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Episode 15
This episode is a roundtable discussion on the influence of the neoliberal project on higher education. Our guests are Professor Emeritus Frank Fear …
3 years, 3 months ago
Book Talk 56: Roosevelt Montás on "Great Books"
Episode 127
Roosevelt Montás is Senior Lecturer in American Studies and English at Columbia University. A specialist in Antebellum American literature and cultur…
3 years, 3 months ago
Ellen Cassedy, "Working 9 to 5: A Women's Movement, a Labor Union, and the Iconic Movie" (Chicago Review Press, 2022)
Episode 186
Today I talked to Ellen Cassedy about her new book Working 9 to 5: A Women's Movement, a Labor Union, and the Iconic Movie (Chicago Review Press, 20…
3 years, 3 months ago
It's Elementary! Catholic Education in the 21st Century
Season 1 Episode 8
Joseph Nagel and Heather Skinner are principal and vice-principal of the School of the Madeleine in Berkeley, California; Mrs. Skinner was also once …
3 years, 3 months ago
Why Did 48,000 UC Workers Go on Strike? A Conversation with Dr. Trevor Griffey
Episode 148
Why did thousands of workers at prestigious universities in the United States go on strike in 2022? How did we get to this historic moment, and is it…
3 years, 3 months ago
Comedies of 'Fair Use': Lewis Hyde on Owning Art and Ideas
Episode 53
In April 2006, The Institute held a two day symposium about copyright and intellectual property, titled Comedies of Fair Use. In this session, Lewis …
3 years, 4 months ago
Life After Grad School Both Inside and Outside Academia: Part 4--Careers Beyond the Academy
Episode 59
Inspired by Bradley Sommer’s tweet this past summer about the ongoing challenges of the Humanities job market in the U.S., this four part podcast (pr…
3 years, 4 months ago
Life After Grad School Both Inside and Outside Academia: Part 3--Deciding to Leave the Academy
Episode 58
Inspired by Bradley Sommer’s tweet this past summer about the ongoing challenges of the Humanities job market in the U.S., this four part podcast (pr…
3 years, 4 months ago
Abdul Alkalimat, "The Future of Black Studies" (Pluto Press, 2022)
Episode 345
The marginalisation of Black voices from the academy is a problem in the Western world. But Black Studies, where it exists, is a powerful, boundary-p…
3 years, 4 months ago
Life After Grad School Both Inside and Outside of Academia: Part 2--A View from Inside
Episode 57
Inspired by Bradley Sommer’s tweet this past summer about the ongoing challenges of the Humanities job market in the U.S., this four part podcast (pr…
3 years, 4 months ago