241. Brenneman, David, Director, Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art (45:15)

Date:
2016-04-03
Main contributors:
Brenneman, David A., Shanahan, James
Summary:
This week on Through the Gates, we welcome David Brenneman, the new director of the Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art. Brenneman comes to IU after two decades in Atlanta at the High Museum of Art. In today's conversation, Brenneman tells host Jim Shanahan about his plans for the IU Art Museum, how the art world is changing in the 21st century, and why IU's collection is truly world class.

242. Scott, James C., Patten Lecturer (42:37)

Date:
2016-03-27
Main contributors:
Scott, James C., Shanahan, James
Summary:
Ever since humans appeared on earth, we've been domesticating everything from plants and animals to fire. This week on Through the Gates, anthropologist and political scientist James C. Scott explains how the domestication process has worked in reverse, and how it's led to interesting relationships between humans and governments around the world.

243. IU Culture of Care (37:04)

Date:
2016-03-20
Main contributors:
Fasone, Leslie, Holbrook, Patrick, Shanahan, James
Summary:
This week on Through the Gates, Media School Dean Jim Shanahan talks with Leslie Fasone and Patrick Holbrook about their work on the Culture of Care initiative. Culture of Care is led by students and supported by faculty. It's designed to get IU students to care for one another in four main areas: sexual well-being, drug and alcohol awareness, mental health, and respect.

244. Spring Break Review (24:43)

Date:
2016-03-13
Main contributors:
Shanahan, James
Summary:
Through the Gates is off for Spring Break this week, but join us on a look back through the first seven episodes. There's much more to come through the rest of this semester!

246. Buchman, Jeffery, Jacobs School of Music (43:14)

Date:
2016-02-28
Main contributors:
Buchman, Jeffrey, Illera, Patricia, Shanahan, James
Summary:
Media School Dean Jim Shanahan interviews Jeffrey Buchman, stage director for the IU Jacobs School of Music’s upcoming production of “Carmen,” and Jacobs graduate student Patricia Illera, who will perform the opera’s title role.

247. Women in IT at IU (44:00)

Date:
2016-02-21
Main contributors:
Biggers, Maurenn, McRobbie, Laurie Burns, Shanahan, James
Summary:
Media School Dean James Shanahan talks with Maureen Biggers (pictured), director of the Center of Excellence for Women in Technology at IU, and Laurie Burns McRobbie, IU's first lady who helped establish CEWiT.

248. IU Bloomington Provost Lauren Robel (42:51)

Date:
2016-02-14
Main contributors:
Robel, Lauren, Shanahan, James
Summary:
IU Provost Lauren Robel chats with IU Media School Dean James Shanahan in this week's podcast.

249. French, Tom, Professor and Journalist (52:29)

Date:
2016-02-07
Main contributors:
French, Tom, Shanahan, James
Summary:
This week's Through the Gates podcast looks at long-form narrative journalism with IU Media School professor of practice Tom French, a Pulitzer Prize-winner and IU alumnus.

250. Poet Kate Lilly (1:18:18)

Date:
2016-01-31
Main contributors:
Lilley, Kate, Shanahan, James
Summary:
A chat with poet Kate Lilley, hosted by Media School Dean James Shanahan, is featured on this week's Through the Gates: IU This Week podcast.