Office Hours: Come Talk With Professor Javier Corrales!
Hosts Briana Bao ’28 and Anthony Xu ’29 are joined by Dwight W. Morrow 1895 Professor of Political Science Javier Corrales to discuss his research, path through academia, and time at Amherst.
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Office Hours: Stories and Worlds with Professor Ilan Stavans
Hosts Briana Bao ’28 and Rita Xing ’28 have a delightful conversation with Lewis-Sebring Professor of Humanities and Latin American and Latino Culture Ilan Stavans to discuss his academic and personal journey navigating the worlds of Spanish, Yiddish, Hebrew, and English.
Office Hours: Literature and Life with Professor Geoffrey Sanborn
In this episode of Office Hours, Assistant Podcast Editor Anthony Xu ’29 sat down with Samuel Williston Professor of English Geoffrey Sanborn to answer questions ranging from why we read books to Sanborn’s literature recommendations.
Office Hours: The Politics of Help with Professor Matthew Ghazarian
Visiting Assistant Professor of History Matthew Ghazarian sits down with Assistant Podcast Editor Mark Anthony ’29 in this episode of Office Hours to discuss historical and present navigations of complex global crises and the politics of help.
Office Hours: Russian Poetry and Translation with Professor Catherine A. Ciepiela
In this episode, Briana Bao ’28 and Rita Xing ’28 sit down together with Howard M. and Martha P. Mitchell Professor of Russian and Director of the Amherst Center for Russian Culture Catherine Ciepiela to discuss translating Russian poetry and teaching at Amherst.
Office Hours: “Let’s Just Sit Together” with Professor Youssef Ben Ismail
In this episode, Briana Bao ’28 and Rita Xing ’28 sit down together with Assistant Professor of Law, Jurisprudence, and Social Thought Youssef Ben Ismail to discuss his academic journey, language learning, and teaching experience during his first year at Amherst College.
Office Hours: Mothers and Empires with Dr. Francesca Bellei
Center for Humanistic Inquiry Fellow Francesca Bellei sits with Host Priscilla Lee ’25 to discuss how mothers figure in the metaphorical discourses of empire, especially in how Britain, Italy, and the US variously claim the legacies of Greece and Rome.