What accounts for the staying power of this icon of popular culture? How do Dylan’s songs of social criticism avoid the traps of helpless pathos and useless rage to achieve their powerful effects? Professor of Humanities at Boston University Christopher Ricks explores the poetry in Bob Dylan’s songs.
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Bob Dylan in America
Historian and cultural commentator Sean Wilentz explores the place that legendary artist Bob Dylan holds in America.
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Parenting While Black
Writer, poet, and teacher Clint Smith in conversation with Jude Nixon, Professor of English at Salem State University. Their discussion explores what it means to raise children during this challenging period of Black Lives Matter.
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The Age of Illusions
Andrew Bacevich, Professor Emeritus of International Relations and History at the Boston University, discusses his new book, The Age of Illusions: How America Squandered Its Cold War Victory.