Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness: 250 Years of the Declaration of Independence
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness: 250 Years of the Declaration of Independence
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Learn more about the Declaration of Independence for the 250-year anniversary with this interdisciplinary podcast, featuring experts from the USA and around the world.
The series is produced and hosted by Dr. Andrew Sola and the Amerikazentrum, Hamburg.
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Explores the historical, political, and cultural significance of the Declaration of Independence with episodes focusing on the philosophical underpinnings of the document, its reception in Europe and its role in global independence movements, such as the influence on South American revolutions and the impact in modern democratic movements.
Learn more about the Declaration of Independence for the 250-year anniversary with this interdisciplinary podcast, featuring experts from the USA and around the world.
The series is produced and hosted by Dr. Andrew Sola and the Amerikazentrum, Hamburg.
with Andrew Sola, Dr. Marion Loeffler & Dr. Huw Williams (Cardiff University)
In this episode, we explore the influence of Wales and Welsh immigrants on the Declaration of Independence with two expert guests from the University of Cardiff, Dr. Marion Loeffler and Dr. Huw Williams.
Topics include:
-the importance of preserving and expanding Welsh language and identity in the present
-an exploration of Welsh identity in the 1700s
-the tradition of Welsh religious dissenters which meshed with political non-conformity
-economic and political similarities and differences between Wales and Ireland in the 1700s
-confusions and conflations between English and Welsh identity
-an introduction to the Welsh philosopher Richard Price and his influence on Patriot political theory
-his pamphlet, Observations on Civil Liberty, which was published in Philadelphia the same week as the Declaration of Independence
-implications of both the French Revolution and the American Revolution for Wales
-differences between Price and the radical Welsh dissenter Morgan John Rhys, who founded the utopian Welsh colony of Cambria in Pennsylvania in 1794
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