Sex and Culture
In this hour of You Are Here, we explore sex and culture. The recent discovery of a potential prostitution ring in Maine has many people discussing the often illicit nature of sexual interactions. Erotica novels like 50 Shades of Gray are becoming mainstream, but conversations about sex are still taboo. We look at the cultures [...]
The Postal Ties that Bond
In this hour we explore The Postal Ties That Bond: Tales of the Post Office. Recently, post offices nationally joined the list of the country’s ‘11 most endangered historic places’. In just the first half of this year, USPS lost 6.5 billion dollars — a number more than double than that of the first two [...]
I’m the Bad Guy at Work
In this hour, we explore five different stories of people who play the role of the bad guy. These are the people serving us fast food, writing terrible reviews, the menacing bouncers, those hacking for a cause, and yes– even the girl scouts. We explore why they are labeled as the bad guy, why we [...]
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Serenata de Amor Brings Cape Verde to Emerson
Serenata de Amor, a musical theater project spearheaded by visual media arts associate professor Claire Andrade-Watkins, was brought to Emerson this past year. The project is a tribute to the morna of Cape Verde and Brava set in the 1940s. Andrade-Watkins worked with a team of faculty and staff members from Emerson to bring Serenata [...]
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