The most popular programs for the Depression & War (1929-1945) Tag http://www.c-spanvideo.org/browse?topic=38 en-US Copyright 2013, National Cable Satellite Corporation info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Sun, 01 Jan 1961 00:00:00 GMT Tue, 21 May 2013 23:20:50 GMT Author Ayn Rand spoke about her philosophical theories and the influence of capitalism on Western society. Her theories came to be known as Objectivism. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/170069-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/170069-1 Sun, 01 Jan 1961 00:00:00 GMT Mr. Foote talked about the writings of William Faulkner and his view of the South. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/170042-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/170042-1 Sun, 01 Jan 1961 00:00:00 GMT From Rowan Oak, William Faulkner's home, the guests talked about his life and his writings, focusing on the Yoknapatawpha County novels. A C-SPAN crew toured grounds and a few rooms inside the home. Professor Kartiganer is the editor of [Faulkner and Ideology: Faulkner and Yoknapatawpha] and has done extensive research on the life and works of William Faulkner. Professor Davis is the author of [Faulkner's Negro: Art and the Southern Context] and has also done research on the connection between Faulker's writings and society in the 1930s. The guests examined Southern culture during the late 1920s and early 1930s through the writings of Faulkner. In his writings Faulkner invented a host of characters typical of the historical growth and subsequent decadence of the South. Each story and each novel contributes to the construction of the imaginary Yoknapatawpha County and its inhabitants. Their theme is the decay of the old South. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/169908-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/169908-1 Sun, 01 Jan 1961 00:00:00 GMT From the National Steinbeck Center the guests talked about John Steinbeck's life, his writings, and the times in which he lived. They also responded to audience telephone calls and talked about the political issues that were having an impact on the nation at the time, focusing on his book, [The Grapes of Wrath]. The book was published in 1938 and tells the story of migrant farm workers in the Salinas Valley, many of whom had left the Dust Bowl states of Oklahoma and Kansas during the Great Depression. Steinbeck won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction for [The Grapes of Wrath] in 1940, the same year the film version of the book, starring Henry Fonda, was released. Professor Owens is the author of [The Grapes of Wrath: Trouble in the Promised Land]. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/169785-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/169785-1 Sun, 01 Jan 1961 00:00:00 GMT From Sunset Boulevard and the Harmony Gold Theater, the guests talked about the political history of America and the world from the mid-1930s to post-World War II through the life and writings of novelist, screenwriter, and philosopher Ayn Rand. With a specific look at Rand's philosophy of Objectivism, they examined why her writings gained currency in the time period and what influence they have had since. They responded to audience telephone calls, faxes and electronic mail. Mr. Britting produced the film, [Ayn Rand: A Sense of Life.] Hollywood in the 30s and 40s played a vital role in the life of Ayn Rand and the dissemination of her ideas, both through her writings in [The Fountainhead], which came out in 1943, and the movie which hit the screen in 1949. Her two novels, [The Fountainhead] (1943), and [Atlas Shrugged], laid out her ideals of the supremacy of individual reason and rights over collective thought, which later became known as her philosophy of Objectivism. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/169959-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/169959-1 Sun, 01 Jan 1961 00:00:00 GMT Guests talked about the life and writings of Ernie Pyle and his view of the 1930s and 1940s, focusing on his reporting from the front lines in World War II. They read several from [Here Is Your War], a book of collected Pyle columns and spoke about the history of the U.S. during the World War II era, and whether Pyle and his writings were influential. They responded to audience telephone calls, faxes and electronic mail. Mr. Tobin is the author of [Ernie Pyle's War: America's Eyewitness to World War II]. Mrs. Hobson is a local resident who was instrumental in having the historic site founded in Dana. Ernie Pyle was born in Dana, Indiana in 1900 and died in 1945 on the Pacific island Ie Shima in 1945. He was working for Scripps-Howard newspapers as a reporter and was killed by enemy gunfire. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/170132-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/170132-1 Sun, 01 Jan 1961 00:00:00 GMT Panelists discussed the impact of Ayn Rand's objectivist philosophy and the prospects for its continued influence. They focused on her novel [The Fountainhead]. This panel, "The Fountainhead and Today's World," was part of a program at the Harmony Gold Theater in Hollywood. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/170136-2 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/170136-2 Sun, 01 Jan 1961 00:00:00 GMT From the Harmony Gold Theater the panelists discussed the topic, "Ayn Rand, Communism and the Hollywood Blacklist." http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/170136-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/170136-1 Sun, 01 Jan 1961 00:00:00 GMT Mr. Hemp talked about Cannery Row in Monterey, John Steinbeck's novels, and Steinbeck's treatment of labor issues during the Great Depression. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/169790-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/169790-1 Sun, 01 Jan 1961 00:00:00 GMT Mr. Britting's talk was titled, "Ayn Rand and Hollywood: Soviet Film School to [The Fountainhead]". http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/170136-3 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/170136-3 Sun, 01 Jan 1961 00:00:00 GMT Professor Dickstein talked about John Steinbeck's view of labor issues, the Great Depression, and how his characters represented various characteristics of oppressed workers. Following his remarks he answered questions from audience members. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/169685-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/169685-1 Sun, 01 Jan 1961 00:00:00 GMT At a forum titled "[The Grapes of Wrath] and Today's Migrant Farm Workers," participants explored John Steinbeck's influence and reflected on the past and current lives of Latino-Americans in the Salinas and Monterey area. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/169889-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/169889-1 Sun, 01 Jan 1961 00:00:00 GMT Mr. Cronkite spoke about news reporting in World War II, the journalism of Ernie Pyle, and his experiences as a correspondent. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/170178-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/170178-1 Sun, 01 Jan 1961 00:00:00 GMT Scholars talked about the themes and interpretations of certain Steinbeck novels. At the end of the program they answered questions from audience members. The event was part of the Steinbeck Centennial Conference. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/169685-3 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/169685-3 Sun, 01 Jan 1961 00:00:00 GMT