
educationMay 2, 202052:01pending
The Intersections of History: An Interview with Merry Wiesner-Hanks
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An interview with Merry Wiesner-Hanks, distinguished professor emerita of history at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. The interview focuses on Professor Wiesner-Hanks' career as a world historian and a historian of women and gender. The Masha Gessen essay that she references can be found here: https://www.newyorker.com/news/our-columnists/the-queer-opposition-to-pete-buttigieg-explained For even more insight into the experiences of the earliest wave of feminist scholars in the American academy, listen to the Being Human interview with Margaret Homans.
Music: Poddington Bear, Pives & Flarinet
Music: Poddington Bear, Pives & Flarinet
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