Homegrown Kentucky: Adam Meredith and Luke McAnally
Adam Meredith and Luke McAnally, two A&S majors, were part of a small group of students that went to the Clinton Global Initiative meeting in Washington, D.C. last month.
Social Media Week Panel Discussion
As part of UK Social Media Week, a panel discussion was held by UK faculty focusing on the various aspects and uses of social media
Professor Receives Fellowship From National Humanities Center
T. Marshall Hahn, Jr. Professor of History and Director of Jewish Studies Jeremy Popkin was recently appointed a fellowship by the National Humanities Center
Airwaves Über Alles: WRFL 88.1 FM with Jon Finnie
Jon Finnie is an A&S student (German & Geography), and serves as the Public Relations Director and a DJ for WRFL 88.1 FM, the University of Kentucky’s student-run radio station. In this podcast, Finnie talks about his role as PR Director, his German radio show, and gives a few examples of ways people can get involved with WRFL.
This podcast was produced by Cheyenne Hohman.
Early American Illness: Narratives of Disease with Sarah Schuetze
Sarah Schuetze, a Ph.D. candidate in the English Department, recently recieved the prestigious Mellon Fellowship from the McNeil Center for Early American Studies in Philadelphia. The fellowship is a 14-month research grant that allows scholars access to the center's and surrounding areas prodigious libraries of early American documents. In this podcast, Sarah describes her research focused on Early American narratives about disease and illness and how she felt recieiving the Mellon fellowship.
Digital Archivism
Coming from a Library & Information Science background, I am always excited when I see resources getting archived -- especially online (despite my reservations about the amount of power it takes to keep all those servers up and running). The web started off as an information commons, where anyone with access could peruse or post their own contributions to the growing pool of knowledge. I was reading the WNYC blog and came across this article about the 2012 WebWise Conference, which focused on "Tradition and Innovation;" mostly dealing with the challenges and opportunities that come along with archiving in the digital age.
One of the things the blog mentions is Fugazi's Live Series archives, which will eventually hold 800 live shows... I've liked this band for going on fifteen years, so it's pretty cool that I'll get to listen to shows that they were playing when I was in kindergarten! Another thing it mentioned was the Oral History Metadata Synchronizer, which I interviewed Doug Boyd about awhile back.
GWS Faculty Featured in The Chronicle of Higher Education
Susan Bordo writes "When Fictionalized Facts Matter" for The Chronicle of Higher Education
PS 391: Special Topics in Political Science: Film and Politics with Theresa Schroeder
Introduction to online course PS 391
SOC 360: Environmental Sociology with John Johnson
A sociological study of the emergence of the environment as a social issue in contemporary societies. Topics may include the social, cultural and economic factors associated with the perception of environmental issues; risk perception; and the mobilization of publics around environmental issues.
Will Justice Be Televised?: An Interview with Justin Wedeking
Justin Wedeking studies dynamics within the courtroom - from how Supreme Court decisions are made to how useful confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominess are. Wedeking is a professor in the Department of Political Science, and is currently involved in research to determine whether or not televising court proceedings will affect the legitimacy of court decisions.