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  Dannie Chalk – Witchcraft in Early Modern

  Published on December 25, 2015 / History Talks

  Watch Dr. Dannie Chalk talk about the image of Witchcraft in Early Modern England and the common prejudices and misconception related to the art of Witchcraft and the witches. Dannie Chalk is an Assistant Professor in the Arts, Languages, and Literature Department at AUBG. Dr. Chalk got her PhD in English from the Pennsylvania State University in 2009. One of her main research interests is the British literature of 17th and 18th centuries. View Witchcraft in Early Modern England on YouTube […]

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  John Rodrigue – Breaking the Crown: Rebellion and the King’s Image in Early Stuart England

  Published on November 29, 2015 / History Talks

  (October 19, 2015) John Rodrigue talks about the images of kingship and the resistance to it, as these things played out in literature, drama, and polemic. Most specifically, on the “image wars” between the King and his opposition as they wrestled for the hearts and minds of the people — a struggle Charles I seemed to have lost when he lost his head, but that monarchy ultimately won. Historically, the “image wars” were one of the first PR battles to […]

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  Mark Kramer – Cold War Myths & Realities

  Published on September 7, 2014 / History Talks, Political Talks

  (February 26, 2014) Harvard professor Mark Kramer talks how today’s threats and challenges actually stem from the Cold War. Watch the video to learn about common misconceptions and misinformation about the Cold War…

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  Bunyan Saptomo – Indonesia and the Asia-Pacific Region

  Published on August 31, 2014 / Economics Talks, History Talks, Political Talks

  (February 12, 2014) Indonesian Ambassador Bunyan Saptomo talks about Indonesia and the Asia-Pacific region as a whole, detailing Indonesian ideology…

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  Iliya Lingorski – The Triumph of Geopolitics Over Freedom?

  Published on August 29, 2014 / History Talks, Political Talks

  (April 17, 2014) Former Deputy Finance Minister Iliya Lingorski talks about the recent Russian annexation of Crimea from Ukraine, and how that event demonstrates a triumph of geopolitics over freedom in our modern world…

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  Marco Arndt – Issues of De-Communization in Germany and Bulgaria

  Published on June 10, 2014 / History Talks

  (December 3, 2013) Marco Arndt talks about dealing with communist dictatorship in Germany and Bulgaria. He draws the parallels between the two countries regarding the process of de-communization.

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  Cristofer Scarboro – Revenge of the More

  Published on May 27, 2014 / History Talks

  (March 18, 2014) Cristofer Scarboro talks about Communism and the reasons why it collapsed.

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  Theodora Dragostinova – Culture for the Masses?

  Published on May 20, 2014 / History Talks

  (April 15, 2014) Theodora Dragostinova gives a talk on the contradictory logic of Bulgarian cultural diplomacy in the 1970s and 1980s.

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