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Tapes of lectures; participants included L. Pearce Williams, James R. McConkey, Allan G. Feldt, John Freccero, Thomas Eisner, Peter Kahn, Walter LaFeber, Mary Beth Norton, William B. Provine, Joel Silbey, Frederick Marcham, Carl Sagan, Michael G. Kammen, Jason Seley, Dale Corson, Urie Bronfenbrenner, and others.

Scope and content Research papers written for Michael Kammen's senior seminar, Art Controversies in American Culture, concerning the history of art-related controversies in the U.S. Papers include "Stella's Journey from Minimal to Maximal Art," by Emily Bauman; "Donald Wildmon's War on the Arts," by Mackenzie Damon; "The Boilerhouse Addition to the Victoria & Albert Museum: The Daniel Libeskind Spiral Building," by Kathryn Meg Frankel; "The Life and Art of 'Happenings'," by Lydia Gilbert; "Hercules' 13th...

Scope and content Research papers written for Michael Kammen's senior seminar, Art Controversies in American Culture, concerning the history of art-related controversies in the U.S. Papers include "Facing History: No Easy Task," by Siobhan Armstead; "Robert Motherwell's New England Elegy: A Misunderstanding over Blood, Bullets, and John F. Kennedy," by Karne Hukee; "'Sensation'-Seekers: An Analysis of the 'Sensation' Controversy through the Liberal and Conservative Press," by Jill Keller; Exposing the...