The Institute Podcast: Recent Episodes
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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.
Associate professor of classics Suzanne Lye (FFP '24) joins the podcast to discuss her unique career journey, her approach to teaching, and her experience leading the Institute's Faculty of Color and Indigenous Faculty Group, which is open to all.
In this 2021 episode, associate professor of classics Hérica Valladares (FFP ’21) discusses the importance of classics and her research project regarding the material culture of domestic Ancient Rome.
Stay tuned for a new interview with associate professor of classics Suzanne Lye, coming to this podcast and iah.unc.edu soon.
American studies professor Michelle Robinson (FFP ’18, ’21) returns in the latest episode of The Institute podcast. We follow up on her ongoing research on evangelist Billy Graham. Recently, she has also taught and spoken on the ethics of comedy.
Robinson connects how her research intersect – to her experiences with religious revivals as led by Graham, or experiences within comedy – are communal by nature.
In this 2018 episode, Michelle Robinson (FFP ’18, ALP ’21) discusses her book on Billy Graham and her research on stand-up comedy.
Stay tuned for a new interview with Robinson, coming to this podcast and iah.unc.edu soon.
On March 24, 2026, poet Ada Limón will deliver the 78th Weil Lecture on American Citizenship, hosted by the Institute for the Arts and Humanities at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Ahead of her visit to Chapel Hill, Limón talks about her work as the U.S. Poet Laureate and the themes of her upcoming lecture titled "The Invitation: Gathering Courage from the Natural World."
Learn more about the lecture at go.unc.edu/m5C2Z
Interim Director Elizabeth Olson interviews scholar Stéphane Gerson, who is our speaker for the 2026 Mary Stevens Reckford Memorial Lecture in European Studies.
History professor Kathleen DuVal (FFP ’13, ’22) returns to the podcast to discuss her research journey, her feature in Ken Burns' "The American Revolution" documentary, and her approach to telling historical stories.
This episode features two re-released episodes with history professor Kathleen DuVal. In the first episode, from 2016, DuVal discusses teaching and her award-winning book Independence Lost: Lives on the Edge of the American Revolution. In the following 2017 episode, DuVal and UNC alumnae Elizabeth Carbone discuss their work on the book that would eventually become the Pulitzer Prize-winning Native Nations: A Millennium in North America.
Stay tuned for a new interview with DuVal, coming to this podcast feed and iah.unc.edu soon.
Historian Morgan Pitelka (FFP ’17, ’24) returns to the podcast to discuss material culture and his research project, The Resilience of Kyoto: Environmental and Cultural Renewal, 1586-1670. Plus, he provides historical context about camelias.
In this 2017 episode, Asian and Middle Eastern studies professor Morgan Pitelka discusses his research and how his parents had a big influence in his scholarship. He discusses his love of Japanese film, particularly, the work of Hidden Fortress was the inspiration for Star Wars.
Stay tuned for a new interview with Pitelka, coming to this podcast feed and iah.unc.edu soon.
Elizabeth Olson, interim director of the Institute, returns to The Institute podcast to share what she is looking forward to during the academic year. She also discusses the significance of tenure and how it supports critical research, and how her own work in care ethics has informed her style of leadership.
Read a transcript at iah.unc.edu/podcasts.
In this 2020 episode, we interview geography professor Elizabeth (Betsy) Olson, who discussed her career as a scholar and role as a campus leader. Stay tuned for our next new episode featuring Olson, who is currently serving as the interim director of the Institute for the Arts and Humanities.
Read a transcript at go.unc.edu/Jj72R.
After the 2025 Reckford Lecture, IAH Director Patricia Parker and Yale professor Fatima El-Tayeb reunite on Zoom for The Institute podcast. In this episode, Parker and El-Tayeb reflect on the lecture and discusses the themes El-Tayeb explored in her talk and her latest book, Un/German: Racialized Otherness in Post-Cold War Europe.
English and comparative literature professor Mary Floyd-Wilson received the 2024 George H. Johnson Prize for Distinguished Achievement by an IAH Fellow. In March 2025, she received the prize and delivered a lecture on her latest work exploring the representations of the devil on stage, particularly in Hamlet. In this podcast, Floyd-Wilson looks back on the lecture and her career.
Sociologist Tania Jenkins (FFP ’24) studies the social impacts within medicine and health care, from status hierarchies to physician burnout. As a DuBose Fellow in the IAH's Faculty Fellowship, Jenkins explored the structural underpinnings of satisfaction and well-being in medicine. In this episode, she describes her research journey and interest in medical sociology and her current research.
Actor and dramatic art professor Julia Gibson joins the podcast to reflect on her past roles, including ones in PlayMakers Repertory Company’s 2024-25 season. She compares her roles in What the Constitution Means to Me and Death of a Salesman, and shares how acting differs from directing and teaching. In fall 2024, Gibson was a Turner Fellow in the Faculty Fellowship Program where she worked on her project, “Being Invisible?”
Associate professor Brandy Brimmer reflects on her fellowship experiences and research in historical legal practices regarding Black attorneys post-Emancipation, and Black women in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Black attorneys and claims agents in the post-emancipation South. Brimmer’s work emphasizes the interdisciplinary nature of her work and the importance of archival research in understanding historical legal practices and community building.
Brian Hsu (FFP ’24) joins us this episode to share how he fell in love with language and linguistics from a young age. Additionally, Hsu describes his recent projects about uncovering Cherokee word order and “Starship Generative Enterprise,” a Star Trek-spin on modern linguistics. We also discuss Hsu’s time as a Faculty Fellow in Spring 2024, where he worked on “Principled Probability in Language.”
Institute for the Arts and Humanities Director Patricia Parker sits down with faculty program director Viji Sathy and Rob Kramer for discussion on academic leadership and their involvement with the Institute's Tyson Academic Leadership Program. Kramer, who recently left the IAH and moved to Oregon, had served as the Institute’s senior leadership advisor since 2011 working as co-facilitator to the Chairs Leadership Program and the ALP. With a bittersweet farewell to Kramer and his leadership, he, Parker, and Sathy discuss their collaborations and the enduring success of the ALP and its alumni.
Political science professor Milada Vachudova (FFP ’05, ’15) discusses her research on political change in Europe. In this episode, Vachudova provides context for recent democratic backsliding in countries like Hungary and Poland, and its impact on civic participation and engagement. Vachudova, who joined the IAH as the Faculty Director for Strategic Initiatives in July 2024, also shares about her work in connecting with other faculty and units across the university and beyond.
Inger Brodey (FFP '11, '24) shares details about her new publication, Jane Austen and the Price of Happiness and her upcoming Jane Austen research she worked on as a recent fellow. In addition to book projects, she discusses her public humanities service with UNC's School of Civic Life and Leadership, the Jane Austen Summer Program, and more.
Adam Versényi is a professor of dramaturgy in the UNC Department of Dramatic Art. In this episode, Versényi shares his collaborative work in dramaturgy and translation projects. He also discusses his previous fellowships with the IAH and also what the current Chairs Leadership Program cohort is up to this year.
History associate professor Michelle King specializes modern Chinese gender history and food history. In this episode, she discusses her experience in the IAH Faculty Fellowship Program and the research behind her new book, Chop Fry Watch Learn: Fu Pei-mei and the Making of Modern Chinese Food (Johns Hopkins University Press).
In advance of the 2024 Weil Lecture on March 25, Director Patricia Parker conducts a phone interview with speaker Judy Woodruff. During her lecture, Woodruff will speak on her reporting project, Judy Woodruff Presents: America at a Crossroads.In this podcast, Director Parker asks Woodruff about her distinguished career in journalism, the inspirations for the project, and the divisions and conversations she witnesses throughout it. Attend the Weil Lecture for American Citizenship, hosted by the Institute for the Arts and Humanities, on the UNC campus on March 25. RSVP at go.unc.edu/Kd9z6More information: https://iah.unc.edu/event/weil-lecture-2324/
Assistant professor of religious studies Hugo Mendez (FFP '22) discusses his research in his recent book projects: one exploring the role of St. Stephen in early Christian communities, and the most recent examining the biblical books of John. He also describes his fellowship experiences – at the IAH and at the National Humanities Center – and how they provided the needed time and interdisciplinary connections to work on his current book.
Andrea Bohlman is an associate professor of music who received a 2023 Summer International Collaborative Research Grant from the Institute for the Arts and Humanities. Part of Bohlman’s research examined the consent and politics of sound and sound-recordings, and she collaborated with colleagues at Polish universities. In the podcast, she talks about her research and the impact of the $20,000 grant.
Historian Katherine Turk (FFP ’21) discusses her new book, The Women of NOW: How Feminists Built an Organization that Transformed America (The Macmillan Group). She shares the history of the National Organization for Women, and on three leaders who helped shape the organization.
Actor and playwright Samuel Ray Gates (FFP ’22) talks about his Faculty Fellowship experience, where he continued his work on his one-person show, When the Swelling Goes Down. Gates shares the themes of the show, the writing process, and the ways comedy can be used to explore and heal through difficult issues.Recorded in spring 2023.
Recorded in spring 2023, Courtney Rivard, a 2023 fellow in the Tyson Academic Leadership Program, discusses her work as Director of the digital literacy and communications lab at UNC-Chapel Hill. She also shares recent projects in digital humanities, gaming studies, and a book that she worked on during her spring 2022 Faculty Fellowship.
African, African American and diaspora studies professor Kenneth Janken received the 2022 George H. Johnson Prize for Distinguished Achievement by an IAH Fellow. On March 23, 2023, he received the award and delivered a lecture, "Bringing the Wilmington Ten to the Public's Attention: One Historian's Experience in Public Humanities.” Before his lecture, he sat down to talk about his research, public reaction to the case, and his Fellowship experiences.
Recorded in February 2023, Director Patricia Parker talks with 2023 Reckford Lecture speaker and historian Ana Lucia Araujo about her research.Watch the 2023 Reckford Lecture on the IAH website: https://iah.unc.edu/araujo-2023-reckford-lecture/
Institute for the Arts and Humanities Patricia Parker talks about the impact of public humanities engagement. She also shares her recent interdisciplinary collaborations with other UNC faculty and international partners.
Institute for the Arts and Humanities Director Patricia Parker reflects on her first year leading the IAH, and how her experiences and work in engaged scholarship prepared her for the role.
Viji Sathy, the IAH's Tyson Academic Leadership Program Director, talks about how the program helps faculty across the UNC-Chapel Hill campus, her experiences in leadership development, and the way she brings her work in inclusive teaching into the ALP seminars. (Recorded in Summer 2022.)
Assistant professor of African, African American and Diaspora Studies, Ron Williams joins The Institute to discuss his latest book project, an institutional history of the US based foreign policy organization, "Trans Africa."
Oswaldo Estrada, professor of Romance studies, discusses the Faculty Fellowship Program. After receiving a fellowship three times, Estrada returned as its program director in 2021. As he enters the second year in the role, we talk about the program, the way that it enhances faculty research, his past experiences as a Fellow, and what he's looking forward to learning from this year's cohorts.
History professor John Wood Sweet joins the podcast to talk about his new book, The Sewing Girl's Tale: A Story of Crime and Consequences in Revolutionary America, published by Henry Holt and Company. He talks about the experiences of researching and publishing this book, his IAH Faculty Fellowship in 2020, and why he started telling the stories of people who aren’t widely known.
After the 2022 Reckford Lecture, speaker Magdalena Zaborowska joins Patricia Parker and Sharon Holland for a deeper dive into themes from her remarks, including questions about belonging and identity in James Baldwin’s philosophy of Black queer humanism. She also discusses her interdisciplinary research methodologies and provides a glimpse into her future Baldwin-inspired projects.
Recorded in summer 2021, Fall 2021 Faculty Fellow China Medel talks about her work in media and performance studies, as well as her manuscript Spectral Aethestics: Alternative Media and Visibility at the US-Mexico Border, which looks at a selection of film photography, new media and installation art about the crisis of migrant death at the US Mexico border.
Assistant Professor Gwendolyn Schwinke and Artist Maya Gurantz discuss their latest collaboration, The Endurance Project.
A Work-In-Progress showing of The Endurance Project will be open to the public on Saturday, Feb. 26 from 5:00-6:30 p.m. in the Joan Gillings Center for Dramatic Arts, Room 102, UNC-Chapel Hill campus. People are invited to arrive as early as 4:30 to listen to the audio installation.
In February of 2018, Former IAH Director Mark Katz interviews astrophysicist and College of Arts and Sciences Dean Chris Clemens about his research of the stars, as well as his self-identified conservatism on a college campus, where liberalism is the dominant language. He discusses why different views on campus are fundamental to a higher educational experience, highlighting the UNC-Duke Philosophy, Politics, and Economics program, co-directed by Philosophy Professor and Associate Professors Program Director Geoff Sayre-McCord.
Professor Pat Parker (Director, Institute for the Arts and Humanities) interview Claire McCaskill on her career in politics and her thoughts on the current political and cultural climate of the United States.
Associate Professor of Classics Hérica Valladares speaks with Philip on her current research project regarding the material culture of domestic Ancient Rome.
Literary Scholar and Assistant Professor of African, African American, and Diaspora Studies Petal Samuel sits down to discuss her current research project!
Geography Professor Betsy Olson, recipient of the George Johnson Prize for Distinguished Achievement by an IAH Fellow, sits with Philip to discuss her career as a scholar and campus leader.
In this episode, Philip speaks with Assistant Professor of English and Comparative Literature Candace Epps-Robertson. In our conversation, Professor Epps-Robertson discusses her work on a collaborative and open-sourced syllabus on the South Korean pop group BTS and their fandom known as ARMY.
Follow Prof. Epps-Robertson on Twitter: @DrEppsRobertson Follow the BTS Syllabus on Twitter: @bts_syllabus
BTS videos to watch (recommended by Prof. Epps-Robertson): Spring Day https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEeFrLSkMm8
Dynamite https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdZLi9oWNZg
Black Swan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lapF4DQPKQ
Helga Davis, musician, artist, Carolina Performing Arts artist in residence speaks with us on the life of an interdisciplinary artist!
Assistant Professor Ron Williams (Department of African, African American, and Diaspora Studies) discusses his current book project on the advocacy organization TransAfrica.
Assistant Professor of Dramatic Art Jacqueline Lawton joins us again to talk about the projects she is doing! How are her plays living on despite the pandemic? Listen to find out!
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Associate Professor Priscilla Layne talks about her latest research on Afro-German Afrofuturism in literature and theater.
Associate Professor of English and Comparative Literature Rebecka Rutledge Fisher discusses her decades-long research on the work of prolific author W.E.B. Du Bois.
Associate Professor of Anthropology Jocelyn Chua discusses her current research on the use of pyscho-pharmaceuticals by active duty soldiers in the US army post 9/11.
Melody Hunter-Pillion and Corban Davis speak with Philip on the Southern Futures Initiative and the Southern Futures podcast.
Learn more at southernfutures.unc.edu
Assistant Professor of Italian Maggie Fritz-Morkin speaks with us about her work in Medieval Studies!
Music Professor Michael Figueroa talks about the music of Arab America as a key component to post-9/11 racial identity formation.
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English Professor Jane Thrailkill discusses the meaning of aging during the COVID-19 pandemic and the role of humanities in health-related matters.
Recorded May 14, 2020 as part of the Institute for the Arts and Humanities "Zoom Talks Series". Check out iah.unc.edu for registration information on upcoming Zoom Talks.
Recorded in September 2017, Journalist M. Clay Barnes interviews Reverend Doctor William J. Barber II, architect of the Moral Monday movement and co-chair of the Poor People's Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival.
Professor of Comparative Literature (UC-Berkeley) Judith Butler joins IAH Director Andy Perrin and English Professor Florence Dore to discuss the essential role of humanistic work during the current pandemic.
She also discusses the oft overlooked considerations necessary for reopening universities in the fall.
Recorded on May 20, 2020 as part of the IAH's Zoom Talks Series. Be sure to visit iah.unc.edu to register to the next talk!
Poet and Associate Professor Gaby Calvocoressi speaks with us on what made her a poet, the creative process, and possibilities for being creative in quarantine.
She also does a reading of her poem "Hammond B3 Organ Cistern", published in the New Yorker.
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College of Arts and Sciences Dean Terry Rhodes and Senior Associate Dean for Fine Arts and Humanities Elizabeth Engelhardt speak to challenges in leadership during the COVID19 pandemic.
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May 20th at 1pm - Zoom Talk with renowned scholar Judith Butler!
Assistant Professor Alexandrea Ravenelle (Sociology) discusses her research on the gig economy as well as her book HUSTLE AND GIG: Struggling and Surviving in the Sharing Economy (Univeristy of California Press).
Sociology Professor Eric Klinenberg (New York University) kicks off the IAH's "Zoom Talks" series with an insightful conversation on the new reality due to COVID-19.
Recorded via Zoom on April 8, 2020 Follow Prof. Klinenberg on Twitter: @ericklinenberg
Check http://iah.unc.edu to register to the next Zoom Talk!
Teaching Associate Professor Viji Sathy (Psychology & Neuroscience) talks with us about the transition of course work in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Follow Prof. Sathy on Twitter: @vijisathy
Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, the 2020 Mary Stevens Reckford Memorial Lecture in European Studies with Dr. Ronald Judy (University of Pittsburgh) was held via Zoom video conference on March 31.
Here is the audio from Prof. Judy's lecture, "On the Question of Beloved Community: Revisiting W.E.B. DuBois's Critique of the Teutonic Strongman".
Enjoy this BONUS episode!
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
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.
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.
Associate Professor Carol Magee (Art & Art History) and Associate Professor Lee Weisert (Music) discuss their latest research!
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.
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.
Professor J. Michael Terry talks about his research on linguistic bias of standardized testing.
Assistant Professor Danielle Christmas discusses her latest book project on the literature of the contemporary American white nationalist movement.
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
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/
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.
In an episode from January 2018, Associate Professor of Anthropology Charles Price discusses his current project on Rastafarian Identity
Philip speaks with new IAH Director Andy Perrin on his research and how he will apply it to leading the Institute for the next 5 years. Dr. Perrin begins his term as director on July 1, 2019.
We interview T Bone Burnett on his introduction to music, inspiration, collaboration, and utilizing both analog and digital technologies in music production.
This episode was originally release on December 14, 2017
This summer we are taking a hiatus to reformat the show and acquire and master new equipment.
In the meantime, enjoy a 2018 interview with Professor Kia Caldwell on the assassination of Brazilian activist Marielle Franco.
Associate Professor of Religious Studies speaks with Sophia on her work with UNC math and science professors on a sacred glacial lake in Nepal as well as two concurrent research projects.
Associate Professor of Social Medicine Mara Buchbinder discusses her research on assisted death in Vermont and how policy, practice, and medicine interact in complicated ways.
Assistant Professor of Asian Studies Uffe Bergeton talks about Ancient China and the concept of sanctioned conflict.
Mark Katz (Institute Director, Professor of Music) interviews Professor Emeritus William Ferris on his Grammy Award-winning boxed set "Voices of Mississippi" (Dust to Digital).
You can buy the boxed set or the vinyl version through https://www.dust-digital.com/ferris/
Music credits include in order of appearance: “My Mother’s on that Train” by Mary Alice and Alan McGowan “I’ve Been Born Again” by The Southland Hummingbirds “Cairo” by James Son Ford Thomas “He’s My Rock, My Sword, and Shield” by Fannie Bell & Family “Eyesight to the Blind” performed by Sam Myers “Nothing” by Wash Heron & Big Jack Johnson
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Associate Professor of History Chad Bryant discusses his current book project on Prague's history in the 20th century.
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: https://www.ucpress.edu/book.php?isbn=9780520291423
History Professor Malinda Maynor Lowery talks about her new book The Lumbee Indians: An American Struggle (UNC Press) and about her involvement in the music documentary Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World (2017)
English Professor and IAH Associate Director Jennifer Ho discusses the recent (recorded Dec. 18, 2018) issues revolving around the fate of the UNC's Confederate Monument known as Silent Sam.
We speak with Director of Carolina Public Humanities and History Professor Lloyd Kramer. He reflects on his career in the humanities and discusses how Camus has shaped his outlook on life and his work.
Biology Professor David Pfennig discusses his research on how environment can effect evolution of species.
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.
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.
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.
Distinguished Professor Claude Clegg talks with us about his latest book project on a history of the Obama Presidency.
Associate Professor of American Studies Michelle Robinson talks with us on her current book on Billy Graham and her studies on stand-up comedy.
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.
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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.
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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).
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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.
Professor Mark Crescenzi talks about his research on Peace and Conflict and how international relations influences his leadership style.
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.
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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.
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.
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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/ Follow us on Twitter: @iah_unc
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.
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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
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Distinguished Professor Daniel Sherman speaks with us about his current research project on an archaeological dig in Glozel, France. He also discusses his interest in Critical Museum Studies.
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IAH Associate Director Jennifer Ho talks about her campaign to encourage IAH faculty fellows to help support future fellowships. She also discusses her current writing projects.
To participate in the campaign, go to our GIVE NOW page: http://bit.ly/give_iah
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We speak with award-winning author Zia Haider Rahman ("In the Light of What We Know") on the writing process and the cultural implications of Brexit.
Associate Professor of Philosophy Mariska Leunissen and UNC Alumnus Jake Rohde (Class of 2017) talk about their research collaboration on Aristotle. Through the IAH/Honors Carolina Collaboration grant they worked on a co-written article that was submitted to an academic journal.
For more information on the grant visit the IAH website at https://iah.unc.edu/faculty-resources/apply-for-a-grant/
Associate Professor of City and Regional Planning Meenu Tewari speaks with Philip on her project on water infrastructure in India.
Charles Price, Associate Professor of Anthropology, talks about his upcoming book on collective identity formation of the Rastafari.
Clay and Philip review some of the highlights from the podcast episodes released during the fall semester. Features interviews with: 1. Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II 2. Sam Amago 3. Kathleen DuVal & Emily Carbone 4. Jennifer Gates-Foster 5. Enrique Neblett 6. Mai Thi Nguyen
We interview T Bone Burnett on his introduction to music, inspiration, collaboration, and utilizing both analog and digital technologies in music production.
Associate Professor of City & Regional Planning talks about her upcoming multimedia performance piece "In the Shadow of Ferguson".
The event will take place on UNC's campus on Friday, December 8th at 7pm in Studio 6 of Swain Hall. Tickets available at planning.unc.edu/ferguson.
Clay speaks with Stephanie Elizondo Griest, Assistant Professor of Creative Nonfiction. She discusses her new book All the Agents and Saints: Dispatches from the US Borderlands.
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Associate Professor Enrique Neblett talks about his research on racism and health and the books and teaching moments that inspire him.
In this episode we look back on our conversations on academic leadership. Applications for the IAH's Academic Leadership Program are due Tuesday, October 31, 2017. This episode features: Peter Mucha, Professor of Mathematics John McGowan, Distinguished Professor of English & Comp. Lit. Tanya Shields, Associate Professor of Women's and Gender Studies Terry Rhodes, Senior Associate Dean of Fine Arts & Humanities
History Professor Kathleen DuVal and UNC grad Elizabeth Carbone discuss their experience collaborating on research as part of the IAH-Honors Carolina Collaboration Grant.
Reverend Dr. William J. Barber II speaks with Melissa Clay on citizenship, leading through service, and the people whom he considers heroes.
Professor Sam Amago talks with us on his current research on trash, aesthetics and Spanish film of the post-Franco era.
Mark Katz, IAH Director and Professor of Music, speaks with Melissa Clay on his two book projects and the importance of research leave for UNC faculty
What did you do over summer vacation?
Assistant Professor of Classics Jennifer Gates-Foster traveled to Israel to co-direct an archaeological dig.
Communication Specialist Melissa Clay speaks with Nelson Schwab III, IAH Advisory Board Chair, about advice to current UNC students, his favorite classes, and his service to the university.
Peter Mucha, Professor of Mathematics, speaks with Communication Specialist Melissa Clay on what inspired him to pursue a career in math scholarship.
Professor Morgan Pitelka discusses his current book project and his recommendation for novices of the films of Akira Kurosawa.
Professor of English Beverly Taylor discusses her current project on British poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Lien Truong talks about her current art project on the dialectic of Eastern and Western culture and history.
Episode 39: Gabriel Trop Associate Professor Of German by Institute for the Arts and Humanities (UNC-CH)
Episode 38: Tanya Shields On Caribbean Literature And Plantation Narrative by Institute for the Arts and Humanities (UNC-CH)
Melissa Clay speaks with Terry Rhodes, Senior Associate Dean for Fine Arts and Humanities.
Bard College President Leon Botstein speaks with Melissa Clay on music entering his life and how being a conductor informs his leadership of a University.
Jane Brown and Pat Pukkila speak with Philip Hollingsworth about the IAH's Retired Faculty Program.
Assistant Professor Kumarini Silva discusses her latest book Brown Threat: Identification in the Security State (2016).
Anna Hayes and Kim Church join Melissa Clay to discuss literature, The South, and the Crook's Corner Book Prize.
Philip and Melissa recount a year of interviewing UNC faculty. Features clips from 10 of our episodes recorded in 2016.
Assistant Professor of Art Jina Valentine sits with us to talk about her ongoing art project Black Lunch Table, a collaboration with New York-based artist Heather Hart.
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Dr. Jeannie Loeb talks about her project on procuring the best strategies for teaching large lecture courses and discovering one's passion.
Assistant Professor of Geography Christian Lentz discusses his research and his favorite moments in teaching at UNC.
Episode 28: Michele Berger, Director, Faculty Fellows Program by Institute for the Arts and Humanities (UNC-CH)
Episode 27: Elizabeth Engelhardt on Southern Boarding Houses by Institute for the Arts and Humanities (UNC-CH)
Associate Professor Todd Ramon Ochoa (Religious Studies) speaks with us on his research on Afro-Cuban religious practices in Cuba and influential books like Tolkien's The Silmarrillion.
Professor John McGowan, former Director of the IAH, speaks with Melissa Clay on his career in teaching and lessons he's learned as a leader on UNC's campus
Associate Professor Mariska Leunissen explains her studies on the works of Aristotle, specifically his biology.
Professor Andy Perrin speaks to his research on how humanities education can influence democratic engagement.
Associate Professor Mai Nguyen speaks about her research in UNC's Department of City & Regional Planning and her new role as director of IAH's New Faculty Program.
Constitutional Law Professor Michael Gerhardt talks about the 2016 Elections and the federal lawsuit against NC over the passing of HB2.
Susan Harbage Page, Artist and Assistant Professor of Women's and Gender Studies, talks about photography and her artistic process.
Chancellor Emeritus James Moeser speaks with us on music, teaching, and accepting the role as IAH Acting Director for the 2016-2017 Academic year.
Kathleen DuVal talks about her award-winning book Independence Lost: Lives on the Edge of the American Revolution.
English Professors Jordynn Jack and Jane Thrailkill define health humanities and describe the work they are doing with HHIVE (Health Humanities: An Interdisciplinary Venue for Exploration) to unite professors, students, and clinicians across UNC's campus.
Episode 16: Suzanne Gulledge on Education and Academic Leadership by Institute for the Arts and Humanities (UNC-CH)
Associate Professor Michele Berger interviews Professor Kim Strom-Gottfried on her 8 years as Director of the IAH's Academic Leadership Program
IAH Director and Professor of Music Mark Katz sits with Melissa Clay to discuss his cultural diplomacy program Next Level as well as his class on the figure of the Hip-Hop DJ.
IAH Theme: "60 Seconds" by Stephen Anderson's 360° Jazz Initiative
Associate Professor of Spanish discusses his love of literature and teaching as well as the challenges of the writing process!
We speak with Glenn Hinson, Associate Professor of Folklore and Anthropology, on the life and poetry of Horace Williams. Dr. Hinson retells a transformative moment in which Mr. Williams recites a poem on his witnessing a public lynching as a child in the 1930s.
Episode 11: Rob Kramer On Mindfulness In Leadership by Institute for the Arts and Humanities (UNC-CH)
Nichola Lowe, Associate Professor of City and Regional Planning and a recipient of the 2016-2017 Academic Excellence Award, discusses her research on skill and labor practices, especially regarding the Latino workforce. She also speaks to her renewed passion for novels and her foray into alternative sleep patterns.
Stephanie Schrader, PhD, delivers the 22nd Mary Stevens Reckford Memorial Lecture in European Studies entitled Appropriating Asia: The Depiction of the Exotic in European Art. In this special episode, she reveals the inspiration for this lecture and gives a preview of what appropriation and exotification might mean in the historical context of trade and religion in Europe and Asia. In telling this story of art, Dr. Schrader uses four artworks in the Getty Museum collection to survey the appropriation of Asian culture by European artists from the sixteenth to the eighteenth century.
She also said she looks forward to visiting the North Carolina Museum of Art while she is in the area.
The lecture will be held Tuesday, Feb. 25, at 7:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, visit us here or on Facebook. Live tweeting of the lecture will follow #Reckford2016.
Misha Becker, Associate Professor of Linguistics, and Kristen Lindquist, Assistant Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience, speak with us on being the first recipients of the FIRE grant. They speak to their collaborative research on childhood development regarding their understanding of emotions. Dr. Lindquist also gives us a psychologist's view on the representation of emotions in the Disney Pixar film Inside Out (2015).
Professor of Chemistry Mark Schoenfisch speaks with us on how his research on Nitric Oxide (NO) can save lives and the way in which he engages his chemistry students by allowing them to make mistakes.
Susan Harbage Page, Assistant Professor of Women's and Gender Studies, speaks with Philip on her photography project inspired by found objects on the US-Mexico Border. She also describes her role in her academic department and her experience as a Fall 2015 IAH Faculty Fellow.
In part 2 of our conversation with Associate Professor Jennifer Ho, we learn about Professor Ho's most inspiring moments in her classroom. She speaks to her methods for creating an open and honest classroom culture and offers a great book recommendation.
In this episode, we speak with Jennifer Ho, Associate Professor of English and new Associate Director of the Institute for the Arts and Humanities. She speaks about her career path that led to her new appointment as well as the role of mentors for university faculty and her goals as the Associate Director of the IAH.
IAH Public Communications Specialist Melissa Clay speaks with Music Professor and Jazz Studies director Jim Ketch, the first endowed Faculty Fellow here at the institute for the Arts and Humanities in 1992.
In the second part of our conversation with Patricia Parker, Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Communication, Philip Hollingsworth asks about the Ella Baker Women's Center and its role in reigniting Dr. Parker's passion for teaching. She also speaks to her sources of inspiration and making time for her research and writing despite her new duties as Chair of a department.
In this episode, Philip Hollingsworth speaks with Patricia Parker, Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Communication. In part one of our conversation with Dr. Parker, she discusses her new role as department chair, her academic research and its connection to her current position, and her experience in founding the Ella Baker Women’s Center.