Podcasts@Boatwright

Dr. Jenny Pribble – Faculty Author Interview

lmcculle — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 14:30:24 +0000

Dr. Jennifer Pribble, Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Studies, discusses her new book, Welfare and Party Politics in Latin America, published recently by Cambridge University Press. In this book, she provides an analysis of welfare and other social assistance policies in Argentina, Chile, Uruguay and Venezuela. Her findings emphasize the influence of previous policies, electoral competition and the character of political parties that influence the nature of contemporary social policy reform in Latin America.

Dr. Kevin Cherry – Faculty Author Interview

lmcculle — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 21:39:08 +0000

Dr. Kevin Cherry, Assistant Professor of Political Science
discusses his new book, Plato, Aristotle, and the Purpose of Politics, published recently by Cambridge University Press. In this book, he compares the views of Plato and Aristotle about the practice, study and the purpose of politics.

Bridget Wiede – Student Reseacher

lmcculle — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 16:12:09 +0000

Bridget Wiede, a 2012 graduate of the University of Richmond, talks about her honors thesis, “Garvey Revisited : The Legitimacy and Consistency of Marcus Garvey as Demonstrated by His Latter Movement.” Bridget majored in Leadership Studies and minored in History. She is currently pursuing graduate studies in United States history at Oxford University.

Dr. David Salisbury – Faculty Author Interview

lmcculle — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 12:45:03 +0000

David Salisbury, Assistant Professor of Geography and the Environment, discusses his recent article, “Fronteras Vivas or Dead Ends? The Impact of Military Settlement Projects in the Amazon Borderlands”, in the Journal of Latin American Geography. This article describes a case study in the Peruvian Amazon which explores the natural resource management, household economics, and political geography of a borderland military base and associated settlement.

Dr. Abigail Cheever – Faculty Author Interview

lmcculle — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:45:48 +0000

Abigail Cheever, Associate Professor of English and Coordinator of the Film Studies Program, discusses her new book, Real Phonies : Cultures of Authenticity in Post-World War II America, published by the University of Georgia Press. By focusing on authenticity and identity, Dr. Cheever analyzes the changing representation of adolescence, depression, serial killers, Jewish and African American experience, and corporations in the transition from existentialism to post-structuralism and multiculturalism in America.

Dr. Terryl Givens – Faculty Author Interview

lmcculle — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 16:31:57 +0000

Dr. Terryl Givens, Bostwick Professor of Literature and Religion,
discusses his new book, Parley P. Pratt: A Cultural and Intellectual Biography, published recently by Oxford University Press. Dr. Givens and his co-author, Matthew J. Grow, offer the first full-length scholarly treatment of one of the most important influences on the development of the Mormon Church.

Hannah Guida – Student Researcher

lmcculle — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 20:42:45 +0000

Hannah Guida, a 2011 graduate of the University of Richmond, talks about her honors thesis, “Italian-American Relocation and Internment During World War II and Its Effect on Italian Communities in the United States.” Hannah double-majored in Italian Studies and International Studies, and she is currently working as a law clerk in Washington, D.C.

Kelly Landers – Student Researcher

lmcculle — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 20:34:20 +0000

Kelly Landers, a 2011 graduate of the University of Richmond, talks about her honors thesis, “Freedom’s Disciple: the Life, Music, and Impact of Hazel Dickens.” Kelly majored in Interdisciplinary Studies (Ethnomusicology) and Leadership Studies, with a minor in Anthropology, and she is currently working for Teach for America in Washington, DC.

Amanda Kleintop – Student Researcher

lmcculle — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 20:57:47 +0000

Amanda Kleintop, a 2011 graduate of the University of Richmond, discusses her senior project at the University of Richmond. Amanda graduated as an Honors History and Leadership Studies double major. The title of the project is “Networks of Resistance: Black Virginians Remember Civil War Loyalties,” and she worked on the project for about a year with the assistance of an Arts and Sciences Summer Fellowship. Amanda is currently working for the for the Virginia Sesquicentennial Commission (for the 150th anniversary of the Civil War), and she plans to apply to graduate schools for a Ph.D. in Southern history.

Dr. Jeffrey Hass – Faculty Author Interview

lmcculle — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 20:11:03 +0000

Dr. Jeffrey Hass, Associate Professor of Sociology, discusses his new book, Power, Culture, and Economic Change in Russia: To the Undiscovered Country of Post-Socialism, 1988-2008. Utilizing cutting-edge theory and unique data, this book examines the role of power, culture, and practice in Russia’s story of post-socialist economic change, and provides a framework for addressing general economic change.