Rachel Jendrzejewski talks to Peter Shea about a play she helped stage on the fifth anniversary of the Virginia Tech massacre, "What a Stranger May Know".
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Jendrzejewski, Rachel
Created:
2012-04-14
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Molly Zahn talks to Peter Shea about early attitudes towards Judeo-Christian scriptural text, and the practice of revising scriptures as a matter of copying and interpretation.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Zahn, Molly
Created:
2011-04-28
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Melissa Rolnick talks to Peter Shea about the development of her interest in dance, the dynamics between teacher, dancer, and choreographer, and the physical consequences of being a dancer.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Rolnick, Melissa
Created:
2012-01-15
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.
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.
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.
John Bohannon talks to Peter Shea about his work as science correspondent for the journal Science, and his organization of the Dance Your Ph. D. contest.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Bohannon, John
Created:
2010-04-22
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Jay Gabler talks to Peter Shea about his play Ivory Tower Burning, written for the 2012 Fringe Festival, and the sociological and political ideas behind it.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Gabler, Jay
Created:
2012-08-31
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Jan Estep talks to Peter Shea about her motivation to become an artist and professor, some of her current projects, and the distinction between life and art.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Estep, Jan
Created:
2013-01-24
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Hans Tammen talks to Peter Shea about the experiences which went into developing his musicianship, from playing classic jazz to experimental electric guitar.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Tammen, Hans
Created:
2013-02-26
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.
Dan Burk talks to Peter Shea about his work dealing with questions of fallibility raised by scientific and technological evidence in legal cases, such as DNA and fingerprinting.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Burk, Dan
Created:
2007-11-01
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Charles McGovern talks to Peter Shea about his interest in American popular culture, his work at the Smithsonian, and his belief in the "seriousness" of pop culture.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
McGovern, Charles
Created:
2013-02-21
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.
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.
Madelon Sprengnether talks to Peter Shea about two recent projects, a memoir and a book of prose poems, the process of choosing and developing a written form, and the power of films.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Sprengnether, Madelon
Created:
2006-11-15
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Karl Rogers talks to Peter Shea about the meaning of democracy, its necessity for the survival of humanity, and his involvement with the John Dewey Center for the Study of Democracy in Education.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Rogers, Karl
Created:
2011-11-14
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Jose Herrera and Krystal Spinler talk to Peter Shea about their passion for restaurants and for food, the mechanics and dynamics of running small businesses in small towns, and their mentoring relationship.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Herrera, Jose; Spinler, Krystal
Created:
2012-12-03
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Guillaume Boccara talks to Peter Shea about his experience living and researching in France and Chile, and the struggle for recognition and rights of indigenous and marginalized people in each place.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Boccara, Guillaume
Created:
2009-04-12
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.
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.
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.
Anselm Hollo talks to Peter Shea about how he became a poet and translator, his involvement with Naropa University, and his thoughts about writing and quotation.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Hollo, Anselm
Created:
2007-03-01
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.
Ann Juergens talks to Peter Shea about the ways in which her childhood helped her understand injustice, and the reasons that she chose to come back to Minnesota.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Juergens, Ann
Created:
2012-10-02
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Andrew Pask talks to Peter Shea about his formation as a session mission, performer, and composer, his musical relationship to computers, and his enjoyment of the Spark Festival.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Pask, Andrew
Created:
2007-02-27
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.
William Moseley talks to Peter Shea about food security issues in Africa, and some of the food policy issues facing African governments, in light of a recent trip to Botswana.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Moseley, William
Created:
2012-06-26
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.
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.
Leigh Fondakowski talks to Peter Shea about her play, The Laramie Project, predicated upon the tenth anniversary of the killing of Matthew Shepard, and the oral history research that went into it.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Fondakowski, Leigh
Created:
2010-04-18
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
LeAnn Holland talks to Peter Shea about adult development in light of her experience as an avid hiker and outdoors enthusiast, and about moving away from the omnipresence of chairs.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Holland, LeAnn
Created:
2013-02-24
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Lawrence Venuti talks to Peter Shea about how he came to be a translator, the role that translation plays in world literature, the invisibility of the translator, translation and difference, and the pedagogy of translation.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Venuti, Lawrence
Created:
2011-10-28
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Joyce Lyon talks to Peter Shea about her upbringing, finding her Polish and Jewish identity, and her beliefs about the viewer's experience of art and public art.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Lyon, Joyce
Created:
2012-12-01
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
James Brewer Stewart talks to Peter Shea about the abolitionist movement, his founding of Historians Against Slavery, and the problem of current-day slavery, including slavery in Minnesota.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Stewart, James
Created:
2011-09-04
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Geoffrey Sirc talks to Peter Shea about his approach towards teaching writing composition, using unorthodox writing assignments to give students a position of personal authority.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Sirc, Geoffrey
Created:
2010-02-25
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Deanne and Steve Bryce talk to Peter Shea about food, cuisine, preparation, allergens, menus, changing perceptions and behaviors, and their restaurant, Solar's Real Food, in Springfield, Minnesota.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Bryce, Deanne; Bryce, Steve
Created:
2013-03-26
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.
Brad Garton talks to Peter Shea about his notion that musicians set down future models of social interaction, his teaching, and his hopes for academic music.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Garton, Brad
Created:
2007-02-01
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Anne Hake talks to Peter Shea about her work in Port-au-Prince for three months with the American Refugee Committee researching opportunities for permanent housing solutions.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Hake, Anne
Created:
2011-03-29
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Ruth Mazo Karras talks to Peter Shea about her early interest in fantasy literature, her work reviving archived manuscripts, and love, sex, and marriage in Medieval times.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Karras, Ruth Mazo
Created:
2013-07-12
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Olive Bieringa and Bryce Beverlin II talk to Peter Shea about their collaborative project 1/2 Life, which addresses the environmental problems of nuclear residue and indestructible plastics
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Bieringa, Olive; Beverlin, Bryce
Created:
2009-11-04
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.
Laurie Green talks to Peter Shea about the research that went into her book, "Battling the ‘Plantation Mentality’: Race, Gender and Freedom in Memphis during the Civil Rights Era".
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Green, Laurie
Created:
2011-04-21
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Krystal Spinler talks to Peter Shea about her passion for the restaurant business, and the role her restaurant La Plaza Fiesta plays in the construction of a multicultural community in Madelia, Minnesota.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Spinler, Krystal
Created:
2012-11-16
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Josephine Lee talks to Peter Shea about her interest in plays, touching on Samuel Beckett and Modern Theater, and about conveying many cultural perspectives to students through literature.
Creator:
Shea, Peter
Contributor:
Lee, Josephine
Created:
2009-10-19
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.