The Institute Podcast
The Institute for the Arts and Humanities empowers faculty to achieve their full potential by creating community and cultivating leadership. At the heart of this mission is the affirmation of the crucial value of the arts and humanities to the life of the university and the world. The Institute Podcast engages in conversations with faculty, program directors, and guest scholars about their work in teaching, service and research. We learn the makings of successful leaders across disciplines. And we share this with you. The owl tops Hyde Hall, our Franklin Street home.
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Episodes
Thursday Dec 06, 2018
Thursday Dec 06, 2018
Biology Professor David Pfennig discusses his research on how environment can effect evolution of species.
Tuesday Nov 20, 2018
Tuesday Nov 20, 2018
Linguistics Professor Misha Becker discusses how efforts for the revitalization of the Basque language in Spain might help inform work being done to save the Cherokee language.
Thursday Nov 08, 2018
Thursday Nov 08, 2018
In this episode, Associate Professor of Art History Lyneise Williams discusses her recent talk at an art symposium in southern France and shares her thoughts on the importance of physical objects in visual representation.
Tuesday Oct 23, 2018
Tuesday Oct 23, 2018
As an author and professor, Daniel Wallace leads the creative writing program in the Department of English and Comparative Literature at UNC- Chapel Hill, and is also an IAH Fellow for Fall 2018. He speaks to us about his writing process and the shift into his first non-fiction book.
Wednesday Oct 10, 2018
Wednesday Oct 10, 2018
Distinguished Professor Claude Clegg talks with us about his latest book project on a history of the Obama Presidency.
Friday Sep 21, 2018
Friday Sep 21, 2018
Associate Professor of American Studies Michelle Robinson talks with us on her current book on Billy Graham and her studies on stand-up comedy.
Thursday Sep 06, 2018
Thursday Sep 06, 2018
Lisa Lindsay, Distinguished Professor of History and Department Chair, talks with us about her latest book, Atlantic Bonds: A Nineteenth-Century from America to Africa.
Follow Prof. Lindsay on Twitter: @LisaALindsay
Follow IAH on Twitter: @iah_unc
Tuesday Aug 21, 2018
Tuesday Aug 21, 2018
History Professor William Sturkey speaks with us about a recent course he taught on the Civil Rights Era as well as his current research project on the life of Vietnam War hero Roy Benavidez.
Follow Prof. Sturkey on Twitter: @william_sturkey
Follow IAH on Twitter: @iah_unc
Tuesday Aug 07, 2018
Tuesday Aug 07, 2018
Associate Professor David Pier talks about his current research on Ugandan music.
We also talk about the music of Black Panther (2017) and the synthesis of distinct musical traditions. Prof. Pier also compares the music of Black Panther to Tim Burton's Batman (1989).
Follow Prof. Pier on Twitter: @davepierunc
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Follow Philip Hollingsworth: @pchollingsworth
Tuesday Jul 31, 2018