Your Humanities Half-hour
Weekly chats with scholars, experts, and practitioners on humanities topics related to The Marianas - Saipan, Tinian, Rota and the Northern Islands - a U.S. commonwealth in Micronesia in the western Pacific.
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Episodes
Thursday Sep 19, 2024
Thursday Sep 19, 2024
Marine biologist David Benavente of Mariana Islands Nature Alliance shares about their marine debris removal project and its impact on the community. 09.12.24
Friday Sep 06, 2024
Friday Sep 06, 2024
Winners of the 2024 My Marianas Writing Contest - Jhaylin Cruz and Isabella Yiftheg - share their winning essays and writing experience. 09.05.24
Sunday Sep 01, 2024
Sunday Sep 01, 2024
2023 Governor's Humanities Awardee for Research and Publications in the Humanities Ajani Burrell shares about his work as editor and contributor to “A Marianas Mosaic: Signs and Shifts in Contemporary Island Life." 08 29 24
Friday Aug 30, 2024
Friday Aug 30, 2024
Dr. Jennifer MicKinnon, Professor of History at East Carolina University, and marine archeologist Maddie Roth share about a research project with the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) to better understanding Marianas heritage resources that could be impacted by potential offshore wind development. 08 22 24
Sunday Aug 11, 2024
Sunday Aug 11, 2024
Honorary Marianas Tourism Ambassador Kyoko Nakayama and Yuya Azuma share about The Marianas in Japan, 08.08.24
Saturday Aug 10, 2024
Saturday Aug 10, 2024
Emerenciana Peter Palican shares her indigenous Carolinian "usos" (beadwork) spanning a lifetime of learning and improvisation. 08.01.24
Thursday Aug 08, 2024
Thursday Aug 08, 2024
Manny Flores Borja shares the history of Santa Lourdes Grotto in Saipan. 06 20 24
Wednesday Aug 07, 2024
Wednesday Aug 07, 2024
Northern Marianas Humanities Council Project Coordinator Leeani Saralu shares details of the Inafa'maolik-Tipiyeew Matters Project exploring values of the various cultural groups of The Marianas. 07 18 24
Tuesday Aug 06, 2024
Tuesday Aug 06, 2024
Venkatesawara Rao Potana shares stories from India in this episode of our series on Stories, Folktales & Legends from cultures in The Marianas. 06 13 24
Thursday Jul 11, 2024
Thursday Jul 11, 2024
Isidore Metewalur and Robert Erailug of the island of Satawal share about aspects of "awoowoo" (respect) in traditional Carolinian culture. 07.11.24