Podcasts
Welcome to The Institute, a podcast where we profile the fascinating people connected to the Institute for the Arts and Humanities at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. We talk with faculty about the pillars of their work in teaching, service and research. We learn the makings of successful leaders across disciplines. And we share this with you.
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The Legacy and Evolution of the IAH’s Tyson Academic Leadership Program
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.
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Episode 138: Milada Vachudova on Political Change in Europe and Importance of Interdisciplinary Connections
In this episode, Vachudova provides context for recent democratic backsliding in countries like Hungary and Poland, and its impact on civic participation and engagement.
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Episode 137: How Inger Brodey Applies Public Humanities to Jane Austen Scholarship and SCiLL
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 Faculty 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. Listen or subscribe on Apple Podcasts.
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Episode 136: Adam Versényi on Dramaturgy, Translation, and the Chairs Leadership Program
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.
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Episode 135: Historian Michelle King and the Impact of Fu Pei-mei
Michelle King 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.
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Weil Speaker Judy Woodruff on ‘America at the Crossroads’
In advance of the 2024 Weil Lecture on March 25, Director Patricia Parker conducts a phone interview with speaker Judy Woodruff.
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Examining Biblical Texts with Assistant Professor Hugo Mendez
Assistant professor of religious studies Hugo Mendez (FFP ’22) discusses his research in his recent book projects.
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International Collaborative Research with Associate Professor Andrea Bohlman
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.
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Episode 131: The Women of NOW with Historian Katherine Turk
Historian Katherine Turk (FFP ’21) discusses her new book, The Women of NOW: How Feminists Built an Organization that Transformed America.
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Episode 130: When the Swelling Goes Down with Actor, Playwright Samuel Ray Gates
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.
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Digital Humanities, Game Studies, and International Collaborations with Courtney Rivard
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. She also shares recent projects in digital humanities, gaming studies, and a book that she worked on during her spring 2022 Faculty Fellowship.
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Kenneth Janken on Bringing the Wilmington Ten to the Public’s Attention
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.
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Episode 127: Slavery as History and Memory with 2023 Reckford Lecturer Ana Lucia Araujo
Director Patricia Parker talks with 2023 Reckford Lecture speaker and historian Ana Lucia Araujo about her research.
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Public Humanities Engagement and Interdisciplinary Collaborations with Patricia Parker – Part 2
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.
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Leadership and Engaged Humanities Scholarship with Patricia Parker – Part 1
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.
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