Michael Fortun talks to Peter Shea about his work doing oral history/anthropology of ongoing scientific enterprises. Fortun is concerned to convey the messiness and í±humanityí¬ of science, in a public climate in which scientific inquiry is often held up as a model of fairly simple, clear rational procedure. Fortun gives an account of his in...
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Fortun, Michael
Created:
2009-04-10
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Ann Marie Barry talks to Peter Shea about her love of literature, the neurology of visual communication, how they filter into her teaching methods, and the danger of satire.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Barry, Ann Marie
Created:
2009-03-22
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Juliette Cherbuliez talks to Peter Shea about her interests in French Early Modern literature, the Medea myth, and stories of murder carried out by women, and how they frame our evaluations of violence. She also speaks about her educational ideals.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Cherbuliez, Juliette
Created:
2009-03-22
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Douglas Ewart talks to Peter Shea about some motivations behind his Spark Festival project, such as the importance of active play for young people, and the environmental damage of contemporary society.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Ewart, Douglas
Created:
2009-02-17
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Erika Donald and Xenia Pestova talk to Peter Shea about their involvement in the Spark 2009 Festival, as part of their Digital Orchestra Project, utilizing digital musical instruments.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Donald, Erika| Pestova, Xenia
Created:
2009-02-17
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
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.
Susan Buck-Morss talks to Peter Shea about her early adoption of Marxist ideals and communal living, her love of libraries and archives, and the power of visual imagery.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Buck-Morss, Susan
Created:
2009-02-17
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Terry Pender talks to Peter Shea about his formation as a performer and composer, and the kind of "American" freedom and experimentation he aims for in his music.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Pender, Terry
Created:
2009-02-17
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Andrea Stanislav talks to Peter Shea about her sculpture and installations, public art, and her collaborative project Dubai, Inc. undertaken with photographer Bill Foley.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Stanislav, Andrea
Created:
2009-02-01
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Caly McMorrow talks to Peter Shea about her music, combining classical instruments, live loops, and circuit bending, and about making a livelihood as an artist.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
McMorrow, Caly
Created:
2009-02-01
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.
Eric Van Duzer talks to Peter Shea about his collaborative research with his sister, Leslie Van Duzer, into the similarities of magic trick and architectural design.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Van Duzer, Eric
Created:
2008-11-24
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
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.
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.
William Cunningham talks to Peter Shea about his experience as a biological and environmental scientist, his authoring of a leading environmental science textbook, globalisation, and accellerating environmental change.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Cunningham, William
Created:
2008-09-18
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
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.
Moishe Postone talks to Peter Shea about his interest in understanding the mass movements he was experiencing the 1960s and 1970s. He also discusses his purposes in teaching and the place of a critical emphasis in graduate education.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Postone, Moishe
Created:
2008-04-10
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Caryl Clark talks to Peter Shea about her interest in Austrian classical composer Franz Joseph Haydn, both as a musician and as a member of many different social circles.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Clark, Caryl
Created:
2008-03-28
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Kao Kalia Yang, author of The Latehomecomer, talks to Peter Shea about her writing, her inspiration, her Hmong identity, and her co-founding of Words Wanted, an agency dedicated to helping immigrants with writing, translating, and business services.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Yang, Kao Kalia
Created:
2008-03-26
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Eric Black talks to Peter Shea about journalistic conventions, norms, and decision processes, and his attempts to convey more honest reporting as an online journalist.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Black, Eric
Created:
2008-03-06
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Leigh Fondakowski talks to Peter Shea about some ethical questions that arise when writing plays based on real events using oral history interviews with real people.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Fondakowski, Leigh
Created:
2008-02-16
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Jan Estep talks to Peter Shea about her developing interest in combining philosophy and art, including her interest in the work of Ludwig Wittgenstein.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Estep, Jan
Created:
2007-11-15
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.