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EPISODE · Aug 2, 2012 · 35 MIN

Jay Gabler on Ivory Tower Burning

from Office Hours · host Sarah Esther Lageson

This episode we talk with Jay Gabler, sociologist, journalist, and creator of the play, Ivory Tower Burning. The play imagines a meeting between Talcott Parsons and C. Wright Mills where an intense debate about social theory and human nature ensues. We discuss bringing sociology to the theater and the role of sociology in the broader […]

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This episode we talk with Jay Gabler [1], sociologist, journalist, and creator of the play, Ivory Tower Burning [2]. The play imagines a meeting between Talcott Parsons and C. Wright Mills where an intense debate about social theory and human nature ensues. We discuss bringing sociology to the theater and the role of sociology in the broader culture. You can watch a preview clip on YouTube [3] and see the entire play live August 4-11 at the Minnesota Fringe festival [4]. Download Office Hours #58 [5] [1] http://www.jaygabler.com/ [2] http://www.fringefestival.org/2012/show/?id=2322 [3] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxnH_W2bOU8 [4] http://www.fringefestival.org/2012/show/?id=2322 [5] http://files.thesocietypages.org/downloads/OH58_Gabler.mp3

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