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Abolitionist Roundtable with the MJLCAims of higher education and the role of educators in executing those aimsIn this episode, Jonathan, Gabe and Ria sit down to discuss what the aim of higher education should be; a conversation based on their experience as college students, time as MJLC study group members, a shared class: Philosophy 557 Justice in Higher Education and the paper “Only Connect… The Goals of a Liberal Education” by William Cronon. The roundtable members reflect on what they expected from college, the role of ideal theory in isolating aims, considering the UW-Madison mission statement and coming up with their own, shared, idea of what the aims of higher education should be. Finally, they touch on how...
2024-05-101h 19Abolitionist Roundtable with the MJLCRadical DesignIn this episode, Lexi, Mary, Ria, Emily and Landis discuss radical design and how it connects to the making of our magazine.
2024-03-1259 minAbolitionist Roundtable with the MJLCWhere is literary criticism heading? A reflection on AWPMJLC members Ria, Ella and Sophia discuss their experience at The Association of Writers & Writing Programs conference in Kansas city. They discuss their key takeaways and where they believe literary criticism is heading.
2024-02-2639 minAbolitionist Roundtable with the MJLCArts and music as resistanceIn this episode, Ria, Cree, Nate and Shelby discuss arts and music as a form of resistance. They discuss their favorite art pieces, how they resemble resistance and how it can be impactful.
2023-11-1742 minAbolitionist Roundtable with the MJLCWhat is an abolitionist? A sit-down with the editors-in-chief of the MJLCRay Kirsch interviews Ria Dhingra and Anna Nelson, editors-in-chief of the Madison Journal of Literary Criticism (MJLC). They discuss what an abolitionist is, how the MJLC was founded and the future of the study group and magazine.
2023-10-2548 min
Ethics and EducationWhat Should the Aims of Higher Education Be?What should the aims of higher education be? We asked undergrads, grad students, and philosophy professors what they think.
This is the first episode in our series on the ethics of higher education.
Special to UW-Madison philosophy majors Ria Dhingra and Anna Nelson, who collected responses from the 2022 NAAPE Conference (North American Association for Philosophy & Education) and with a few of their friends. And gratitude to everyone they talked to who shared their thoughts.
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Music is "Dream Teachers" by Ketsa, used under a creative commons license.
2022-01-1810 min