Peter Kampits, emeritus professor of philosophy at the University of Vienna, talks to Peter Shea about his experiences and travels as a student and professor of philosophy, and his progression of interests from existentialism (Sartre & Camus) to analytic philosophy (Wittgenstein) to the practical discipline of biomedical ethics. He complains tha...
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Kampits, Peter
Created:
2014-10-09
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Kathryn Jensen talks to Peter Shea about an organization she founded, designed to remove barriers to athletic participation for children with disabilities.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Jensen, Kathryn
Created:
2013-04-14
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Blaine Brownell talks to Peter Shea about his conception of sustainable architecture, and architectural opportunities after the Fukushima nuclear disaster.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Brownell, Blaine
Created:
2011-04-03
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Nabil Matar talks to Peter Shea about his interest in the connections of literature, theology, and history, and accounts dealing with stories of captivity.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Matar, Nabil
Created:
2009-10-15
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Professor Peter Weisensel, Professor of History at Macalester College, is a specialist in modern Russian history. In this March 2014 interview, he talks to Peter Shea about current events in Ukraine.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Weisensel, Peter
Created:
2014-03-07
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Thomas Fisher talks to Peter Shea on the commonalities of recent disasters, including the Fukushima nuclear disaster, and on his vision for the future of systems design.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Fisher, Thomas
Created:
2011-04-11
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Thomas Rose talks to Peter Shea about his artistic interests and some themes that unite his work, such as the intersections of architecture and memory.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Rose, Thomas
Created:
2011-08-03
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Shirley Nelson Garner talks to Peter Shea about aspects of Shakespeare, including the treatment of female characters and the difficulty of attaining self-understanding.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Garner, Shirley Nelson
Created:
2010-03-08
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Shohini Ghosh talks to Peter Shea about her films, the condition of women in India, and her aspirations and challenges as an activist and documentary filmmaker.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Ghosh, Shohini
Created:
2006-11-01
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.
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.
Dean Abrahamson talks to Peter Shea about the ongoing problems at the Fukushima nuclear powerplant following the earthquake in Japan on March 11, 2011.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Abrahamson; Dean
Created:
2011-03-28
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Karen Campbell talks to Peter Shea about dams, levies, earthquakes, natural disasters, and the uncertainty of human impact upon the earth and environment.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Campbell, Karen
Created:
2011-04-04
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
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.
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.
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.
William LaFleur talks to Peter Shea about differences between the beliefs of Buddhist and Judaeo-Christian societies with respect to issues such as abortion and organ donation.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
LaFleur, William
Created:
2006-10-01
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Erika Holmquist-Wall and Donald Myers give Peter Shea a tour of the installation "150 Years of Swedish Art" in the Hillstrom Museum at Gustavus Adolphus.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Holmquist-Wall, Erika; Myers, Donald
Created:
2012-11-06
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
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.
Carey Bagdassarian and Elizabeth Mead talk to Peter Shea about complex systems, emergent properties, commonalities between the arts and sciences, and their collaborative process.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Bagdassarian, Carey; Mead, Elizabeth
Created:
2013-02-22
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Julie Schumacher talks to Peter Shea about the development of her interest in words and writing, and how she arrived at short story writing and fiction.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Schumacher, Julie
Created:
2009-11-19
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.
Andy Sturdevant talks to Peter Shea about how the local context of Minneapolis shapes his art practice, and the issue of the economics of being an artist.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Sturdevant, Andy
Created:
2012-12-01
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.
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.
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.
Katrina Vandenberg, professor and author, talks to Peter Shea about her latest work. She discusses the book inspired by a trip to the zoo with her daughter Anna, as well as reading an excerpt from it. John Reimringer, professor and author, talks to Peter Shea about his motivation for writing. Reimringer talks about the necessity of pushing one's...
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Vandenberg, Katrina; Reimringer, John
Created:
2014-07-28
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Kate Roberts talks to Peter Shea about her work coordinating senior and retired volunteers in Cottonwood County, Minnesota, to address problems such as hunger and transportation.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Roberts, Kate
Created:
2012-07-17
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Mari Harries talks to Peter Shea and Gabrielle Orfield about her motivation to start a restaurant, River City Eatery, in her hometown, Windom, Minnesota.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Harries, Mari; Orfield, Gabrielle
Created:
2012-07-10
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Judy Harder talks to Peter Shea about practicing her values and her ethical convictions in building a new kind of Community Supported Agriculture operation.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Harder, Judy
Created:
2012-08-13
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
