Stephen Angle
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Steve Angle is Chair of the Philosophy Department and Associate Professor of Philosophy and East Asian Studies at Wesleyan University. He was the recipient of the Binswanger Prize for Excellence in Teaching in 2006. His research interests revolve around various aspects of Chinese moral and political philosophy, including issues that arise when one thinks about the process of comparing Chinese ideas and traditions with the ideas and traditions of other cultures. Jeremy Finch sits down with professor Angle to talk about Confucianism, human rights in China, and the ways in which Chinese philosophy can inform western moral psychology.
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Friday, Apr 18, 2008Mary-Jane Rubenstein
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Mary-Jane Rubenstein is Assistant Professor of Religion and Feminist, Gender and Sexuality Studies at Wesleyan University. Her primary research interests lie in the intersections of continental philosophy and Christian theology as well as gender and sexuality studies; post-colonial Christianities; and literary and critical theory. She has published articles on Kierkegaard, Heidegger, Derrida, negative theology, and global Anglicanism, and her doctoral dissertation explores Western philosophy's foundation in, and ambivalence to, the pathos of wonder. Faculty Lounge contributor Will Blomquist '08 sits down with professor Rubenstein to talk about her background, her scholarly work and her teaching here at Wesleyan.
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Friday, Apr 11, 2008John Kirn
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John Kirn is Chair of the Neuroscience and Behavior Program and Associate Professor of Biology at Wesleyan University. Professor Kirn's research focuses on the neurobiological basis of vocalization in songbirds, examining how birds learn new songs and what the potential may be for therapeutic applications to human neurodegenerative disorders. Noah Hutton sits down with Professor Kirn to discuss his research and his teaching at Wesleyan.
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Friday, Apr 04, 2008Bill Herbst
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Bill Herbst is the John Monroe Van Vleck Professor of Astronomy and Chair of the Astronomy department at Wesleyan University. Funded since 1982 by NASA and the NSF, Professor Herbst's research focuses on star and planet formation. He has published over 200 articles related to his work, most recently in Nature. Jeremy Finch sits down with Professor Herbst to talk about his research--including the recent discovery of a "winking" star, KH 15D--his teaching here at Wesleyan, and the Van Vleck Observatory.
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Friday, Mar 28, 2008Katherine Kuenzli
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Katherine Kuenzli is an Assistant Professor of Art History at Wesleyan University, specializing in 19th century painting. She has published articles in Art History and Nineteenth-Century Art Worldwide, and is currently completing a book on the Nabis and modernism. Jeremy Finch sits down with Professor Kuenzli to talk about the relationship between music and the visual arts, synaesthesia, and the influence of Wagner on 19th century European painting.
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Friday, Mar 07, 2008Laura Grabel
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Laura Grabel is the Fisk Professor of Natural Sciences and Professor of Biology at Wesleyan University. She teaches classes in developmental biology as well as hybrid classes in science and ethics such as "Reproduction in the 21st Century." Professor Grabel also runs an active research lab on campus. Her work is at the forefront of stem cell research internationally and is funded by the CT Stem Cell Initiative and NIH. Noah Hutton sits down with Professor Grabel to talk about her work with stem cells, her teaching at Wesleyan, and ethical issues in science.
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Friday, Feb 29, 2008Jeanine Basinger
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Jeanine Basinger is the Corwin-Fuller Professor of Film Studies and Chair of the Film Studies Department at Wesleyan University, as well as serving as the Founder and Curator of the Wesleyan Cinema Archives. She is the author of 10 books including her most recent work, "The Star Machine," which was published last fall. Noah Hutton sits down with Professor Basinger to discuss her scholarly work, teaching film at Wesleyan, and the state of the contemporary film world.
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The Faculty Lounge features a new professor each week from Wesleyan University in Middletown, CT, discussing their scholarly work, experiences in and out of the classroom, and any other issues of relevance. The program airs every Friday afternoon from 1-2 p.m. on WESU Middletown 88.1fm, or streamed online at wesufm.org. The Faculty Lounge is produced by Noah Hutton '09 and Jeremy Finch '09, students at Wesleyan University.
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