Brainfood

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Several Shades of Gray: A Different Kind of Research
Focus: Somewhere between an idea and a polished publication is the gray area of "science right now" reports. Explore the sources of Gray Literature and bump up your expectations of research sources.
Make Joseph Kony Famous
Protest Movements
Focus: Time Magazine's 2011 Person of the Year: The Protester and past American protest movements.
Marriage Equity
Focus: Major legal issues surrounding same-sex marriage, domestic partners, and civil unions.
Famine in Historic Context
Focus: Locating primary documents that report on famine, food security, and humanitarian aid. No snacks will be provided for this workshop.
There Be Pirates!: piracy past and present
Focus: Contrasting methods of reporting news of Priacy from 1790 to present day.
Teatotalers and Bootleggers: the 100 year path to the 18th/21st Amendments
Focus: Primary resources documenting the Temperance Movement, the passage of Prohibition and its repeal.
Looking for Lucretia, Elizabeth, and Susan B.
Underage Drinking
Focus: 1) Iowa City 21-only ordinance 2) underage drinking on campuses nationwide
- City of Iowa City Code 4-5-8(A) Cite as: City of Iowa City, IA, Code 4-5-8(A)
- History of the Sober Truth...

The Life and Times of Khaddafi
Focus: Foreign media coverage of Libyan leader, Mu'ammar Al-Qadhafi, for past and present events.
Environmental Tragedies: Human-Made Disasters
Focus: Find investigative reports and news accounts of events in the aftermath of human-made disasters. The list is long, but here are a few:
- Dust Bowl (1930-40)
- Love Canal (1978)
- Bhopal Gas Leak (1984)
- Exxon Valdez (1989)
Violence and Mass Media
Focus: Under Construction
Labor Unions and Bargaining Rights
Hate Crimes
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