In this episode, Lara shares with Brigitta what she learned about Anime and its connection to Disney. They also discuss US, UK, and Japanese copyright.

Produced by Brigitta Shannon Rose

Researched by Lara Moebs

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1. History of Anime Industry
   1. From the English Wikipedia – which is one of the better resources for pop culture groupings (like anime and comics) in America and English speaking world : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_anime
   2. From the Japanese side: https://www.nippon.com/en/features/h00043/
      1. Japan's first animated productions were war training films and propaganda for WWII
      2. Post WWII – wanted to know how to continue using the industry in peace time. Saw Disney being successful, so invited Disney over to assist with transition. Thus a new art form was born.
   3. Some specific American influences discussed in a paper by a Univerity of Michigan paper” https://public.websites.umich.edu/~wewantas/amoreena/ameranime.html
   4. Some numbers about the industry: https://www.statista.com/topics/7495/anime-industry-in-japan/
   5. A few of the well-known Anime studios:
      1. Namco - now known as Bandai Namco (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namco )
      2. Toei Animation - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toei_Animation
      3. Ghibli - best known for work with Disney (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Studio_Ghibli) under the auspices of Hayao Miyazaki

1. Anime and Product placement/toys – inherent blend of story, art, and product
   1. Kawii culture gave Hello Kitty – one of the earliest, most pervasive examples of this:

In this episode, Brigitta and Lara give a modern translation of the United States Declaration of Independence and talk about how Thomas Hobbes of Malmesbury's "Leviathan" set the stage for the future philosophers who influenced the writers of the Declaration.

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Researched by Lara Moebs

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In this episode, Brigitta and Lara discuss the history of policing in America and how some of the training affects issues with racism and police presence in schools. (Note: This was recorded around Juneteenth; hence the references.)

Produced by Brigitta Shannon Rose

Researched by Lara Moebs

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History in Europe:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scythians

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iranic

https://www.britannica.com/topic/crime-law

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Augustus-Roman-emperor

https://www.britannica.com/topic/history-of-United-Kingdom

https://www.britannica.com/event/Norman-Conquest

https://www.britannica.com/topic/shire-British-government-unit

https://www.britannica.com/topic/sheriff

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Louis-XIV-king-of-France

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Denis-Diderot

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jean-Le-Rond-dAlembert

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Encyclopedie

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Samuel-Johnson

https://www.britannica.com/topic/regulation

https://www.britannica.com/topic/law

History in America:

https://www.britannica.com/place/United-States

https://naacp.org/find-resources/history-explained/origins-modern-day-policing#:~:text=The origins of modern-day,runaway slaves to their owners

Training and police behavior:

https://www.statista.com/statistics/585152/people-shot-to-death-by-us-police-by-race/

https://www.in.gov/ilea/about-the-academy

https://www.in.gov/ilea/mandated-in-service-training/

https://www.cchrtaskforce.org/articles/police-violence

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/08/warrior-cop-class-dave-grossman-killology.html

https://harvardlawreview.org/forum/vol-128/law-enforcements-war...