Eugene Quinn, radio producer, DJ, and writer, talks to Peter Shea. He describes his upbringing, his parents' appreciation of words, and his life in Austria as an expatriate from London. He discusses his work with cultural organization Space and Place on the Vienna Coffeehouse Conversations and describes some of Vienna's political, social, and et...
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Quinn, Eugene
Created:
2014-08-21
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Eva Hudecova is a Lecturer in the Department of Cultural Studies and Comparative Literature at the University of Minnesota, and a co-translator of Slovak author Michal Hvorecký’s novel "Danube in America". She also spoke about the collaborative translation project in a discussion in April 2015.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Hudecova, Eva
Created:
2015-05-19
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Part 13/16 of Oil and Water. In the wake of one of the largest environmental disasters in United States history, this course explores the many problems and paradoxes associated with the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. This course meets the Technology and Society Liberal Education requirement by exploring not only the technical and scientific issues...
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Gilmer, Robert
Created:
2010-11-22
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Freya Manfred, poet, talks to Peter Shea about the influence of her childhood embedded in nature on her writing. She discusses the different poets and writers who have impacted her work and guided her as a person and poet. Growing up, Manfred had a rather solidary childhood. This is manifested in much of her work, which focuses on the human rela...
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Manfred, Freya
Created:
2014-06-21
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Garrick Comeaux talks to Peter Shea about his pursuit of early music and singing, his travel through Italy and Germany, and his doctorate in sacramental theology.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Comeaux, Garrick
Created:
2009-02-01
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Gary Kroll is an Associate Professor in the Department of History at Plattsburgh State University. Trained in environmental history and the history of science, Professor Kroll is interested in the literal intersection of culture and nature. His project Roadkill Nation examines how Americans have thought about and dealt with the problem of animal...
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Kroll, Gary
Created:
2013-05-07
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Geoffrey Sirc talks to Peter Shea about his approach towards teaching writing composition, using unorthodox writing assignments to give students a position of personal authority.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Sirc, Geoffrey
Created:
2010-02-25
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Italo-Canadian dancer and choreographer Gioconda Barbuto is the 2015 McKnight International Artist. A dancer of explosive wit, subtle intelligence, and a fine sense of theatricality, Gioconda has distinguished herself throughout her career in an impressive number of works. She danced with the Minnesota Dance Theatre before becoming a soloist wit...
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Barbuto, Gioconda
Created:
2015-11-18
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Gregory Taylor talks to Peter Shea about his weekly radio show, his fondness for the Spark Festival, a modern objectivization of music, and his formative musical experiences, in particular, learning about Javanese gamelan.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Taylor, Gregory
Created:
2007-02-04
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Guerino Mazzola talks to Peter Shea about his appreciation of time and gesture in music, his views on music education, and the meaning of collaboration.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Mazzola, Guerino
Created:
2007-02-01
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
