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Symposia

by Brown College

Host of the Sister Revolutions limited series!A presentation and archive of the programming of Brown Residential College at the University of Virginia.

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  1. S4E5 - Chris Aukstikalnis & Sage Tanguay Signing Off

    Episode Notes Sage Tanguay's last episode as Producer at Brown College featuring a reflective conversation with Chris Aukstikalnis on her nearly three decades on Monroe Hill. Best wishes for the future! Music in this episode is provided by Blue Dot Sessions. Symposia is a production of Brown...

  2. S4E4 - Adrienne Ghaly & Cristina Griffin: The Reading Habits of College Students

    Episode Notes A conversation with Brown College Faculty Fellow Adrienne Ghaly and her fellow UVA English Professor Cristina Griffins, specially introduced by Kalela Williams, the Director of the Virginia Center for the Book. The Virginia Festival of the book is March 20th through 23rd in...

  3. S4E3 - Louie Palu: Q & A

    Episode Notes Q & A that followed Photojournalist Louie Palu's presentation to Brown College. We'll also hear from Brown College resident Daniel Hong, who plans on entering the media industry after graduation. Brought to you in cooperation with the Virginia Quarterly Review. You can read "The...

  4. S4E2 - Louie Palu: The Next Cold War

    Episode Notes Photojournalist Louie Palu's presentation to Brown College about the Distant Early Warning system, war preparations in the Arctic, and how indigenous technologies offer the essential tools for the first battle: simply surviving the frigid climate. Brought to you in cooperation with...

  5. S4E1 - Alumni Reflections

    Episode Notes A collection of memories, testimonies, and well wishes about Brown Residential College from alumni to current and future residents! If you're an alum and would like to reach out and share your story, email [email protected]! Music in this episode is provided by Blue Dot…

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  6. S3E4 - Sister Revolutions: Give Me Liberty

    Episode Notes Give Me Liberty: Charlottesville and the American Revolution from 1776 to 2026 Historian Benjamin Bernard and producer Sage Tanguay hand the microphone to their University of Virginia students to interview history-lovers and experts in Charlottesville. How did Charlottesville...

  7. S3E3 - Sister Revolutions: Liberty, Equality, Fraternity

    Episode Notes Sister Revolutions III: Liberty, Equality, Fraternity (1776–1848) How did the provincial military town of Besançon experience the French Revolution? University of Virginia historian Benjamin Bernard and producer Sage Tanguay consider the transition from monarchy to democracy in a…

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  8. S3E2 - Sister Revolutions: Enlightenment

    Episode Notes Enlightenment: Besançon, 1740–1788 Besançon feels in many ways like an eighteenth-century city. In this second episode of “Sister Revolutions,” historian Benjamin Bernard and producer Sage Tanguay explore the intellectual and architectural efflorescence of the Enlightenment in...

  9. S3E1 - Sister Revolutions: Conquest

    Episode Notes Conquest: When Besançon Became French, 1670–1740 Join historian Benjamin Bernard and producer Sage Tanguay as they learn about the French conquest of Besançon in the late seventeenth century through visits to Besançon's Saint-Jean Cathedral and its citadel. They explore the...

  10. Coming Soon: Sister Revolutions

    About Sister Revolutions is a public history community documentary podcast sponsored by the City of Charlottesville’s Sister Cities Commission (CSCC) and hosted by Brown College's Symposia podcast. Through four episodes released weekly in Spring 2024, historian Benjamin Bernard, Ph.D. and audio...

  11. S2E4 - Southern Poetry Anthology Reading

    Welcome to a poetry reading at the Monroe Hill House! John Casteen, the Director of Studies at Brown College is our host for the presentation by poets featured in the Southern Poetry Anthology IX: Virginia. Robert Wood Lynn is a writer from Virginia. His debut poetry collection Mothman Apologia…

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  12. S2E3 - George Butler: Artist Reporter

    On this episode of Symposia, Brown College Principal Jim Coan and producer Sage Tanguay sit down with George Butler - an illustrator in reportage who uses art to document the humanitarian crisis of war and climate disasters from places like Ukraine, Syria, and Afghanistan. In coordination with…

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  13. S2E1 - Gerard Koskovich: Queer Antiquarian Books and Ephemera

    A conversation between Dr. Benjamin Bernard and his long-time friend and fellow book-lover, Gerard Koskovich. Gerard is an antiquarian book dealer who specializes in LGBTQ, gender and sexuality literature. He also is a collector of Queer ephemera and has assisted museums and universities in the...

  14. Emily Rutherford: Q & A

    The Q & A portion of Emily Rutherford's Lecture More info: https://emilymrutherford.com/

  15. S2E2 - Emily Rutherford - "Historians Will Say They Were Just Good Friends: University Histories, Queer Histories"

    An exploration of what we really mean when we describe people in history as "just being good friends." Where does platonic love end and romantic love begin...does it even matter? And how can we better understand the historical significance of these relationships? Dr. Emily Rutherford presents an...

  16. S2E1 - Hauntings: A Brown College Tradition

    Every fall, the residents of Brown College put on a philanthropic haunted house on Monroe Hill. Students do everything from construct the pathway, to creating the costumes, and performing in the house as guides and actors. We documented some of the process in 2022 and are now releasing this…

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  17. S1E7 - Jazz Across The Atlantic: Damien Groleau and John D'earth

    A conversation with leader of the UVA Jazz Ensemble, John D'earth, and guest musician Damien Groleau - visiting us all the way from one of Charlottesville's Sister Cities: Besançon, France! You can find more information about Damien and his music on his website, www.damiengroleau.fr More...

  18. S1E6 - Tess Farmer - Well Connected: Everyday Water Practices in Cairo

    A conversation with Brown College Faculty Fellow Tess Farmer about her new (and first) book "Well Connected: Everyday Water Practices in Cairo". We discuss the importance of an anthropological approach to infrastructure development. Tess Farmer is an Assistant Professor in Department of...

  19. S1E5 - Brown Talk : Alexander Templeton - Effective Altruism

    A Brown Talk presented by Brown College resident Alexander Templeton on Effective Altruism at the Monroe Hill House on Friday, February 10th, 2023. This podcast is part of the Community Media Initiative at Brown Residential College at the University of Virginia, as well as the Virginia Audio...

  20. S1E4 - French Cultural Exchange at UVa

    A conversation with French Department Chair Professor Janet Horne and Dr. Vincent Michelot, the French Embassy's Cultural Attaché for Higher Education about their development of the Lyon Study Abroad program at UVa - featuring conversations with current students Liam Mann and Michelle Wurmser.…

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  21. S1E3 - Alan Lightman - Science and the Humanities

    A speech given by Alan Lightman in October 2022, recorded at the Dome Room at the Rotunda of the University of Virginia. Alan Lightman is hosting a new docuseries called “Searching: Our Quest for Meaning in the Age of Science.” It will broadcast on public television and begin streaming online at...

  22. S1E2 - Matriculation : The Academic Transition to College

    Brown College Residential Faculty Fellow Dr. Ben Bernard sets out to demystify the academic transition into a 4-year University such as UVa. Through a series of interviews, Ben and his guests will discuss what they feel are the most pertinent differences between high school and collegiate...

  23. S1E1 - Desh Girod : Jim Crow Foreign Policy

    A lecture about a pivotal moment in United States Foreign Policy. Desh Girod is an associate professor in the Department of Government at Georgetown University. Recorded on 9/27/2022 at the UVa, hosted by Brown College. This podcast is part of the Community Media Initiative at Brown Residential...

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Host of the Sister Revolutions limited series!A presentation and archive of the programming of Brown Residential College at the University of Virginia.

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Host of the Sister Revolutions limited series!A presentation and archive of the programming of Brown Residential College at the University of Virginia.

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