Pages of Discourse

Pages of Discourse

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  • Episode 2.1- Season 2 Introduction We Are Back
    Season 2!!! Let's start it off right. We both took time off to get ourselves settled into new careers, opportunities, houses, and graduate school applications! Season 2 is bringing changes, new content, more events, movie talks, and bigger guests! We are so excited to dive back in, and we cannot wait to share it with you! Thank you for sticking around! Please like, share, and subscribe!

    Upcoming:
    Murder Mystery Night
    Austin
    All Quiet on the Western Front
    Where the Crawdads Sing
    And so much more!!

    Check out Cam Wade's pieces here: https://deathekid46.medium.com/the-politics-of-ratchetry-8301ac3ce7ee


    Get back in the know with:

    Facebook: Pages of Discourse
    Email: [email protected]
    Insta: pages.of.discourse

    As always thank you to Jonny Boyle, for his piece Bright Life!
    53 min
  • Episode 12- OG Goth Girl Energy
    We are bringing in the spooky season with a good one! Let's talk about the OG goth girl, Mary Shelley, and her incredible precedent-setting book--Frankenstein. We discuss themes of humanity, mother nature's role, the role of humanity and religion, and the age-old good vs. evil debate. What a way to kick off the spooky season!

    Check out these to learn more about the fascinating life of Mary Shelley:
    The Lady and Her Monsters by Roseanne Montillo
    Frankenstein: A Cultural History by Susan Tyler Hitchcock

    Don't forget to stay in the know find us on...
    Facebook - Pages of Discourse
    Email - [email protected]
    Insta - pages.of.discourse

    As always, thank you to Jonny Boyle, for his piece Bright Life!
    1 hr 7 min
  • Episode 11- Sorry We Ghosted You, Let's Talk About A Damn Bridge
    We are back and better than before....well different at least. Join Evelyn and Jacob as they venture back into Hemingway and his For Whom the Bell Tolls. We discuss the characterization of women, death, and why generations lose a love of tradition in this episode on his best-known war novel. We are sorry we ghosted you but so excited to be back in the studio.

    Join us in the following weeks as we hit up Austen, Shelley, Flaubert, Wollstoncraft, Wheatley, Sophocles, and more! Great Books students, get ready for THE GAMES on September 23rd!

    Be sure to stay in the know on the socials:
    Pages of Discourse Facebook page
    Insta: Pages.of.Discourse
    Email: [email protected]

    As always, thanks to Jonny Boyle for his piece "Bright Life!"
    58 min
  • Episode 10-The Undercommons and Conversations on Black Theory w. Cam Wade
    Welcome back, we have a spicy one for you today. Joining us to discuss "The Undercommons" and Black Theory is Cam Wade, who did not come to disappoint!!

    Cam's recommendation from the episode is "Red, White, and Black" edited by Robert Woodson.

    It's not too late to sign up for our zoom event on May 9th at 7 pm. Check out our socials for details on how to join the discussion!

    A big thank you to Jonny Boyle for his piece "Bright Life!"
    Check us out on socials:
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    Email: [email protected]
    51 min
  • Episode 9.5 Dudes Do Be Dying....
    Hey listeners, we have something a little different for you this week. Instead of discussing a text, we are just checking in and announcing our next Zoom event!!! It will be on May 9th and we will be discussing Death of Ivan Illych, so watch our socials for the sign up.

    As always thanks to Jonny Boyle for our music!
    Join us on social media and reach out:
    Email: [email protected]
    Insta: Pages.of.Discourse
    Facebook: Pages of Discourse
    31 min
  • Episode 9 Descartes Thinks Therefore We Discuss w. Dr. Lewis
    We and Dr. Lewis sit down to ponder the duality of man and the big questions of existence with Descartes' "Discourse on Method." Join us for a fantastic foray into philosophy.

    As always thank you to Jonny Boyle for his piece "Bright Life!"
    Here's the edition we are reading out of:
    Descartes. Discourse on Method. Translated by Richard Kennington, Hackett Publishing Company, 2007.

    Feel free to get in touch and join the community at:
    Facebook: Pages of Discourse
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    Email: [email protected]
    1 hr 6 min
  • Episode 8 A Farewell to the Patriarchy
    In this episode, we delve into Hemingway's "A Farewell to Arms." All is fair in love and war, and this novel is no different. We discuss the disillusionment of war, sentiments around love and honor, and Evelyn has a *small* episode of feminist rage.

    As always thank to our musician Jonny Boyle for his piece "Bright Life!"

    A big thank you to everyone who participated in the zoom discussion, there are more to come!!

    Catch us on our social media at:
    Insta: pages.of.discourse
    Facebook group: Pages of Discourse
    Email: [email protected]
    1 hr 1 min
  • Episode 7- Let's Talk Homoerotic Tension Already w. Dr. Bullington
    Join us with our first faculty guest as we embark on a discussion of sexuality and womanhood as well as the limitations of an old world text with Lady Mary Wortley Montagu's "Turkish Embassy Letters."

    Our edition:
    Lady Montagu, Mary Wortley. Turkish Embassy Letters. Edited by Teresa Heffernan and Daniel O'Quinn. broadview editions, 2013. As always thank you to Jonny Boyle for his song "Bright Life!"

    Find us on social media at:
    Instagram: @pages.of.discourse
    Facebook Group: Pages of Discourse
    E-mail: [email protected]
    1 hr 20 min
  • Episode 6- Carrying the Fire (whatever that means)
    How far would you "carry the fire" in a post-apocalyptic world? Join us this week as we break down Pulitzer Prize winning novel "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy. Listen as we dive into the themes of love, hope, purpose, and the ever looming question of good and evil in a world covered in ash and snow.

    Here's the edition we are reading out of:
    McCarthy, Cormac. The Road. Vintage International, 2006.

    Don't miss out on our Zoom discussion of Plato's "Allegory of the Cave" on Feb. 25th at 7pm. Use the link below to sign up, and we will send you the pdf of the text and zoom link later on!!! Hope to see you there!
    Link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdNy8c9AYQ2lv7FOZhTU3_naKzy8qZ0TPW9ac2Pnm6e-Zq70A/viewform?usp=sf_link

    As always thank you to Jonny Boyles for his song "Bright Life!"

    Join us on social media at:
    Insta: @pages.of.discourse
    Facebook Group: Pages of Discourse
    Email: [email protected]
    1 hr 6 min
  • Episode 5- The Hero's Journey w. the Johnsons
    Join us as we discuss and explore the trope of the "Hero's Journey" with some special guests. We are trying something new this week with casual conversation, so join us for some laughs and fantastic discussion as we explore Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card with Jeremy Johnson and the Harry Potter series with Elizabeth Johnson!!! It's sure to make you smile or at least give you some childhood nostalgia.

    As always shoutout to Jonny Boyle for his piece "Bright Life!"

    You can reach us at:
    Facebook: Pages of Discourse
    Insta: pages.of.discourse
    Email: [email protected]
    1 hr 16 min

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Listen for epic discussions on all things "great books" worthy as two college students work their way through their highlights list. Entertaining, relevant, and approachable discussion of difficult…