Nichole and Drew invite guests who have studied the liberal arts to revisit written work, such as essays and lab reports, which they completed while in college. After having read excerpts of their work, guests provide a bit of commentary, and, then, Nichole and Drew add their two cents. The emphasis is on questionable and hard to defend conclusions, silly subject matters, and funnily constructed sentences, though, as always, the hosts are hoping, as well, to learn something new!
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Nichole and Drew discuss Audre Lorde's paper "Age, Race, Class, and Sex: Women Redefined Difference" delivered at Amherst College in 1980.
In this episode, Nichole and Drew literally tackle the last part of Benjamin's art essay.
In this episode, Nichole and Drew continue with their discussion of Benjamin's essay "The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction." Adorno's response to Benjamin's essay in the New Left Review Benjamin's Author as Producer Patricia Leighton's The White Peril and L'art Nègre: Picasso, Primitivism, and Anticolonialism
In this episode, Nichole and Drew tackle the first half of Walter Benjamin's infamous essay-- "The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction" (1935). Be prepared to inhale some Marxism! Modernism Lab -- introduction to the essay
In this episode, Nichole and Drew join Molly in discussing a paper she wrote way back in 2019 about social media and revolutions.
In this episode, Nichole and Drew conclude discussing the life and times of Susan Sontag, meeting, along the way, some very controversial topics. Sontag's comments regarding 9/11 to the New Yorker Sontag: Her Life and Work (2019) by Benjamin Moser Reborn, Early Diaries 1947-1963 by Susan Sontag
In this episode (the first of two about Susan Sontag), Nichole and Drew discuss Sontag's early years, college life, and her rise to popularity--as well as all the troubles she experienced along the way. Reborn, Early Diaries 1947-1963 (first of a trilogy of her diary entries) Sontag: Her Life and Work (2019) by Benjamin Moser
In this episode, Nichole and Drew recount the tragic fate of Oscar Wilde brought upon by scandalous criminal accusations and resultant legal proceedings. Ballad of Reading Gaol by Oscar Wilde Famous Trials, Professor Douglas O. Linder Oscar Wilde, a biography by Richard Ellmann
In this episode, Nichole and Drew talk about the life of Oscar Wilde leading up to his trials for gross indecency. You can email us at: liberalartsthepodcast@gmail.com Links to things referenced in the episode: Magdalen College, Oxford University (Oscar's hard to spell and pronounce alma mater) The Portrait of Mr. W. H. (Oscar's story about a theory that Shakespeare's romantically charged sonnets are actually about a young man) Cyril Holland (Oscar's son, whose name Drew forgot) Willie Wilde (Oscar's brother, whose name Drew forgot)
Nichole and Drew discuss the history of art with their friend Mack, who reads an excerpt from an essay she wrote about Julie Mehretu's works and their relation to technology and politics. Links to mentioned art by Mehretu: Stadia II Conjured Parts Mural (Goldman Sachs)
He wasn't... Nichole and Drew discuss majors and majoring at a liberal arts college and at college in general.
Nichole and Drew are joined by their friend Ari, who reads excerpts from a paper she wrote for a geology class about space.
Nichole and Drew take on housing, specifically dorm life at a small liberal arts college.
Nichole and Drew invite their friend Grace to discuss a fascinating paper she wrote on achatina fulica, a.k.a. snails known for being powerhouses of mucus production.
Nichole and Drew welcome you to Liberal Arts, the Podcast.
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