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SUMMARY:Philosophy Study Group
DESCRIPTION:We will conclude our discussion of The Parallax View by Slavoj Žižek. This involves reading Part III in which Žižek covers how his philosophy works with politics. Žižek is one of the leading contemporary philosophers of Continental Philosophy (as contrasted with Analytic Philosophy). As a matter of fact\, in one place he says that his goal is to resurrect German Idealism. He\, like most Continental Philosophers\, can also sometimes be difficult to read; but this is one reason we have these discussions: to share our insights into what the author is trying to say. \nSince the different schools of Continental Philosophy are a wide-ranging and important part of contemporary philosophy and should be at least broadly understood by anyone who asserts that they are interested in philosophy\, and that\, furthermore\, we have given you a whole month to read as much as the book (or other works by or about Žižek) as you are able\, therefore\, we are making it a requirement that everyone attend this meeting. We expect full compliance.
URL:https://dev.mnindependentscholars.org/event/philosophy-study-group-28/
LOCATION:Curran’s Restaurant\, 42nd and Nicollet in Minneapolis
CATEGORIES:Philosophy
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SUMMARY:Board Meeting
DESCRIPTION:MISF Members Welcome!
URL:https://dev.mnindependentscholars.org/event/board-meeting-16/
LOCATION:Highland Park Library\, 1974 Ford Pkwy\, St Paul\, MN 55116
CATEGORIES:Board Meeting
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SUMMARY:History Study Group
DESCRIPTION:We are reading the book Four Princes: Henry VIII\, Francis I\, Charles V\, Suleiman the Magnificent\, and the Obsessions that Forged Modern Europe by John Julius Norwich. Join us as we finish the story of these four lovable characters as they cavort around Europe and environs\, squabbling over land and religious doctrine\, signing treaties\, breaking treaties\, pledging to and undercutting each other\, fighting their little wars\, marrying off daughters still in diapers\, and interacting in other amusing ways. \nBut yet they somehow laid out paths future generations have had to deal with. You won’t want to miss this.
URL:https://dev.mnindependentscholars.org/event/history-study-group-25/
LOCATION:Curran’s Restaurant\, 42nd and Nicollet in Minneapolis
CATEGORIES:History
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SUMMARY:Minnesota Swedes Raising Cane
DESCRIPTION:In the early years of the 20th century\, a Swedish-American doctor invested in a large tract of land in eastern Cuba. Using his doctor’s office on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis as a headquarters\, he promoted the sale of land parcels to his fellow Swedish-Americans. In his promotional pamphlets\, written in Swedish\, Dr. Lind promised cheap land\, a warm healthful climate and the opportunity to harvest crops year round. A number of farm families from the Upper Midwest decided to participate in this adventure\, becoming part of a Swedish-American settlement in Cuba. However\, because of turbulent political and economic times\, by 1920 most of the Swedish-American-Cubans had returned to the U.S. Their experiences\, as recorded in reminiscences\, stories and photos. gathered from their dedcendants\, illustrate the drama\, romance\, intrigue and adventure of the Swedes Raising Cane in Cuba. \nMarilyn is a local historian who began researching the topic of the Swedish settlement in Cuba when she served as the director of the Isanti County Historical Society during the 1980s. While living in the Cambridge area\, she researched many topics relating to Swedish immigration and cultural traditions. Her research found its way into public presentations\, several books and portrayals of local historical characters (whom she says\, “stepped out of the archives”). For 15 years she also published an annual history/tourism-related newspaper called The Isanti County Traveler. Then in 2016 she published her one and only novel that she calls “a local history mystery.” The title is Caught in the Lye and it features lutefisk\, of course. Now\, living in the Twin Cities\, she is currently assisting with the publication of a pictorial history of  Saint Paul’s Swede Hollow. “But\,” she says\, “I can’t seem to get away from the Cuba story.” Two recent trips to Cuba and new contacts that often appear “out of the blue” continue to add additional dimensions to the story. She is hopeful that a musical called Sugar\, based on the story\, will one day find its way to the stage. Meanwhile\, she perseveres in playing the nyckelharpa\, a Swedish folk instrument\, and in perfecting her pie-baking skills.
URL:https://dev.mnindependentscholars.org/event/minnesota-swedes-raising-cane/
LOCATION:Washburn Library\, 5244 Lyndale Ave S\, Minneapolis\, MN 55419
CATEGORIES:Monthly Forum
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