Podcast – University Libraries

David Frank Discusses Leisure Reading

We are excited to announce the latest episode of the University Libraries podcast series, Zet Forward, dropped in June. In the episode, Gerry Shea, Communication Librarian and Dr. Alan Delozier, Outreach and Humanities Librarian, are joined by Access Services Librarian David Frank for a lively discussion about their favorite sports books from the Walsh Library Leisure Collection. Whether you are a die-hard sports fan or just enjoy a good book, this episode is packed with great recommendations and fun conversation.

You can find the podcast here. Please give it a listen and discover your next great read!

University Libraries Podcast: “The Ambiguity of Being, Lonergan and the Problems of the Supernatural,” With Jonathan Heaps, Ph.D.

We are happy to announce the latest installment of the University Libraries podcast series entitled: Zet Forward. This podcast entitled: “The Ambiguity of Being Lonergan and the Problems of the Supernatural,” with guest scholar Jonathan Heaps, Ph.D.

This broadcast features Director of the Bernard J. Lonergan Institute, Center for Catholic Studies and Adjunct Professor in the Core Curriculum, Dr. Jonathan Heaps. For more information on Dr. Heaps and his accomplishments visit his Professional Homepage.

This work features expert perspective by Dr. Heaps. As his publisher noted that the content found within this book provides insights whereby . . . “The debate in Catholic theology over the relationship between the natural and the supernatural has only occasionally engaged with Bernard Lonergan’s philosophical and theological contributions on the topic. The Ambiguity of Being argues that more detailed engagement with Lonergan’s work implies an oversight in both the 20th- and 21st-century debates. Ambiguity argues the controversy has failed to notice how the problem of the natural and the supernatural is, in fact, two problems. Ambiguity takes both problems in their widest sense to be about action—both divine and human . . . Ambiguity argues at length the modern problem cannot be reduced to, nor an answer deduced from its medieval, metaphysical partner because the modern problem of the supernatural—what is God doing in human action?—is a hermeneutical problem that calls out for a hermeneutical answer. Ambiguity sketches a heuristic for what a fully adequate answer to this question would require, suggesting a radical re-conception of modern theology’s scope.

You can find this podcast at: Podcast @ Seton Hall University

Further details connected to this work can be found via the Catholic University of America Press homepage. A physical volume of The Ambiguity of Being : Bernard Lonergan and the Problems of the Supernatural, is ready for circulation and can be found within the Main Collection of the University Libraries, specifically within the Faculty Publications section (Call #: BX891.3.H39 2023) located on the Second Floor of Walsh Library.

Zet Forward is a podcast to celebrate authors and other individuals who are involved with projects for the benefit of Seton Hall University and the wider world. The series began in February of 2022.

For additional information please feel free to contact us via e-mail via the University Libraries Homepage.

University Libraries Podcast: “Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences,” With Kelly Goedert, Ph.D. and Susan Nolan, Ph.D.

We are happy to announce the latest installment of the University Libraries podcast series entitled: Zet Forward. This podcast entitled: “Statistics For The Behavioral Sciences,” with guest scholars and co-editors: Kelly Goedert, Ph.D. and Susan Nolan, Ph.D.

This broadcast features Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies for the Department of Psychology, Dr. Kelly Goedert, who has an extensive knowledge Cognitive Psychology and related subject matter. For more information on Dr. Goedert and her accomplishments visit her = professional homepage

Also featured is Professor Susan Nolan, who created earlier editions of this series (now in its sixth edition), originally with former co-author Thomas Heinzen, along with the most recent version discussed here. Dr. Nolan is a specialist in International Psychology Education and associated studies. More information on her accomplishments can be found via her = professional homepage

Their collaboration yielded a full-length work that connects various expert perspectives into one well-developed volume. As their publisher noted that the content found within this book provides:

“. . . an introduction to statistics that engages behavioral science students with fascinating stories and real data drawn from the history of statistics and contemporary research. The authors support students and professors with market-leading coverage of visual displays of data, helpful mathematical and formula pedagogy, extensive practice exercises, Learning Curve adaptive quizzing, and immersive learning activities in Achieve (“Which Test Is Best?” And “Interpreting Statistical Results”). This new edition features updated information on open science practices and new “Statistics at Work” photo examples.”

You can find this podcast at: Podcast @ Seton Hall University.

Further details connected to this work can be found via the Worth Publishers, Macmillan Learning homepage. A physical volume of Statistics For The Behavioral Sciences (New York: Worth Publishers, Macmillan Learning, 2024) is ready for circulation and can be found within the Main Collection of the University Libraries, specifically within the Faculty Publications section (Call #: HA29 .N776 2024) located on the Second Floor of Walsh Library.

For additional information please feel free to contact us via e-mail at the following University Libraries Address.

University Libraries Podcast: “Medievalisms In A Global Age,” With Angela Weisl, Ph.D. and Rachael Warmington, M.A.

We are happy to announce the latest installment of the University Libraries podcast series entitled: Zet Forward. This podcast entitled: “Medievalisms In A Global Age,” with guest scholars, Co-Editor Angela Weisl, Ph.D. and key contributor Rachael Warmington, M.A.

This broadcast features Professor and Chair of the Department of English, Dr. Angela Weisl, who has an extensive knowledge not only of Medieval Literature, but also Women and Literature, Chaucer, and the History of Language among other related interests.

Author, Professor Rachael Warmington currently serves as Head of the Digital Humanities Faculty Learning Community which is part of the Center for Faculty Development on campus who has also taught specialty courses including: “Great Books of the Western World,” “Business Writing,” and “Writing Workshop: Research and Analysis” among others.

Their collaboration yielded a full-length edited work that connects various expert perspectives into one well-developed volume. As their publisher noted that the content found within this book:

“Discusses contemporary medievalism in studies ranging from Brazil to West Africa, from Manila to New York. Across the world, revivals of medieval practices, images, and tales flourish as never before. The essays collected here, informed by approaches from Global Studies and the critical discourse on the concept of a “Global Middle Ages”, explore the many facets of contemporary medievalism: post-colonial responses to the enforced dissemination of Western medievalisms, attempts to retrieve pre-modern cultural traditions that were interrupted by colonialism, the tentative forging of a global ‘medieval’ imaginary from the world’s repository of magical tales and figures, and the deployment across borders of medieval imagery for political purposes.”

You can find this podcast at: Podcast @ Seton Hall University.

Further details connected to this work can be found via the Boydell & Brewer Publications House Homepage. A physical volume of Medievalisms In A Global Age (Cambridge, England: Boydell & Brewer, 2024) is ready for circulation and can be found within the Main Collection of the University Libraries, specifically within the Faculty Publications section located on the Second Floor of Walsh Library.

For additional information please feel free to contact us via e-mail at the following University Libraries Address.

Dr. Branden Buehler Discusses “Front Office Fantasies” on University Libraries Podcast

We are happy to announce the newest episode of the University Libraries podcast series, Zet Forward, dropped in September. In the episode, Gerry Shea, Communication Librarian at Walsh Library, talks with Dr. Branden Buehler, Associate Professor of Visual and Sound Media, in the Department of Communication, Media, and Arts at Seton Hall University.

Branden Buehler is a media studies scholar who received his Ph.D. in Cinema and Media Studies from the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts. He teaches a wide variety of courses within the Visual and Sound Media program, including “Introduction to Film History,” “Introduction to Media Studies,” and “Sports, Media, and Culture.”

His research centers around sports media, with a particular focus on sports television and sports media industries. His book Front Office Fantasies: The Rise of Managerial Sports Media, which examines the ubiquity of sports media texts focused on administrative figures and bureaucratic duties, was published by University of Illinois Press in 2023. In this episode we discuss Front Office Fantasies.

You can find the podcast here. Please give it a listen when you have time.

University Libraries Podcast Zet Forward – Professor Brendan Kiely Discusses “All American Boys”

We are happy to announce the newest episode of the University Libraries podcast series, Zet Forward, dropped in March. In the episode, Gerry Shea, Communication Librarian at Walsh Library, talks with Professor Brendan Kiely, Writer-in-Residence in the English Department at Seton Hall. He is The New York Times bestselling author of All American Boys (with Jason Reynolds), Tradition, The Last True Love Story, and The Gospel of Winter. His most recent book is The Other Talk: Reckoning with Our White Privilege. His work has been published in over a dozen languages, and has received the Coretta Scott King Author Honor Award, the Walter Dean Meyers Award, and ALA’s Top Ten Best Fiction for Young Adults.

In this episode, we discuss his New York Times Best Seller All American Boys. The New York Public Library has selected All-American Boys for its Teen Banned Book Club. The novel, tells the story of two teens—one Black, one white—grappling with the repercussions of a single violent act that leaves their school, their community, and, ultimately, the country divided by racial tension.

You can find the podcast at Zet Forward. Please check it out when you have time.

Podcast: Seton Hall University. A History, 1856-2006 with Dermot Quinn, Ph.D.

We are happy to announce the latest installment of the University Libraries podcast series entitled: Zet Forward. This podcast entitled: “Seton Hall University. A History, 1856-2006,” with guest scholar Dr. Dermot Quinn.

This podcast features Professor of History, Dr. Dermot Quinn who has an extensive knowledge of Catholic, Irish-American, and University History has produced a volume honoring the multi-layered and significant aspects that have been a part of our educational institution over the last century plus.

As his publisher noted: “In this vivid and elegantly written history, Dermot Quinn examines how Seton Hall was able to develop as an institution while keeping faith with its founder’s vision. Looking at the men and women who made Seton Hall what it is today, he paints a compelling picture of a university that has enjoyed its share of triumphs but has also suffered tragedy and loss. He shows how it was established in an age of prejudice and transformed in the aftermath of war, while exploring how it negotiated between a distinctly Roman Catholic identity and a mission to include Americans of all faiths.

Additional overviews of this book can be found via the following media links:

https://www.shu.edu/arts-sciences/news/professor-quinn-shares-overview-of-seton-hall-s-history.html

https://www.thesetonian.com/article/2023/05/setonhall-ahistory

You can find this podcast at: Podcast @ Seton Hall University.

For additional information please feel free to contact us via e-mail at: University Libraries

Zet Forward University Libraries Podcast – Dr. James Daniel, Anti-Capitalist Composition

Episode 7: Toward an Anti-Capitalist Composition with Dr James Daniel

We are happy to announce the newest episode of the University Libraries podcast series, Zet Forward, dropped in November. In the episode, Gerry Shea, Communication Librarian at Walsh Library, talks with Dr. James Daniel from the English Department about his book “Toward an Anti-Capitalist Composition.” The book argues that capitalism is responsible for the entangled catastrophes of the twenty-first century, and that it must accordingly become a central focus in the teaching of writing. Daniel calls for an ambitious re-imagining of composition as a discipline opposed to capitalism’s excesses.

Dr. Daniel is an Assistant Professor of English and Director of Basic Writing and Assessment in the English Department at Seton Hall University. His research theorizes how the writing classroom can valuably explore issues of precarity, economic inequality, and workers’ rights.

You can find the podcast at Zet Forward. Please check it out when you have time.

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Podcast: Historical Scholarship on Brazil and Japan – Dr. Anne Giblin Gedacht & Dr. Kirsten Schultz

We are happy to announce the latest installment of the University Libraries podcast series entitled: Zet Forward. This podcast entitled: “Historical Scholarship on Brazil and Japan,” features an interview with Dr. Anne Giblin Gedacht and Dr. Kirsten Schultz from the Department of History, College of Arts & Sciences at Seton Hall University. Each discusses their respective research and writing process along with related perspectives on their recently published books.

Giblin, Anne Giblin. Tōhoku Unbounded: Regional Identity and the Mobile Subject in Prewar Japan. Brill, 2023.

Publication Website (Brill)

Schultz, Kirsten. From Conquest to Colony: Empire, Wealth, and Difference in Eighteenth-Century Brazil. Yale University Press, 2023.

Publication Website (Yale University Press)

Anne Giblin Gedacht, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor of History at Seton Hall University has published in such academic centered journal articles as: Anne Giblin Gedacht, “The Girl from Wakamatsu: Narrative Afterlives of a Boshin War Refugee, 1868-2018,” Journal of Social History (Oxford University Press, Summer 2022): 1-24. and Anne Giblin Gedacht, “Immobility through Motion: Historicizing Emigrant Regionalism in Japanese Proletarian Literature, 1929-1939,” Japan Studies Review vol. 26, (2022): 3-34, among other works of scholarship.

Dr. Anne Giblin Gedacht – Faculty Profile Page

Kirsten Schultz, Ph.D. is a Professor of History at Seton Hall University has published such titles and book chapters as: Atlantic Transformations and Brazil’s Imperial Independence,” In John Tutino, ed. New Countries: Capitalism, Revolutions, and Nations in the Americas, 1750-1870. Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 2016 and Tropical Versailles: Empire, Monarchy, and the Portuguese Royal Court in Rio de Janeiro 1808-1821.
Routledge, 2001 along with various academic centered journal chapters.

Dr. Kirsten Schultz – Faculty Profile Page

This podcast covers the work of both Dr. Anne Giblin Gedacht and Dr. Kirsten Schultz who have furthered the accessibility knowledge and awareness of topics related to Brazil, Japan, and Historical Scholarship along with their varied intersections in a historical and contemporary context.

You can find this podcast at: Podcast @ Seton Hall University.

For additional information please feel free to contact us via e-mail at: University Libraries