The Institute Podcast
The Institute for the Arts and Humanities serves as UNC-Chapel Hill’s faculty home for interdisciplinary conversation and collaboration. The IAH supports its mission through its commitment to three interrelated areas of faculty life: scholarship, leadership, and fellowship. The IAH podcast features in-depth conversations with Fellows. The owl tops Hyde Hall, our Franklin Street home.
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Episodes
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
Wednesday Jul 25, 2018
Wednesday Jul 25, 2018
We sit down with Senior Associate Dean Rudi Colloredo-Mansfeld and Associate Professor of Geography Javier Arce-Nazario about their collaboration on the Geo-visualization of North Carolina mill towns. Their work together is made possible by the IAH's New Faculty Collaboration grant.
Tuesday Jul 10, 2018
Tuesday Jul 10, 2018
Professor Mark Crescenzi talks about his research on Peace and Conflict and how international relations influences his leadership style.
Monday Jun 25, 2018
Monday Jun 25, 2018
Associate Professor of American Studies Tim Marr speaks with us about a recent class on American monuments and the ways in which Herman Melville has shaped his academic career.
Follow IAH on Twitter: @iah_unc
Monday Jun 11, 2018
Monday Jun 11, 2018
Professor Geoffrey Sayre-McCord sits down with Clay to talk about the Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Program at UNC and also extols the works of David Hume, one of his favorite philosophers.
Friday May 25, 2018
Friday May 25, 2018
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.
Follow Professor Lawton on Twitter: @dulcia25
Follow IAH on Twitter: @iah_unc
Follow Philip on Twitter: @pchollingsworth
Monday May 14, 2018
Monday May 14, 2018
Chancellor Emeritus James Moeser speaks with us about his new book (UNC Press), The State of the University, 2000-2008. The book compiles major speeches delivered by Chancellor Moeser during his tenure leading North Carolina's flagship state university.
Buy the book: https://www.uncpress.org/book/9781469647685/the-state-of-the-university-2000-2008/
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Monday Apr 30, 2018
Monday Apr 30, 2018
Robyn Schroeder, Director of Initiatives for the "Humanities for the Public Good" grant, sits down with us to discuss public humanities and her goals for increasing scholarly engagement with the public at UNC Chapel Hill.
Learn more about the grant: https://hpg.unc.edu/
Apply for faculty/graduate student grants: https://hpg.unc.edu/grants-calls-applications/
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Tuesday Apr 17, 2018
Tuesday Apr 17, 2018
Associate Professor Kia Caldwell (African, African American, and Diaspora Studies) talks about the life and death of Marielle Franco. She discusses Franco's work as an activist and the circumstances that led to her assassination on March 14, 2018
Read the statement at Black Scholars: https://bit.ly/2JShmep
Follow Kia Caldwell on Twitter: @KiaLCaldwell
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