Podcasts about emerita professor

Linda Gask joins me in this episode to explore her dual perspectives of depression as a sufferer, and as a psychiatrist. Emerita Professor of Primary Care Psychiatry, Linda chronicles her history of depression which first reared its head when she was in medical school, and dogged her career as a junior doctor and then as a consultant. Linda described the manifestations of her depression, from low mood and poor motivation to physical pain and suicidality. She also highlighted her co-morbid performance anxiety, obsessiveness, and ruminative thoughts. We also explored her biopsychosocial vulnerabilities to depression, such as a strong family history of mental illness, and the life events that trigger her breakdowns. The podcast also discussed Linda's double-edged experience of antidepressants, and of psychological therapies. She also highlighted the importance of having healthy relationships and being open about the disorder. Other themes of the conversation are the vulnerability of doctors, especially psychiatrists, to depression and suicide; the practical approaches to managing depression; and the inadequacies of current anti-depressant therapies.Linda has worked as an advisor to WHO and has been on the Board of the World Psychiatric Association. She co-founded the STORM suicide prevention training organisation, and she now serves as Vice-Chair of the Blide Trust, a mental health voluntary organisation. Her latest book is ‘Out of Her Mind: How We are Failing Women's Mental Health and What Must Change'.

In this episode we welcome Khani Begum, an Emerita Professor of English at BGSU, and Amjad Dhouman. Together, they have organized a Palestine Film Festival in Northwest Ohio. Join us as we have a conversation about why they started the festival in the first place, and how the festival is a forum to have a timely conversation on a current issue affecting us all.A transcript for this episode can be found here:https://www.rev.com/transcript-editor/shared/HbvZbXFyCCRGNRHIsuFnRpt1ONYdKEchBAEHesuu-HzT8sRamzqXiis9YwHDGzez1W3N_dPjG_sldnIUZqLAEnTw7II?loadFrom=SharedLink

If you find FreshEd a valuable educational resource, please consider becoming a member. You can sign up at our website, Freshedpodcast.com. Also, if you're going to be at the comparative and international education society's annual conference this week, stop by the FreshEd booth. Me and a few other FreshEd team members will be there! -- Today we explore the status of the teaching profession across the world. With me are Xavier Dumay, Tore Bernt Sorensen and Lynn Paine, the co-editors of the 2025 World Yearbook of Education. The volume explores teacher polices, teacher employment relations, and teacher education. Xavier Dumay is a Professor of Education at UCLouvain in Belgium; Tore Bernt Sorensen is a Lecturer of Education at the School of Education, University of Glasgow in the UK; and Lynn Paine is an Emerita Professor of Teacher Education at Michigan State University, in the USA. They co-edited the 2025 World year Book of Education entitled “The Teaching Profession in a Globalizing World: Governance, Career, Learning.” freshedpodcast.com/dumay-sorensen-paine/ -- Get in touch! Twitter: @FreshEdpodcast Facebook: FreshEd Email: info@freshedpodcast.com

Dr. Phyllis Chesler is an Emerita Professor of Psychology and Women's Studies, a best-selling author, a legendary feminist leader, and a retired psychotherapist. Some of her most influential books are Women and Madness, Letters to a Young Feminist, Woman's Inhumanity to Woman, An American Bride in Kabul, Islamic Gender Apartheid: Exposing a Veiled War Against Women.Since 9/11, Dr. Chesler has focused on the rights of women, dissidents, and gays in the Hindu, Sikh, and Muslim communities; the rise of antisemitism/anti-Zionism, the demonization of Israel, the nature of terrorism, forced veiling, forced marriage, polygamy, and tribal psychology. Based on her four academic studies about honor killing, she has submitted affidavits for Muslim and ex-Muslim women who are seeking asylum or citizenship based on their credible belief that their families will honor kill them. In 2021-2022, Dr. Chesler co-led a team which rescued 400 women from Afghanistan. That work continues.

This week it is a huge honour for us to speak with our long-time scicomm colleague Nancy Longnecker who is Emerita Professor of Science Communication at the University of Otago. She has collaborated in the production of communication resources and assessment of their effectiveness in work that is often multidisciplinary and cross-cultural. In a career spanning four decades, Nancy has produced both physical and virtual resources, including exhibitions, displays, podcasts, websites, and teaching resources. She has written over 100 books, book chapters and articles. Nancy has taught science communication and contributed to workshops in Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, Singapore, Japan, the UK, and Denmark and has supervised over 50 science communication research students from 17 countries. Nancy is thrilled with her recent exhibition – Hou Rongo: Moriori | Music | Manawa. Hou Rongo offered an immersive look at the home and culture of New Zealand's indigenous Moriori people, who are often neglected or misunderstood. This exhibition blended tradition with innovative technology to evoke the feeling of being on Rēkohu (Chatham Island) amid the realms of the etchu (deities). The exhibition used sacred cultural objects, large video projections and an atmospheric soundscape to transport visitors to this special place. Nancy says, ‘I am proud to have been a part of a talented multidisciplinary team of academics and cultural advisors. With the Hou Rongo exhibition and its legacy components, we are honouring Moriori culture and contributing to its revitalisation.' You can follow Nancy and learn more about her work here:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/nancy-longnecker-7275ab66/ https://www.otago.ac.nz/science-communication/staff/longnecker https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nancy_Longnecker

This week, scholar Marilyn Sanders Mobley visits the AWM to discuss her book Toni Morrison and the Geopoetics of Place, Race, and Be/longing, which Henry Louis Gates, Jr. calls a "powerful and learned meditation, and one that deserves a prominent place in the field of Morrison studies." Mobley is joined in conversation by poet Parneshia Jones. This conversation originally took place October 15, 2024 and was recorded live at the American Writers Museum.AWM PODCAST NETWORK HOMEMore about Toni Morrison and the Geopoetics of Place, Race, and Be/longing:Toni Morrison's readers and critics typically focus more on the “what” than the “how” of her writing. In Toni Morrison and the Geopoetics of Place, Race, and Be/longing, Marilyn Sanders Mobley analyzes Morrison's expressed narrative intention of providing “spaces for the reader” to help us understand the narrative strategies in her work.Mobley's approach is as interdisciplinary, intersectional, nuanced, and complex as Morrison's. She combines textual analysis with a study of Morrison's cultural politics and narrative poetics and describes how Morrison engages with both history and the present political moment.Informed by research in geocriticism, spatial literary studies, African American literary studies, and Black feminist studies at the intersection of poetics and cultural politics, Mobley identifies four narrative strategies that illuminate how Morrison creates such spaces in her fiction; what these spaces say about her understanding of place, race, and belonging; and how they constitute a way to read and re-read her work.MARILYN SANDERS MOBLEY is Emerita Professor of English and African American Studies at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. She is the author of Folk Roots and Mythic Wings in Sarah Orne Jewett and Toni Morrison: The Cultural Function of Narrative and a spiritual memoir, The Strawberry Room, and Other Places Where a Woman Finds Herself.PARNESHIA JONES studied creative writing at Chicago State University and earned an MFA from Spalding University. Her first book Vessel (2015) was the winner of the Midwest Book Award and featured in O, The Oprah Magazine as one of 12 poetry books to savor for National Poetry Month. Her poems have been published in anthologies such as The Ringing Ear: Black Poets Lean South (2007), Poetry Speaks Who I Am (2010), and She Walks in Beauty: A Woman's Journey Through Poems (2011), edited by Caroline Kennedy. Jones serves on the boards of Cave Canem and the Guild Complex and the advisory board for UniVerse: A United Nations of Poetry. She is the director of Northwestern University Press.

Your Imperfectionist pal here has lost count of the times she's recommended Joli Jensen's mind-bogglingly helpful book, Write No Matter What, to struggling, anxious academics. So, she was the perfect (sorry) choice for this podcast's very first guest interview! She's here to tell you about: - The damaging myth that academia is a writing-supportive environment- How adopting a 'craftsman' approach to writing can make it less stressful, and even pleasant- Three 'taming techniques' that you can use to develop a consistent, sustainable approach to writing- How our obsession with productivity is hurting us, and what we should do instead... and lots more. It's a long one, friends, so get comfortable, and bring snacks.Joli Jensen is Emerita Professor of Media Studies at the University of Tulsa.

In the third episode of our series, we speak with Jeannette Waegemakers Schiff, an Emerita Professor at the University of Calgary, and a founder of the Canadian Observatory on Homelessness and the Canadian Homeless Research Network. Jeannette describes the housing first program model, and how housing programs can address gaps in health and social services for individuals without homes. She discusses the differences between rural and urban homelessness, and how public health policies and programs can be responsive to the unique needs of rural communities.

In this episode, host Desiree Duncan, VP of Health Equity, is joined by guests Beth Toner, Director of Program Communications for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and Dr. Jann Murray-García, Emerita Professor at the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC Davis. They discuss the background and impact of SHIFT Film's new documentary, 'Everybody's Work,' which focuses on addressing structural and systemic racism within healthcare and nursing. They explore the presence of racism in healthcare delivery, the need for critical self-reflection and the disruption of harmful scripts, and highlight the importance of storytelling, amplifying voices, and building relationships to address systemic racism.

"We love diversity, except when it comes to other people." Sermon by guest preacher KyungJa Oh, the first Korean American woman ordained in the Episcopal Church, recorded live at the 10:00am service on Sunday, April 21, 2024.   Part of the Michael B. Curry Distinguished Preachers Series.   About Dr. Oh: KyungJa Oh (KJ) is a retired Episcopal priest and Emerita Professor in Practical Theology at Bexley Seabury Seminary, Chicago IL. She also serves as a priest associate at St Paul and the Redeemer Episcopal Church in Hyde Park, Chicago. Before joining theological education, KJ served as rector of The Church of the Advent, Walnut Hills, Cincinnati and as vicar at St. Chad Episcopal Church in Loves Park, IL. Prior to her ministry in the parish, KJ served as chaplain for the Oncology Department at Northwest Community Hospital in Arlington Heights. KJ earned her MDiv from Seabury-Western Seminary and her DMin from Bexley Seabury Seminary. Her training for the priesthood also includes completion of an ACPE clinical residency program, internships at Episcopal churches in Lynn, MA, Northbrook, IL, Harrogate, England and Sutton-in-Ashfield, England. She studied theology at the University of Cambridge, England, as well as French literature at the Sorbonne in Paris. She earned a BA in philosophy cum laude from Illinois Wesleyan University. KJ is third-generation Korean-American, born and raised in Chicago. She was confirmed into The Episcopal Church in 1983, having been raised in the United Methodist tradition. KJ has two grown children and two grandchildren. She currently lives in Hyde Park, IL, with her spouse, Melissa.   About the Preachers Series: Named in honor of our Presiding Bishop, the Michael B. Curry Distinguished Preachers Series is made possible by a gift from the estate of Trinity's longtime historian and faithful prophet, Professor Ann Weikel, the first woman to receive tenure in the History Department at Portland State University.

Student parents can feel unwelcome and invisible in their institutions. And for every student parent who is struggling to complete an education despite these hurdles, there are many others who have not been able to find a way. Supporting Student Parents in the Academic Library: Designing Spaces, Policies, and Services (ACRL, 2024) by Kelsey Keyes and Ellie Dworak is a guide to engaging with and aiding the student parents in your libraries and leading the charge in making your institutions more family friendly. Supporting Student Parents in the Academic Library is part toolkit, part treatise, and part call to action. In four parts: The Higher Education Landscape, The Role of Academic Libraries, Looking Outward to Community, and Evaluating Needs and Measuring Success. It includes templates, sample policy language, budgets, survey instruments, and other immediately useful tools and examples. There are field notes from academic librarians from institutions of varying sizes and resources demonstrating different ways of supporting these students, and the voices of students themselves. Kelsey Keyes was an academic librarian for fifteen years and is now Emerita Professor at Boise State University. She holds a Master of Library and Information Science and a Masters of English Literature from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She is currently the Managing Editor of Critical AI (Duke University Press), as well as the copy editor of College & Research Libraries and Rare Books and Manuscripts (both ACRL publications). She also provides writing and editing support for academics, business, fiction and non-fiction writers (kelseykeyes.com). For over a decade, her research has focused on parenting students in higher education. Kelsey lives in Europe with her family. Ellie Dworak is an Associate Professor and the Research Data Librarian at Boise State University. She earned her Masters in Library and Information Services from the University of Michigan in 1996 and worked for the Ohio University and San Diego State University libraries prior to joining the faculty at Boise State in 2018. Her research focuses on higher education policy, human computer interaction, and the social impacts of living in a datafied society. She lives with her husband and three dogs in Boise, Idaho. Dr. Michael LaMagna is the Information Literacy Program & Library Services Coordinator and Professor of Library Services at Delaware County Community College. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Student parents can feel unwelcome and invisible in their institutions. And for every student parent who is struggling to complete an education despite these hurdles, there are many others who have not been able to find a way. Supporting Student Parents in the Academic Library: Designing Spaces, Policies, and Services (ACRL, 2024) by Kelsey Keyes and Ellie Dworak is a guide to engaging with and aiding the student parents in your libraries and leading the charge in making your institutions more family friendly. Supporting Student Parents in the Academic Library is part toolkit, part treatise, and part call to action. In four parts: The Higher Education Landscape, The Role of Academic Libraries, Looking Outward to Community, and Evaluating Needs and Measuring Success. It includes templates, sample policy language, budgets, survey instruments, and other immediately useful tools and examples. There are field notes from academic librarians from institutions of varying sizes and resources demonstrating different ways of supporting these students, and the voices of students themselves. Kelsey Keyes was an academic librarian for fifteen years and is now Emerita Professor at Boise State University. She holds a Master of Library and Information Science and a Masters of English Literature from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She is currently the Managing Editor of Critical AI (Duke University Press), as well as the copy editor of College & Research Libraries and Rare Books and Manuscripts (both ACRL publications). She also provides writing and editing support for academics, business, fiction and non-fiction writers (kelseykeyes.com). For over a decade, her research has focused on parenting students in higher education. Kelsey lives in Europe with her family. Ellie Dworak is an Associate Professor and the Research Data Librarian at Boise State University. She earned her Masters in Library and Information Services from the University of Michigan in 1996 and worked for the Ohio University and San Diego State University libraries prior to joining the faculty at Boise State in 2018. Her research focuses on higher education policy, human computer interaction, and the social impacts of living in a datafied society. She lives with her husband and three dogs in Boise, Idaho. Dr. Michael LaMagna is the Information Literacy Program & Library Services Coordinator and Professor of Library Services at Delaware County Community College. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/education

Student parents can feel unwelcome and invisible in their institutions. And for every student parent who is struggling to complete an education despite these hurdles, there are many others who have not been able to find a way. Supporting Student Parents in the Academic Library: Designing Spaces, Policies, and Services (ACRL, 2024) by Kelsey Keyes and Ellie Dworak is a guide to engaging with and aiding the student parents in your libraries and leading the charge in making your institutions more family friendly. Supporting Student Parents in the Academic Library is part toolkit, part treatise, and part call to action. In four parts: The Higher Education Landscape, The Role of Academic Libraries, Looking Outward to Community, and Evaluating Needs and Measuring Success. It includes templates, sample policy language, budgets, survey instruments, and other immediately useful tools and examples. There are field notes from academic librarians from institutions of varying sizes and resources demonstrating different ways of supporting these students, and the voices of students themselves. Kelsey Keyes was an academic librarian for fifteen years and is now Emerita Professor at Boise State University. She holds a Master of Library and Information Science and a Masters of English Literature from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She is currently the Managing Editor of Critical AI (Duke University Press), as well as the copy editor of College & Research Libraries and Rare Books and Manuscripts (both ACRL publications). She also provides writing and editing support for academics, business, fiction and non-fiction writers (kelseykeyes.com). For over a decade, her research has focused on parenting students in higher education. Kelsey lives in Europe with her family. Ellie Dworak is an Associate Professor and the Research Data Librarian at Boise State University. She earned her Masters in Library and Information Services from the University of Michigan in 1996 and worked for the Ohio University and San Diego State University libraries prior to joining the faculty at Boise State in 2018. Her research focuses on higher education policy, human computer interaction, and the social impacts of living in a datafied society. She lives with her husband and three dogs in Boise, Idaho. Dr. Michael LaMagna is the Information Literacy Program & Library Services Coordinator and Professor of Library Services at Delaware County Community College. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this first episode of the new Women on Boards Honours Podcast Series - featuring the 12 WOB members recognised in the 2024 Australia Day Honours - WOB co-founder and Executive Director, Claire Braund, chats with Emerita Professor Lesley Hitchens. Lesley was made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for significant service to tertiary education, and to the law. This is only the second year that the majority of honours were awarded to women since the national system formally began on 14 February 1975 – nearly 50 years ago. Lesley had a long and distinguished legal career, starting in Sydney at Allens before she headed overseas to London in the mid-1980s and became immersed in the world of legal British academia. She returned to Australia in mid 2000 and took up roles with the University of Melbourne and then UNSW and UTS where she finished up as Dean and then Acting Provost.  Lesley has received many honours from peers including as a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Law and awarded the Financial Times Australian Legal Innovator Award in 2018. She is on the board of Shopfront Arts Coop. Find out more about Women on Boards Visit our Events Calendar Subscribe (free) or join Women on Boards Follow us on LinkedIn  

Understanding Person-Centered Care for Older Adults in Six Developing Countries: Thailand [Episode 6] Download the Transcript The impact of population aging is universally recognized and has been extensively studied in wealthier, developed nations. But we know much less about how aging is experienced in low- and middle-income countries and how developing countries are responding to the current challenges created by the aging of their populations. The rapid rate of population aging in many developing countries—fueled by falling fertility rates and a shift in the predominance of chronic diseases rather than acute and infectious illnesses—has left little time to anticipate and prepare for the consequences of aging populations. The GSA Interest Group on Common Data Elements for International Research in Residential Long-term Care has developed a limited podcast series to provide insights into how culture, competing population health priorities, political conflict, and resource limitations influence older adults, their families, and paid/formal caregivers in six nations along a trajectory of national development, including Brazil, China, East Jerusalem, Ethiopia, Ghana, and Thailand. Guest: Siriphan Sasat, PhD, RN, CPG Dr. Sasat is Associate Professor in the Faculty of Nursing at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand. She is the Director of the Centre for Health and Well-being Promotion for Older People and the Chair of the Thai Long-Term Care Nurses Society. Dr. Sasat previously served as the Secretary-General for the International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Asia/Oceania Region (IAGG-AOR), and as the Vice President of the Thai Society of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine. She earned her doctoral and master's degrees in nursing with a focus on gerontology and the care of older people at the University of Hull in the United Kingdom. Additionally, she received a baccalaureate degree in nursing and midwifery from the McCormick Faculty of Nursing, Payap University in Thailand. Host: Barbara Bowers, PhD, RN, FAAN, FGSA, Emerita Professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, School of Nursing; Founding Director of the UW–Madison School of Nursing's Center for Aging Research and Education Moderator: Jing Wang, PhD, RN, FAAN, Assistant Professor at the University of New Hampshire, College of Health and Human Services This podcast limited series is supported by the GSA Innovation Fund. 

Understanding Person-Centered Care for Older Adults in Six Developing Countries: Brazil [Episode 1] Download the Transcript The impact of population aging is universally recognized and has been extensively studied in wealthier, developed nations. But we know much less about how aging is experienced in low- and middle-income countries and how developing countries are responding to the current challenges created by the aging of their populations. The rapid rate of population aging in many developing countries—fueled by falling fertility rates and a shift in the predominance of chronic diseases rather than acute and infectious illnesses—has left little time to anticipate and prepare for the consequences of aging populations. The GSA Interest Group on Common Data Elements for International Research in Residential Long-term Care has developed a limited podcast series to provide insights into how culture, competing population health priorities, political conflict, and resource limitations influence older adults, their families, and paid/formal caregivers in six nations along a trajectory of national development, including Brazil, China, East Jerusalem, Ethiopia, Ghana, and Thailand. Guest: Patrick Alexander Wachholz, PhD Dr. Wachholz is a geriatrician in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and Professor at the Botucatu Medical School at Sao Paulo State University. Dr. Wachholz is also a researcher at the Brazilian National Front for Strengthening Long-Term Care, a network promoting and supporting initiatives for long-term care and advocating for stronger public policies for older adults in this setting. Previously, as a consultant to the Pan American Health Organization for the long-term care sector in Latin America, he served as Director of the Department of Geriatric Medicine in a long-term care facility in Brazil. Dr. Wachholz is currently Editor-in-Chief of Geriatrics, Gerontology and Aging. Host: Barbara Bowers, PhD, RN, FAAN, FGSA, Emerita Professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, School of Nursing; Founding Director of the UW–Madison School of Nursing's Center for Aging Research and Education Moderator: Jing Wang, PhD, RN, FAAN, Assistant Professor at the University of New Hampshire, College of Health and Human Services This podcast limited series is supported by the GSA Innovation Fund. 

Understanding Person-Centered Care for Older Adults in Six Developing Countries: China [Episode 2] Download the Transcript The impact of population aging is universally recognized and has been extensively studied in wealthier, developed nations. But we know much less about how aging is experienced in low- and middle-income countries and how developing countries are responding to the current challenges created by the aging of their populations. The rapid rate of population aging in many developing countries—fueled by falling fertility rates and a shift in the predominance of chronic diseases rather than acute and infectious illnesses—has left little time to anticipate and prepare for the consequences of aging populations. The GSA Interest Group on Common Data Elements for International Research in Residential Long-term Care has developed a limited podcast series to provide insights into how culture, competing population health priorities, political conflict, and resource limitations influence older adults, their families, and paid/formal caregivers in six nations along a trajectory of national development, including Brazil, China, East Jerusalem, Ethiopia, Ghana, and Thailand. Guest: Honglin Chen, PhD Dr. Chen is currently a professor of gerontological social work at the University of Eastern Finland. She has been doing research and teaching in aging policy and practice field as a Professor and Vice Chair in the Department of Social Work at Fudan University in Shanghai, China for 20 years. Her current research area focuses on welfare technology, smart elder care, social work education and serves as an editorial board member in the Journal of Social Work. Dr. Chen is also a Sino-America Fulbright Scholar at the Leonard Davis School of Gerontology at the University of Southern California. Host: Barbara Bowers, PhD, RN, FAAN, FGSA, Emerita Professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, School of Nursing; Founding Director of the UW–Madison School of Nursing's Center for Aging Research and Education Moderator: Jing Wang, PhD, RN, FAAN, Assistant Professor at the University of New Hampshire, College of Health and Human Services This podcast limited series is supported by the GSA Innovation Fund. 

Understanding Person-Centered Care for Older Adults in Six Developing Countries: East Jerusalem [Episode 3] Download the Transcript The impact of population aging is universally recognized and has been extensively studied in wealthier, developed nations. But we know much less about how aging is experienced in low- and middle-income countries and how developing countries are responding to the current challenges created by the aging of their populations. The rapid rate of population aging in many developing countries—fueled by falling fertility rates and a shift in the predominance of chronic diseases rather than acute and infectious illnesses—has left little time to anticipate and prepare for the consequences of aging populations. The GSA Interest Group on Common Data Elements for International Research in Residential Long-term Care has developed a limited podcast series to provide insights into how culture, competing population health priorities, political conflict, and resource limitations influence older adults, their families, and paid/formal caregivers in six nations along a trajectory of national development, including Brazil, China, East Jerusalem, Ethiopia, Ghana, and Thailand. Guest: Amal Abu Awad, PhD, RN, MSN Dr. Abu Awad serves as the Chief Nursing Officer at Augusta Victoria Hospital. She has an educational background that includes a baccalaureate degree in nursing from Al-Quds University in the West Bank, a master's degree in pediatric and neonatal nursing from the University of South Carolina, and a doctoral degree in nursing from the University of Wisconsin–Madison with a minor in educational leadership and policy analysis. Additionally, Dr. Abu Awad has a significant history in education, having previously worked as the Dean of Ibn Sina College for Health Sciences and as the Director General of Education in Health at the Ministry of Health of the Palestinian Territory.  Host: Barbara Bowers, PhD, RN, FAAN, FGSA, Emerita Professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, School of Nursing; Founding Director of the UW–Madison School of Nursing's Center for Aging Research and Education Moderator: Jing Wang, PhD, RN, FAAN, Assistant Professor at the University of New Hampshire, College of Health and Human Services This podcast limited series is supported by the GSA Innovation Fund. 

Understanding Person-Centered Care for Older Adults in Six Developing Countries: Ethiopia [Episode 4] Download the Transcript The impact of population aging is universally recognized and has been extensively studied in wealthier, developed nations. But we know much less about how aging is experienced in low- and middle-income countries and how developing countries are responding to the current challenges created by the aging of their populations. The rapid rate of population aging in many developing countries—fueled by falling fertility rates and a shift in the predominance of chronic diseases rather than acute and infectious illnesses—has left little time to anticipate and prepare for the consequences of aging populations. The GSA Interest Group on Common Data Elements for International Research in Residential Long-term Care has developed a limited podcast series to provide insights into how culture, competing population health priorities, political conflict, and resource limitations influence older adults, their families, and paid/formal caregivers in six nations along a trajectory of national development, including Brazil, China, East Jerusalem, Ethiopia, Ghana, and Thailand. Guest: Nigussie Tadesse Sharew, MS Nigussie is a doctoral student at the University of Adelaide, Adelaide Medical School in Australia, where he is studying the pharmacogenomics of drugs used in the treatment of mental health disorders. He holds two master's degrees in clinical epidemiology from the University of Groningen in the Netherlands and adult health nursing from Addis Ababa University in Ethiopia. He was an Assistant Professor at Debre Berhan University in Ethiopia, where he has served as Dean of the College of Health Science for three years and as head of the nursing department for two years. Host: Barbara Bowers, PhD, RN, FAAN, FGSA, Emerita Professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, School of Nursing; Founding Director of the UW–Madison School of Nursing's Center for Aging Research and Education Moderator: Jing Wang, PhD, RN, FAAN, Assistant Professor at the University of New Hampshire, College of Health and Human Services This podcast limited series is supported by the GSA Innovation Fund. 

Understanding Person-Centered Care for Older Adults in Six Developing Countries: Ghana [Episode 5] Download the Transcript The impact of population aging is universally recognized and has been extensively studied in wealthier, developed nations. But we know much less about how aging is experienced in low- and middle-income countries and how developing countries are responding to the current challenges created by the aging of their populations. The rapid rate of population aging in many developing countries—fueled by falling fertility rates and a shift in the predominance of chronic diseases rather than acute and infectious illnesses—has left little time to anticipate and prepare for the consequences of aging populations. The GSA Interest Group on Common Data Elements for International Research in Residential Long-term Care has developed a limited podcast series to provide insights into how culture, competing population health priorities, political conflict, and resource limitations influence older adults, their families, and paid/formal caregivers in six nations along a trajectory of national development, including Brazil, China, East Jerusalem, Ethiopia, Ghana, and Thailand. Guest: Diana Abudu-Birresborn, PhD Dr. Abudu-Birresborn is a doctoral graduate of the Lawrence Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, with a specialization in Health Systems Leadership and Administration and a collaborative specialization in ageing from the Institute of Life Course and Ageing, at the University of Toronto, Canada. Dr. Abudu-Birresborn has more than a decade of nursing experience in rural and urban communities of Ghana. Her doctoral work focused on the preparation of nursing students to care for older adults in Ghana. Specifically, she examined nursing students' self-efficacy in caring for older adults in acute care settings, using a mixed-method approach.  Host: Barbara Bowers, PhD, RN, FAAN, FGSA, Emerita Professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, School of Nursing; Founding Director of the UW–Madison School of Nursing's Center for Aging Research and Education Moderator: Jing Wang, PhD, RN, FAAN, Assistant Professor at the University of New Hampshire, College of Health and Human Services This podcast limited series is supported by the GSA Innovation Fund. 

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Does our rhetoric shape reality?Looking for a link we mentioned? Find it here: https://linktr.ee/philosophyforourtimesHugely powerful, we assume language enables us to represent reality. But some argue language, from the greatest narratives to the finest theories, not only fails to describe reality it actually distorts and misleads us. Language, the critics argue, formulates a world in its own image. The structure of language, nouns, adjectives, verbs, encourages us to imagine reality consists of their equivalent, things, qualities and actions. But there is no reason to suppose this is the case. And reason instead to conclude that reality is entirely different from the way it is represented in language. Nolen Gertz is an Assistant Professor of applied philosophy at the University of Twente. He is the author of a number of books including Nihilism and Technology.Betty Sue Flowers is Emerita Professor of English at the University of Texas at Austin. She pioneered the modern, psychological appreciation of ancient myths alongside Joseph Campbell.Joscha Bach is an AI researcher for MIT Media Lab and the Harvard Program for Evolutionary Dynamics, where he explores new frontiers in cognitive architectures and mental representation.Katie Robertson hosts.There are thousands of big ideas to discover at IAI.tv – videos, articles, and courses waiting for you to explore. Find out more: https://iai.tv/podcast-offers?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=shownotes&utm_campaign=on-the-edges-of-knowledgeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The following full uncut conversation is from our recent episode "Imagination in the Face of Incarceration."  It is available here as a podcast thanks to generous contributions from listeners like you. Thank you.  Become a member supporter at LauraFlanders.org/donateTake Our Survey: Vote for your favorite LF Show episodes Description:  What difference can art make for people in prison? The state of Michigan spends $48,000 per prisoner every year — with little to no money going towards funding for prison education, art and rehabilitation programs. The Prison Creative Arts Project (PCAP) is an independent program of the University of Michigan that supports formerly incarcerated artists, facilitates creative arts workshops and even hosts an annual exhibition to showcase incarcerated artists' work. PCAP was founded by William “Buzz” Alexander, the late husband of Janie Paul, the curator of PCAP and author of the book based on the project: “Making Art in Prison: Survival and Resistance”, out now via Hat and Beard Press. As you'll hear in the program, the work of PCAP has built a vibrant community of artists inside and outside prison walls. Joining us for this conversation are Janie Paul and artist Yusef Qualls, known as Q. He was released from prison five months ago after being sentenced to life as a minor and serving 28 years. Danny Valentine is a formerly incarcerated artist also featured in the book, who credits PCAP for saving his life. What can incarcerated artists teach us about why humans make art and the power it holds? All that, plus a commentary from Laura on poets imagining Gaza.Guests:•  Janie Paul: Author, Making Art in Prison: Survival and Resistance; Emerita Professor of Art, University of Michigan; Curator, Prison Creative Arts Project•  Q (Yusef Qualls): Former Juvenile Lifer & Incarcerated Artist•  Danny Valentine: Formerly Incarcerated Artist Full Episode Notes are located HERE.  They include related episodes, articles, and more.

Take Our Survey: Vote for your favorite LF Show episodes HERE What difference can art make for people in prison? The state of Michigan spends $48,000 per prisoner every year — with little to no money going towards funding for prison education, art and rehabilitation programs. The Prison Creative Arts Project (PCAP) is an independent program of the University of Michigan that supports formerly incarcerated artists, facilitates creative arts workshops and even hosts an annual exhibition to showcase incarcerated artists' work. PCAP was founded by William “Buzz” Alexander, the late husband of Janie Paul, the curator of PCAP and author of the book based on the project: “Making Art in Prison: Survival and Resistance”, out now via Hat and Beard Press. As you'll hear in the program, the work of PCAP has built a vibrant community of artists inside and outside prison walls. Joining us for this conversation are Janie Paul and artist Yusef Qualls, known as Q. He was released from prison five months ago after being sentenced to life as a minor and serving 28 years. Danny Valentine is a formerly incarcerated artist also featured in the book, who credits PCAP for saving his life. What can incarcerated artists teach us about why humans make art and the power it holds? All that, plus a commentary from Laura on poets imagining Gaza.“People in prison are treated as objects . . . [Art] is not just a hobby, it's a way for someone to stop being an object in someone else's world and to be the subject making choices, having pleasure and making something that is very valuable. “ - Janie Paul“I lost uncles and aunts and cousins, my son's mother, girlfriends, best friends . . . Art was my way of going inside myself and talking about these things . . .” - Q (Yusef Qualls)“This whole prison system is nothing but a form of slavery. It takes advantage of the socioeconomically challenged . . . If we keep pushing the truth out there through art and other forms, we can bring this lie to the common people . . . ” - Danny ValentineGuests:Janie Paul: Author, Making Art in Prison: Survival and Resistance; Emerita Professor of Art, University of Michigan; Curator, Prison Creative Arts ProjectQ (Yusef Qualls): Former Juvenile Lifer & Incarcerated ArtistDanny Valentine: Formerly Incarcerated Artist Full Episode Notes are located HERE.  They include related episodes, articles, and more.Music In the Middle:  “Propaganda” featuring Brijean by Lindsey Olsen aka Salami Rose Joe Louis from her album Akousmatikous released on Flying Lotus' Brainfeeder record label. And additional music included- "Steppin," "Beachhead," and "Ocean Point" by Podington Bear. 

Our September podcast guest is Meena Upadhyaya OBE PhD FRCPath FLSW. Meena is an Emerita Professor of Medical Genetics at Cardiff University, an honorary Professor of Practice at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David, a visiting Professor at Ganga Ram Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research in Delhi and an international advisor for the organisation of rare diseases, India. She has made substantial contributions to the molecular understanding of genetic conditions, including Neurofibromatosis Type 1 and Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy. When Meena was growing up in India, she didn't have an interest in genetics or pathology, or even a plan to pursue an academic career. In this episode, find out what changed and how she came to have such a successful and fulfilling career in the UK, all while navigating the challenges of life in a new country and juggling the responsibilities of parenthood.

In this episode, we are sharing the highlights from our webinar 'Women's Health' with Dr. Jonathan White and Professor Helen Reese Leahy. Dr. Jonathan White is an Obstetrician and Gynecologist, and the Overcoming MS Medical Advisor. Helen lives with primary progressive MS and follows the Overcoming MS Program. They discuss how MS impacts women's health and how the Overcoming MS Program can best support women's health. This webinar was recorded as part of our Finding Hope with Overcoming MS webinar series. You can watch the whole webinar here or the podcast highlights on YouTube here. Keep reading for the key episode takeaways and bio information. Topics and Timestamps 00:56 The history of MS research with women (Helen) 08:15 Reproductive health and MS (Jonathan) 26:14 The Overcoming MS Program supports every aspect of women's health (Helen) 34:51 Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) (Jonathan) 47:41 Bladder issues with MS and menopause (Jonathan and Helen) Selected Key Takeaways More research is needed to understand menopause's effect on MS "The age group with the highest number of people with MS, both men and women, is now 55-64. So, if you think about [that] within the general MS population, that's obviously a very large number of women who are either menopausal or postmenopausal. But very, very few women over 50 are recruited for MS research trials. So, the effects of menopause on the lives and health of women with MS, in general, but also our response to DMTs, are very under-researched.” Inflammation can worsen as we age "‘Inflammageing' is a fascinating term, which essentially [means] the inflamed pro-inflammatory state that people exhibit as they get older. A lot of the conditions we develop at an older age are actually due to increases in inflammation. Cardiovascular disease would be a prime example of that. We think that ‘Inflammageing' certainly has a role in this mixed bag of MS and menopause, and of course, the obvious one to look at will be oestrogen deficiency. Is HRT beneficial if you have MS? There is some evidence to say that it is. But again, none of those studies are prospective or randomised control studies. Generally speaking, it's not recommended to take HRT just by virtue of having MS to protect yourself. But there's certainly no reason not to [take it] because you have MS [and menopause] and in fact, it may be beneficial. So, if you are struggling with the hot flushes, the night sweats or your urinary symptoms have suddenly got much worse, you're suffering from vaginal dryness, then this is definitely a conversation that you should be having." Bladder issues are common with MS and menopause "With MS in both males and females, we think up to between 50% and 70% of people will have bladder dysfunction due to MS. That usually affects the nerves supplying the muscle, the detrusor muscle in the bladder wall, and makes it very irritable, so it tends to be an overactive or urge problem with MS. That's also very common post-menopause, and the mechanism isn't entirely the same, but it does share a bit, and part of it is certainly to do with oestrogen deficiency." More Info and Links: Watch the original webinar Listen to Dr. Jonathan White's podcast episodes on Season 1 Episode 2, Season 2 Episode 19, Season 3 Episode 32, the 100th Episode, and Season 4 Episode 64 Read the paper‘Effects of Menopause in Women with Multiple Sclerosis: An Evidence-Based Review' Read ‘Does menopause influence the course of MS?' Visit the Royal College of Obstetricians, Gynecologists' women's health hub The British Menopause Society The Women's Health Concern Listen to Dr. Rachael Hunter discuss the 3Ps on S4E67 Listen to Helen's podcast episode about Primary Progressive MS New to Overcoming MS? Visit our introductory page Connect with others following Overcoming MS on the Live Well Hub Visit the Overcoming MS website Follow us on social media: Facebook https://www.facebook.com/OvercomingMS/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/overcomingms/ YouTube https://www.youtube.com/overcomingms Pinterest https://www.pinterest.com/overcomingms/ Website https://overcomingms.org/ Don't miss out:  Subscribe to this podcast and never miss an episode. Listen to our archive of Living Well with MS episodes here. If you like Living Well with MS, please leave a 5-star review. Feel free to share your comments and suggestions for future guests and episode topics by emailing podcast@overcomingms.org. Make sure you sign up to our newsletter to hear our latest tips and news about living a full and happy life with MS. Support us:  If you enjoy this podcast and want to support the ongoing work of Overcoming MS, we would really appreciate it if you could leave a donation here. Every donation, however small, helps us to share the podcast with more people on how to live well with MS. Dr. Jonathan White's Bio Career: Jonathan went to the University of Glasgow Medical School, graduating in 2008 (MBChB). He completed a further five years of training in Obstetrics and Gynecology and is a member of the Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists (MRCOG). He works at the Causeway Hospital, Coleraine and has a special interest in early pregnancy and recurrent pregnancy loss. In April 2022, Jonathan was awarded “Doctor of the Year” at the inaugural Northern Ireland Health and Social Care Awards. He contributed to the ‘Overcoming Multiple Sclerosis Handbook: Roadmap to Good Health', by writing the chapter about medication. Overcoming MS and personal life: Jonathan was diagnosed with RRMS in October 2015 and has been following the Overcoming MS Program ever since.  Dr. White assists Overcoming MS as a medical advisor and event facilitator. He lives on the North Coast of Northern Ireland, is married to Jenny and father to Angus and Struan. His interests include the great outdoors, cycling and running (reluctantly), reading, rugby, film and spending time with his family. Professor Helen Rees Leahy's bio: MS and Overcoming MS Helen was diagnosed with Primary Progressive MS in 1997 when she was 37 years old. Being ineligible for any Disease Modifying Treatment (DMT) within the UK National Health Service, she began to explore holistic approaches to managing her condition. She discovered Overcoming MS in 2008 and has followed the Program ever since. She was previously a Trustee for Overcoming MS. Personal life and career Helen lives in Conwy, a small, medieval town in North Wales. In 2017, she took medical retirement from the University of Manchester where she was a Professor in the Department of Art History and Cultural Practice. As an Emerita Professor, Helen continues to research and teach doctoral students. She also spends time hand-weaving and learning Welsh, the language of her ancestors.

In this episode, we are sharing the highlights from our webinar ‘Living Well with Progressive MS' with Dr Phil Startin and Professor Helen Reese Leahy. Both Phil and Helen have progressive MS and follow the Overcoming MS Program. They discuss what progressive MS is and how the Overcoming MS Program can benefit people with progressive MS. This webinar was recorded in July 2021 as part of our Finding Hope with Overcoming MS webinar series. You can watch the whole webinar here or the podcast highlights on YouTube here. Keep reading for the key episode takeaways and bio information. Make sure you sign up to our newsletter to hear our latest tips and news about living a full and happy life with MS. And if you're new to Overcoming MS, visit our introductory page to find out more about how we support people with MS. Selected Key Takeaways Overcoming MS is for every type of MS Helen Rees Leahy: “Overcoming MS is really determined to be an inclusive space in which everybody's experience of MS is acknowledged and honoured. So, though we [people with progressive MS] may be small in number, our voice is growing, and we're very much being heard within the Overcoming MS conversation.” Exercise is still important with progressive MS but be gentle and kind with yourself Phil Startin: “Be kind to yourself, try not to judge [and] compare what you can do now to what you used to be able to do. I've certainly spoken to people who refuse to exercise saying exercising reminds them of what they now can't do and that's really upsetting. We still need goals but hold them more lightly [and] more gently.” Think of the Overcoming MS Program as a toolkit rather than a set of rules Helen Reese Leahy: “I started following the Overcoming MS Program in the 2000s. It's become a framework for my daily life. I've never been eligible for any disease-modifying therapy, so in a sense, Overcoming MS is my health care programme. I feel very empowered by following the Program. I am taking responsibility and managing my own health to the best of my ability. I always regard Overcoming MS not as a book of rules, but as a kind of toolkit and to be honest, I really enjoy following the Program.” More info and helpful links: Watch the original webinar here Try yoga with Overcoming MS facilitator Veronique Gauthier-Simmons here Read more about Progressive MS Join the Progressive MS Circle New to Overcoming MS? Visit our introductory page Visit the Overcoming MS website Follow us on social media: Facebook Instagram Twitter YouTube Pinterest Don't miss out: Subscribe to this podcast and never miss an episode. Listen to our archive of Living Well with MS episode here. If you like Living Well with MS, please leave a 5-star review. Feel free to share your comments and suggestions for future guests and episode topics by emailing podcast@overcomingms.org. Make sure you sign up to our newsletter to hear our latest tips and news about living a full and happy life with MS. If you enjoy this podcast and want to support the ongoing work of Overcoming MS, you can leave a donation here. Dr. Phil Startin's bio: Career and Overcoming MS: After a DPhil in Quantum Physics, Phil left his academic roots for a more peripatetic career in management consulting, initially with Price Waterhouse. After years of travelling around the world for both work and pleasure, including a two-year assignment in Geneva, he was diagnosed with Primary Progressive MS (PPMS) in 2007.   Phil discovered Overcoming MS in 2011, and coupled with his earlier discovery of mindfulness meditation, it awakened a whole new area in his life. With training and supervision from Bangor University, he now teaches an eight-week mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) course to people with MS and to the general community on a pro-bono basis. He is also a trustee for MS-UK.   Personal life: Phil lives in Arrochar, Scotland with his American wife, Cristina, whom he met over a weekend at the Jazz Fest in New Orleans. Phil's completely convinced that the Overcoming MS Program and mindfulness have positively affected the trajectory of his condition Professor Helen Rees Leahy's bio: MS and Overcoming MS: Helen was diagnosed with Primary Progressive MS in 1997 when she was 37 years old. Being ineligible for any Disease Modifying Treatment (DMT) within the UK National Health Service, she began to explore holistic approaches to managing her condition. She discovered Overcoming MS in 2008 and has followed the Program ever since. She was previously a Trustee for Overcoming MS. Personal life and career: Helen lives in Conwy, a small, medieval town in North Wales. In 2017, she took medical retirement from the University of Manchester where she was a Professor in the Department of Art History and Cultural Practice. As an Emerita Professor, Helen continues to research and teach doctoral students. She also spends time hand-weaving and learning Welsh, the language of her ancestors.

On Thursday 15 June the 2023 Skellern Lecture and Lifetime Achievement Award evening was held at Cardiff University. #mhTV was invited to act as a repository for the event. You can watch the recording of the livestream of the event on the Unite/MHNA YouTube page via bit.ly/Skellern2023_on_mhTV. This audio recording for podcast includes the following parts of the evening: - Introduction to the Lifetime Achievement Award - Professor Kevin Gourney, Emeritus Professor, King's College London - Lifetime Achievement Award Lecture - Professor Mary Chambers, Emerita Professor, Kingston University & Emerita Professor in Mental Health Nursing, St. George's, University of London - Lifetime Achievement Award Plaque Presentation - Professor Philip Burnard, Emeritus Professor, Cardiff University's School of Healthcare Sciences - Vote of thanks and close - Professor Ben Hannigan, Professor of Mental Health Nursing, Cardiff University's School of Healthcare Sciences You can see some tweets from the evening on this Twitter thread: twitter.com/Unite_MHNA/status/1…82557241049101?s=20

This episode features Deborah Peterson, Emerita Professor at Portland State University.  Dr. Peterson received the 2022 David G. Imig Distinguished Service Award from CPED. CPED is a consortium of universities that has been working to establish the EdD as the highest quality professional practice doctorate in education. Improvement science is one of the key, founding principles of CPED and Dr. Peterson has written extensively about this concept.  During this conversation, we explore Dr. Peterson's perspective on the ways practitioners can contribute to the knowledge base of the profession and improve the quality of education.  Among her publications are   Improvement Science as a Tool for School Enhancement:  Solutions for Better Educational Outcomes, co-edited with Susan Carlile.   Improvement Science as a Tool for School Enhancement: Better Educational Solutions and Improvement Science: Promoting Equity in Schools.  

Is the human brain more wired towards story than a set of rules to follow?Can religion prescribe behavior without trying to describe reality?What is the most successful example of religious violence?What is the difference between a cult and a religion?These questions and more I discussed with Rebecca Moore.  Rebecca Moore is Emerita Professor of Religious Studies at San Diego State University. One of her research specialties is new religious movements. She co-edited "Peoples Temple and Black Religion in America" and authored "Understanding Jonestown and Peoples Temple" . Her book "Beyond Brainwashing: Perspectives on Cultic Violence" came out in 2018 and "Peoples Temple and Jonestown in the Twenty-First Century" came out in 2022. Moore also specializes in the history of Christianity. Her book "Voices of Christianity: A Global Introduction" is a text-reader for college courses. "Women in Christian Traditions" offers a feminist analysis of the role women have played in the development of Christianity and "A Blessing to Each Other: A New Account of Jewish and Christian Relations" is one of her newest books. Check out the amazing Jonestown Institute here

Kay WalkingStick is a citizen of the Cherokee Nation. She is a Cherokee/Anglo landscape painter has had over 30 solo shows in the US and Europe.  Her work is in the permanent collections of the Metropolitan Museum in NYC, the Museum of Canada in Ottawa, the Israel Museum in Jerusalem, The Newark Museum in Newark, NJ, the Whitney Museum of American Art, The National Museum of the American Indian, DC, The Smithsonian American Art Museum, DC, The Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore MD, and many other museums across the country.  Hales Gallery represents her work in NYC and Europe.   WalkingStick was a full professor at Cornell University for 17 years where she taught painting and drawing. She is now an Emerita Professor. She was given an honorary doctorate by both Pratt Institute and by Arcadia University. She is a fellow of the National Academy of Design and the American Academy of Arts & Science.   In 2015 her retrospective of 75 paintings and drawings covering the years from 1970 to 2015 opened at the Smithsonian, National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C.  After closing the exhibition traveled to five venues across the country. The show was listed by Hyperallergic on-line Magazine as one of the best 15 exhibitions to open nationwide in 2016.  The NY Times gave the exhibit a full-page review written by Holland Cotter when it was shown at the Montclair Museum.   WalkingStick and her husband, artist Dirk Bach, live and paint in a townhouse in Easton, Pa.  WalkingStick had an exhibition of her recent landscape paintings at Hales Gallery in February and March 2022. Website: http://www.kaywalkingstick.com/ Hales Gallery https://halesgallery.com/artists/138-kay-walkingstick/overview/

Rev. Dr. Nancy L. deClaissé-Walford is Emerita Professor of Old Testament and Biblical Languages at Mercer University. She is the Old Testament editor for the Word Biblical Commentary Series, and she has published, Psalms, Books 4–5 (Volume 22) (Wisdom Commentary Series), among other things. Today's topic: The KJV's translation of the Hebrew phrase behind Ecclesiastes 1:2 was “vanity of vanities,” a wording that derived from Jerome's much earlier Latin translation, and it's a wording that has stuck. But what is the actual idea and how else can it be translated?

When you encounter animals, do you wonder what they're thinking? Seeing a newborn lamb or a cute puppy might stir up happy emotions in us, but what are they thinking? Does the look on their face and how they behave indicate how they're feeling – or are they feeling nothing at all?当你遇到动物时，你想知道他们在想什么吗？看到一只刚出生的小羊或一只可爱的小狗可能会在我们心中激起快乐的情绪，但他们在想什么？他们脸上的表情和他们的举止是否表明他们的感受——或者他们根本没有任何感觉？Humans have a complex range of emotions, but it's hard to tell what's going on inside the heads of animals, mainly because they can't verbalise their feelings. Perhaps it's pets we think we understand most – as they are the animals we spend a lot of time with and therefore get to know best. Some of us own dogs because they are good companions, are loyal and seem to connect with us. We might even think they love us, although love could just be a human emotion. Professor Kim Bard, an expert in comparative developmental psychology from the University of Portsmouth, told the BBC: “We have a few studies now that actually show, scientifically… that [some] dogs will respond with empathetic concern when their owner – but not a stranger – pretends to cry.” The empathetic ability of cats, however, is harder to work out.人类的情绪范围很复杂，但很难说出动物脑袋里在想什么，主要是因为它们无法用语言表达自己的感受。也许我们认为我们最了解的是宠物——因为它们是我们花很多时间陪伴的动物，因此最了解它们。我们中的一些人养狗是因为它们是好伙伴、忠诚并且似乎与我们有联系。我们甚至可能认为他们爱我们，尽管爱可能只是一种人类情感。朴茨茅斯大学比较发展心理学专家金巴德教授告诉 BBC：“我们现在有一些研究实际上表明，科学地......陌生人——假装哭。”然而，猫的移情能力更难锻炼。Other non-domesticated animals might have feelings too. Giraffes and whales, for example, are known to experience grief when someone in their group dies. Farm animals we often eat, such as cows and chickens, are also believed to experience pain, joy and other emotions. Their wellbeing is now taken into consideration more. And in the UK, new legislation means all vertebrate animals and crustaceans will be recognised in law as sentient beings. It's believed even tiny creatures like insects might have emotions as well. Research is beginning to show they experience a wide range of feelings. Writing for BBC Future website, Zaria Gorvett says “they can be optimistic, cynical, or frightened, and respond to pain just like any mammal would.”其他未驯养的动物也可能有感觉。例如，众所周知，长颈鹿和鲸鱼在其群体中有人死亡时会感到悲伤。我们经常吃的农场动物，如牛和鸡，也被认为会经历痛苦、快乐和其他情绪。他们的福祉现在被更多地考虑在内。在英国，新立法意味着所有脊椎动物和甲壳类动物都将在法律上被视为有情众生。据信，即使像昆虫这样的微小生物也可能有情感。研究开始表明他们会体验到各种各样的感受。 Zaria Gorvett 为 BBC Future 网站撰稿说：“它们可以是乐观的、愤世嫉俗的或害怕的，并且像任何哺乳动物一样对疼痛做出反应。”Dr Barbara J King, Emerita Professor of Anthropology at the College of William and Mary, told the BBC: “If we understand the profound depths of emotions animals can feel, this should make us question the existence of zoos and slaughterhouses around the world, and rethink those systems.” It does seem all creatures feel emotion, but what is not clear is do they feel the same way as us?威廉玛丽学院人类学名誉教授芭芭拉·J·金 (Barbara J King) 博士告诉 BBC：“如果我们了解动物可以感受到的深远情感，这应该会让我们质疑世界各地动物园和屠宰场的存在，以及重新考虑这些系统。”似乎所有的生物都有情感，但不清楚的是它们是否和我们有同样的感受？词汇表stir up 激起（情感）emotion 情感，情绪feel 感觉a range of 各种，不同的verbalise 用语言表达feelings 情感，感情companion 同伴，伙伴connect with 与…合得来，情感相通empathetic 有同感的，通人情的concern 担忧experience 感受，体会grief 悲痛，悲伤pain 疼痛，痛苦joy 喜悦sentient 有感知能力的optimistic 乐观的cynical 持怀疑态度的frightened 害怕的

Phyllis Chesler, Ph.D., is an Emerita Professor of Psychology and Women's Studies at the City University of New York. She is a best-selling author, a legendary feminist leader, a retired psychotherapist, and an expert courtroom witness. She has lectured and organized political, legal, religious, and human rights campaigns in the United States, Canada, Europe, Israel, and the Far East. Her work has been translated into many European languages and into Japanese, Chinese, Korean, and Hebrew. Dr. Chesler is a co-founder of the Association for Women in Psychology (1969), The National Women's Health Network (1974), and The International Committee for the (Original) Women of the Wall (1989). She is a Ginsburg-Ingerman Fellow at The Middle East Forum and a Fellow at the Institute for the Study of Global Anti-Semitism and Policy (ISGAP). She is the author of eighteen books, including the landmark feminist classic Women and Madness, as well as many other notable books including With Child: A Diary of Motherhood; Mothers on Trial: The Battle for Children and Custody; Sacred Bond: The Legacy of Baby M; Woman's Inhumanity to Woman; and Women of the Wall: Claiming Sacred Ground at Judaism's Holy Site. After publishing The New Anti-Semitism (2003), she published The Death of Feminism: What's Next in the Struggle For Women's Freedom (2005) and An American Bride in Kabul (2013), which won a National Jewish Book Award. In 2016, she published Living History: On the Front Lines for Israel and the Jews 2003-2015, and in 2017 she published Islamic Gender Apartheid: Exposing A Veiled War Against Women. In 2018, she published A Family Conspiracy: Honor Killings, and a Memoir: A Politically Incorrect Feminist. Since 9/11, Dr. Chesler has focused on the rise of anti-Semitism, the demonization of Israel, and the nature of terrorism; the rights of women, dissidents, and gays in the Hindu, Sikh, and Islamic world. Dr. Chesler has published four studies, and is working on a fifth, about honor-based violence, including honor killings, and penned a position paper on why the West should ban the burqa; these studies have all appeared in Middle East Quarterly. Based on her studies, she has submitted affidavits for Muslim and ex-Muslim women who are seeking asylum or citizenship based on their credible belief that their families will honor kill them. She has archived most of her articles at her website: www.phyllis-chesler.com She has been profiled in encyclopedias, including Feminists Who Have Changed America, Jewish Women in America, and in the latest Encyclopedia Judaica. Dr. Chesler has published widely over the years in the mainstream media (New York Times, LA Times, Washington Post, Times of London, London Guardian, Globe and Mail, Huffington Post, Jerusalem Post, etc.), as well as at FOX, FrontpageMag, Israel National News, Jewish Press, Middle East Quarterly, New York Post, PJ Media, Tablet Magazine, Times of Israel, etc. She lives in Manhattan and is a very proud mother and grandmother.

In her third State of the Union Address on 14 September 2022, President von der Leyen will set out the EU's response to the political, economic, social and energy-related consequences of Russia's invasion of Ukraine and set out the Union's policy priorities for the coming year. To mark this speech, the European Commission Representation in Ireland, the European Parliament Liaison Office in Ireland and the IIEA hosts a live-stream of the address, followed by a hybrid panel discussion with EU experts analysing President von der Leyen's address. About the Speakers: Senator Alice-Mary Higgins is an independent senator in Seanad Éireann where she leads the Civil Engagement Group and serves on the Committees for Environment and Climate Action, Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform, and on Disability Matters. She was policy coordinator at the National Women's Council of Ireland, member of the Executive of the European Women's Lobby in Brussels, and worked for the Older and Bolder alliance, Trócaire and Comhlámh NGOs on homecare, climate change, peace-building, and anti-racism issues. Brigid Laffan is Emerita Professor of political science, focusing on European integration. She has recently concluding her mandate as Director of the Robert Schuman Centre at the European University Institute (EUI). Before this, she was Professor of European Politics, Vice-President of UCD and Principal of the College of Human Sciences from 2004-2011. Professor John O'Brennan is Jean Monnet Chair in European Integration and Director of the Maynooth Centre for European and Eurasian Studies at Maynooth University. He is an internationally recognised expert on EU Enlargement policy, post-accession processes, ­­­­­­and the EU in the Western Balkans. David O'Sullivan is the IIEA Director General and Chair of the European Policy Centre's (EPC) Governing Board. He is also a former Secretary-General (2000-2005) and Director-General of DG Trade (2005-2010) of the European Commission. In a distinguished public service career over 30 years, he most recently served as the Ambassador of the EU to the United States (2014-2019). Before this, he was Chief Operating Officer in the European External Action Service (EEAS) and was responsible for establishing the EU's diplomatic service. Since his retirement from the public sector, he currently serves as a Senior Counsellor with Steptoe & Johnson LLP. The discussion was moderated by Dearbhail McDonald, journalist, author, and broadcaster.

Acclaimed psychologist and longtime Stanford University professor Barbara Tversky calls on her nearly 50 years in the field of cognitive psychology for an in-depth discussion about how your brain works, and offers practical approaches to get it working even better. Tversky examines the Nine Laws of Cognition, why action shapes thought, how the language use changes what we think, tactics to communicate better on Zoom, why she dove into the work of Leonardo da Vinci, the importance of perspective taking, learned knowledge vs. earned knowledge, and so much more. Tversky joined the faculty at Stanford University in 1978, and she is currently an active Emerita Professor of Psychology. She is also a Professor of Psychology at Columbia Teachers College and the author of the 2019 book Mind in Motion: How Action Shapes Thought. Her work focuses on the relationship between the spaces we inhabit and the actions we perform and how we think, create, and communicate. It's time to Listen and Learn! -- Want even more? Members get early access, hand-edited transcripts, member-only episodes, and so much more. Learn more here: https://fs.blog/membership/ Every Sunday our Brain Food newsletter shares timeless insights and ideas that you can use at work and home. Add it to your inbox: https://fs.blog/newsletter/ Follow Shane on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/ShaneAParrish

Chloë Goodchild in conversation with  international performer, composer, workshop leader & keynote speaker, June Boyce-Tillman, discussing compassion, suffering, Hildegard von Bingen, John Taverner, Christianity, and much more.The VOCE Dialogues offer a simple, accessible in-depth ground for poets, authors, musicians, visual artists, and visionary teachers to share and disseminate their insights about the transformative practice of contemplative, creative and compassionate communication.The Rev Professor June Boyce-Tillman MBE is an international performer, composer, workshop leader and keynote speaker.  She is an Emerita Professor of Applied Music at Winchester University and an Extra-ordinary Professor at North West University, South Africa.  She has published widely in the area of education and music, often on spirituality/liminality and eudaimonia.  Her doctoral research into children's musical development has been translated into five languages and supported the development of improvisatory activities in the classroom. She has written about and organised events in the area of interfaith dialogue using music including the international improvising Peace Choir on Zoom. She has held visiting fellowships at Indiana University and the Episcopal Divinity School in Massachusetts, US. She is an international performer, especially in the work of Hildegard of Bingen. Her large scale works for cathedrals such as Winchester, Southwark and Norwich UK involve professional musicians, community choirs, people with disabilities and school children. She lectures internationally and is concerned with wellbeing, spirituality and radical musical inclusion culturally and personally. Her first book on music and spirituality was published in 2000 - Constructing Musical Healing – The wounds that sing  (Jessica Kingsley). She is currently editing the series on Music and Spirituality for Peter Lang which includes her book, Experiencing Music-Restoring the Spiritual; Music as Wellbeing, the edited collection Queering Freedom: Music, Identity and Spirituality: Perspectives from Ten Countries and her autobiography Freedom Song: Faith, Abuse, Music and Spirituality: A Lived Experience. She founded MSW – Music, Spirituality and Wellbeing – an international network sharing expertise and experience in this area. http://mswinternational.org/She is a hymn writer with a collection published by Stainer and Bell of inclusive language and ecological hymns – A Rainbow to Heaven.   These are used internationally. She is an Anglican priest serving All Saints Church, Tooting, having also served in Winchester Cathedral. http://www.impulsemusic.co.uk/juneboyce-tillmanChloë Goodchild is an international singer, innovatory educator, author and founder of The Naked Voice (1990) and its UK Charitable Foundation (2004), dedicated to the realization of compassionate communication in all realms of human life. Deafness in childhood catalysed Chloë's deep encounter with her inner self, and began a lifetime's experiential research into the voice as a catalyst for personal evolution and global transformation.https://www.chloegoodchild.com/Support the show

Community Connection Monday June 13th 2022 Suppressed and Sabotaged: The Fight to Vote VIRTUAL Film & Panel Discussion Tomorrow - Tuesday, June 14, 7:00-8:30 p.m. EDT Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/.../tZcrd-6tqTMiGtwQ... About: "The film focuses on this recent wave of voter suppression and subversion laws being enacted by states, and how the 2018 Georgia gubernatorial race between Stacy Abrams and Brian Kemp provides a blueprint for today's voter suppression laws across the country. The film includes perspectives from voters in Arizona, Florida, Texas, and Georgia that highlight how these new laws will affect their constitutional right to vote." Speakers: Sheila Kennedy, Emerita Professor of Law and Public Policy IUPUI Julia Vaughn - Executive Director of Common Cause Indiana Father's & Sons: Father's Day Dinner Father's Investing In Our Sons Come Back Boot Camp Thursday June 16th 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM Amber Woods Clubhouse 10202 John Jay Dr. Indianapolis, IN 46235 Register Here:https://docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLScwYsBQVEZ.../viewform Catered Dinner, Free Raffle, Resource Venders, All Participants Will Receive A Gift Card & Certificate Of Completion Special Guests: Prosecuter Ryan Mears Councilwoman La Keisha Jackson, District 14 Keynote Speaker: Senior Pastor, Dr. Darryle K. Webster 2022 Indiana Black & Minority Health Fair! - Commit To Be Fit! July 14th - July 17th At The Indiana Convention Center Halls J & K 100 S. Capitol Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46204 Senior Transportation Available on Thursday: Email patti.bailey@fssa.in.gov or call 317-232-1731 to register by June 30th FREE HEALTH SCREENINGS AND EDUCATION: Covid-19 Vaccination Cholesterol - Full Lipid Panel HIV - Testing/Education Dental Education/Screening Vision Education Foot & Ankle Health Clinical Breast Exams Self-care/Mental Health Education Adolescent Vaccines (for back to school)Spots Physicals Available From 4PM -6 PM Friday & 10AM - 4PM Saturday More Info: https://www.in.gov/.../indiana-black-and-minority-health.../ About: "For 36 years, the Indiana Black and Minority Health Fair has provided more than $2,500 in free health care, resources and education to communities and populations that are at higher risk for poor health and barriers to care. The health fair is more important this year than ever because we know that many people have fallen behind on routine checkups and immunizations or have delayed seeking treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Why are you so passionate about mental health care in the primary care setting? When did you first experience your own challenges with mental health? What is your advice for mental health professionals and medical professionals when it comes to prioritizing their own mental health? In this episode, Dr. Linda Gask answers these questions and much more about her own personal journey with mental health as a provider and a patient. Dr. Linda Gask is a writer and a psychiatrist. She retired from being a consultant in the National Health Service and an academic at the University of Manchester some years ago. However she returned for a year during the coronavirus pandemic to work with the Greater Manchester Bereavement Service and she is now Emerita Professor of Primary Care Psychiatry at the University of Manchester. She has been an advisor to the World Health Organization and was awarded the President's Medal by the Royal College of Psychiatrists in 2017. She has experienced anxiety and depression throughout her adult life and she has written two memoirs called “The Other Side of Silence” and “Finding True North: The Healing Power of Place.” She was born in England, trained in Scotland where she currently resides. Resources: https://lindagask.com/ The Other Side of Silence: https://www.amazon.com/Other-Side-Silence-Psychiatrists-Depression-ebook/dp/B014I1F0QU/ref=sr_1_1?qid=1649898250&refinements=p_27%3ALinda+Gask&s=books&sr=1-1 Finding True North: The Healing Power of Place: https://www.amazon.com/Finding-True-North-Healing-Power/dp/B09VTJFDXV/ref=sr_1_5?qid=1649898250&refinements=p_27%3ALinda+Gask&s=books&sr=1-5  

We are delighted today to be joined by Dr. Dale Farran and to discuss the results from a recent study of hers and colleagues, which has followed for over a decade 2,990 low-income children in Tennessee who applied to free, public prekindergarten programs. Some of the children were admitted by lottery, and the others were not, creating a “real world” randomized, controlled trial, which is the gold standard in science to show causality. Recent results show that children enrolled in the public pre-k were scoring lower than their peers in the control group on state tests of Math, English and Science in sixth grade. Furthermore, at sixth grade, they were more likely to have experienced an expulsion or suspension than their peers not enrolled in a public pre-k. But as we discuss there is much nuance and complexity to this research that must be considered when considering the results and how they can inform policy and practice. Dr. Dale Farran is an Emerita Professor at Peabody College at Vanderbilt University. Dr. Farran has been involved in research and intervention for high-risk children and youth for all of her professional career. She has conducted research at the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Center in Chapel Hill, N.C., and the Kamehameha Schools Early Education Project in Hawaii. Dr. Farran is the editor of two books dealing with risk and poverty, the author of more than 90 journal articles and book chapters, and a regular presenter at national conferences. Her recent research emphasis is on evaluating the effectiveness of alternative preschool curricula for preparing children from low-income families to transition successfully to school and longitudinal follow up for long term effects. Currently she is directing an evaluation of the State of Tennessee's prekindergarten program. Most recently, she has been involved in identifying early childhood classroom practices most facilitative of children's outcomes, including coaching tools to improve practice. You can learn more about Dr. Farran  and her work at: https://peabody.vanderbilt.edu/bio/dale-farran To learn more about the Parenting Understood email series on Pre-School please be sure to visit and join our mailing list at: https://parentingunderstood.com/

Join us for the latest episode of The Hamilton Review Podcast! In this conversation, Dr. Bob has a very important conversation with Dr. Dale Farran, a professor at Vanderbilt University that has led a very important study on the only randomized control trial of statewide prekindergarten, longitudinal evaluations of pre-k curricula, and developing measures and strategies to improve programs for young children from poor families. "Children need a stable, childcare staff that's well trained and understand children's needs, that know how to create interesting things for children to do." This is a critical conversation for parents and educators - a must listen episode that will change how you view early childhood education. Don't miss this episode friends and we thank you for listening! Dale Farran, PhD, Emerita Professor, Peabody College at Vanderbilt University, has been involved in research and intervention for high-risk children and youth all of her professional career including as a researcher on the Abecedarian Project for 10 years, most recently leading the only randomized control trial of statewide prekindergarten, longitudinal evaluations of pre-k curricula, and developing measures and strategies to improve programs for young children from poor families. How to contact Dr. Dale Farran: dale.farran@vanderbilt.edu How to contact Dr. Bob: Dr. Bob on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChztMVtPCLJkiXvv7H5tpDQ Dr. Bob on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drroberthamilton/ Dr. Bob on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bob.hamilton.1656

In this episode, Simon Western is joined by organisational consultant, certified Analytic Network coach, and Emerita Professor of Psychoanalysis and Culture Caroline Bainbridge to reflect on what is happening in Ukraine, drawing on psychosocial thinking. Their aim is not to provide answers but to stimulate thinking and insights. This horrific, shocking, and unnecessary war is about the Putin regime deepening its own power base, and imagining themselves as Tsarist heroes ‘making Russia great again' to borrow from their ‘Trumpist' friends. At the heart of this project is repression; the war can be thought of as a ‘return of the repressed'. Fukuyama proclaimed the End of History when the Soviet Union collapsed, and many swallowed the kool-aid and repressed the clear signs that totalitarianism was returning within China and Russia, while authoritarianism was resurfacing through populist and nationalist politics in the west. The war can also be thought-about as part of the Putin regime's desire to impose a new repressive regime across the old Soviet empire. Simon and Caro reflect on these and other thoughts, hoping to create thinking space for those listening to engage in their own reflections, in order not to fall into the traps of repression.           Bios Simon Western is the host of Edgy Ideas Podcast, founder of the Eco-Leadership Institute www.ecoleadershipinstitute.org, and CEO of Analytic-Network Coaching- an advanced coach training company. He is the author of internationally acclaimed leadership and coaching books, and blogs on wider social-political issues. Previously a past president of ISPSO,  a family psychotherapist, general and psychiatric nurse, and a factory worker.  Simon works with senior leaders in global companies as a leadership consultant with the aim of delivering new eco-leadership cultures that support system-change, and to coach ‘leaders to act in good faith to create the good society'. Caroline Bainbridge is an organizational consultant, accredited Analytic-Network coach, and Emerita Professor of Psychoanalysis and Culture. She specializes in inclusion-focused leadership work and organizational change, and executive coaching that centers on complex experience. After more than 25 years as a university lecturer, published writer, and researcher, Caroline has been recognized as Emerita Professor of Culture and Psychoanalysis. She is fascinated with how our networked and mediated milieu shapes experience and behavior. Caroline trained at the Tavistock in London and at the Eco-Leadership Institute. Find out more here. 

In the spotlight during this episode is Betty Sue Flowers and the truly insightful writing concept and practice she created. I call it the Madman Method for short, though its full name is Madman, Architect, Carpenter, Judge. It's a powerful method that addresses the countervailing energies the lock horns during the writing process. Betty Sue Flowers is the former director of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum and an Emerita Professor of English at the University of Texas at Austin. She is a native Texan — though she now lives in New York City — and graduated from the University of Texas and the University of London. Novelist Spotlight is produced and hosted by Mike Consol, author of “Hardwood: A Novel About College Basketball and Other Games Young Men Play.” Write him at novelistspotlight@gmail.com. We hope you will subscribe and share the link with any family, friends or colleagues who might benefit from this program.

Lucy Green is Emerita Professor of Music Education at the UCL Institute of Education, London UK. She is internationally known for her work in music education, particularly in relation to popular music, informal learning, new pedagogies, gender, ideology, musical meaning and more generally, the sociology of music. She has written four academic books on music education, co-authored one, edited two, and written one practical handbook for teachers. Her publications have been translated into many languages including Greek and Chinese. She has presented keynotes in countries around the world and serves on the Editorial Boards of numerous journals. Lucy developed the research and development project “Informal Learning in the Music Classroom” within the British movement “Musical Futures” and this work is now being implemented in countries across the world. She holds an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Hedmark, Norway, for services to music education. Currently she is beginning work on a new project concerning self-accompanied singing. Research is in its very early stages but she has made two self-accompanied CDs of 17th and 18th century songs. Check out some more of Dr. Green's content in the links below! Interview about informal learning: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4r8zoHT4ExY Musical Futures: "In At The Deep End" Musical Futures: "Modeling Aural Learning with Popular Music" Musical Futures: "Modeling Aural Learning with Classical Music" www.musicalfutures.org www.musicalfuturesinternational.org --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/musicast-podcast/support

Lucy Green is Emerita Professor of Music Education at the UCL Institute of Education, London UK. She is internationally known for her work in music education, particularly in relation to popular music, informal learning, new pedagogies, gender, ideology, musical meaning and more generally, the sociology of music. In this episode, Chris and Gareth speak with Lucy Green about sociology, musicianship, gender, and informal music learning. They also learn about Lucy Green's current work around self-accompanied music performance.

The East Side Freedom Library and the Ramsey County Historical Society invite you to our March 2021 “History Revealed” program: "The Fierce Life of Grace Holmes Carlson" A Conversation Between Author Donna T. Haverty-Stacke and Reader/Discussants Greg Poferl, Linda Leighton, and Mary Wingerd On December 8, 1941, Grace Holmes Carlson, the only female defendant among eighteen Trotskyists convicted under the Smith Act, was sentenced to sixteen months in federal prison for advocating the violent overthrow of the government. After serving a year in Alderson prison, Carlson returned to her work as an organizer for the Socialist Workers Party (SWP) and ran for vice president of the United States under its banner in 1948. Then, in 1952, she abruptly left the SWP and returned to the Catholic Church. With the support of the Sisters of St. Joseph, who had educated her as a child, Carlson began a new life as a professor of psychology at St. Mary's Junior College in Minneapolis where she advocated for social justice, now as a Catholic Marxist. "The Fierce Life of Grace Holmes Carlson: Catholic, Socialist, Feminist" is a historical biography that examines the story of this complicated woman in the context of her times with a specific focus on her experiences as a member of the working class, as a Catholic, and as a woman. Her story illuminates the workings of class identity within the context of various influences over the course of a lifespan. The long arc of Carlson's life (1906–1992) ultimately reveals significant continuities in her political consciousness that transcended the shifts in her particular partisan commitments, most notably her life-long dedication to challenging the root causes of social and economic inequality. In that struggle, Carlson ultimately proved herself to be a truly fierce woman. Donna T. Haverty-Stacke, Professor of History at Hunter College of the City University of New York, is a historian of working-class and radical politics. She is interested in the intersection of that history with nationalism and collective memory, national security and free speech, gender identity, and Catholic activism. Her first book was "America's Forgotten Holiday: May Day and Nationalism, 1867-1960" (NYU Press, 2009) and her second, which she discussed four years ago at ESFL, was "Trotskyists on Trial: Free Speech and Political Persecution since the Age of FDR" (NYU Press, 2015). Greg Poferl is a lifelong labor and Catholic social activist and a generous collaborator at ESFL. Last year, Greg wrote his memoir, "Turning Points: Never Give Up on Anyone, Especially Yourself" (East Side Freedom Library, 2020). Linda Leighton is a lifelong labor activist who has played a major role in maintaining local memory of the 1934 Minneapolis Teamsters' strikes. Mary Wingerd is Emerita Professor of History at St. Cloud State University and the author of "Claiming the City: Politics, Faith, and the Power of Place in St. Paul" (Cornell University Press, 2001) and "North Country: The Making of Minnesota" (University of Minnesota Press, 2010). To view the video: https://youtu.be/Q0-pA3w88dE

Kathryn interviews Feminist Leader Phyllis Chesler PhD, best-selling author of “Requiem for a Female Serial Killer.” Her book challenges everything anyone has ever thought about prostitutes, serial killers and justice in America. Chesler's an Emerita Professor of Psychology and Women's Studies at City University of New York and the author of 20 books. She's been featured in the NY Times, LA Times, Washington Post, HuffPost and more. Kathryn also interviews Founder of Sober Mom Squad Emily Lynn Paulson. She's teamed up with fellow influencers to form the Sober Mom Squad, a virtual community created during the COVID-19 pandemic that started with an Instagram post Paulson made asking how she could be of service to her audience. Sober since January 2, 2017, she has appeared on media outlets including The Doctors, Parade, Today Parents and USA Today, discussing how to end the shame and stigma of mental health and substance abuse.

Kathryn interviews Feminist Leader Phyllis Chesler PhD, best-selling author of “Requiem for a Female Serial Killer.” Her book challenges everything anyone has ever thought about prostitutes, serial killers and justice in America. Chesler's an Emerita Professor of Psychology and Women's Studies at City University of New York and the author of 20 books. She's been featured in the NY Times, LA Times, Washington Post, HuffPost and more. Kathryn also interviews Founder of Sober Mom Squad Emily Lynn Paulson. She's teamed up with fellow influencers to form the Sober Mom Squad, a virtual community created during the COVID-19 pandemic that started with an Instagram post Paulson made asking how she could be of service to her audience. Sober since January 2, 2017, she has appeared on media outlets including The Doctors, Parade, Today Parents and USA Today, discussing how to end the shame and stigma of mental health and substance abuse.

Tudor London is variously reported as a squalid seething mass of humanity choking on its own filth and fumes, and as a delightful garden where babbling brooks and sweet flowers delighted the senses of people such as Elizabeth I, Shakespeare and Erasmus. Drawing on evidence from contemporary maps, paintings and writings, and modern environmental science, the lecture will offer a 'virtual' walk around the City with Sir Thomas Gresham, evaluating these different perspectives on the City's air, water, soil and wildlife.A lecture by Carolyn Roberts, Emerita Professor of the Environment 10 April 2019The transcript and downloadable versions of the lecture are available from the Gresham College website: https://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/natural-environment-tudor-londonGresham College has been giving free public lectures since 1597. This tradition continues today with all of our five or so public lectures a week being made available for free download from our website. There are currently over 2,000 lectures free to access or download from the website.Website: http://www.gresham.ac.uk Twitter: http://twitter.com/GreshamCollege Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greshamcollege Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/greshamcollege

Hasidic Studies: Essays in History and Gender is a collection of essays that spans over 40 years and challenges many received notions about the history of Hasidism —its origins, the evolving nature of its structure, its leadership and perhaps most controversially, the role of women in the movement. Unlike other historians who have attributed the rise of Hasidism in the late 18th and early 19th centuries to either social, political, or economic crises, Rapoport-Albert refuses to ignore the spiritual dimensions and efforts on the part Hasidism to renew religious practice. While others see a strict periodization in which there was a self-conscious founding and institutionalization, here we are given the sense of an organic pietistic movement informed by the Kabbalistic tradition but open to society rather than ascetic, and nurtured by a productive opposition. Moreover, rather than conceding to the common characterization of Hasidism as a folkish and populist movement, Hasidic Studies complicates this picture by uncovering a Hasidism that was shaped around its charismatic leaders. Throughout, the question of sources plays a central role, and rather than ignore as biased the attempts of Hasidim to write their own history, Rapoport-Albert excavates from these documents crucial evidence embedded unconsciously or matter-of-factly. The second half of the book attacks the apologetic representations of Hasidism as either egalitarian or proto-feminist – as giving women a new sense of “spiritual agency”—by showing them to be excluded from leadership as a rule and a family life divorced from traditional structures. Often Hasidism has been cast as a continuation of early modern heretical movements, particularly the messianic movement that arose around Sabbatai Zevi in the 17th and 18th centuries. However, Rapoport-Albert argues that Hasidism was in fact a retreat towards stricter traditional values, particularly regarding the prominent position given to women in the Sabbatean movement and its sexual mores. In Women and the Messianic Heresy of Sabbtai Zevi 1666 – 1816, a study of the life and afterlife of the messianic movement that arose around the messianic figure of Sabbtai Zevi, Rapoport-Albert sees female spirituality as its hallmark. Here women act as a key to the movement as a whole and in understanding its relationship to normative Judaism. The book suggests a movement with a feminist-like agenda in which women play an integral part of the messianic community—as leaders, prophets, and spiritual activists—in its reading into the nature of heresy, mysticism, and community in the early modern period. The two books are intertwined, not only thematically and as foils to one another, but by a methodological sophistication and sensitivity as well; Professor Rapoport-Albert presents a perspective deeply embedded in primary sources, that shines new light on modern Jewish history. Ada Rapoport-Albert is Emerita Professor of Hebrew and Jewish Studies at University College London. Moses Lapin is a graduate student in the departments of History and Philosophy at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, he sometimes wonders about the nature of political structures in the local cat community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices