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Description:: Shawny Anderson is Associate Dean of Liberal Arts at St. Mary‚Äôs 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
Contributed By:: University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Last Updated:: 2018-02-13

Description:: Shelley Cords-Swanson talks to Peter Shea about her experiences in teaching, cartography, and quilting.
Creator:: Shea, Peter
Contributor:: Cords-Swanson, Shelley
Created:: 2012-10-04
Contributed By:: University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Last Updated:: 2018-02-13

Description:: 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.
Last Updated:: 2018-02-13

Description:: 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.
Last Updated:: 2018-02-13

Description:: Siegfried Kr√∂pfl is a chef and author of the cookbook "Wir Kochen Vegan".
Creator:: Shea, Peter
Contributor:: Kr√∂pfl, Siegfried
Created:: 2014-09-03
Contributed By:: University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Last Updated:: 2018-02-13

Description:: 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
Contributed By:: University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Last Updated:: 2018-02-13

Description:: Sister Helen Prejean and Mary Ann Antrobus talk to Peter Shea about their work in Nicaragua and the community of women they found there.
Creator:: Shea, Peter
Contributor:: Prejean, Sister Helen; Antrobus, Mary Ann
Created:: 2011-05-03
Contributed By:: University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Last Updated:: 2018-02-13

Description:: 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
Contributed By:: University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Last Updated:: 2018-02-13

Description:: Stan & Gladys Friesen have been farming near Mountain Lake, MN for over 30 years, growing corn and soybeans. Stan‚Äôs 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.
Last Updated:: 2018-02-13

Description:: 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
Contributed By:: University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study.
Last Updated:: 2018-02-13