The English Department Bobcast

Episode 11: Gretchen Minton Discusses "No Winter's Tale"

Dr. Gretchen Minton joins us to talk about her adaptation of Shakespeare’s play, “The Winter’s Tale.” In her play, “No Winter’s Tale,” Minton tackles the topic of climate change, setting her modern tale in the American mountain west. We have a conversation that ranges between what audience members can expect from the upcoming performances, Minton’s inspiration for her ecological adaptations of Shakespeare, and how the arts might communicate both the cautionary tales related to climate change as well as a vision of hope. Performances will be on November 5th at the Warren Miller Performing Arts Center in Big Sky and on November 7th at the Montana State University Black Box Theatre. TICKETS ARE FREE and can be claimed at https://www.gretchenminton.com/no-winters-tale [https://www.gretchenminton.com/no-winters-tale].

Episode 10: Riley Werk & Robert Shane

In this episode, Will Fassbender talks with two undergraduate students majoring in English Education at Montana State. As Indigenous students, Riley and Robert discuss their experiences moving from their tribal communities to MSU, the responsibilities they feel to help bring new perspectives to their peers and intructors, and the world they hope to create through their future careers as middle and high school English teachers.

Episode 9: Dr. Gretchen Minton

Dr. Beth Shirley speaks with Dr. Gretchen Minton about her teaching research at Montana State University. They discuss Shakespeare and how adaptations provide new perspectives and orientations for The Bard's work, particularly in Montana's frontier lands. They also talk about what the teaching of Shakespeare continues to offer MSU students and how Dr. Minton's ecological turn has re-shaped her approach to literature.

Episode 8: Dr. Will Fassbender Faculty Spotlight

Dr. Beth Shirley speaks with Dr. Fassbender about his work and how he came to be a professor in the English Department at Montana State University. They also mention topics such as new materialism and their approaches to mentoring graduate students.

Episode 7: Anders Larsson on How to Read an Article

Anders Larsson, senior lecturer in the Norm Asbjornson College of Engineering, joins the Bobcast to discuss a topic he introduced at a Montana State Faculty Symposium: How to Read an Article. In this episode, we discuss how instructors can motivate students to want to read course assignments and develop active reading strategies to help them comprehend and retain important concepts. Show Links: Slide Deck from Anders’ Faculty Symposium Talk [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Q0ZN2eWrWnNCbHjmncpe3c1q5z6lWrQb/view?usp=sharing] The Ezra Klein Show on “The Reading Mind” [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-conversation-about-the-reading-mind-is-a-gift/id1548604447?i=1000587098985] Proust and the Squid by Maryanne Wolf [https://www.amazon.com/Proust-Squid-Story-Science-Reading/dp/0060933844] Reader Come Home by Maryanne Wolf [https://www.amazon.com/Reader-Come-Home-Reading-Digital/dp/0062388770/ref=sr_1_1?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.BikwqLgjXlttGb2eZNsTZOa-nHYhniwmFz2_qAXnfsD13iXTLOxHYxEv-3sP5VHTizi43VGAEjoEuyphxATFOSVnMwYmpDm2WLnW98FJ4MhGF00KY_PIKsWDh3o1fWfQ_rAc1AOBmPvj5wh8CS3w206xyRUAp103ebMcAVBm_b7iZ9wFTG_5JqQj9wMmIjMaXKfDT1OY5cSOm2aNVENJelWmro3kG9bM9wnkmZbbpjE.pKiAlEdyA8tPk9JELYArqcLST9Q7TtajX6FrQZVjywk&dib_tag=se&keywords=Maryanne+Wolf&qid=1708640104&s=audible&sr=1-1-catcorr]