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#47 All Things Poetry - Thing: Cecilia Vicuña and Jen Bervin Apr 15, 2018

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This week on Open Stacks, a look at poemthings that point to the truths beyond the given names of the things contained within them, with Cecilia Vicuña and Jen Bervin.

#46 All Things Poetry - Person: Anthony Madrid & Duriel E. Harris Apr 08, 2018

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This week on Open Stacks, poetry and personhood. We hear a reading and conversation with Anthony Madrid and an interview with Duriel E. Harris.

#45 All Things Poetry - Idea: Daniel Borzutzky, Nate Marshall, & Robert Darnton Apr 01, 2018

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On this week's episode, National Book Award Winner Daniel Borzutsky, discusses his new book, Lake Michigan, with Chicago poet Nate Marshall. They also talk politics, education, violence, and the state. Then we talk with historian Robert Darnton about the revolutionary potential of poetry in 18th Century France.

#44 Translations: Haun Saussy & Yoon Sun Yang Mar 25, 2018

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This week on the show, we're taking a multifocal look at translation processes. Come along as we consider its tectonic, idiosyncratic, and uncharted terrains in conversations with Haun Saussy, Yoon Sun Yang, and the Co-op's own Jeff Deutsch and Adam Sonderberg. With Rosanna Warren, Saussy discusses translation theory and translations of Baudelaire into Chinese; Yang talks about the formation of the concept of the individual in early colonial Korean literature; and Jeff and Adam take a lap around another vista difficult to put in words: the Co-op's Front Table.

#43 Institutions: Toussaint Losier, Michael C. Dawson, Crystal Laura, & Bill Ayers Mar 18, 2018

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This week on Open Stacks, discussions about two of the most fervently debated and scrutinized institutions: prisons and public schools.

First, Touissant Losier sits down with Michael C. Dawson to discuss the book Losier and Dan Berger co-authored, Rethinking the American Prison Movement. Then, Bill Ayers and Crystal Laura talk about Laura's book, "You Can't Fire the Bad Ones!": And 18 Other Myths about Teachers, Teachers Unions, and Public Education, co-authored with Rick Ayers.

#42 Art & Time: Pamela Bannos, Laura Letinsky, & John Muse Mar 11, 2018

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This week on Open Stacks, the many relationships of art to time, as elucidated in photography, theater, and the lives of artists. Pamela Bannos discusses her book Vivian Maier: A Photographer's Life and Afterlife, which details the life and work of the posthumously celebrated photographer; and Laura Letinsky and John Muse talk about their respective books Time's Assignation and Microdramas.

#41 History from Below: William Pelz, Lisa Lee, David Stovall, Bill Ayers, Nate Marshall, and Jeremy McCarter Mar 04, 2018

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This week's episode of Open Stacks features William Pelz discussing history from below; Lisa Lee, David Stovall, and Bill Ayers in conversation from the Singing In Dark Times series; and a discussion with Nate Marshall and Jeremy McCarter, about activists and art.

Open Stacks is the official podcast of the Seminary Co-operative Bookstores.

#40 Gentrifier: Marc Lamont Hill, John Joe Schlichtman, Sharon Nelson-Payne Feb 25, 2018

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This week Marc Lamont Hill and John Joe Schlichtman discuss their book Gentrifier, and local activist Sharon Nelson-Payne, a co-founder of STOP (Southside Together Organizing for Power), talks about gentrification in Woodlawn and nearby neighborhoods of Chicago.

Open Stacks is the official podcast of the Seminary Co-operative Bookstores.

#39 In Search of French Lit: Alison James, Kit Schluter, and Adam Hocker Feb 18, 2018

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This week's episode explores the world of French-language literature. Alison James talks about literary movements, such as Oulipo. Kit Schluter discusses of the joys and sorrows of the translator. Adam Hocker sends word of new books, including finalists for the Albertine Prize.

Open Stacks is the official podcast of the Seminary Co-operative Bookstores.

# 38 Black Musics: Melanie Zeck, Adam Gussow, and Chief Wicked Feb 11, 2018

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This week's episode explores the history and present of Black Musics. Melanie Zeck discusses the influence of Black Musics and how they traveled around the world. Adam Gussow talks about symbolism and resistance. Chief Wicked (Ben Glover) discusses lyricism and rap.

Open Stacks is the official podcast of the Seminary Co-operative Bookstores.

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