Showing results for "Work and Society" in History

Charles Farrar Browne, a native of Maine, became famous as a writer and lecturer under the name of Artemus Ward. Like his friend Mark Twain, Browne worked as a type-setter in his youth and in 1858, began publishing a series of letters, essays, and stories told in the first person by a droll, illiterate rube with a good measure of subtle common sense who commented on the events and fads of the day. Taking his character to the stage as a lecturer, Browne became an early-day prototype of what we now name a stand-up comedian. Artemus Ward was such a favorite of President Abraham Lincoln that the ...

Twenty thousand years ago, women were making and wearing the first clothing created from spun fibers. In fact, right up to the Industrial Revolution the fiber arts were an enormous economic force, belonging primarily to women. Despite the great toil required in making cloth and clothing, most books on ancient history and economics have no information on them. Much of this gap results from the extreme perishability of what women produced, but it seems clear that until now descriptions of prehistoric and early historic cultures have omitted virtually half the picture. 

Col. Ingersoll, a renowned trial lawyer and known as "the Great Agnostic", was one of the most sought after Toastmasters of his day, invited to many banquets, parties and gravesides of famous persons, filling huge lecture halls before, during, and after the Civil war, amassing 12 volumes of collected essays and speeches he gave on the lecture circuit. Volume 12 houses the collected papers that didn't fit into the previous 11 volumes, including these tributes to celebrities of his era, to Benjamin W. Parker, Henry Ward Beecher, Walt Whitman, Anton Seidl, and many others. These tributes were not...

As we approach Christmas 2025, we invite you to join us in some heart-warming tales and uplifting stories, nonfiction, and poetry. We wish you compliments of the season.

Comment travaille un artiste ? Où puise-t-il son inspiration ? Pourquoi certaines oeuvres occupent-elles une place à part dans une carrière ? Chaque mercredi, un artiste reconnu revient sur la création d'une oeuvre, une oeuvre en particulier, qui a marqué sa carrière. Chaque épisode prend la forme d'un récit intime, au coeur du processus de création. Pour cette 1ère saison, Sophie Lecerf vous emmène à l'Opéra de Paris.Un podcast produit par Cult Media, en partenariat avec l'Opéra National de Paris. Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

People of all ages, doing all sorts of work, talk about the path they took to get their job and how it's shaped their life.

A provocative exploration of the forces that keep us from getting things done, and how we can restore confidence in government. “Dunkelman summarizes the history perfectly.” —David Brooks, The New York Times Named a Best Book of the Year by Financial Times The Economist America was...

"Water Works: An Aquatic History of Milwaukee" is a production of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee's Department of History and the Milwaukee County Historical Society. In its first season, the show explored the the effects of the 1918 influenza pandemic and the current COVID-19 pandemic on Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In this second season, the show tells the aquatic history of Milwaukee.

Whiting award-winning poet and Distinguished Chair of Humanities at MIT, Dr. Joshua Bennett creates a masterful synthesis of personal narrative and history that illuminates the promises and perils of being labelled a Black prodigy. If our gifts aren’t earned, but given, then what do they...

Jerry McAuley was a missionary and founder of the Water Street Mission (later the New York City Rescue Mission), the first rescue mission in the United States. This book is a collection of his writings regarding his waywardness, his conversion and his missional work in New York both at the Water Street Mission and later at the Cremorne Mission. (Summary by KHand)

This podcast connects many futures of work to the root causes of work inequities for both today and in the foreseeable future. It gives listeners an opportunity to hear fresh solutions from a diverse group of grassroots activists, policymakers, and academics. We cast a wide net to include voices that are not often heard in public discourse about the futures of work. The podcast draws from the book by the same title published in late 2021 by Temple University Press.

A narrative podcast about work and workers in South Africa. The precarity, minutiae and beauty of spending a shift in the shoes of some of the people foundational to this country's functioning. By peeking into the window that is their daily routines, we glean the extent to which the country's past, present and future plays an active role in their reality. A show made in collaboration with the people and hosted by Pheladi Sethusa.

Stories from the diverse Indigenous cultures that make up the Chesapeake Bay region.

The historical writings of Tacitus offer a profound exploration of Roman history from A.D. 14 to 96, spanning thirty volumes. While many of his works have been lost‚Aîonly books 1-5 of the Histories and 1-6 and 11-16 of the Annals survive‚Aîwhat remains provides rich insights into Tacituss political and moral philosophy. He emphasized the need for strong leaders while advocating for better management of power succession and the elevation of capable individuals. Tacitus argued that the dynastic ambitions of Romes emperors led to a decline in moral and political integrity, hindering the ...

Social work: it's more than just helping people. It's a profession with a unique dual mandate. We're not just focused on individual well-being, but also on creating systemic change.

Global Development Interrupted creates space for voices, perspectives, and critical reflection on global development. By amplifying the experiences of people who have built their careers in public service and global work, it invites learning, dialogue, and reimagining of what global development is, was, and could be. globaldevinterrupted.substack.com

The Work Futures Research Centre is an interdisciplinary research and enterprise hub tackling some of the most pressing challenges facing the world of paid and unpaid work. This podcast, run by WFRC fellows, brings academics and experts from the world of work into dialogue to explore a different topic each episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to "The Work of Art in the Age of Metaverse Reproduction". Originally published in the 1930s, this remediated version of Benjamin's seminal set of essays repositions the work in a contemporary metaverse spatiotemporal setting, substituting thinkers, technologies and examples with their metamodern equivalents.The edited 'reading' of the remediated essay is followed by a rationale, exploring and validating the edits and substitutions made. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Odyssey: A Daily Odyssey into Homer’s The Odyssey is a daily read-along podcast for anyone who’s ever thought, “I should really read The Odyssey someday.” Every day for one year, host Landen Celano reads one page from The Odyssey, (using Butcher & Lang English prose translation), then follows it with smart, spoiler-aware commentary: close reading, Greek mythology context, Homeric weirdness, and whatever tangents the text demands. If you’re here because you’re hyped for Christopher Nolan’s upcoming Odyssey film: welcome. This show isn’t about the movie. It’s about finally ...

Movimento de diálogo sobre missão, igreja e cultura