Community College Humanities Association

Session Information: Pearl Jam helped define ‘grunge’ and gos rock music, and their music offers an ongoing reflection of how to nurture the solidarity that makes us human in a world that consistently undercuts it. This presentation explores the evolution of lyrical themes and politics around authenticity, intergenerational solidarity. democracy. environmentalism, and gender across a thirty year career that, at its core, centers the human need for connection.

Speaker Information: Dr. Brian Stipelman is the Associate Vice President/Dean of Liberal Arts at Frederick Community College in Maryland, and was previously an Associate Professor of Political Science at Dowling College in New York. He holds a PhD in Political Science from Rutgers University and is the author of two books: That Broader Definition of Liberty: The Theory and Practice of the New Deal (2013. Lexington Press) and the far more personal I Am No Guide: Pearl Jam Song by Song (2024, Fonthill Press), an exploration of the evolutionary themes in their music. He is also the President of the Community College Humanities Association Dean’s Committee.

Session Information: During the early stages of the French Revolution, many people decided that it was better to leave France than to risk what an uncertain future might bring. For those near the border. Spain was an obvious choice of refuge. For these émigrés, survival during their emigration depended on how well they could activate their extended social networks. In almost all instances, these extended social networks were managed and maintained by women. My presentation looks directly at the role of women in the survival of émigré families in the Franco-Spanish borderlands.

Speaker Information: During the early stages of the French Revolution, many people decided that it was better to leave France than to risk what an uncertain future might bring. For those near the border. Spain was an obvious choice of refuge. For these émigrés, survival during their emigration depended on how well they could activate their extended social networks. In almost all instances, these extended social networks were managed and maintained by women. My presentation looks directly at the role of women in the survival of émigré families in the Franco-Spanish borderlands.