Category Archives: Shi, David E.
Facing Facts: Realism in American Thought and Culture, 1850-1920
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Educating Teachers
In the teaching of American literature and history in the mid-1980s, how well prepared are American high school instructors with respect to teaching skills as well as knowledge of their subjects? How are teachers responding to critics who proclaim the … Continue reading
Posted in Brewer, Pam, Episodes, O'Connor, John, Shi, David E., Winship, Marion
Tagged education standards, Humanities, teachers
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Two Aspects of the American Landscape
Stuart Marks discusses his study Southern Hunting in Black and White: Nature, History, and Ritual in a Carolina Community, an anthropological analysis of hunters in the American South. In the second segment [13:25], Timothy Breen, John Seelye, and David Shi discuss the historical and contemporary … Continue reading
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Tagged Agriculture, Agriculture - US - history, Hunting, Social life and customs
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(1) The Gilded Age, Part 1 of 2; (2) Book Review of History of the Idea of Progress
Giles Gunn, David Shi, and Robert ter Horst discuss the era known as the Gilded Age. Soundings producer Wayne Pond contextualizes this episode, saying, “In this year of presidential politics [1984], there will be much talk about America’s future, its … Continue reading
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Tagged Gilded Age, Politics, U. S. History
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The Simple Life
In a discussion of his book The Simple Life: Plain Living and High Thinking in American Culture, David Shi examines living simply in terms of cultural origins and development. For instance: What are some important historical events and figures that … Continue reading
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Tagged Culture -- U.S., Simplicity
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