Episode 18: Dr. Larry Jackson Connects the Humanities to Democracy

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Welcome back to Yeah, I Got an F#%*ing Job with a Liberal Arts Degree. This show is about the value of a liberal arts education. Jeff Crane, student of the liberal arts, environmental historian, and higher education administrator for the past 12 years, hosts a wide range of guests whose experiences as students of the liberal arts have shaped their lives in school, as professionals, and in their lives outside of their careers. Episode 18 features a conversation with Dr. Larry Jackson, who is associate dean of Academic Affairs and director of the Center for the Core Curriculum at Columbia College, where he also teaches Literature Humanities and Contemporary Civilization. He has a Ph.D. in philosophy from The New School for Social Research, where he also received two master’s degrees (in Philosophy and Liberal Studies); he received his bachelor’s degree in American Studies from Skidmore College. This conversation discusses the role of literature in allowing humans to connect to and appreciate each other, even though they might have very different lived experiences. Larry shares his experience as a student in higher education while also unpacking his current professional roles. Click here to read Dr. Larry Jackson's essay Literature Humanities and the Democratic Moral Imagination⁠ ⁠ Follow the ⁠podcast on X and on Instagram ⁠Music by Silverman Sound Studios⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Yeah, I Got an F#%*ing Job with a Liberal Arts Degree is produced by Abigail Smithson