2009 Chicago Printers Row Lit Fest
June 7, 2009
7 Programs
Family Properties
Interview
Beryl Satter talked about her book Family Properties: Race, Real Estate, and the Exploitation of Black Urban America (Metropolitan Books; March 17, 2009). Professor Satter drew upon the .. Read More
233 views
45 minutes
Tags: Festival, Housing, African Americans, Housing Industry
45 minutes
Tags: Festival, Housing, African Americans, Housing Industry
Length: 00:45:16
Speakers
Outlaws Panel
Forum
Authors talked about their books in conversation with Rick Kogan. Topics included why John Dillinger was remembered in history while the more famous Maxwell brothers were not. Issues included .. Read More
213 views
46 minutes
Tags: Festival, U.S. History, Crime
46 minutes
Tags: Festival, U.S. History, Crime
Length: 00:46:43
Speakers
Land of Lincoln
Forum
Authors held a panel discussion about President Abraham Lincoln. Gary Johnson moderated. Co-moderator Eileen Mackevich also contributed her thoughts. The panelists responded to questions from .. Read More
106 views
45 minutes
Tags: Festival, Johnson, Andrew, Lincoln, Abraham
45 minutes
Tags: Festival, Johnson, Andrew, Lincoln, Abraham
Length: 00:45:52
Speakers
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Burton, Orville
Professor Emeritus University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign->History and Sociology -
Campbell, Tom
Attorney -
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Stewart, David
Attorney
Let's Get Free
Interview
Paul Butler talked about his book Let's Get Free: A Hip Hop Theory of Justice (New Press; May 12, 2009). In his book he argues that the American criminal justice system is fundamentally .. Read More
291 views
49 minutes
Tags: Festival, Crime
49 minutes
Tags: Festival, Crime
Length: 00:49:49
Speakers
"I Am a Man"
Interview
Joe Starita talked about his book "I Am a Man": Chief Standing Bear's Journey for Justice (St. Martin's Press; January 20, 2009). In 1879, Ponca Chief Standing Bear challenged decades of .. Read More
218 views
46 minutes
Tags: Festival, Native Americans
46 minutes
Tags: Festival, Native Americans
Length: 00:46:03
Speakers
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Starita, Joe
Associate Professor University of Nebraska, Lincoln->College of Journalism and Mass Communications
Authors talked about their books in conversation with Bruce Dold. Topics included the political polarization of the country and the role of independent candidates and third parties. The panelists .. Read More
250 views
49 minutes
Tags: Festival, Third Parties, Washington Politics
49 minutes
Tags: Festival, Third Parties, Washington Politics
Length: 00:49:29
Speakers
Nothing to Fear
Interview
Adam Cohen talked about his book Nothing to Fear: FDR's Inner Circle and the Hundred Days That Created Modern America (Penguin Press; January 8, 2009). His book about President Franklin .. Read More
71 views
37 minutes
Tags: Festival, Roosevelt, Franklin
37 minutes
Tags: Festival, Roosevelt, Franklin
Length: 00:37:26