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  • Phillis Wheatley: Crash Course Black American History #7

    Despite all the hardship of being a Black person in Colonial America, some Black people were able to defy the harsh conditions and create art. Today we're learning about a teenager who attained literacy and wrote poems that reached a large slice of the population and helped changed the ways that white Colonists thought about Black people.

    Clint's book, How the Word is Passed is available now! https://bookshop.org/a/3859/9780316492935

    VIDEO SOURCES

    Catherine Adams and Elizabeth H. Pleck, Love of Freedom: Black Women in Colonial and Revolutionary New England (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010).
    Vincent Carretta, Phillis Wheatley: Biography of a Genius in Bondage (Athens: University of Georgia Press, 2011).
    Woody Holton, Black Americans in the Revolutionary Era: A Brief History with Documents (New York: St. Martin’s Press, 2009).
    ·Winthrop D. Jordan, White Over Black: American Attitudes Toward the Negro, 1550-1812 (Chapel Hill: Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture, 1969).
    Jessica M. Parr, Inventing George Whitefield: Race, Revivalism, and the Making of a Religious Icon (Jackson: University Press of Mississippi Press, 2015).
    THE BAD-ASS LIBRARIANS OF TIMBUKTU, (2017), https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Bad-Ass-Librarians-of-Timbuktu/Joshua-Hammer/9781476777412 (last visited Oct 14, 2020).
    ORAL EPICS FROM AFRICA :VIBRANT VOICES FROM A VAST CONTINENT /, (c1997), http://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.32106014509043.
    Claude Sumner, The Light and the Shadow: Zera Yacob and Walda Heywat: Two Ethiopian Philosophers of the Seventeenth Century 172–182 (2005).
    On the Death of George Whitefield by Phillis Wheatley Analysis & Poem, , POEM OF QUOTES: READ, WRITE, LEARN , https://www.poemofquotes.com/philliswheatley/on-the-death-of-george-whitefield.php (last visited Oct 22, 2020).
    Waddill v. Chamberlayne, 1735 Va. LEXIS 3 (Apr. 1, 1735).


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    VIDEO SOURCES

    -Catherine Adams and Elizabeth H. Pleck, Love of Freedom: Black Women in Colonial and Revolutionary New England (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010).
    -Vincent Carretta, Phillis Wheatley: Biography of a Genius in Bondage (Athens: University of Georgia Press, 2011).
    -Woody Holton, Black Americans in the Revolutionary Era: A Brief History with Documents (New York: St. Martin’s Press, 2009).
    ·-Winthrop D. Jordan, White Over Black: American Attitudes Toward the Negro, 1550-1812 (Chapel Hill: Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture, 1969).
    -Jessica M. Parr, Inventing George Whitefield: Race, Revivalism, and the Making of a Religious Icon (Jackson: University Press of Mississippi Press, 2015).
    -THE BAD-ASS LIBRARIANS OF TIMBUKTU, (2017), https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Bad-Ass-Librarians-of-Timbuktu/Joshua-Hammer/9781476777412 (last visited Oct 14, 2020).
    ORAL EPICS FROM AFRICA :VIBRANT VOICES FROM A VAST CONTINENT /, (c1997), http://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.32106014509043.
    -Claude Sumner, The Light and the Shadow: Zera Yacob and Walda Heywat: Two Ethiopian Philosophers of the Seventeenth Century 172–182 (2005).
    -On the Death of George Whitefield by Phillis Wheatley Analysis & Poem, , POEM OF QUOTES: READ, WRITE, LEARN , https://www.poemofquotes.com/philliswheatley/on-the-death-of-george-whitefield.php (last visited Oct 22, 2020).
    -Waddill v. Chamberlayne, 1735 Va. LEXIS 3 (Apr. 1, 1735).


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    18 min
  • Measuring Personality: Crash Course Psychology #22

    How would you measure a personality? What, exactly, is the self? Well, as you've come to expect, it's not that easy to nail down an answer to those questions. Whether you're into blood, bile, earth, wind, fire, or those Buzzfeed questionnaires, there are LOTS of ways to get at who we are and why.

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    Chapters:
    Introduction: Personality Types 00:00
    Trait Theory of Personality 1:35
    The Big 5: Conscientiousness, Agreeableness, Neuroticism, Openness, & Extraversion 3:15
    Social Cognitive Perspective of Personality 4:46
    Internal vs. External Locus of Control 5:54
    Testing & Measuring Personality 6:15
    Thematic Apperception Test 6:51
    Personality Trait Inventories 7:31
    Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory 8:05
    Social Cognitive Personality Assessments 8:24
    Humanistic Self-Concept Evaluations 9:01
    Who or what is the self? 9:22
    Review & Credits 10:17
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    17 min
  • Shirley Chisholm: Crash Course Black American History #43

    In 1972, Shirley Chisholm ran for president of the United States of America as a Democrat. She didn't win, but this was not the beginning or the end of her career in politics. She held a congressional seat in the New York delegation for decades, and Shirley was a pioneer on many fronts. Today we'll learn about her life, her career, and her legacy.

    Clint's book, How the Word is Passed is available now! https://bookshop.org/books/how-the-word-is-passed-a-reckoning-with-the-history-of-slavery-across-america/9780316492935

    SOURCES
    Shirley Chisholm, Unbought and Unbossed (Boston: Houghton Mifflin.,1970).
    ● Marcy Kaptur, Women of Congress: A Twentieth­century Odyssey (Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly, 1996).
    ● Jill S. Pollack, Shirley Chisholm (New York: F. Watts, 1994).
    ● Barbara Winslow, Shirley Chisholm: Catalyst for Change ( UK: Routledge, 2013).

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    17 min
  • Feeling All the Feels: Crash Course Psychology #25

    In this episode of Crash Course Psychology, Hank talks about these things called "Emotions". What are they? And why do we need them?

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    Chapters:
    Introduction: Emotions 00:00
    Theories on Emotions 2:11
    Cognition & Emotion 3:35
    The Spillover Effect 4:22
    Top-Down vs Bottom-Up Approaches to Cognitive Processing 6:09
    The Autonomic Nervous System 8:10
    Optimal Arousal 8:39
    Review & Credits 10:03
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    16 min
  • What is Public Health? Crash Course Public Health #1

    We often think of health as a self-centric phenomenon that begins and ends with "me", but as we'll explore throughout this series our personal health is just one plot line in a rich story of evolving research and policies that make up the world of public health. So what is public health anyway? Well, public health is an approach to preventing disease, prolonging life, and promoting health for literally everyone. It is a money-saving, life-extending, world-bettering cheat code for improving the world, so we'll spend the rest of this series examining how and where it is working, where it isn't working, and how so much of our health is influenced by the world around us.

    Sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OHJiQ1njj5jWJC1YLDBzQgKC1QfnVgqJbbpK6qs7ekA/edit?usp=sharing

    Chapters:
    Introduction: Public Health 00:00
    Prevention 03:18
    Population Health 5:02
    Health Inequities 6:35
    Solving Health Inequities 8:05
    Cost of Public Health 9:41
    Review & Credits 11:37

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    18 min
  • How Does Public Health Tackle Outbreaks? Crash Course Outbreak Science #10

    Public health activities are all the ways society coordinates to deliver better health to people. That may sound super broad, and it is, so in this episode of Crash Course Outbreak Science, we'll take a look at public health works to prevent outbreaks. We'll learn what public health is and what public health agencies do, look at the three tiers of public health responses, and revisit one of our favorite fictional cities to see these responses in action.

    This episode of Crash Course Outbreak Science was produced by Complexly in partnership with Operation Outbreak and the Sabeti Lab at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard—with generous support from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation.

    Sources:
    https://www.who.int/news-room/q-a-detail/determinants-of-health
    https://www.rcn.org.uk/clinical-topics/public-health/the-role-of-nursing-staff-in-public-health/managing-outbreaks
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-40ac92b1-1750-4e86-9936-2cda6b0acb3f
    http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/329438/9789241516839-eng.pdf
    https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/05/health/coronavirus-swiss-cheese-infection-mackay.html
    https://www.open.edu/openlearn/science-maths-technology/science/public-health-approaches-infectious-disease/content-section-3.2
    https://www.open.edu/openlearn/science-maths-technology/science/public-health-approaches-infectious-disease/content-section-3.3#:~:text=Medical%20treatment%20to%20prevent%20the,the%20spread%20of%20infectious%20disease.
    https://www.iwh.on.ca/what-researchers-mean-by/primary-secondary-and-tertiary-prevention
    https://www.cdc.gov/onehealth/basics/index.html
    https://www.cdc.gov/winnablebattles/report/foodsafety.html
    https://www.cdc.gov/training/publichealth101/documents/introduction-to-surveillance.pdf
    https://static01.nyt.com/images/2020/03/22/science/11SCI-VIRUS-CURVE1/11SCI-VIRUS-TRACKER1-superJumbo.jpg?quality=90&auto=webp

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    16 min
  • Rethinking Civilization - Crash Course World History 201

    In which John Green returns to teaching World History! This week, we'll be talking about the idea of civilization, some of the traditional hallmarks of so-called civilization, and why some people would choose to live outside the civilization model. It turns out that not everyone who lives outside of what we traditionally think of as a "civilized" social order is necessarily a barbarian! To defuse any tension you may be feeling, I'll just tell you now that the Mongols are back. You'll learn about Zomia, swidden agriculture, and even a little about anarchy!

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    19 min
  • Anita Hill and Clarence Thomas: Crash Course Black American History #46

    Today, Clint will teach you about the Supreme Court confirmation hearing of Clarence Thomas. During the screening process, Anita Hill came forward alleging that Thomas had sexually harassed her when the two of them worked together at the Department of Education. The public response to Hill's allegations was tense and split the Black American community along gendered lines. Thomas's nomination was ultimately confirmed by a margin of 52-48, and he became the second Black American appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court.

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    Sources:
    Harris, Duchess. Black Feminist Politics from Kennedy to Trump. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
    Harris-Perry, Melissa V. Sister Citizen: Shame, Stereotypes, and Black Women in America. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2011.
    https://www.npr.org/2021/09/28/1040911313/anita-hill-belonging-sexual-harassment-conversation
    https://www.history.com/news/anita-hill-confirmation-hearings-impact
    https://www.npr.org/2018/09/23/650138049/a-timeline-of-clarence-thomas-anita-hill-controversy-as-kavanaugh-to-face-accuse

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    18 min
  • Rorschach and Freudians: Crash Course Psychology #21

    Herman Rorschach (no, not the guy from Watchmen) came up with the eponymous tests, but what do they mean? Why are we so fascinated with them despite the division in the world of Psychology? Hank tackles these topics as we take a closer look at personality in this episode of Crash Course Psychology.

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    Chapters:
    Introduction: Rorschach's Inkblot Tests 00:00
    Personality Theory 2:16

    Psychoanalytic Personality Theories:
    Psychoanalytic Theory 2:53
    Id, Ego, and Superego 3:47
    Defense Mechanisms 4:57
    Freud's 5 Psychosexual Phases 6:32
    Karen Horney, Feminist Psychology, & Self-Help 7:57
    Jung & Collective Unconscious Theory 8:25
    Adler & Inferiority Complex Theory 8:56

    Humanistic Personality Theories:
    Maslow & Self-Actualization 9:31
    Rogers & Person-Centered Perspective 10:24

    Review & Credits 11:29

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    18 min
  • Supreme Court of the United States Procedures: Crash Course Government and Politics #20

    This week Craig Benzine talks about what happens when a case makes it to the Supreme Court of the United States (or the SCOTUS). We're going to focus on court procedure today. We talk about how to petition to get your case heard, how written arguments, or briefs, are made, what actually happens on the courtroom floor, and of course the variety of ways the SCOTUS issues opinions on cases.

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    11 min

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