918T210000
DTSTAMP:20260417T223836
CREATED:20190828T023855Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240507T015606Z
UID:291-1568833200-1568840400@dev.mnindependentscholars.org
SUMMARY:History Study Group
DESCRIPTION:  \nWe will finish reading The Sea Wolves: A History of the Vikings by Lars Brownworth. If the author has done his research properly\, this book should end somewhere near Alexandria\, Minnesota.
URL:https://dev.mnindependentscholars.org/event/history-study-group-21/
LOCATION:Curran’s Restaurant\, 42nd and Nicollet in Minneapolis
CATEGORIES:History
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190918T160000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190918T173000
DTSTAMP:20260417T223836
CREATED:20190908T005203Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240507T015014Z
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SUMMARY:Board Meeting
DESCRIPTION:MISF Members Welcome!
URL:https://dev.mnindependentscholars.org/event/board-meeting-15/
LOCATION:Highland Park Library\, 1974 Ford Pkwy\, St Paul\, MN 55116
CATEGORIES:Board Meeting
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190904T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190904T210000
DTSTAMP:20260417T223836
CREATED:20190816T184501Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240507T020509Z
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SUMMARY:Philosophy Study Group
DESCRIPTION:We are turning to a classic book this time: The Myth of Sisyphus by Albert Camus. This is a book that should have lots of used copies floating around\, or you can get it new for $10 – $15. An ebook is about the same. You may even already have one in your own library. For this meeting we will discuss the first part\, “An Absurd Reasoning.” There will be nothing absurd about our meeting on the 4th\, however. Well\, maybe a little. At least it won’t be a myth.
URL:https://dev.mnindependentscholars.org/event/philosophy-study-group-23/
LOCATION:Curran’s Restaurant\, 42nd and Nicollet in Minneapolis
CATEGORIES:Philosophy
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190824T113000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190824T140000
DTSTAMP:20260417T223836
CREATED:20190711T153655Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240507T025248Z
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SUMMARY:MISF Annual Picnic!
DESCRIPTION:Come join us at the small picnic shelter in Cherokee Park in St. Paul’s West Side neighborhood for our annual picnic. We will start gathering at 11:30 with serving beginning at 12:00. MISF will provide the plasticware\, plates\, drinks\, grills\, and electricity. You provide a dish to share and\, optionally\, any games you might like. Bring a friend and some good topics of conversation.
URL:https://dev.mnindependentscholars.org/event/misf-annual-picnic/
LOCATION:Cherokee Park Picnic Shelter\, Chippewa and Winona St.\, St. Paul
CATEGORIES:Social
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190807T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190807T210000
DTSTAMP:20260417T223836
CREATED:20190720T160439Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240507T022007Z
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SUMMARY:Philosophy Study Group
DESCRIPTION:We will conclude our reading of A New Stoicism by Lawrence Becker. This includes chapter 7\, “Happiness\,” and a couple of appendices. We are especially interested in having people come who consider themselves happy. Then the author can demonstrate that since they aren’t stoically happy\, they aren’t as happy as they think they are\, or as they could be\, or that it isn’t the right kind of happiness. If everyone leaves unhappy at the end of the evening\, we’ll have succeeded.
URL:https://dev.mnindependentscholars.org/event/philosophy-study-group-22/
LOCATION:Curran’s Restaurant\, 42nd and Nicollet in Minneapolis
CATEGORIES:Philosophy
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190723T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190723T210000
DTSTAMP:20260417T223836
CREATED:20190630T044056Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240507T032728Z
UID:280-1563908400-1563915600@dev.mnindependentscholars.org
SUMMARY:History Study Group
DESCRIPTION:We are going to read the book The Second Coming of the KKK: The Ku Klux Klan in the 1920s and the American Political Tradition (2017) by Linda Gordon. This book is available in paperback for around $17 and as an ebook for $11. Since this is a relatively short book\, we’ve decided to cover the whole book in one session. \nThis book was selected as one of the top 20 history books of 2018 by the Amazon book review editor. If they had selected the top History Study Groups\, I’m sure we would have come out on top.
URL:https://dev.mnindependentscholars.org/event/history-study-group-19/
LOCATION:Curran’s Restaurant\, 42nd and Nicollet in Minneapolis
CATEGORIES:History
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190719T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190719T200000
DTSTAMP:20260417T223836
CREATED:20190702T183839Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240507T031802Z
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SUMMARY:MIA Book Tour (**date changed**)
DESCRIPTION:One of the most popular gallery walks at the Minneapolis Institute of Art is called a Book Tour.  That is\, a book of fiction or social commentary is selected for consideration.  The docent highlights brief aspects of the book and proceeds to fashion a creative link between the reading and a work of art. The book selected for this year’s MISF gallery walk will be Scholars Without Walls: A History of the Minnesota Independent Scholars’ Forum (see Bulletin Board). \nBrief selections from the book will be read by the author and the docent will imaginatively relate the excerpt to a work of art from the museum’s collection.  Bob and Lucy Brusic will be guides for the evening’s BookTour. All are welcome\, especially those who have not yet had a chance to read the book.
URL:https://dev.mnindependentscholars.org/event/mia-book-tour-date-changed/
LOCATION:Minneapolis Institute of Art\, 2400 3rd Ave S\, Minneapolis\, MN 55404
CATEGORIES:Program
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190715T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190715T210000
DTSTAMP:20260417T223836
CREATED:20190715T004842Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240507T023505Z
UID:285-1563217200-1563224400@dev.mnindependentscholars.org
SUMMARY:Philosophy Study Group
DESCRIPTION:We are in the process of reading A New Stoicism by Lawrence Becker. He is continuing his arguments that virtue is the only good\, at least for psychologically healthy people. Alas\, there’s always a catch.
URL:https://dev.mnindependentscholars.org/event/philosophy-study-group-21/
LOCATION:Curran’s Restaurant\, 42nd and Nicollet in Minneapolis
CATEGORIES:Philosophy
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190629T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190629T210000
DTSTAMP:20260417T223836
CREATED:20190630T043426Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240507T033803Z
UID:278-1561834800-1561842000@dev.mnindependentscholars.org
SUMMARY:Philosophy Study Group
DESCRIPTION:We will continue our discussion of modern Stoicism by reading the rest of chapter five and chapter six in A New Stoicism by Lawrence Becker. Chapter five completes his discussion of norms and motivations\, while chapter six covers virtue. \nThis should motivate you to do the virtuous thing: show up at our meeting on the 15th and let everyone know what you think.
URL:https://dev.mnindependentscholars.org/event/philosophy-study-group-20/
LOCATION:Curran’s Restaurant\, 42nd and Nicollet in Minneapolis
CATEGORIES:Philosophy
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190625T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190625T210000
DTSTAMP:20260417T223836
CREATED:20190521T035144Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240507T040422Z
UID:275-1561489200-1561496400@dev.mnindependentscholars.org
SUMMARY:History Study Group
DESCRIPTION:  \nWe will discuss Part III – the last part – of John Adams by David McCullough.\nWe will celebrate finishing the book by evaluating Mr Adam’s life\, comparing it to our own\, and feeling guilty.
URL:https://dev.mnindependentscholars.org/event/history-study-group-18/
LOCATION:Curran’s Restaurant\, 42nd and Nicollet in Minneapolis
CATEGORIES:History
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190622T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190622T113000
DTSTAMP:20260417T223836
CREATED:20180529T123713Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240513T032314Z
UID:191-1561197600-1561203000@dev.mnindependentscholars.org
SUMMARY:Scholars without Walls:  How our book came to be and why
DESCRIPTION:We will introduce our new book\, Scholars without Walls: The History of the Minnesota Independent Scholars’ Forum.  The book\, which will be available for purchase at this event\,  tells how a group of unemployed academics became a current-day organization with monthly meetings\, study groups\, a regular newsletter\, and fiscal agency assistance.  In addition to a history of the organization\, this new book includes examples of writing by independent scholars—on subjects from health insurance to history. \nAuthors Lucy Brusic\, Evelyn Klein and Mike Woolsey will introduce the book.  We will talk about what inspired us to write the book and what we hope to accomplish by publishing it.   Copies of the book will be available for sale. \nLucy Brusic is a writer and editor; Evelyn Klein is a writer and editor; Mike Woolsey is an independent scholar and grant writer.
URL:https://dev.mnindependentscholars.org/event/scholars-without-walls-how-our-book-came-to-be-and-why/
LOCATION:Washburn Library\, 5244 Lyndale Ave S\, Minneapolis\, MN 55419
CATEGORIES:Monthly Forum
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190620T160000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190620T173000
DTSTAMP:20260417T223836
CREATED:20190610T150754Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240507T035527Z
UID:276-1561046400-1561051800@dev.mnindependentscholars.org
SUMMARY:Board Meeting
DESCRIPTION: MISF Members welcome!
URL:https://dev.mnindependentscholars.org/event/board-meeting-14/
LOCATION:Highland Park Library\, 1974 Ford Pkwy\, St Paul\, MN 55116
CATEGORIES:Board Meeting
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190605T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190605T210000
DTSTAMP:20260417T223836
CREATED:20190521T034530Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240507T041425Z
UID:274-1559761200-1559768400@dev.mnindependentscholars.org
SUMMARY:Philosophy Study Group
DESCRIPTION:We will finish our reading of Meditations by Marcus Aurelius.\nBy the time we’re done you should be in tune with nature\, in the present moment\, and ready to become the next Emperor of Rome.
URL:https://dev.mnindependentscholars.org/event/philosophy-study-group-19/
LOCATION:Curran’s Restaurant\, 42nd and Nicollet in Minneapolis
CATEGORIES:Philosophy
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190525T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190525T113000
DTSTAMP:20260417T223836
CREATED:20190413T143533Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240511T011714Z
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SUMMARY:What is Poetry?
DESCRIPTION:For those who are wondering what poetry truly is\, Evelyn Klein will examine its nature\, perspectives\, and renditions as they developed over the centuries.  She will answer the question of whether it is rhyme and meter or anything the writer wants to express.  From Aristotle to Carl Jung\, from Greek philosophers to modern thinkers\, she will shed light on the literary form that has some modern readers mystified.  Brief examples of poetry from Chaucer to Billy Collins will shed light on the discussion. \nAt the end of her presentation\, she will give opportunity for a brief writing exercise that will inspire both experienced writers and newcomers. After the presentation\, an open mike will follow\, and attendees are invited to read their own poetry or that of their favorite poet. \nEvelyn Klein has a B.S. in Secondary Education and an M.S. in the Teaching of English.  She has taught literature and writing in the public schools\, at Century College and\, most recently\, at the Loft Literary Center.  A prize winning poet\, her articles and poetry have been widely published\, and she is author of three books of poetry\, essays\, and illustrations\, including Seasons of Desire.  An independent scholar\, she is also editor of The Minnesota Scholar.
URL:https://dev.mnindependentscholars.org/event/what-is-poetry/
LOCATION:Washburn Library\, 5244 Lyndale Ave S\, Minneapolis\, MN 55419
CATEGORIES:Monthly Forum
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190516T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190516T210000
DTSTAMP:20260417T223836
CREATED:20190424T022300Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240507T045155Z
UID:270-1558033200-1558040400@dev.mnindependentscholars.org
SUMMARY:History Study Group
DESCRIPTION:We are are going to move on to Part II of John Adams by David McCullough. This is a typical McCullough book: engrossing\, thoughtful\, and penetrating. Just like the MISF History Study Group. \n 
URL:https://dev.mnindependentscholars.org/event/history-study-group-17/
LOCATION:Curran’s Restaurant\, 42nd and Nicollet in Minneapolis
CATEGORIES:History
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190515T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190515T210000
DTSTAMP:20260417T223836
CREATED:20190506T220910Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240507T043453Z
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SUMMARY:Board Meeting
DESCRIPTION:MISF Members Welcome!
URL:https://dev.mnindependentscholars.org/event/board-meeting-13/
LOCATION:Highland Park Library\, 1974 Ford Pkwy\, St Paul\, MN 55116
CATEGORIES:Board Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190515T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190515T210000
DTSTAMP:20260417T223836
CREATED:20190430T022903Z
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UID:272-1557946800-1557954000@dev.mnindependentscholars.org
SUMMARY:Philosophy Study Group
DESCRIPTION:For the next couple of meetings we will be reading a book you may already have in your library\, Meditations by Marcus Aurelius. If you don’t have it\, you can find it at most any bookstore or online for only a few dollars. An ebook costs about a dollar\, and\, best of all\, you can find it for absolutely free online. Try gutenberg.org or classics.mit.edu. \nFor the 15th we will read the first half (books 1 – 6) of this book of classic stoic philosophy. Hopefully\, we’ll become happier and more virtuous by doing so. Hopefully.
URL:https://dev.mnindependentscholars.org/event/philosophy-study-group-18/
LOCATION:Curran’s Restaurant\, 42nd and Nicollet in Minneapolis
CATEGORIES:Philosophy
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190427T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190427T113000
DTSTAMP:20260417T223836
CREATED:20181104T142957Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240512T024316Z
UID:235-1556359200-1556364600@dev.mnindependentscholars.org
SUMMARY:The Writing Life
DESCRIPTION:As someone who has been an active writer for more than half a century\, I have benefited from the prestige and authority conferred on the general culture by the invention of the printing press.  Since that time books have had a short 500-year run\, and a mixed success\, as cultural influences.  While the book’s influence seems to be in decline since the advent of the digital age\, we ironically have more books being published today than at any other time in history.  What roles do contemporary writers now fulfill\, and how should a “serious” writer define this role?  I hope to address these issues from my own personal experiences as writer and editor\, in the hope that my example is at once typical in some basic ways and therefore instructive. \nEmilio DeGrazia\, a long-time resident of Winona\, Minnesota\, taught at Winona State University from 1969 to 2002\, and continues to write and edit from his home there.  He founded Great River Review in 1977\, and it currently is the official literary journal for the creative writing students at the University of Minnesota.  He has had a long and varied history as a writer.  A first collection of short fiction\, Enemy Country (New Rivers Press)\, was selected by Anne Tyler for a Writer’s Choice Award\, and a novel\, Billy Brazil (New Rivers Press)\, was chosen for a Minnesota Voices award. A second story collection\, Seventeen Grams of Soul\, received a Minnesota Book Award in 1995\, and a second novel\, A Canticle for Bread and Stones\, appeared in 1996.  In the past few years DeGrazia published Burying the Tree\, his first collection of essays\, a memoir (of sorts) called Walking on Air in a Field of Greens\, Seasonings\, a first collection of poetry\, and Eye Shadow\, creative non-fiction.  He also has had two plays produced and has served two terms as Winona’s Poet Laureate.
URL:https://dev.mnindependentscholars.org/event/the-writing-life/
LOCATION:Washburn Library\, 5244 Lyndale Ave S\, Minneapolis\, MN 55419
CATEGORIES:Monthly Forum
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190424T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190424T210000
DTSTAMP:20260417T223836
CREATED:20190407T022303Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240511T012402Z
UID:260-1556132400-1556139600@dev.mnindependentscholars.org
SUMMARY:Philosophy Study Group
DESCRIPTION:We are going to be returning to Being and Time by Martin Heidegger. We will read the first three chapters of Division I of Part I\, (through “The Worldhood of the World”). \nThis is up to page 149 in the Macquarrie and Robinson translation\, the “standard” English translation which\, once again\, can be found for free online (http://pdf-objects.com/files/Heidegger-Martin-Being-and-Time-trans.-Macquarrie-Robinson-Blackwell-1962.pdf). Used copies are also plentiful. This is asking a lot. It is 80 pages of difficult reading. Do the best you can. Regardless\, we are expecting a phenomenal discussion.
URL:https://dev.mnindependentscholars.org/event/philosophy-study-group-17/
LOCATION:Curran’s Restaurant\, 42nd and Nicollet in Minneapolis
CATEGORIES:Philosophy
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190418T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190418T210000
DTSTAMP:20260417T223836
CREATED:20190403T001406Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240511T012732Z
UID:259-1555614000-1555621200@dev.mnindependentscholars.org
SUMMARY:History Study Group
DESCRIPTION:We are continuing through our list of member-voted books by reading the Pulitzer Prize-winning book\, John Adams (2001) by David McCullough\, starting with Part I. This book can be had for around $18 in paperback and $15 as an ebook. However\, since this is a prize-winning book by a popular author and has been around for a while\, used copies are numerous and cheap. \nThose of us who have also been around for a while\, and those who haven’t been around for quite so long\, and those who haven’t been around very long at all\, and the numerous of us who are also cheap: we hope to see you all on the 18th.
URL:https://dev.mnindependentscholars.org/event/history-study-group-16/
LOCATION:Curran’s Restaurant\, 42nd and Nicollet in Minneapolis
CATEGORIES:History
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190403T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190403T210000
DTSTAMP:20260417T223836
CREATED:20190319T014034Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240511T013211Z
UID:257-1554318000-1554325200@dev.mnindependentscholars.org
SUMMARY:Philosophy Study Group
DESCRIPTION:We have decided to try a different tack into the philosophy of Martin Heidegger and examine his idea of phenomenology. He disagreed with Edmund Husserl\, the person who is most credited with establishing phenomenology as a modern discipline. We will try to take a look at exactly what Heidegger’s disagreements were and what it means for coming to understand his concept of Being. \nOur principal source will be Heidegger’s The Basic Problems of Phenomenology (1975)\, a series of lectures he gave in 1927\, shortly after the publication of his Being and Time. \nYou do not have to purchase the book\, however (unless you really want to)\, since we are only going to discuss the Introduction\, which can be found online. The URL for this is listed at the end of this announcement along with some other sources for phenomenology in general. While the only required reading for this meeting is the Introduction\, it is suggested that you spend some time with one or more of the other sources to understand how Heidegger’s existential phenomenology differed from that of Husserl and others. His approach is also refered to as hermeneutical phenomenology\, so any examination of hermeneutics may also be useful. \nThis exercise has the advantage that when people ask you what you are up to\, you can tell them that you are studying the Heideggerian hermeneutical approach to existential phenomenology. They’ll probably leave you alone after that. \nIntroduction\, The Basic Problems of Phenomenology by Martin Heidegger \nhttps://www.marxists.org/reference/subject/philosophy/works/ge/heidegge.htm \nAn outline of The Basic Problems of Phenomenology (appears to be of only a part of the book) \nhttps://www.academia.edu/4009954/Outline_of_Martin_Heidegger_The_Basic_Problems_of_Phenomenology \nSEP article on Phenomenology \nhttps://plato.stanford.edu/entries/phenomenology/#Bib \nIEP article on Phenomenology \nhttps://www.iep.utm.edu/phenom/ \nWikipedia article on Phenomenology \nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phenomenology_(philosophy) \nWikipedia article on hermeneutics \nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermeneutics \n2007 lectures on Heidegger by Hubert Dreyfus (thanks to Cathy for telling us about this) \nPhenomenology looks like it is covered in the first few of the 28 lectures \nhttps://archive.org/details/Philosophy_185_Fall_2007_UC_Berkeley/Philosophy_185_Fall_2007_UC_Berkeley_Lecture_01_Phil_185-Lecture_1_20422.mp3 \nIt is also at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IaIWz_87Kz0 \nHandouts for the Dreyfus 2007 lectures \nhttps://web.archive.org/web/20170911095625/http://socrates.berkeley.edu:80/~hdreyfus/185_f07/html/HandOuts.html \nLater lectures on Heidegger by Hubert Dreyfus (probably from the same class in 2011) \nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywuNea7-1Q8 \n 
URL:https://dev.mnindependentscholars.org/event/philosophy-study-group-16/
LOCATION:Curran’s Restaurant\, 42nd and Nicollet in Minneapolis
CATEGORIES:Philosophy
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190328T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190328T210000
DTSTAMP:20260417T223836
CREATED:20190225T024754Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240511T031924Z
UID:255-1553799600-1553806800@dev.mnindependentscholars.org
SUMMARY:History Study Group
DESCRIPTION:There were two books which were tied for second among those nominated and voted upon by our members. Of these two we chose Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time (1995) by Dava Sobel as the next one to read. \nThe British Book of the Year in 1997\, it is available in paperback for less than $14 and as an ebook for no more than $12. Since it is relatively short and we have an extra week to read it\, we are going to only spend one session on the book. So we will see you on the 28th at 93.277518 W (and 44.926556 N).
URL:https://dev.mnindependentscholars.org/event/history-study-group-15/
LOCATION:Curran’s Restaurant\, 42nd and Nicollet in Minneapolis
CATEGORIES:History
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