Category: Scholarship - Part 2

Podcast: Amy Sturgis on Themes of Liberty in Firefly and Serenity

In this KosmosOnline podcast, Jeanne Hoffman talks with Amy Sturgis about themes of liberty on the TV show Firefly and its big screen sequel, Serenity. Dr. Sturgis is an author, editor, scholar, educator, speaker, and podcaster with specialties in the field of science fiction fantasy and Native American studies. For more information on Dr. Sturgis and her work, visit amyhsturgis.com . JH. Welcome to this Kosmos Online podcast. I’m Jeanne Hoffman. Today’s episode is part of our series on liberty and science fiction. I’m talking about themes of liberty on the TV show Firefly and its big screen sequel, Serenity, with my guest Amy Sturgis. Dr. Sturgis is an author, editor, scholar, educator, speaker, and podcaster with specialties in the…

Podcast: Liberty and the Works of J.R.R. Tolkien: an interview with Dr. Brad Birzer

In this KosmosOnline Podcast, Jeanne Hoffman talks with Brad Birzer about themes of liberty in the works of J.R.R. Tolkien. Dr. Birzer is a professor of history and director of the Hillsdale College Program of American Studies and he also blogs at BradleyBirzer.com. JH. Welcome to this Kosmos online podcast! I’m Jeanne Hoffman. Today I’m talking about liberty and the works of J.R.R. Tolkien with Brad Birzer, and Dr. Birzer is a professor of history and director of the Hillsdale College Program of American Studies and he also blogs at BradleyBirzer.com. Welcome Dr. Birzer, thanks for joining us again! BB. Hi Jeanne, thanks, it’s my pleasure! I’m very glad to be here. JH. From talks previously with you, I know…