Comhrá: Conversations with Tom Keefe: Recent Episodes
Dr. Thomas E. Keefe
History, Politics, Religion, and Pedagogy. A collection of formal lectures, Op-Eds, and informal conversations. The podcast is organized thematically by "season": Season 1 is focused on History, Season 2 (Politics), Season 3 (Religion), Season 4 (Identity), Season 5 (Black and Keefe), Season 6 (Education), and Season 7 (Potpourri).
Playlist: https://tinyurl.com/Comhra-Keefe
Episode 8B. The second of a two-part interview with Belorussian-American Viktoryia Tarasevich on the Protests in Belarus. The interview is also available in its entirety here. The video version of the interview is available here.
This is the first of a two-part interview with Belorussian-American Viktoryia Tarasevich on the Protests in Belarus (Part 1). The full interview was published earlier as Season 2 Episode 8 an is available here. The video version of the interview is available here.
An Interview with Belarusian-American Viktoryia Tarasevich on the Protests in Belarus. The video version of the interview is available here.
The interview is also broken up into S2E8A and S2E8B as well for easier listening.
Archetypes and the works of Carl Jung and Joseph Campbell. The video version is available here.
An introductory discussion of Judaism in the context of World Religions. The video version is available here.
The Walls are Closing in on Alexander Lukashenko: The Last European Dictator. Video version available here.
Season 2. Episode 6. Shea Lutz Joins Comhrá to Discuss Alternatives to the Current Political System.
The video version is available here.
Shea Lutz Joins Comhrá to Discuss How the Current Shape of the 2020 Election.
The video is available here.
Former comedian and current RMCAD student Shea Lutz joins Comhrá to discuss the Electoral College with Tom.
Strategies for Using Zoom, Cloud Recordings, YouTube, and Podcasts in the Classroom.
- The supporting YouTube video can be found here.
- The supporting slideshow can be found here.
Part II of The Harlem Renaissance: A Century of Art and Action. In this audio recording of a visual lecture, Drs Black and Keefe discuss the lasting influence of the Harlem Renaissance on the Civil Rights Era and the Black Arts Movement up to today and the Black Lives Matter movement. The YouTube recording of this lecture can be found here.
An overview of the Great War, the War to End All Wars, and Make the World Safe for Democracy: World War I.
In this episode, Tom interviews Dr. Becky Black, about the definitions and use of the terms Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.
The first of a two-part lecture on the Harlem Renaissance and its lasting legacies. Recorded July 21, 2020.
he first of two presentations on the Harlem Renaissance: More than Art by Drs Black and Keefe.
COVID-19 is not the first pandemic to hit America. While the Spanish Flu is well-known, COVID-19 is not the second pandemic in American history either. Listen to this podcast for an overview of pandemics in American history.
To better understand both positive and negative community-building, it is imperative to study how heritage, or the perception of heritage, is created and transmitted. Subnational, national, and non-state actors have used the creation and transmission of heritage to promote worldviews that can build either positive or negative concepts of community. Examining not just one's own demographics (Stage 1), but to reflect upon the prioritization of demographic factors in the perception of self (Stage 2) is a fascinating exercise in self-awareness. The next step in understanding community-building and the concept of heritage is to compare personal demographic descriptors and prioritization in the creation of self to the demographic majorities in the general population or the population being studied (Stage 3). These exercises can increase our understanding of community-building and how it can be used both positively and negatively, to create and transmit heritage or the perception of heritage.
A brief Op-Ed on my feelings regarding the naming of U.S.Military Bases after Confederates and feedback from listeners/followers.
An entry point discussion on World Religions that includes the purpose of religions, elements of religion, and questions to keep in mind when studying comparative religions.
An exploration of the early indigenous history of Borikén and Spanish Puerto Rico as well as 120 years of American colonialism.
An exploration of the origin of the term "Jim Crow" and the Jim Crow Era, as well as an exploration of modern imagery that reinforces the politics and racism of the Jim Crow Era.
A sermon delivered in April 2018 on creation, food insecurity, social justice, and stewardship for creation.