Shawny Anderson is Associate Dean of Liberal Arts at St. Mary’s College of California. Since January 2002 (with a few breaks in between) Shawny has taken Jan Term trips that are now loosely connected under the title "DIRT." DIRT stands for Dismantle, Immerse, Reflect, Transform. The DIRT trips have sent students into situations of extreme pove...
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Anderson, Shawny
Created:
2015-07-09
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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
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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
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University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Simon Gikandi talks to Peter Shea about his interdisciplinary work connecting literary theory and literary history, his book connecting slavery and culture of taste, British colonialism, and modern identity.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Gikandi, Simon
Created:
2009-10-16
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University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Stacy Alaimo talks about transcorporeality, an awareness of the body in material reality, as it relates to environmental health, monster movies, and human interactions.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Alaimo, Stacy
Created:
2009-11-04
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University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Stan & Gladys Friesen have been farming near Mountain Lake, MN for over 30 years, growing corn and soybeans. Stan’s interest in alternative energy and ethanol led him to the experiment that became Gladcorn, a crunchy corn snack that crosses corn nuts and popcorn.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Friesen, Gladys; Friesen, Stan
Created:
2010-07-09
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Stefan Heid was trained as an ethnologist, works in the family used car business near Edlitz, and writes about Burgenland. In this interview, he talks about returning home after much travel abroad.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Heid, Stefan
Created:
2014-10-13
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University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Steve LeBeau is Editor in Chief of Minnesota Business Magazine. He has more than 30 years of experience as a producer, writer and editor in radio, television, print and Internet, spanning the fields of journalism, public relations and entertainment. He served in the Communications Office of Governor Jesse Ventura for four years as a speechwriter...
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
LeBeau, Steve
Created:
2015-11-02
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.
Susannah Smith talks to Peter Shea about her interests in Russian history and Javanese gamelan performance, and about her work at the Institute for Advanced Study.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Smith, Susannah
Created:
2007-02-02
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Susan Whitfield talks to Peter Shea about her intellectual expansion from particular historical topics to a broad concern with trade and cultural exchange over hundreds of years, including the Silk Road between Europe and China, and about the ways in which history is recorded and utilized.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Whitfield, Susan
Created:
2013-01-23
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.