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Ruth Mazo Karras, Professor of History, on Medieval Sexuality, July 2013
Description:
Ruth Mazo Karras talks to Peter Shea about her early interest in fantasy literature, her work reviving archived manuscripts, and love, sex, and marriage in Medieval times.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Karras, Ruth Mazo
Created:
2013-07-12
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Last Updated:
2018-02-13
Ruth Mazo Karras, Professor of History, on Medieval Sexuality, July 2013
Sarah Tracy, Director of Medical Humanities, on Medical Humanities, November 2008
Description:
Sarah Tracy talks to Peter Shea about taking a humanities approach to address questions in current medical practice, from sports injuries to ADHD treatment, and about the medicalization of social phenomena.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Tracy, Sarah
Created:
2008-11-09
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Last Updated:
2018-02-13
Sarah Tracy, Director of Medical Humanities, on Medical Humanities, November 2008
Naomi Falk, Professor of Art, on her Work, February 2013
Description:
Naomi Falk talks to Peter Shea about some of the motivations behind her work, and her teaching.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Falk, Naomi
Created:
2013-02-22
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Last Updated:
2018-02-13
Naomi Falk, Professor of Art, on her Work, February 2013
Lewis Gilbert, Director of the Institute on the Environment, on Science Education, April 2012
Description:
Lewis Gilbert talks to Peter Shea about his career and his thoughts on science education.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Gilbert, Lewis
Created:
2012-04-05
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Last Updated:
2018-02-13
Lewis Gilbert, Director of the Institute on the Environment, on Science Education, April 2012
Rick Duque, Professor of Social Studies of Science, on Transplanting Science, April 2011
Description:
Rick Duque talks to Peter Shea about how well the culture and practice of science can travel to countries without their own longstanding scientific tradition.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Duque, Rick
Created:
2011-04-27
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Last Updated:
2018-02-13
Rick Duque, Professor of Social Studies of Science, on Transplanting Science, April 2011
Sara Evans, Professor of History, on Becoming a Feminist Historian, December 2011
Description:
Sara Evans gives a talk about her life and experience, entitled "Activism and Scholarship: Becoming a Feminist Historian".
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Evans, Sara
Created:
2011-12-13
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Last Updated:
2018-02-13
Sara Evans, Professor of History, on Becoming a Feminist Historian, December 2011
Randel Hanson, Professor of Geography, on the Robust Food Movement, October 2012
Description:
Randel Hanson talks to Peter Shea about his role in Duluth’s sense of identity, struggles, aspirations, and challenges with respect to the robust food movement.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Hanson, Randel
Created:
2012-10-05
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Last Updated:
2018-02-13
Randel Hanson, Professor of Geography, on the Robust Food Movement, October 2012
Rebecca Krinke, Artist, on Participatory Art, October 2012
Description:
Rebecca Krinke talks to Peter Shea about her practice as a multimedia artist, and some of her public, participatory projects.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Krinke, Rebecca
Created:
2012-10-12
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Last Updated:
2018-02-13
Rebecca Krinke, Artist, on Participatory Art, October 2012
Maran Wolston, Philosopher, on Philosophy and Multiple Sclerosis, September 2011
Description:
Maran Wolston talks to Peter Shea about her multiple sclerosis and pursuant philosophical questions.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Wolston, Maran
Created:
2011-09-08
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Last Updated:
2018-02-13
Maran Wolston, Philosopher, on Philosophy and Multiple Sclerosis, September 2011
Rachel Jendrzejewski, Playwright, on Ephemeral Performances, April 2012
Description:
Rachel Jendrzejewski talks to Peter Shea about a play she helped stage on the fifth anniversary of the Virginia Tech massacre, "What a Stranger May Know".
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Jendrzejewski, Rachel
Created:
2012-04-14
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Last Updated:
2018-02-13
Rachel Jendrzejewski, Playwright, on Ephemeral Performances, April 2012
Mark Zmudy, Professor of Health, on Adventure Education, April 2010
Description:
Mark Zmudy talks to Peter Shea about his interest in adventure and outdoor education and their integration with formal education.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Zmudy, Mark
Created:
2010-04-07
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Last Updated:
2018-02-13
Mark Zmudy, Professor of Health, on Adventure Education, April 2010
Rebecca Scott, Professor of Sociology, on Coal Mining, April 2010
Description:
Rebecca Scott talks to Peter Shea about the sociological factors which enable destructive environmental practices such as mountaintop removal coal mining.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Scott, Rebecca
Created:
2010-04-26
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Last Updated:
2018-02-13
Rebecca Scott, Professor of Sociology, on Coal Mining, April 2010
Robert Hammel, Filmmaker, on Filmmaking, November 2009
Description:
Robert Hammel talks to Peter Shea about his interest in filmmaking, his work involving dancers, and the ways in which viewers react to films.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Hammel, Robert
Created:
2009-11-04
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Last Updated:
2018-02-13
Robert Hammel, Filmmaker, on Filmmaking, November 2009
Michael Cherlin, Professor of Music Theory, on Creativity and Collaboration, March 2007
Description:
Michael Cherlin talks to Peter Shea about his use of philosophical ideas to understand music, and his ideas on interdisciplinary collaboration.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Cherlin, Michael
Created:
2007-03-01
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Last Updated:
2018-02-13
Michael Cherlin, Professor of Music Theory, on Creativity and Collaboration, March 2007
Paula Lupkin, Professor of Architecture, on the YMCA and Beer, April 2011
Description:
Paula Lupkin talks to Peter Shea about her research into the architecture and cultural roles of YMCA buildings and beer production.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Lupkin, Paula
Created:
2011-04-19
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Last Updated:
2018-02-13
Paula Lupkin, Professor of Architecture, on the YMCA and Beer, April 2011
Michael Osterholm, Director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy, on the Fukushima nuclear disaster, March 2011
Description:
Michael Osterholm talks to Peter Shea about lessons in disaster preparedness from the Fukushima nuclear disaster.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Osterholm, Michael
Created:
2011-03-29
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Last Updated:
2018-02-13
Michael Osterholm, Director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy, on the Fukushima nuclear disaster, March 2011
J. B. Shank, Professor of History, on the Calculus (2 of 3), December 2008
Description:
J. B. Shank talks to Peter Shea, continuing their discussion of the origins of calculus in the sixteenth century.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Shank, J. B.
Created:
2008-12-09
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Last Updated:
2018-02-13
J. B. Shank, Professor of History, on the Calculus (2 of 3), December 2008
Regula Russelle, Book-Maker, on her Projects, November 2012
Description:
Regula Russelle talks to Peter Shea about her motivation to make paper and books, and displays some of her projects.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Russelle, Regula
Created:
2012-11-20
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Last Updated:
2018-02-13
Regula Russelle, Book-Maker, on her Projects, November 2012
Margaret Crawford, Professor of Architecture, on Garage Sales, March 2010
Description:
Margaret Crawford talks to Peter Shea about her study of garage sales in Los Angeles.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Crawford, Margaret
Created:
2010-03-23
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Last Updated:
2018-02-13
Margaret Crawford, Professor of Architecture, on Garage Sales, March 2010
Maran Wolston, Philosopher, on Philosophy and Multiple Sclerosis, November 2011
Description:
Maran Wolston talks to Peter Shea about her multiple sclerosis and pursuant philosophical questions.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Wolston, Maran
Created:
2011-11-17
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Last Updated:
2018-02-13
Maran Wolston, Philosopher, on Philosophy and Multiple Sclerosis, November 2011
Richard Steckel, Professor of Economics, on The Long Shadow of American Slavery, December 2011
Description:
Richard Steckel talks to Peter Shea about his research into the nutritional health of children of slaves in 19th century America.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Steckel, Richard
Created:
2011-12-05
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Last Updated:
2018-02-13
Richard Steckel, Professor of Economics, on The Long Shadow of American Slavery, December 2011
Leigh Fondakowski, Playwright, on The Laramie Project, April 2010
Description:
Leigh Fondakowski talks to Peter Shea about her play, The Laramie Project, predicated upon the tenth anniversary of the killing of Matthew Shepard, and the oral history research that went into it.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Fondakowski, Leigh
Created:
2010-04-18
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Last Updated:
2018-02-13
Leigh Fondakowski, Playwright, on The Laramie Project, April 2010
Morton Subotnick, Composer, on his Works, February 2007
Description:
Morton Subotnick talks to Peter Shea about his formation as a composer, some of his early pieces, and their public receptions.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Subotnick, Morton
Created:
2007-02-03
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Last Updated:
2018-02-13
Morton Subotnick, Composer, on his Works, February 2007
Marlene Jack, Professor of Ceramics, on her Pottery, February 2013
Description:
Marlene Jack talks to Peter Shea about her pottery, projects, and students.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Jack, Marlene
Created:
2013-02-21
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Last Updated:
2018-02-13
Marlene Jack, Professor of Ceramics, on her Pottery, February 2013
Peter Kerre, DJ and Community Organizer, on the North Minneapolis Tornado, July 2011
Description:
Peter Kerre talks to Peter Shea about his work organizing relief in the aftermath of the tornado which struck North Minneapolis on May 22, 2011.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Kerre, Peter
Created:
2011-07-11
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Last Updated:
2018-02-13
Peter Kerre, DJ and Community Organizer, on the North Minneapolis Tornado, July 2011
Madelon Sprengnether, Professor of English, on Forms and Films, November 2006
Description:
Madelon Sprengnether talks to Peter Shea about two recent projects, a memoir and a book of prose poems, the process of choosing and developing a written form, and the power of films.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Sprengnether, Madelon
Created:
2006-11-15
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Last Updated:
2018-02-13
Madelon Sprengnether, Professor of English, on Forms and Films, November 2006
Raoni Rajao, Management Student, on Amazon Deforestation, April 2011
Description:
Raoni Rajao talks to Peter Shea about the use of Geographic Information Systems in the debate over deforestation in the Amazon.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Rajao, Raoni
Created:
2011-04-27
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Last Updated:
2018-02-13
Raoni Rajao, Management Student, on Amazon Deforestation, April 2011
Savannah Rhomberg-Reich, Playwright, on Theater, August 2010
Description:
Savannah Rhomberg-Reich talks to Peter Shea about her interest in theater and her involvement in the Fringe Festival.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Rhomberg-Reich, Savannah
Created:
2010-08-17
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Last Updated:
2018-02-13
Savannah Rhomberg-Reich, Playwright, on Theater, August 2010
Rebekah Rentzel, Director, on her Practice, August 2011
Description:
Rebekah Rentzel talks to Peter Shea about her journey into the world of theater, and her involvement in the Fringe 2011 festival.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Rentzel, Rebekah
Created:
2011-08-21
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Last Updated:
2018-02-13
Rebekah Rentzel, Director, on her Practice, August 2011
Nigel Clark, Senior Lecturer in Human Geography, on Humans in Extremis, April 2011
Description:
Nigel Clark talks to Peter Shea about the variability and volatility of earth processes and human responses to them.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Clark, Nigel
Created:
2011-04-21
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Last Updated:
2018-02-13
Nigel Clark, Senior Lecturer in Human Geography, on Humans in Extremis, April 2011
Maran Wolston, Philosopher, on Philosophy and Multiple Sclerosis, February 2011
Description:
Maran Wolston talks to Peter Shea about her multiple sclerosis diagnosis, and some pursuant philosophical questions.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Wolston, Maran
Created:
2011-02-17
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Last Updated:
2018-02-13
Maran Wolston, Philosopher, on Philosophy and Multiple Sclerosis, February 2011
Leonard Marcus, Author, on his Recent Work, February 2012
Description:
Leonard Marcus talks to Peter Shea about his forthcoming book on Madeleine, L'Engle, author of A Wrinkle in Time and many other children's fantasy novels, his recently published Annotated Phantom Tollbooth, and his work on the illustrator Randolph Caldecott.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Marcus, Leonard
Created:
2012-02-02
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Last Updated:
2018-02-13
Leonard Marcus, Author, on his Recent Work, February 2012
Megan England, Sound Artist, on her Work, February 2009
Description:
Megan England talks to Peter Shea about her compositional processes, her current mobile guerilla project, and the character of cities and acoustic environments.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
England, Megan
Created:
2009-02-17
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Last Updated:
2018-02-13
Megan England, Sound Artist, on her Work, February 2009
Michael Gaudio, Professor of Art History, on Early Modern Images, April 2008
Description:
Michael Gaudio talks to Peter Shea about the visual imagery of Early Modern Europe: paintings, maps, religious icons, woodcuts.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Gaudio, Michael
Created:
2008-04-10
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Last Updated:
2018-02-13
Michael Gaudio, Professor of Art History, on Early Modern Images, April 2008
Leigh Payne, Professor of Sociology, on Human Rights, April 2012
Description:
Leigh Payne talks to Peter Shea about her work in human rights: the politics of confession, restorative justice, and trials.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Payne, Leigh
Created:
2012-04-04
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Last Updated:
2018-02-13
Leigh Payne, Professor of Sociology, on Human Rights, April 2012
Lynn Lukkas, Professor of Art, on Time, September 2009
Description:
Lynn Lukkas talks to Peter Shea about her interactive project exploring subjective experiences of time.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Lukkas, Lynn
Created:
2006-09-01
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Last Updated:
2018-02-13
Lynn Lukkas, Professor of Art, on Time, September 2009
Pat Nunnally, River Life Coordinator, on the Mississippi River, May 2011
Description:
Pat Nunnally talks to Peter Shea about changing human attitudes and relationships towards the Mississippi River.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Nunnally, Pat
Created:
2011-05-19
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Last Updated:
2018-02-13
Pat Nunnally, River Life Coordinator, on the Mississippi River, May 2011
Rachel Jendrzejewski, Multidisciplinary Artist, on her Recent Projects, March 2013
Description:
Rachel Jendrzejewski talks to Peter Shea about her recent series of theater events in local restaurants, and the role of a theater artist in a local community.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Jendrzejewski, Rachel
Created:
2013-03-07
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Last Updated:
2018-02-13
Rachel Jendrzejewski, Multidisciplinary Artist, on her Recent Projects, March 2013
Michael Gogins, Composer, on his Music, February 2013
Description:
Michael Gogins talks to Peter Shea about his musical development, algorithmic composition, computer music, and some of his compositional processes.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Gogins, Michael
Created:
2013-02-26
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Last Updated:
2018-02-13
Michael Gogins, Composer, on his Music, February 2013
Patricia Hampl, Professor of English, on Lyric Poetry, October 2009
Description:
Patricia Hampl talks to Peter Shea about the lyric voice in memoir, the first person voice in American writing, and the role of memoir in making history.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Hampl, Patricia
Created:
2009-10-26
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Last Updated:
2018-02-13
Patricia Hampl, Professor of English, on Lyric Poetry, October 2009
Mary Modeen, Artist, on Place and Belonging, October 2012
Description:
Mary Modeen talks to Peter Shea about landscapes, teaching, art-making, and place, exploring notions of the unseen and emptiness. She also talks about finding a home as an American who teaches in Scotland and in feeling more at home in herself as she ages.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Modeen, Mary
Created:
2012-10-16
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Last Updated:
2018-02-13
Mary Modeen, Artist, on Place and Belonging, October 2012
Ray Gonzalez, Professor of English, on Teaching Poetry, March 2010
Description:
Ray Gonzalez talks to Peter Shea about teaching poetry to university students.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Gonzalez, Ray
Created:
2010-03-31
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Last Updated:
2018-02-13
Ray Gonzalez, Professor of English, on Teaching Poetry, March 2010
Magne Ove Varsi, Sami Rights Leader, on Sami Rights
Description:
Magne Ove Varsi talks to Peter Shea about the struggle of the Sami people for recognition and rights from the Norwegian nation-state.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Varsi, Magne Ove
Created:
2011-02-16
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Last Updated:
2018-02-13
Magne Ove Varsi, Sami Rights Leader, on Sami Rights
Mark Huglen, Professor of Communication, on Poetic Healing, September 2008
Description:
Mark Huglen talks to Peter Shea about some of his projects, dealing with Aristotle's Rhetoric and the "poetic healing" of Vietnam veterans.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Huglen, Mark
Created:
2008-09-16
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Last Updated:
2018-02-13
Mark Huglen, Professor of Communication, on Poetic Healing, September 2008
Mike Tidwell, Author and Filmmaker, on Climate Change, September 2010
Description:
Mike Tidwell talks to Peter Shea about environmental change on a local level in the Louisiana Bayou and as a matter of national attention.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Tidwell, Mike
Created:
2010-09-28
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Last Updated:
2018-02-13
Mike Tidwell, Author and Filmmaker, on Climate Change, September 2010
Psyche Williams-Forson, Professor of American Studies, on Food, March 2013
Description:
Psyche Williams-Forson talks to Peter Shea about the ways in which food culture reflects class, race, and social position.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Williams-Forson, Psyche
Created:
2011-03-03
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Last Updated:
2018-02-13
Psyche Williams-Forson, Professor of American Studies, on Food, March 2013
Matt Huber, Postdoc in Geography, on the American Oil Lifestyle, September 2009
Description:
Matt Huber talks to Peter Shea about the centrality of petroleum to the American way of life, and the relevance of its academic critique.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Huber, Matt
Created:
2009-09-25
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Last Updated:
2018-02-13
Matt Huber, Postdoc in Geography, on the American Oil Lifestyle, September 2009
Randall Curren, Professor of Philosophy, on Sustainability, March 2010
Description:
Randall Curren talks to Peter Shea about human obstacles to sustainability.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Curren, Randall
Created:
2010-03-31
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Last Updated:
2018-02-13
Randall Curren, Professor of Philosophy, on Sustainability, March 2010
Robert Gilmer, Postdoc in Native American History, on Mississippi River Flooding, May 2011
Description:
Robert Gilmer talks to Peter Shea about the flooding of the Mississippi River in April and May of 2011, giving a historical perpective on flood preparedness.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Gilmer, Robert
Created:
2011-05-16
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Last Updated:
2018-02-13
Robert Gilmer, Postdoc in Native American History, on Mississippi River Flooding, May 2011
Raymond Geuss, Professor of Philosophy, on Doing Philosophy, May 2010
Description:
Raymond Geuss talks to Peter Shea about Catholicism, the value of practicing philosophy from a historical perspective, and his university teaching.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Geuss, Raymond
Created:
2010-05-05
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Last Updated:
2018-02-13
Raymond Geuss, Professor of Philosophy, on Doing Philosophy, May 2010