Moraine Valley Community College Library Podcast

Drawing on his research in fandom, games, and popular culture, DePaul University professor Paul Booth examines how media texts like Doctor Who invite audiences to imagine new futures, question authority, and rethink what justice looks like. Booth is Associate Dean of Student Affairs and Engagement in the College of Communication and the author or editor of more than ten books, including Adventures Across Space and Time: A Doctor Who Reader, Watching Doctor Who, and Entering the Multiverse. He is also the organizer of the annual DePaul Pop Culture Conference, where fans and scholars gather to discuss everything from time travel and Star Trek to slasher films, superheroes, and pop music.

Palestinians in Gaza, the West Bank, Jerusalem, and historic Palestine continue to struggle for justice and liberation after 79 years of occupation. Join us for a talk on the goals of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement, which advocates for an end to Israeli complicity in Palestinian human rights violations.

Join Moraine Valley Psychology faculty in a conversation inspired by our One Book text, Ursula K. Le Guin’s novel The Dispossessed. Using the novel’s vision of community, freedom, and obligation as a starting point, the panel will explore how people build relationships when autonomy and interdependence are both at stake.

Marc DiPaolo presents on his newly published book about the contributions Italians and Italian Americans have made to the genres of science fiction, fantasy, and horror.

In this talk we’ll discuss some of the historical, economic, and political roots of the current Venezuelan conflict.

As the United States prepares to mark the 250th anniversary of the War for Independence, this panel brings together MVCC historians to explore the defining moments of the Revolution and the lasting significance of the founding struggle.

Our communities are a reflection of the time and dedication we spend making them work. Whether through employment, interactions with your neighbors, or organizing with your elected officials, you get out of your community what you put into it. Join us for an interactive discussion about what is being put into our communities by ourselves and others and what we can do to rehabilitate ourselves from poverty and overcriminalization.Our communities are a reflection of the time and dedication we spend making them work. Whether through employment, interactions with your neighbors, or organizing with your elected officials, you get out of your community what you put into it. Join us for an interactive discussion about what is being put into our communities by ourselves and others and what we can do to rehabilitate ourselves from poverty and overcriminalization.

Historian Jim McIntyre will explore how the North American theater of the Seven Years’ War laid the groundwork for colonial unrest and the birth of the American Revolution. McIntyre will examine the war’s political, economic, and territorial consequences that reshaped British-colonial relations.

Join us for a special lecture exploring the work and legacy of Ursula K. Le Guin, one of the most influential voices in science fiction and fantasy. Dr. Rebecca Johns-Trissler of DePaul University will examine Le Guin’s themes of anarchism, gender, and imagination in works such as our One Book Text, The Dispossessed. This lecture invites students, faculty, and the community to reflect on how Le Guin’s writing continues to shape conversations about society and storytelling.

This talk shares the story of Teófilo Stevenson, a prominent and dominant Afro-Cuban boxer whose decision to remain in Cuba following the Cuban Revolution of 1959 elevated him to the status of Cuban national hero and international sports celebrity; it also set off discourses about race and black athletic activism and Cuban exile culture and politics.

Participants will hear Dr. Haney’s leadership journey and gain valuable insight from Moraine Valley Community College's 6th president.

MVCC students share their personal experiences and perspectives living with disabilities. This event offers a unique opportunity to learn about life inside and outside of the classroom. Panelists will highlight what they wish others understood about living with disabilities and how to create a more inclusive and supportive environment. This event is part of the One Book program and is organized by the Center for Disability Services.