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Odyssey—March 31, 2005 |
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Alternatives to Money
Bill Maurer—Associate Professor of Anthropology, University of California, Irvine
David Woodruff—Visiting Associate Professor of Social Studies and Senior Fellow, Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies, Harvard University
Money drives our capitalist economy, but it's not the only way to get business done. Barter, community time dollars, even frequent flyer miles can all replace cold, hard cash. Do such money substitutes change the way we think about value?
Political scientist David Woodruff and anthropologist Bill Maurer join Chicago Public Radio's Gretchen Helfrich for the discussion. Woodruff is author of Money Unmade: Barter and the Fate of Russian Capitalism. Maurer is author of the book, Mutual Life, Limited: Islamic Banking, Alternative Currencies, Lateral Reason. |
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Odyssey—March 30, 2005 |
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Max Weber and the Protestant Work Ethic
Martin Riesebrodt—Professor of Sociology and in the Divinity School, University of Chicago
Lawrence Scaff—Professor of Political Science, Wayne State University
A hundred years ago, Max Weber published his influential essay, “The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism.” It's been embraced by everyone from Marxists to neo-cons, but what is the idea of the Protestant work ethic really about?
Political scientist Lawrence Scaff and sociologist Martin Riesebrodt join Chicago Public Radio's Gretchen Helfrich for the discussion. Scaff is author of Fleeing the Iron Cage: Culture, Politics, and Modernity in the Thought of Max Weber. Riesebrodt is author of Max Webers Religionssystematik as well as Pious Passion: The Emergence of Modern Fundamentalism in the United States and Iran. |
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Odyssey—March 29, 2005 |
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Democracy, Class, and the British Aristocracy
Originally broadcast August 3, 2004
Philippa Levine—Professor of History, University of Southern California
Steven Pincus—Associate Professor of History, University of Chicago
Great Britain is one of the world's preeminent democracies. But it's also home to an aristocracy, a group of people who wield political power solely by birthright. Why has the aristocracy persisted in Great Britain?
Historians Philippa Levine and Steven Pincus join Chicago Public Radio's Gretchen Helfrich for the discussion. Levine is author of Prostitution, Race, and Politics: Policing Venereal Disease. Pincus is completing a book manuscript titled, The First Modern Revolution: England's Glorious Revolution of 1688-89. |
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Odyssey—March 28, 2005 |
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Black Churches and Politics
Robert Franklin—Presidential Distinguished Professor of Social Ethics, Candler School of Theology, Emory University
Melissa Harris-Lacewell—Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Chicago
Having led the way on abolition and civil rights, black congregations have started mobilizing around a different set of issues: abortion and gay marriage. Does this move mean we're entering a new era in the history of black religious politics?
Religious studies scholar Robert Franklin and political scientist Melissa Harris-Lacewell join Chicago Public Radio's Gretchen Helfrich for the discussion. Franklin is author of Another Day's Journey: Black Churches Confronting the American Crisis. Harris-Lacewell is author of Barbershops, Bibles, and BET: Everyday Talk and Black Political Thought. |
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Odyssey—March 25, 2005 |
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Debating Islamic Law
Bogac Ergene—Assistant Professor, History, University of Vermont
Bernard Haykel—Assistant Professor, Middle Eastern Studies, New York University
The drafting of a new Iraqi constitution has generated debates over the role Islam should play in civic life. This discussion is not new among Muslims and interpretations of Islamic law Have varied widely. What can Islamic law mean in practice?
Historian Bogac Ergene and Islamic studies scholar Bernard Haykel join Chicago Public Radio's Gretchen Helfrich for the discussion. Ergene is author of the article “On Ottoman Justice: Interpretations in Conflict (16th-18th Century).” And Haykel is author of Revival and Reform in Early-Modern Islam: The Legacy of Muhammad al-Shawkani. |
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Odyssey—March 24, 2005 |
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Big Ideas and U.S. Foreign Policy
Bruce Jentleson—Director, Terry Sanford Institute of Public Policy, Duke University
Kenneth Osgood—Assistant Professor of History, Florida Atlantic University
The architect of Containment, one of the most famous doctrines in U.S. foreign policy, has died. Containment was meant to provide a blueprint for Cold War anti-Soviet strategy. But how much can a doctrine account for U.S. actions in the world?
Political scientist Bruce Jentleson and historian Kenneth Osgood join Chicago Public Radio's Gretchen Helfrich for the discussion. Jentleson is author of American Foreign Policy: The Dynamics of Choice in the Twenty-first Century. Osgood is finishing the book, Total Cold War: America's Global Battle for Hearts and Minds in the 1950s. |
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Odyssey—March 23, 2005 |
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Social Meanings of Disability
Jill Hasday—Associate Professor of Law, University of Chicago
Robert McRuer—Assistant Professor of English, George Washington University
Public space has been transformed—with closed captions, curb cuts, and automatic doors—to accommodate the disabled. But have we grown any more accepting of disability itself?
Legal scholar Jill Hasday and literary scholar Robert McRuer join Chicago Public Radio's Gretchen Helfrich for the discussion. Hasday has written extensively on anti-discrimination and disability law. She's a visiting professor at the Vanderbilt University Law School. McRuer is working on the book, Crip Theory: Cultural Signs of Queerness and Disability. |
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Odyssey—March 22, 2005 |
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Evangelical Christians
Allen Hertzke—Academic Director of Religious Studies, University of Oklahoma, Norman
Kathryn Lofton—Faculty Member, Department of Religious Studies; University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
In the U.S., evangelical Christians are thought to be most politically active around abortion and same-sex marriage. But where do they stand on global issues such as climate change, human rights, and sex trafficking?
Religious studies scholar Kathryn Lofton and political scientist Allen Hertzke join Chicago Public Radio's Gretchen Helfrich for the discussion. Lofton's research explores the way religious people imagine themselves in the modern world, and her publications include the article, “Practicing Oprah; Or, the Prescriptive Compulsion of a Spiritual Capitalism.” Hertzke is author of Freeing God's Children: The Unlikely Alliance For Global Human Rights. |
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Odyssey—March 21, 2005 |
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The World Bank and Development
William Easterly—Professor of Economics and of Africana Studies, New York University
Jeffrey Winters—Associate Professor of Political Science, Northwestern University
President Bush has nominated Paul Wolfowitz to head the World Bank, an organization charged with promoting economic development in poor nations. What's been the Bank's approach to economic development, and is it likely to change?
Economist William Easterly and political scientist Jeffrey Winters join Chicago Public Radio's Gretchen Helfrich for the discussion. Easterly is author of The Elusive Quest for Growth: Economists' Adventures and Misadventures in the Tropics. Winters is coeditor of Reinventing the World Bank. |
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Odyssey—March 18, 2005 |
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Film Forum: Desert Storm on Film
Susan Jeffords—Professor, Departments of English and Women Studies, University of Washington
Richard Slotkin—Professor of English and American Studies, Wesleyan University
The first Gulf War ended years ago, but Desert Storm has yet to be a focus of many major movies. Unlike other conflicts that have received lots of cinematic attention, this war has been largely untouched. What’s keeping the first Gulf War off the screen?
Film scholars Susan Jeffords and Richard Slotkin join Chicago Public Radio's Gretchen Helfrich for the discussion. Jeffords is coeditor of the book, Seeing Through the Media: The Persian Gulf War (Communications, Media, and Culture), and author of the book, Hard Bodies: Hollywood Masculinity in the Reagan Era. Slotkin is author of the forthcoming book, Lost Battalions: The Great War and the Crisis of American Nationality. |
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Odyssey—March 17, 2005 |
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A Social History of Credit
Edward Balleisen—Associate Professor, Department of History, Duke University
Lendol Calder—Associate Professor and Chair, History Department, Augustana College
Consumer debt has proven to be a financial trap for many Americans, but credit also provides economic opportunities. Credit even made it possible for the Pilgrims to come the new world. How has credit shaped prosperity in America?
Business scholar and legal historian Edward Balleisen and historian Lendol Calderjoin Chicago Public Radio's Gretchen Helfrich for the discussion. Balleisen is the author of the book, Navigating Failure: Bankruptcy and Commercial Society in Antebellum America. Calder is author of the book, Financing the American Dream: A Cultural History of Consumer Credit. |
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Odyssey—March 16, 2005 |
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The History of Pirates
Originally broadcast July 13, 2004
Samuel Baker—Professor of English, University of Texas, Austin
Marcus Rediker—Professor of History, University of Pittsburgh
Reports suggest that pirates are once again operating on the high seas. In their heyday,
pirates posed a global threat to the maritime activities of many nations. How did pirates
transform the economic and social conditions of their times?
Literary scholar Samuel Baker and historian Marcus Rediker join host Gretchen Helfrich for
the discussion. Baker is working on the book, Written on the Water: British Romanticism
and the Culture of Maritime Empire. Rediker is author of numerous books on
Anglo-American maritime culture, including Villains of All Nations: Atlantic Pirates in
the Golden Age. |
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Odyssey—March 15, 2005 |
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Indigenous Identities
Tania Li—Professor, Department of Anthropology, University of Toronto
Orin Starn—Associate Professor, Department of Cultural Anthropology, Duke University
In the process of coming to terms with a past of colonialism, many nations have granted special rights to indigenous peoples leading to increased economic and political power. How do these changes redefine what it means to be indigenous?
Anthropologists Tania Li and Orin Starn join Chicago Public Radio's Gretchen Helfrich for the discussion. Li is editor of the book, Transforming the Indonesian Uplands: Marginality, Power and Production (Studies in Environmental Anthropology). Starn is author of the book, Ishi’s Brain: In Search of America’s Last “Wild” Indian. |
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Odyssey—March 14, 2005 |
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The Audience for Murder
Joel Black—Professor of Comparative Literature, University of Georgia, Athens
Martha Umphrey—Associate Professor of Law, Jurisprudence, and Social Thought; Amherst College
High-profile murders—and the trials they produce—rivet our attention. The media certainly feed our fascination with such crimes, but why do we have an appetite for murder in the first place?
Literary scholar Joel Black and legal studies scholar Martha Umphrey join Chicago Public Radio's Gretchen Helfrich for the discussion. Black is author of The Aesthetics of Murder: A Study in Romantic Literature and Contemporary Culture. Umphrey is working on the book, Dementia Americana: Narrating Responsibility in the Trials of Harry K. Thaw. |
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Odyssey—March 11, 2005 |
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Geographic Imagination
Timothy Brennan—Professor of Comparative Literature and Cultural Studies, University of Minnesota
Martin Lewis—Geographer; Interim Director, Program in International Relations and International Policy Studies, Stanford University
The points on a compass overtly indicate direction, but they also organize our ideas about foreign lands and define our own place in the world. How did geography come to have so many political and social meanings?
Cultural studies scholar Timothy Brennan and geographer Martin Lewis join Chicago Public Radio's Gretchen Helfrich for the discussion. Brennan is author of the article, “The Cuts of Language: the East/West of North/South,” in the Winter 2001 edition of the journal, Public Culture. Lewis is coauthor of the book, The Myth of Continents: A Critique of Metageography.
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Odyssey—March 10, 2005 |
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Middle East Politics
Daniel Byman—Assistant Professor, School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University
Behrooz Ghamari—Assistant Professor of Sociology, Georgia State University
Change is afoot in the Middle East, and there's debate over whether U.S. policy—and international pressure—have played any role. What are the politics at work in the Middle East?
Sociologist Behrooz Ghamari and political scientist Daniel Byman join Chicago Public Radio's Gretchen Helfrich for the discussion. Ghamari is author of Islam and Dissent in Post-Revolutionary Iran: The Religious Politics of Abdolkarim Soroush. Byman is author of Keeping the Peace: Lasting Solutions to Ethnic Conflict. He's also a senior fellow at the Saban Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institution. |
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Odyssey—March 9, 2005 |
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The Future of the Endangered Species Act
Reed Benson—Assistant Professor of Law, University of Wyoming, Laramie
Kevin DeLuca—Associate Professor of Speech Communication, University of Georgia, Athens
Having generated considerable controversy over economic development and the reach of federal authority, the Endangered Species Act is facing several political and legal challenges. Is the Endangered Species Act on the brink of extinction?
Media studies scholar Kevin DeLuca and legal scholar Reed Benson join Chicago Public Radio's Gretchen Helfrich for the discussion. Benson works in environmental and water law. DeLuca is author of Image Politics: The New Rhetoric of Environmental Activism. |
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Odyssey—March 8, 2005 |
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The Legacy of Michel Foucault
Barbara Cruikshank—Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Arnold Davidson—Professor of Philosophy, University of Chicago
The ideas of the late philosopher Michel Foucault have enormous influence in scholarly circles. But his books also came out of his engagement with contemporary political debates. Have Foucault's ideas altered our everyday understandings of the world?
Political scientist Barbara Cruikshank and philosopher Arnold Davidson join Chicago Public Radio's Gretchen Helfrich for the discussion. Cruikshank is author of The Will to Empower: Democratic Citizens and Other Subjects. Arnold Davidson is author of The Emergence of Sexuality: Historical Epistemology and the Formation of Concepts. He's also the editor of Lectures at the College du France, a series of English translations of Michel Foucault's lectures. |
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Odyssey—March 7, 2005 |
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The Future of the Republican Party
Alan Abramowitz—Alben W. Barkley Professor of Political Science, Emory University
Andrew Busch—Associate Professor of Government, Claremont McKenna College
The GOP has had a grip on Congress for a decade. And led by second-term President George W. Bush, the Republicans are moving forward with an ambitious agenda. With major policy battles ahead, how unified is the Republican Party?
Political scientists Andrew Busch and Alan Abramowitz join Chicago Public Radio's Gretchen Helfrich for the discussion. Busch is author of Ronald Reagan and the Politics of Freedom. Abramowitz is author of Voice of the People: Elections and Voting Behavior in the United States.
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Originally broadcast February 16, 2005
The Future of the Democratic Party |
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Odyssey—March 4, 2005 |
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Film Forum: The Devil in Film
Rachel Falconer—Professor, School of English, University of Sheffield
Adam Lowenstein—Assistant Professor of English and Film Studies, University of Pittsburgh
Films about the devil and the descent into hell provide compelling narratives about the themes of loss and redemption. As a
result, the character of Satan is one of the most alluring and strange roles in the cinema. How has the devil been depicted
in movies?
Literary scholar Rachel Falconer and film scholar Adam Lowenstein join Chicago Public Radio's Gretchen Helfrich for the
discussion. Falconer is author of the book, Hell in Contemporary Literature: Western Descent Narratives Since 1945.
Lowenstein is author of the book, Shocking Representation: Historical Trauma, National Cinema, and the Modern Horror
Film. |
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Odyssey—March 3, 2005 |
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The Masculine Body
John Hoberman—Professor, Germanic Languages, Univeristy of Texas, Austin
Michael Kimmel—Professor, Sociology, State University of New York, Stony Brook
The baseball doping scandal is an example of men seeking to enhance the performance of their bodies. Ever since testosterone was first synthesized, men have been tempted by the promise of a bigger build. What fuels the fantasy of a muscular male body?
Cultural studies scholar John Hoberman and sociologist Michael Kimmel join Chicago Public Radio's Gretchen Helfrich for the discussion. John Hoberman is author of Testosterone Dreams: Rejuvenation, Aphrodisia, Doping. Michael Kimmel is editor of the journal Men and Masculinities.
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Odyssey—March 2, 2005 |
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Prejudice
Christopher Lane—Professor of English, Northwestern University
Rogers Smith—Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor of Political Science, University of Pennsylvania
History and politics can produce animosity between groups, but the ability to hate also seems to be an enduring characteristic of human behavior. What are the foundations of prejudice?
Political scientist Rogers Smith and literary scholar Christopher Lane join Chicago Public Radio's Gretchen Helfrich for the discussion. Smith is author of Stories of Peoplehood: The Politics and Morals of Political Membership and Civic Ideals: Conflicting Visions of Citizenship in U.S. History. Lane is author of Hatred and Civility: The Antisocial Life in Victorian England. He's also editor of The Psychoanalysis of Race. |
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Odyssey—March 1, 2005 |
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The Cultural Jesus
Originally broadcast September 14, 2004
Richard Fox—Professor of History, University of Southern California
Stephen Prothero—Chairman, Department of Religion, Boston University
With the high visibility of Jesus Christ in films, on bumper stickers, and in books, Jesus has become a powerful cultural symbol. A lot of Americans are Christian. But is it this alone that explains the prominence of Jesus in American society?
Religious studies scholar Stephen Prothero and historian Richard Fox join Chicago Public Radio's Gretchen Helfrich for the discussion. Prothero is author of American Jesus: How the Son of God Became a National Icon. Fox is author of Jesus in America: Personal Savior, Cultural Hero, National Obsession. |
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