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Adam Zientek, Professor of History, on the Psychiatry of Warfare, December 2011
Description:
Adam Zientek talks to Peter Shea about the rationing of alcohol to French soldiers in the trenches of World War One.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Zientek, Adam
Created:
2011-12-08
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Last Updated:
2018-02-13
Adam Zientek, Professor of History, on the Psychiatry of Warfare, December 2011
Amy Howard, Professor of American Studies, on Public Housing, February 2010
Description:
Amy Howard talks to Peter Shea about public housing in San Francisco.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Howard, Amy
Created:
2010-02-11
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Last Updated:
2018-02-13
Amy Howard, Professor of American Studies, on Public Housing, February 2010
Andrew Newman, Professor of Anthropology, on Parks, October 2011
Description:
Andrew Newman talks to Peter Shea about public green spaces in the history of America and France.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Newman, Andrew
Created:
2011-10-28
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Last Updated:
2018-02-13
Andrew Newman, Professor of Anthropology, on Parks, October 2011
Andrew Stone, Postdoc in History, on Soviet Orphanages, April 2013
Description:
Andrew Stone talks to Peter Shea about his research into Soviet orphanages, on the emotional lives of their inhabitants and the educational philosophy of the Soviet state.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Stone, Andrew
Created:
2013-04-17
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Last Updated:
2018-02-13
Andrew Stone, Postdoc in History, on Soviet Orphanages, April 2013
Ann Waltner, Professor of History, on Matteo Ricci's Map, July 2010
Description:
Ann Waltner talks to Peter Shea about Jesuit priest Matteo Ricci’s Kunyu wanguo quantu, or Map of the Ten Thousand Countries of the Earth (1602), the oldest surviving Chinese map to show the Americas.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Waltner, Ann
Created:
2010-07-29
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Last Updated:
2018-02-13
Ann Waltner, Professor of History, on Matteo Ricci's Map, July 2010
Ann Waltner, Professor of History, on Spirituality in 16th Century China, May 2006
Description:
Ann Waltner talks to Peter Shea about Buddhism, Confucianism, Daoism, and the boundaries between reality and the supernatural in 16th Century China.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Waltner, Ann
Created:
2006-05-01
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Last Updated:
2018-02-13
Ann Waltner, Professor of History, on Spirituality in 16th Century China, May 2006
Arthur Knight, Professor of American Studies, on Cinema, February 2013
Description:
Arthur Knight talks to Peter Shea about the role of cinema in twentieth century America.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Knight, Arthur
Created:
2013-02-21
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Last Updated:
2018-02-13
Arthur Knight, Professor of American Studies, on Cinema, February 2013
Astrid Ogilvie, Climate Historian, on Reconstructing Past Climates, February 2013
Description:
Astrid Ogilvie talks to Peter Shea about ways in which historians might learn about past climates, and about her research on Iceland.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Ogilvie, Astrid
Created:
2013-02-13
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Last Updated:
2018-02-13
Astrid Ogilvie, Climate Historian, on Reconstructing Past Climates, February 2013
Carla Rahn Phillips, Professor of History, on Spanish Naval History, October 2009
Description:
Carla Rahn Phillips talks to Peter Shea about her interest in the history of Early Modern Spain and the Atlantic, including maritime and naval history.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Phillips, Carla Rahn
Created:
2009-10-07
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Last Updated:
2018-02-13
Carla Rahn Phillips, Professor of History, on Spanish Naval History, October 2009
Caroline Walker Bynum, Professor of Medieval History, on Western Spirituality, September 2008
Description:
Caroline Walker Bynum talks to Peter Shea about the roots of her interest in medieval European history, religion, and spirituality, tracing the evolution of her projects.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Bynum, Caroline Walker
Created:
2008-09-18
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Last Updated:
2018-02-13
Caroline Walker Bynum, Professor of Medieval History, on Western Spirituality, September 2008
Chandos Brown, Professor of American Studies, on Public History, February 2013
Description:
Chandos Brown talks to Peter Shea about his own personal encounter with history, as the son of a career Marine Corps father, and about his efforts to convey the idea that lives matter to his students.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Brown, Chandos
Created:
2013-02-21
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Last Updated:
2018-02-13
Chandos Brown, Professor of American Studies, on Public History, February 2013
Charles McGovern, Professor of American Studies, on the History of Popular Culture, February 2013
Description:
Charles McGovern talks to Peter Shea about his interest in American popular culture, his work at the Smithsonian, and his belief in the "seriousness" of pop culture.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
McGovern, Charles
Created:
2013-02-21
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Last Updated:
2018-02-13
Charles McGovern, Professor of American Studies, on the History of Popular Culture, February 2013
Christopher Roberts, Professor of Law, on Human Rights, April 2012
Description:
Christopher Roberts talks to Peter Shea about the formation of the notion of human rights.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Roberts, Christopher
Created:
2012-04-04
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Last Updated:
2018-02-13
Christopher Roberts, Professor of Law, on Human Rights, April 2012
David Chang, Professor of History, on Native American Land, May 2008
Description:
David Chang talks to Peter Shea about modern American attitudes towards historical seizure of Native American lands, about the history of the official story, and the role of historical study in demonstrating the choices that went into events.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Chang, David
Created:
2008-05-28
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Last Updated:
2018-02-13
David Chang, Professor of History, on Native American Land, May 2008
Deborah Jenson, Professor of French, on Mirror Neurons, March 2010
Description:
Deborah Jenson talks to Peter Shea about her research into French and KreyÔøΩl revolutionary-era texts by the African diaspora in colonial Haiti, and new developments in theories of imitation or representation in the field of neuroscience.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Jenson, Deborah
Created:
2010-03-04
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Last Updated:
2018-02-13
Deborah Jenson, Professor of French, on Mirror Neurons, March 2010
Don Davis, Cultural Geographer, on the Louisiana Wetlands, November 2010
Description:
Don Davis talks to Peter Shea about conducting oral history research into the Louisiana Wetlands, and his interest in cultural geography.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Davis, Don
Created:
2010-11-30
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Last Updated:
2018-02-13
Don Davis, Cultural Geographer, on the Louisiana Wetlands, November 2010
Eric Avila, Professor of Urban Planning, on Cities, April 2009
Description:
Eric Avila talks to Peter Shea about the place of the city in the American cultural imagination, its relationship to social identity, the early construction of highways, and the development of urban planning as a science.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Avila, Eric
Created:
2009-04-14
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Last Updated:
2018-02-13
Eric Avila, Professor of Urban Planning, on Cities, April 2009
Gretchen Buggeln, Professor of Christianity, on Church Architecture, March 2013
Description:
Gretchen Buggeln talks to Peter Shea about some of the beliefs and decisions which have influenced architectural design of American churches.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Buggeln, Gretchen
Created:
2013-03-08
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Last Updated:
2018-02-13
Gretchen Buggeln, Professor of Christianity, on Church Architecture, March 2013
Her Vang, Postdoc in History, on Hmong Transnational Politics, March 2011
Description:
Her Vang talks to Peter Shea about the struggles and aspirations of the Hmong people in America after exile from Laos.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Vang, Her
Created:
2011-03-31
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Last Updated:
2018-02-13
Her Vang, Postdoc in History, on Hmong Transnational Politics, March 2011
James Stewart, Professor Emeritus of History, on Contemporary Slavery, September 2011
Description:
James Brewer Stewart talks to Peter Shea about the abolitionist movement, his founding of Historians Against Slavery, and the problem of current-day slavery, including slavery in Minnesota.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Stewart, James
Created:
2011-09-04
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Last Updated:
2018-02-13
James Stewart, Professor Emeritus of History, on Contemporary Slavery, September 2011