Jeanne Hoffman interviews Amy Sturgis about themes of liberty in science fiction books, movies and TV shows. Dr. Sturgis is an author, editor, scholar, educator, speaker and podcaster with specialties in the field of science fiction, fantasy and Native American studies. You can learn more about her work at www.amyhsturgis.com This podcast is part of our series on liberty and science fiction, please feel free to suggest topics for future podcasts in the comments! For more podcasts with Dr. Sturgis and about science fiction, visit StarShipSofa
Over time our podcast series on Themes of Liberty in Sci-Fi has really grown, reflecting that of all the research academics have done on pop culture, that there is a heavy lean towards sci-fi. So for your summer listening enjoyment, we’ve put together a recap of all our podcasts on Liberty and Sci-Fi. Enjoy! Game of Thrones, Amber Taylor Firefly and Serenity, Amy Sturgis Hunger Games, Ilya Somin Battlestar Galactica Ilya Somin Star Trek Ilya Somin The Works of J.R.R Tolkien Brad Birzer World of Warcraft and Spontaneous Order, Joseph Packer The Twilight Zone, Aeon Skoble General Themes of Liberty in Science Fiction, Amy Sturgis Image courtesy of Flickr user bkRiverdog, under Creative Commons licensing. Apologies for the false advertising of Star Wars, but if…
In this KosmosOnline podcast, Jeanne Hoffman talks with Mike Munger about achieving tenure. Dr. Munger is a professor at Duke University in the political science and economics department and the school of public policy as well as a director of the joint UNC-Duke Philosophy, Politics and Economics program. Read “Scaling the Ivory Tower,” IHS’s guide for graduate students Download this interview Read a transcript Get Kosmos podcasts on iTunes or visit the faculty interviews page for more podcasts with leading scholars
In this Kosmos Online Podcast, I’m discussing themes of liberty in the popular fiction and TV series, Game of Thrones. Our guest is Game of Thrones expert Amber Taylor, who has written about the series for The Atlantic and blogs at Prettier Than Napoleon. Download the Podcast here Jeanne Hoffman: Welcome to this Kosmos Online podcast. I am Jeanne Hoffman. Today we are talking about the popular fiction work in HBO series “Game of Thrones” and how it intersects with themes of liberty. I would like to welcome our Game of Thrones expert Amber Taylor who is a 2005 graduate of Harvard Law, a blogger at Prettier than Napoleon, and has written on Game of Thrones for The Atlantic. Welcome…
In this KosmosOnline podcast, I interview George Mason law professor and Volokh Conspiracy blogger Ilya Somin about themes of liberty in the TV series Battlestar Galactica. There are a few spoilers toward the end, but Professor Somin makes this clear before commenting. Download MP3 Jeanne Hoffman: Welcome to this Kosmos Online Podcast. I’m Jeanne Hoffman. Today I’m talking about themes of liberty in the TV show Battlestar Galactica with my guest Ilya Somin. Professor Somin is an associate professor at George Mason University School of Law, co-editor of the Supreme Court of Economic Review, and he blogs at the Volokh Conspiracy. Welcome Professor Somin, thanks for joining us. Ilya Somin: Thanks very much for having me. JH. So Professor Somin,…
In this KosmosOnline podcast, Jeanne Hoffman talks with Amy Sturgis about themes of liberty on the TV show Firefly and its big screen sequel, Serenity. Dr. Sturgis is an author, editor, scholar, educator, speaker, and podcaster with specialties in the field of science fiction fantasy and Native American studies. For more information on Dr. Sturgis and her work, visit amyhsturgis.com . JH. Welcome to this Kosmos Online podcast. I’m Jeanne Hoffman. Today’s episode is part of our series on liberty and science fiction. I’m talking about themes of liberty on the TV show Firefly and its big screen sequel, Serenity, with my guest Amy Sturgis. Dr. Sturgis is an author, editor, scholar, educator, speaker, and podcaster with specialties in the…
