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David Chang, Professor of History, on Native American Land, May 2008
Description:
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.
Last Updated:
2018-02-13
David Chang, Professor of History, on Native American Land, May 2008
Ann Waltner, Professor of History, on Matteo Ricci's Map, July 2010
Description:
Ann Waltner talks to Peter Shea about Jesuit priest Matteo Ricci’s Kunyu wanguo quantu, or Map of the Ten Thousand Countries of the Earth (1602), the oldest surviving Chinese map to show the Americas.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Waltner, Ann
Created:
2010-07-29
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Last Updated:
2018-02-13
Ann Waltner, Professor of History, on Matteo Ricci's Map, July 2010
Leonard Marcus, Author, on Margaret Wise Brown, November 2009
Description:
Leonard Marcus talks to Peter Shea about the children's book author Margaret Wise Brown, and how her books have been regarded. He also deals with Ursula Nordstrom, and his general approach to writing.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Marcus, Leonard
Created:
2009-11-15
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Last Updated:
2018-02-13
Leonard Marcus, Author, on Margaret Wise Brown, November 2009
Diane Katsiaficas, Professor of Art, on her Inspiration, January 2013
Description:
Diane Kastiaficas talks to Peter Shea about her memories of childhood which formed her as an artist. She talks about collectors and collections, showing a collection she made as a child, and about her work as a teacher.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Katsiaficas, Diane
Created:
2013-01-25
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Last Updated:
2018-02-13
Diane Katsiaficas, Professor of Art, on her Inspiration, January 2013
Rosalie Wahl, MN Supreme Court Judge, on the War in Iraq, Mar. 2003
Description:
Rosalie Wahl, the first woman elected to the Minnesota State Supreme Court, talks to Peter Shea about the invasion of Iraq, the limits of executive power, international law, civil liberties, the judicial system, and the threats posed to American democracy. Peter Shea says: "My old friend Rosalie Wahl, who died recently, had to keep lots of her o...
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Wahl, Rosalie
Created:
2003-03-20
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Last Updated:
2018-02-13
Rosalie Wahl, MN Supreme Court Judge, on the War in Iraq, Mar. 2003
Jeffrey Broadbent, Professor of Sociology, on the Fukushima nuclear disaster, March 2011
Description:
Jeffrey Broadbent talks to Peter Shea shortly after the Fukushima nuclear disaster, describing his experience with Buddhism, the task of providing energy to growing industrial cities, and the ways in which Japanese national policy relates to the natual environment.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Broadbent, Jeffery
Created:
2011-03-22
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Last Updated:
2018-02-13
Jeffrey Broadbent, Professor of Sociology, on the Fukushima nuclear disaster, March 2011
Lisa Channer, Professor of Theater, on her Work, January 2013
Description:
Lisa Channer talks to Peter Shea about the importance of collaboration to her work as an artist and director. She also talks about pedagogy and the pleasures of teaching. In the final segmnents of the interview she talks about current directions in the American theater.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Channer, Lisa
Created:
2013-01-21
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Last Updated:
2018-02-13
Lisa Channer, Professor of Theater, on her Work, January 2013
Kao Kalia Yang, Author, on Hmong Identity and Writing, March 2008
Description:
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.
Last Updated:
2018-02-13
Kao Kalia Yang, Author, on Hmong Identity and Writing, March 2008
Bill Foley, Photographer, and Andrea Stanislav, Professor of Art, on Dubai, December 2009
Description:
Bill Foley and Andrea Stanislav talk to Peter Shea about their recent research trip to Dubai, and an upcoming multimedia sculptural installation exploring the interconnections and competing/clashing themes of environmental sustainability, global pluralism, and Dubai's highly ambitious architecture.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Foley, Bill; Stanislav, Andrea
Created:
2009-12-09
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Last Updated:
2018-02-13
Bill Foley, Photographer, and Andrea Stanislav, Professor of Art, on Dubai, December 2009
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