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
Monday Apr 06, 2020
Monday Apr 06, 2020
David Halperin, Professor Emeritus of Religious Studies, talks about his latest book INTIMATE ALIEN: THE HIDDEN STORY OF THE UFO (Stanford University Press).
He also discusses how the current COVID-19 pandemic might give rise to new UFO sightings and interest in UFOlogy
http://davidhalperin.net
Wednesday Mar 04, 2020
Wednesday Mar 04, 2020
R.A. Judy, Professor of English at Pittsburgh University, discusses his career in literary studies and also previews his topic for the upcoming Mary Stevens Reckford Lecture in European Studies.
The lecture has been rescheduled for Monday, April 13th. Get your tickets at iah.unc.edu.
Friday Dec 20, 2019
Friday Dec 20, 2019
Anthropology PhD student Eric Thomas sits down with us to discuss his research in southern Chile as well as the current uprising in Santiago de Chile, where hundreds of thousands of of people are protesting their federal government.
Wednesday Dec 04, 2019
Wednesday Dec 04, 2019
Associate Professor Carol Magee (Art & Art History) and Associate Professor Lee Weisert (Music) discuss their latest research!
Monday Oct 21, 2019
Monday Oct 21, 2019
Michael Gutierrez (English & Comp. Lit, novelist) and Caela O'Connell (Anthropology) discuss human response to climate change and natural disasters in relation to O'Connell's anthropological studies and Gutierrez's current novel project.
Thursday Oct 03, 2019
Thursday Oct 03, 2019
Jacquelyn Hagan (Sociology) and Mai Nguyen (City & Regional Planning) discuss the intersections of their research. They also discuss what federal policies end up looking like at the local levels.
Thursday Sep 19, 2019
Thursday Sep 19, 2019
Professor J. Michael Terry talks about his research on linguistic bias of standardized testing.
Monday Sep 09, 2019
Monday Sep 09, 2019
Assistant Professor Danielle Christmas discusses her latest book project on the literature of the contemporary American white nationalist movement.
Thursday Aug 22, 2019
Thursday Aug 22, 2019
Assistant Professor, Art Historian Maggie Cao discusses her work on 19th century landscapes and her latest book project on artistic creation in the maritime world of the 18th and 19th centuries.
Here's her latest book The End of Landscape in Nineteenth-Century America: www.ucpress.edu/book.php?isbn=9780520291423
Thursday Aug 08, 2019
Thursday Aug 08, 2019
Jacqueline Lawton, Assistant Professor of Dramatic Art, sits down with us to talk drama: teaching and writing. She also talks about the inspiration of her latest play she is writing and researching on the life of investigative journalist Marvel Cooke.
Prof. Lawton has since completed the play we discussed in the interview. The play, titled EDGES of TIME, will be part of the Playmakers 2019-2020 season and premieres April 29!
http://playmakersrep.org/show/edges-of-time/