Günther Grass and the Pirates: The Stuff of Myth and the Baltic Sea

Grass’s Flounder contributes to our work of locating, dislocating, and relocating literature in the Baltic Sea region by challenging us to give attention to the lost or hidden stories that are ignored or played off against each other in the official versions of history that would fix our position in space. While Grass counters the seduction of the big story — universal history — he also reveals himself by getting caught in the contradiction of his own storytelling

Sweden and the Transformation of Northern Historiography

Viewed from the Mediterranean South, the North was associated from the earliest ages with a darkness linked with strange languages, distance, alien cultural behavior, and just plain bad weather. This darkness—or the fog and mist if we use the early description of Marco Polo—was not ignored but itself became a screen upon which the South could project an ever-growing list of fantasies. While Swedish figures such as Olof Rudbeck made elaborate national projections about the role of the North in civilization, Carl von Linné and others succeeded in translating fantasies of political empire into kingdoms of knowledge. Drawing on Swedish historiography and the history of technology, this essay poses questions about the ways Sweden’s often invisible presence continues to shape the formulation of knowledge

Welcome

Presentation given at the Haunting Histories of the Female Body Symposium held on November 17, 2006 in the Ferst Room, Georgia Tech Library.Runtime: 04:36 minute

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Path Toward a World Free of Nuclear Weapons: The Euro-Atlantic Challenge [Luncheon address]

Luncheon address presented at the 2010 Sam Nunn Bank of America Policy Forum: Path Toward a World Free of Nuclear Weapons: The Euro-Atlantic Challenge, March 29, 2010, in the GT Hotel BallroomIntroduction by Kenneth J. Knoespel, Interim Dean, Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, Georgia Institute of TechnologyRuntime: 35:48 minutesThomas P. D’Agostino is the Under Secretary for Nuclear Security and Administrator, National Nuclear Security Administration. Mr. Thomas Paul D’Agostino was sworn in on August 30, 2007, as the Under Secretary for Nuclear Security and Administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA). On September 3, 2009, President Obama announced that Mr. D’Agostino was his choice to continue serving as the Under Secretary for Nuclear Security and NNSA Administrator. The NNSA plays a critical role in ensuring the security of our Nation by maintaining the safety, security, and effectiveness of the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile without nuclear testing; reducing the global danger from the proliferation of nuclear weapons and materials; providing the U.S. Navy with safe and effective nuclear propulsion; and providing the Nation with an effective nuclear counterterrorism and incident response capability

One Georgia Tech: The Liberal Arts and 21st Century Innovation and Learning

Ivan Allen College Founders Day panel discussion presented during a celebratory luncheon on March 13, 2014 from 11:30 am to 2:00 pm in the Georgia Tech Alumni House. Welcome: Jacqueline J. Royster; G.P. "Bud" Peterson. Moderator: Rafael L. Bras. Discussants: Douglas R. Hooker; Kenneth J. Knoespel; Bruce McEver; Nancy Nersessian.Runtime: 115:53 minutes

The Challenge of the Ivan Allen Jr. Legacy

Symposium held on the occasion of the 10th annual Founder's Day celebration, honoring Ivan Allen, Jr. Presented on March 15, 2010 from 9:00 - 11:30 AM in the Biltmore Hotel Imperial Ballroom.Runtime: 160:10 minutes.Opening remarks / Kenneth Knoespel -- Welcoming remarks / President G. P. Peterson -- Greetings / Jacqueline J. Royster -- Georgia Tech and The Legacy of Mayor Ivan Allen Jr. / Kenneth Knoespel -- Humanitarian Leadership on a Global Level: Georgia Tech Responds to The Challenge of the Allen Legacy. Ivan Allen College Faculty Panel Discussions Moderated by Susan Cozzens: Climate Change / Carl DiSalvo, Kirk Bowman and Marilyn Brown ; Security / Adjo Amekudzi, Adam Stulberg and Sy Goodman ; Africa / Michael Best and Fox Harwell ; Atlanta / Harley Etienne, Roberta Berry and Greg Nobels