Friday is here, and there’s a lot going on for us here in the Ivory Tower Boiler Room. Our most pressing and exciting piece of news is that we have a sponsor (you might have heard us mention as much one or two… hundred times in the last week). The sponsor is Words Matter, whichContinue reading “Podcast Preview: July Roundtable”
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Adam’s Big Think #3: What is Teaching?
By Adam Katz Last month was a lot. We in the Ivory Tower Boiler Room are justifiably proud of our continuous coverage of Pride Month. And just because the month is over doesn’t mean our queerness and allyship, respectively, are over. This month’s theme at the Ivory Tower Boiler Room is public scholarship, with anContinue reading “Adam’s Big Think #3: What is Teaching?”
(Podcast Release) Should You Go to Grad School? A Discussion with Dr. Natalie Morse
This has been held in The Ivory Tower Boiler Room’s vault since February, and Adam and Andrew had such a wonderful time chatting with Dr. Natalie Morse, founder of For the Love of Grad, on a wintery Saturday night. Natalie discusses why she founded her academic consulting business and how to navigate problems faced in graduateContinue reading “(Podcast Release) Should You Go to Grad School? A Discussion with Dr. Natalie Morse”
Podcast Preview: With the Weekend Approaching…
Many people have Monday off, so it’s an extra long weekend to spend time with family. But if you need to go for a walk by yourself, please feel free to take a look at our newest episode–or at some of the back-catalogue. In the mean time, here’s what our team has been paying attentionContinue reading “Podcast Preview: With the Weekend Approaching…”
Midweek Teaser
July? Already? It’s disconcerting to realize that in some places, people are suffering through the worst heat wave ever in the area, and at the same time, back to school sales are starting. I love back to school sales; fresh notebooks, new pens. It’s so exciting. One day I will find the perfect combination ofContinue reading “Midweek Teaser”
June Wrap Up: The First Pride was a Riot: Looking back at ITBR’s Month of Pride
It’s hard to imagine a more exciting month for our little team. At this time last year, The Ivory Tower Boiler Room was just some idea that Andrew and Adam were batting back and forth. Andrew and Mary had known each other since elementary school, but had not collaborated on anything since high school theater.Continue reading “June Wrap Up: The First Pride was a Riot: Looking back at ITBR’s Month of Pride”
(Podcast Release) Broadview Press and The Closet in the Library
Adam and Andrew sit down with editors Jason Rudy and Kate Flint to discuss the upcoming release (July 13) of Broadview Press’ Victorian Era anthology. We discuss how this new edition amplifies queer, BIPOC, Jewish, and female voices. Jason and Kate engage with all different readers of this anthology including educators, students, Victorian Lit. enthusiasts,Continue reading “(Podcast Release) Broadview Press and The Closet in the Library”
Podcast Preview: The Closet in the Library
The Editors of the forthcoming Broadview Anthology of British Literature, Volume 5, 3rd Edition This week’s podcast episode is four people talking about the subject they love most. Books, of course. But also: why do we read certain books and not others? All too often, the answer is: the books we have easiest access toContinue reading “Podcast Preview: The Closet in the Library”
Blog-posts Lead to Discussion…
By Adam Katz One of my favorite new activities is writing a blog post and having someone I care about bring it up in conversation. I like doing the reverse, as well, not surprisingly. My recent Big Think, about trying to shed the homophobic bias I was invisibly raised with, led to an amazing conversationContinue reading “Blog-posts Lead to Discussion…”
Four Seawolves on a Zoom
(Erika, for the Ivory Tower Boiler Room team) It’s the weekend again and we’ve got a great episode for you to listen to. Three of this week’s four podcast participants are Stony Brook alumni, and the fourth is still there. This week, from the Boiler Room, we bring you a little something new–a new questionnaireContinue reading “Four Seawolves on a Zoom”