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Odyssey—February 28, 2005 |
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The New AIDS Rhetoric
Meredith Raimondo—Assistant Professor of Comparative American Studies, Oberlin College
Gregory Tomso—Assistant Professor, Department of English and Foreign Languages, University of West Florida
Medical advances have made AIDS a treatable disease, and public attention toward AIDS has waned since the 1980s. The emergence of a highly resistant strain of HIV has revived old anxieties, but are we still talking about AIDS the way we used to?
Literary scholar Gregory Tomso and American studies scholar Meredith Raimondo join Chicago Public Radio's Gretchen Helfrich for the discussion. Tomso is author of the article, “Barebacking, Bug Chasing, and the Risks of Care,” which appears in the Journal of Literature and Medicine. Raimondo is working on the book, When AIDS Comes Home: American Popular Geographies of the “Spread of AIDS.” |
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Odyssey—February 25, 2005 |
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Law and Society
Hendrik Hartog—Class of 1921 Bicentennial Professor in the History of American Law and Liberty; Department of History, Princeton University
Susan Silbey—Professor of Sociology and Anthropology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Many of our daily practices—like driving in above the speed limit or sharing copywritten music—are technically illegal, but we choose to distinguish these acts from more serious crimes like theft or murder. What role does the law play in our daily lives?
Historian Hendrik Hartog and sociologist Susan Sibley join Chicago Public Radio's Gretchen Helfrich for the discussion. Hartog is the author of the book, Man and Wife in America: A History. |
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Odyssey—February 24, 2005 |
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Europe and International Affairs
Michael Loriaux—Associate Professor of Political Science, Northwestern University
John Owen—Associate Professor and Undergraduate Director, Woodrow Wilson Department of Politics; University of Virginia, Charlottesville
President Bush's charm offensive in Europe has earned him support on several issues, but Europe also has its own interests to advance. What does the shifting EU-U.S. relationship reveal about Europe's power?
Political scientists John Owen and Michael Loriaux join Chicago Public Radio's Gretchen Helfrich for the discussion. Owen is author of Liberal Peace, Liberal War: American Politics and International Security. And he's finishing the book, Religion, the Enlightenment, and the New Global Order, of which he is coeditor. Loriaux is author of France after Hegemony: International Change and Financial Reform. And he's finishing the book, European Union: Myth, Geopolitics, and the Deconstruction of the Rhineland Frontier. |
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Odyssey—February 23, 2005 |
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Reconsidering the Reporter's Privilege
Jane Kirtley—Silha Professor of Media Ethics and Law; School of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Minnesota
Geoffrey Stone—Harry Kalven, Jr. Distinguished Service Professor of Law, University of Chicago Law School
Following the indictment of reporters from the New York Times and Time magazine for failing to reveal their sources within the government, the nature and status of journalistic privilege and confidentiality have come into question. As the courts struggle to define the journalist's rights, what is the public’s interest in reporter’s privilege?
Legal scholars Jane Kirtley and Geoffrey Stone join Chicago Public Radio's Gretchen Helfrich for the discussion. Kirtley is former executive director of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and a columnist for the American Journalism Review. Stone is author of the book, Perilous Times: Free Speech in Wartime from The Sedition Act of 1798 to The War on Terrorism. |
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Odyssey—February 22, 2005 |
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The Victim in American Life
Austin Sarat—William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Jurisprudence and Political Science, Amherst College
Jonathan Simon—Associate Dean, Jurisprudence and Social Policy Program; University of California, Berkeley
Victim impact statements have become a regular part of sentencing in criminal cases. And relatives of those killed in the September 11 attacks have emerged as a political force. How have the voices of victims become so prominent?
Political scientist Austin Sarat and legal scholar Jonathan Simon join Chicago Public Radio's Gretchen Helfrich for the discussion. Sarat is author of When the State Kills: Capital Punishment and the American Condition. Simon is finishing the book, Governing through Crime: The War on Crime and the Transformation of America 1960-2000. |
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Odyssey—February 21, 2005 |
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The Successes and Failures of Multiculturalism
Walter Benn Michaels—Professor of English, University of Illinois, Chicago
Orlando Patterson—John Cowles Professor of Sociology, Harvard University
In the 1980s and '90s, multiculturalism was an influential concept, arguing for the tolerance of differences—in race, in gender, in ethnicity. But as organizations have made diversity a top priority, what is the relevance of multiculturalism today?
Sociologist Orlando Patterson and literary scholar Walter Benn Michaels join Chicago Public Radio's Gretchen Helfrich for the discussion. Patterson is author of The Ordeal of Integration: Progress and Resentment in America's “Racial” Crisis and Rituals of Blood: The Consequences of Slavery in Two American Centuries. Michaels is author of Our America: Nativism, Modernism and Pluralism and the Shape of the Signifier. |
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Odyssey—February 18, 2005 |
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Film and the Holocaust
Omer Bartov—John P. Birkelund Distinguished Professor of European History, Brown
University
Bradley Prager—Assistant Professor of German, Department of German and Russian
Studies; University of Missouri, Columbia
The controversial German film, Downfall, is but one work in a long line of films
that have provoked debate in attempt to address the subject of the Holocaust. What are
the challenges of representing the Holocaust in cinema?
Historian Omer Bartov and German scholar Bradley Prager join Chicago Public Radio's
Gretchen Helfrich for the discussion. Bartov is author of the book, The "Jew" in
Cinema: From the Golem to Don't Touch My Holocaust (Indiana University Press, 2005).
Prager is author of the forthcoming books, Writing Images: Aesthetic Vision and German
Romanticism and The Cinema of Werner Herzog: Aesthetic Ecstasy and Truth. |
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Odyssey—February 17, 2005 |
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Japanese Pop Culture in America
Anne Allison—Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Cultural Anthropology, Duke University
Christine Yano—Associate Professor of Anthropology, University of Hawaii, Manoa
Hello Kitty, anime, and Yu-Gi-Oh!—these and other Japanese cultural exports have been called Japan's “gross national cool.” What is it about Japanese pop culture that Americans find so appealing?
Anthropologists Anne Allison and Christine Yano join Chicago Public Radio's Gretchen Helfrich for the discussion. Allison is author of Millennial Monsters: Japanese Toys and the Global Imagination. Yano is author of Tears of Longing: Nostalgia and the Nation in Japanese Popular Song. |
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Odyssey—February 16, 2005 |
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The Future of the Democratic Party
Samuel Popkin—Professor of Political Science, University of California, San Diego
Byron Shafer—Glenn B. and Cleone Orr Hawkins Chair of Political Science, University of Wisconsin, Madison
The choice of Howard Dean to chair the Democratic National Committee is a statement about that party's future. But there's dispute over what kind of statement it is. Where is the Democratic Party headed?
Political scientists Byron Shafer and Samuel Popkin join Chicago Public Radio's Gretchen Helfrich for the discussion. Shafer is author of Quiet Revolution: The Struggle for the Democratic Party and the Shaping of Post-Reform Politics. Popkin is author of The Reasoning Voter: Communication and Persuasion in Presidential Campaigns. He's also a fellow at the Center for Advanced Study of the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University. |
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Odyssey—February 15, 2005 |
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Migration, the Border, and U.S.-Mexico Relations
Josiah Heyman—Chair, Sociology and Anthropology Department; University of Texas, El Paso
Douglas Massey—Chair, Department of Sociology, Princeton University
The Mexican government has published a guidebook on how to cross the U.S. border safely, drawing charges that it's encouraging Mexicans to break the law. How is migration viewed from both sides of the border?
Anthropologist Josiah Heyman and sociologist Douglas Massey join Chicago Public Radio's Gretchen Helfrich for the discussion. Heyman has authored numerous articles on immigration and the U.S.-Mexico border. Massey is author of Beyond Smoke and Mirrors: Immigration Policy in the Age of Globalization. |
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Odyssey—February 14, 2005 |
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What Is a Number?
William Hart—Philosopher, University of Illinois, Chicago
Geoffrey Hellman—Professor of Philosophy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
Whether we're doing our taxes, calculating tips, or just keeping time, numbers permeate our lives. But for all we rely on numbers, for all we take them for granted, do we have any idea what numbers are?
Philosophers of mathematics Geoffrey Hellman and William Hart join Chicago Public Radio's Gretchen Helfrich for the discussion. Hellman is author of Mathematics without Numbers: Towards a Modal-Structural Explanation. Hart has written extensively on the philosophy and logic of mathematics. |
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Odyssey—February 11, 2005 |
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Iraqi Elections
Mark LeVine—Associate Professor, Department of History; University of California, Irvine
Samer Shehata—Visiting Assistant Professor, Center for Contemporary Arab Studies, Georgetown University
Marked by high voter turnout and minimal chaos, the Iraqi election is being hailed as a success. As results filter in, the focus shifts to tasks of reconstruction and the creation of a constitution. What does the election mean for Iraq and the politics of the Middle East?
Historian Mark LeVine and Middle East scholar Samer Shehata join Chicago Public Radio's Gretchen Helfrich for the discussion. LeVine is author of the book, Overthrowing Geography: Jaffa, Tel Aviv, and the Struggle for Palestine, 1880-1948. Shehata has written numerous articles on the Middle East, Arab politics, and U.S. foreign policy. |
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Odyssey—February 10, 2005 |
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Ice
Stephen Pyne—Professor, Biology and Society, Arizona State University
Eric Wilson—Chairman, English Department, Wake Forest University
Ice has been a site of scientific inquiry. Explorations of ice also feed a cultural fascination, one that has produced countless stories about survival and death. Why are we drawn to the world of ice?
Historian Stephen Pyne and literary scholar Eric Wilson join Chicago Public Radio's Gretchen Helfrich for the discussion. Pyne is author of The Ice: A Journey to Antarctica. Wilson is author of The Spiritual History of Ice: Romanticism, Science, and Imagination. |
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Odyssey—February 9, 2005 |
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Cold War Culture and the War on Terror
Timothy Melley—Professor, English, Miami University, Ohio
Alan Nadel—Cultural Critic, Rensallear Polytechnical Institute
As an international conflict, the war on terror is often compared to the Cold War. But it might also be argued they are similar in their effects on American society. What are the cultural connections between the Cold War and the War on Terror?
Literary scholar Timothy Melley and cultural critic Alan Nadel join Chicago Public Radio's Gretchen Helfrich for the discussion. Melley is author of Containment Culture: American Narratives, Postmodernism, and the Atomic Age. And Nadel is author of Empire of Conspiracy: The Culture of Paranoia in Post War America. |
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Odyssey—February 8, 2005 |
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Interpreting the Constitution
Maxwell Stearns—Professor of Law, George Mason University
David Strauss—Harry N. Wyatt Professor of Law, University of Chicago
When the Senate holds judicial nomination hearings, there are often fierce debates over how to interpret the Constitution. What are these battles really about?
Legal scholars Maxwell Stearns and David Strauss join Chicago Public Radio's Gretchen Helfrich for the discussion. Stearns is author of Constitutional Process: A Social Choice Analysis of Supreme Court Decision Making. Strauss is finishing the book, The Common Law Constitution. |
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Odyssey—February 7, 2005 |
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China in the Modern World
Nancy Chen—Associate Professor of Anthropology, University of California, Santa Cruz
Prasenjit Duara—Chair, Department of History, University of Chicago
Does China challenge Western ideas of what it means to be modern? With economic growth and technological advancement, China
has established itself among the world's leading nations. But it's also viewed as authoritarian and a potential aggressor.
Anthropologist Nancy Chen and historian Prasenjit Duara join Chicago Public Radio's Gretchen Helfrich for the discussion.
Chen is author of Breathing Spaces: Qigong, Psychiatry, and Healing in China. Duara is author of Sovereignty and
Authenticity: Manchukuo and the East Asian Modern. |
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Odyssey—February 4, 2005 |
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Off Screen Space and Film
David Bordwell—Jacques Ledoux Professor of Film Studies, Emeritus, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Jonathan Miller—Professor of Film Studies, Illinois Institute of Technology
Our reactions to movies are usually based on what we see on the screen. But how a director defines and uses the space off screen can be equally as effective. How is off screen space used in the movies?
Film scholars David Bordwell and Jonathan Miller join Chicago Public Radio's Gretchen Helfrich for the discusssion. Miller is a film critic for Chicago Public Radio. |
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Odyssey—February 3, 2005 |
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The Principles of the Ownership Society
Jean Elshtain—Laura Spelman Rockefeller Professor of Social and Political Ethics, Divinity School, University of Chicago
Richard Epstein—James Parker Hall Distinguished Service Professor of Law, University of Chicago
The State of the Union address presented President Bush's plans to reform social security, the tax code, and health care. These are important in the President’s broader vision to build an “ownership society.” What ideas are embedded in this proposal?
Legal scholar Jean Elshtain and philosopher Richard Epstein join Chicago Public Radio's Gretchen Helfrich for the discusssion. Elshtain is author of the book, Just War Against Terror: The Burden of American Power in a Violent World. Epstein is author of the book, Skepticism and Freedom: A Modern Case for Classical Liberalism. |
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Odyssey—February 2, 2005 |
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Domesticating the American Male
Claudia Nelson—Associate Professor, English, Texas A & M University
Jessica Sewell—Professor, American Studies, Boston University
The realm of home decor, cooking, and housework is generally thought to be the province of women. But on programs like Queer Eye for the Straight Guy there seems to be a convergence of masculinity and the domestic sphere.
How does the American male deal with issues of domesticity?
Literary scholar Claudia Nelson and architectural historian Jessica Sewell join Chicago Public Radio's Gretchen Helfrich for the discussion. Nelson is author of the book, Invisible Men: Fatherhood in Victorian Periodicals, 1850-1910, as well as, Little Strangers: Portrayals of Adoption and Foster Care in America, 1850-1929. |
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Odyssey—February 1, 2005 |
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The State of Architecture in America
Sarah Goldhagen—Lecturer, Department of Architecture; Harvard Design School, Harvard University
Joan Ockman—Director, Buell Center for the Study of American Architecture, Columbia University
The late Philip Johnson championed a variety of 20th Century architectural styles, and his career symbolized both architecture as high art and the reality of commercial pressures. What social, economic, and creative issues drive architecture today?
Architectural historian Sarah Goldhagen and architectural historian and critic Joan Ockman join Chicago Public Radio's Gretchen Helfrich for the discussion. Goldhagen is coeditor of Anxious Modernisms: Experimentation in Postwar Architectural Culture. Ockman is author of Architecture Culture: 1943–1968. |
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