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IIPPE Training Workshop - Anglo-Saxon Capitalism since the Financial Crisis Simon Mohun (Queen Mary University of London) Part 2 (of 2) In this first of two sessions at the IIPPE Training Workshop on “Anglo-Saxon Capitalism since the Financial Crisis”, Trevor Evans discussed economic and financial developments in the United States. The International Initiative for Promoting Political Economy (IIPPE) held the Training Workshop on “Anglo-Saxon Capitalism since the Financial Crisis” at SOAS, London on 8 November 2017. Speaker Biography: After school in Leeds, Simon Mohun read Politics, Philosophy and Economics as an undergraduate at Balliol College, Oxford (1967-70). Following his BA, he remained at Balliol for the BPhil in Economics (1970-72). After a fixed term one year Lectureship in Economics at the University of Southampton (1972-3), he was appointed as Lecturer in Economics at Queen Mary in September 1973, where (apart from periods of leave) he remained. He gained his PhD from London University in 1990, and was promoted to Senior Lecturer in 1991. He spent the second half of the 1990s as Head of the Department of Economics. After a subsequent period of leave, in 2002 he transferred to the newly created Centre for Business Management, now the School of Business and Management at Queen Mary, where he was promoted to a chair in Political Economy in 2005. He retired from Queen Mary at the end of March 2011 to concentrate on his research, and was appointed Emeritus Professor of Political Economy. Speaker(s): Simon Mohun (Queen Mary University of London) Event Date: 8 November 2017 Released by: SOAS Economics Podcast

April 14, 2016. A session from DPLAfest 2016 dedicated to the state of writing in the digital age. What does it mean to write a book, digital or print or both? What new technologies and processes are re-defining the role of the author? Panelists will touch upon these questions and more during this exciting discussion between three prominent contemporary authors. Speaker Biography: After stints in the editorial departments of Houghton Mifflin, the Knopf group, and Little Brown, Sarah Burnes became an agent in 2001. Joining The Gernert Company in 2005, she now represents adult fiction writers (Alice McDermott and Tony Earley among them), children's fiction writers (New York Times bestsellers Margaret Stohl and Pseudonymous Bosch), and journalists and critics (New York Times Magazine contributor Jon Gertner and Freeman's John Freeman). Speaker Biography: Virginia Heffernan writes about digital culture for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Wired, Mother Jones, and The New Yorker. Her essays on digitization are regularly anthologized. Her new book, "Magic and Loss: The Internet as Art," will be published in June by Simon & Schuster. She works as an editorial strategist for startups and venture capital firms. Speaker Biography: Craig Mod is a writer and designer who splits his time between Tokyo and New York. Previously a product designer at Flipboard, he is also a TechFellow award recipient and a 2011/2012 MacDowell writing fellow. He is currently an advisor for Medium and Japan-based SmartNews. He has written for The Atlantic, California Sunday Magazine, Aeon, Virginia Quarterly Review, New Scientist, Contents Magazine, Codex Journal of Typography and other publications. He is the co-author of "Art Space Tokyo" and the Japanese essay collection, "Bokura no Jidai no Hon" ("The Books of our Generation"). Speaker Biography: Robin Sloan grew up near Detroit and went to school at Michigan State, where he studied economics and co-founded a literary magazine called Oats. Between 2002 and 2012, he worked at Poynter, Current TV, and Twitter. He is the author of "Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore," which started as a short story and is now a full-length novel. For transcript, captions, and more information, visit http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=7261

Aug. 30, 2014. Illustrator and author Molly Idle appears at the 2014 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. Speaker Biography: After graduating from Arizona State University with a BFA in drawing, Molly Idle began her professional career at DreamWorks Feature Animation Studios before entering the world of children's book illustration. A few of her picture book titles include "Nighty Night, Baby Jesus," "Zombelina," "Tea Rex," "Camp Rex," and "Flora and the Flamingo," the 2013 Caldecott Honor Award winner. In Idle's newest work, "Flora and the Penguin" (Chronicle), to be released this September, Flora returns for another adventure, but this time she meets a penguin on ice, and the two weave through the motions of dance and friendship together. For transcript, captions, and more information, visit http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=6404

June 4, 2014. Deputy Librarian of Congress Robert Dizard Jr. interviews former U.S. Rep. Patricia Schroeder about her career as the first woman elected to Congress from Colorado, as former president and CEO of the Association of American Publishers and, most recently, as professor at Rollins College in Florida. Speaker Biography: After earning a law degree from Harvard Law School in 1964, Patricia Schroeder moved to Colorado for a position with the National Labor Relations Board. Eight years later she became the first woman elected to Congress from Colorado, and the second-youngest woman ever elected to that body. A member of the Democratic Party, Schroeder was re-elected 11 times and served 24 years (1973-1997), representing Colorado's 1st district. Schroeder is in the Colorado Hall of Fame and the National Women's Hall of Fame. She was also honored by the National Research Center for Women and Families in 2006 for her lifetime of achievements, with a Foremother Award. She is the author of two books: "Champion of the Great American Family" and "24 Years of House Work...and the Place Is Still a Mess." Speaker Biography: Robert Dizard Jr. is Deputy Librarian of Congress. For transcript, captions, and more information, visit http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=6344

Dec. 4, 2013. David O. Stewart, known for his award-winning nonfiction works on Aaron Burr, President Andrew Johnson and the Constitution, discussed his first novel, "The Lincoln Deception." Blending real and fictional characters, the book is a gripping historical mystery exploring the endless fascination with Lincoln's assassination and the conspiracy behind it. Speaker Biography: After practicing law for many years, David O. Stewart began to write history, conducting extensive research at the Library of Congress. His first book, "The Summer of 1787: The Men Who Invented the Constitution," was a Washington Post bestseller and won the Washington Writing Award as Best Book of 2007. "Impeached: The Trial of President Andrew Johnson and the Fight for Lincoln's Legacy" and "American Emperor, Aaron Burr's Challenge to Jefferson's America" followed in 2010 and 2011 to equal acclaim. Stewart was awarded the prestigious Cincinnati History Prize by the Society of the Cincinnati in 2013. Stewart also is founder and president of the Washington Independent Review of Books, an online book review. For transcript, captions, and more information, visit http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=6223

Author Maha Addasi discusses the importance of getting multicultural details right in children's books. Speaker Biography: After a career as a news correspondent and producer for Jordan and Dubai television, Maha Addasi moved to the U.S. in 1998 and began writing books for children. Her books include "The White Nights of Ramadan" and "Time to Pray."