The Virtual Jewel Box
The Virtual Jewel Box
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Scholarly conversations at the Obert C. and Grace A. Tanner Humanities Center at the University of Utah / tanner.utah.edu / We share research, commentary, interviews, dialogue, and storytelling from across humanities disciplines. Views expressed on The Virtual Jewel Box do not represent the official views of the Center or University.
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The podcast covers a wide array of themes such as literary history, reproductive ethics, the aesthetics of video games, and personal narratives. Episodes include discussions like Oscar Wilde's 1882 visit to Utah that explored Victorian scandals, the implications of a potential opt-in model for reproduction, and the artistic merits of video games highlighted by Nathan Wainstein's work on Bloodborne.
Named after our seminar room, The Virtual Jewel Box hosts conversations at the Obert C. and Grace A. Tanner Humanities Center at the University of Utah. We share research, commentary, interviews, dialogue, and storytelling from across humanities disciplines. Views expressed on The Virtual Jewel Box do not represent the official views of the Center or University.
Adaptations of ancient texts can reveal as much about the present as the past. What does Christopher Nolan’s film of The Odyssey tell us about how to think about war, heroism, and trauma? And what ideas from Homer does it leave behind? University of Utah faculty Paisley Rekdal and Margaret Toscano, with Tanner Humanities Center Director Scott Black, discuss hospitality, bed-making, and the complications of Odysseus himself.
Episode image: Detail from Pellegrino Tibaldi, The Blinding of Polyphemus (1550–51), Sala di Ulisse, Palazzo Poggi, Bologna.
Episode edited by Dani Lester. Named after our seminar room, The Virtual Jewel Box hosts conversations at the Obert C. and Grace A. Tanner Humanities Center at the University of Utah. Views expressed on The Virtual Jewel Box do not represent the official views of the Center or University.
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