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Description:: Katharina Hagenhofer is a graduate student in organic agriculture at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU) in Vienna, studying the mechanisms by which young people acquire land or access to land for farming.
Creator:: Shea, Peter
Contributor:: Hagenhofer, Katharina
Created:: 2014-08-21
Contributed By:: University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Last Updated:: 2018-02-13

Description:: Martin Balluch is an Austrian physicist, philosopher, and prominent animal rights activist. He co-founded the Austrian Vegan Society in 1999, and has been president of the Austrian Association Against Animal Factories (Verein Gegen Tierfabriken) since 2002. Writing about his work in Austria, Balluch says activism has given Austria animal protect...
Creator:: Shea, Peter
Contributor:: Balluch, Martin
Created:: 2014-08-21
Contributed By:: University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Last Updated:: 2018-02-13

Description:: Milena Klimek is a Masters student at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU) in Vienna. Her research title is "Farmer and Consumer Practices;A Social Theory Perspective of Organic Partnerships in Austria and Minnesota".
Creator:: Shea, Peter
Contributor:: Klimek, Milena
Created:: 2014-08-21
Contributed By:: University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Last Updated:: 2018-02-13

Description:: Peter Shea introduces the Bat of Minerva‚Äôs trip to Austria and Germany and the interviews to follow.
Creator:: Shea, Peter
Contributor:: Shea, Peter
Created:: 2014-08-21
Contributed By:: University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Last Updated:: 2018-02-13

Description:: Raymond Toller is a PhD candidate in evolutionary biology at the U of Vienna.
Creator:: Shea, Peter
Contributor:: Toller, Raymond
Created:: 2014-08-21
Contributed By:: University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Last Updated:: 2018-02-13

Description:: Rebecca Louise Paxton is a graduate student working in the Institute for Organic Agriculture, a part of the University of Natural of Natural Resources and Life Sciences in Vienna. Her thesis work explores the meaning of one of the ethical principles that guide the organic agriculture movement in Europe: "Organic Agriculture should sustain and en...
Creator:: Shea, Peter
Contributor:: Paxton, Rebecca Louise
Created:: 2014-08-21
Contributed By:: University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Last Updated:: 2018-02-13

Description:: Thomas Schmidinger, political scientist, social and cultural anthropologist, and scholar of the Middle East, talks to Peter Shea. He recalls his wealthy, conservative Catholic upbringing as it framed his early awareness of racial and social inequity and prompted his interest in the Middle East and the relationships between religion, state, and s...
Creator:: Shea, Peter
Contributor:: Schmidinger, Thomas
Created:: 2014-08-21
Contributed By:: University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Last Updated:: 2018-02-13

Description:: Christopher Fischbach is Publisher at Coffee House Press. In this interview, he talks to Peter Shea about how he became involved with Coffee House, the publication decisions he makes, his relationship to the authors of published works, and the Press's commitment to experimental writing and diverse writers.
Creator:: Shea, Peter
Contributor:: Fischbach, Christopher
Created:: 2014-08-11
Contributed By:: University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Last Updated:: 2018-02-13

Description:: The late Jerry Blue was a senior librarian for Hennepin County and a renowned storyteller. He died in October 2014. In this interview, he talks about how he came to tell stories and how he helped others to tell their own.
Creator:: Shea, Peter
Contributor:: Blue, Jerry
Created:: 2014-08-11
Contributed By:: University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Last Updated:: 2018-02-13

Description:: Rachel Jendrzejewski is a playwright and interdisciplinary artist. She has written, performed, and otherwise collaborated on performance, film, music, and public art works throughout the U.S. and internationally.
Creator:: Shea, Peter
Contributor:: Jendrzejewski, Rachel
Created:: 2014-08-01
Contributed By:: University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Last Updated:: 2018-02-13