The Politics Classroom
By Professor Floros
The Politics ClassroomAug 18, 2021
2023.10: Competitive Authoritarianism in Turkey
In the Classroom: Semih Patan, PhD Candidate, Political Science, University of Illinois at Chicago: https://pols.uic.edu/profiles/patan-semih/; https://pols.uic.edu/
Topics: Competitive authoritarianism; Turkish politics; Turkish 2023 presidential election; Justice and Development Party (AKP); AKP over time; secularism in Turkish politics; military as guardian of Turkish democracy (previously); detour into Tunisian politics
Episode Transcript: https://bit.ly/CompetitiveAuthoritarianismTurkey
Intro and Outro Music: Three Goddesses by Third Age: https://app.soundstripe.com/artists/285
Transition Music: Bosporus by Federico Ferrandina: https://app.soundstripe.com/artists/404
Transition Sound Effects: Simple Incoming 01 from Soundstripe: https://app.soundstripe.com/sfx/21205
The Politics Classroom website: https://www.thepoliticsclassroom.org/
For further information: The Bookshelf: https://www.thepoliticsclassroom.org/post/2023-10-competitive-authoritarianism-in-turkey
Photo description: Turkish man with short, dark brown hair, parted on his left with a lighter brown beard and brown glasses looks directly at the camera. He is wearing a blue button-down shirt with a brown blazer.
2023.09: How Did the West Get Russia So Wrong?
2023.08: The Security State is Everywhere and Anywhere All at Once
In the Classroom: Professor Nicole Nguyen, UIC (Criminology, Law, and Justice; Educational Policy Studies)
Topics: Homeland Security curriculum in US schools; Countering Violent Extremism; role of teachers and therapists in policing extremism; gendered aspect of policing extremism; Zero Tolerance in schools; abolition; arguments that don't make sense; who becomes a terrorist
Intro and Outro Music: Three Goddesses by Third Age
The Politics Classroom website
For further information: The Bookshelf
Photo description: Young Vietnamese-American woman with shoulder-length black hair and brown eyes looks straight at the camera. She is smiling, and her teeth are very white. She's wearing a black shirt and a silver chain.
2023.07: Happy Birthday, UIC Radio!
In the Classroom: Max, Sam, and Meghna
Topics: 23 events in 23 years (2000-2023) to celebrate 23 years of UIC Radio.
For more information about each event, check out The Bookshelf! (Under construction)
Intro & Outro Music: Three Goddesses by Third Age
Transition Music: Happy Birthday by Birds of Norway
Photo created by Professor Floros (she really needs a production team!)
The Politics Classroom website
2023.06: Ja'Mal Green Runs for Mayor
In the Classroom: Chicago mayoral candidate Ja'Mal Green
Topics: Chicago elections (in February!); E.P.I.C. agenda; activism arrests and bans; experience over age; creating a public bank; investing in neighborhoods; Progressive bona fides
Intro & Outro Music: Three Goddesses by Third Age
Transition Music: Miss U So by Midnight Daydream
The Politics Classroom website
The Bookshelf for further reading
Photo description: Ja'Mal is a young Black Man with a wide smile and short, black, curly hair. He is wearing a dark blue suit with a Chicago flag pin on his lapel, a white shirt and a lighter blue patterned tie. Ja'Mal's hands are clasped in front of his waist. The background is a city skyline colored green.
2023.05: Introduction to Disability Culture
In the Classroom: Dr. Margaret Fink, Director, UIC Disability Cultural Center
Topics: Disability vocabulary, reclaiming "crip", disability justice, disability cultural centers, non-apparent disabilities, ADHD, improving accessibility in the classroom
Intro & Outro Music: Three Goddesses by Third Age
Transition Music: Gotcha! by Avocado Junkie
Photo description: Margaret, a white woman with brown hair and brown tortoise shell glasses, smiles at the camera while taking a selfie. Margaret is wearing a blue and white patterned blouse and a navy blue cardigan. Behind her are the bright green leaves of the trees outside the BSB building on UIC's campus.
The Politics Classroom website
For further reading: The Bookshelf
2023.04: From the Archive - UICUF Wins a Contract (2019)
This is a re-release of an episode of The International Classroom, a live studio precursor of this podcast. The episode originally aired on UIC Radio in 2019.
In the Classroom: 2019 UICUF President Janet Smith & Executive Vice President Aaron Krall
Topics: Union contracts; bargaining units; tenure-track v. non-tenure track; university budgeting
Photo credit: UIC United Faculty
Intro & Outro music: "Three Goddesses" by Third Age
Transition music: "Truffle Shuffle" and "Hotpants" by Tiger Gang
The Politics Classroom website
For further reading: The Bookshelf
2023.03: Behind the Scenes of a Faculty Strike
In the Classroom: UICUF organizers Sophie Bauerschmidt Sweeney and Jeff Edwards; UICUF President and bargaining co-chair Aaron Krall
Topics: Union organizing; strike planning; forming a bargaining team; working with management; demonstrating power through mobilization; short tribute to Janet Smith
Transcript coming soon
Photo credit: Charitianne Williams
Intro & Outro Music: Three Goddesses by Third Age
Transition Music: Happy Claps and Whistle by Amir Madani Rascado via Soundstripe
The Politics Classroom website
The Bookshelf for further reading
2023.02: Teaching Doctors to Teach Other Doctors How to be Better Doctors
In The Classroom: Professor Nicole A. Perez, Bridge to Faculty Scholar, Department of Medical Education, UIC
Topics: Medical education; medical racism; winding career paths; social and cultural capital; community cultural wealth; first generation student success
Intro & Outro Music: Three Goddesses by Third Age
Transition Music: The Sheriff is in Town by Adam Saban
For further reading: The Bookshelf
2023.01: Populism - A Ubiquitous but Elusive Concept
In the Classroom: UIC History Professor Robert D. Johnston
Topics: Professors with teacher parents; union stewards; teaching aspiring teachers; the Omaha Platform of the People's Party (1892); not populism but populisms; conspiracy theories; nativism; US Founders
Intro & Outro Music: Three Goddesses by Third Age
Transition Music: Strikken by Tiger Gang
The Bookshelf for further reading
2022.29: Voices of UIC
In The Classroom: I have the joy and privilege of speaking with many UIC faculty and students about what makes UIC special, and why they've chosen to make it home. Thank you to all who participated in the episode. I look forward to many more episodes in 2023!
Photo by Marvin Meyer on Unsplash
Intro & Outro Music: Three Goddesses by Third Age
Transition Music: You Cool! by Ends of the Earth
2022.28: Inside Look at Campaigns in Illinois
In the Classroom: Ryan Hurley, Regional Director for the Illinois Senate Democratic Fund
Topics: Nov. 8 election; election day for a campaign staffer; paying campaign staff; post-Covid campaigning; the power of texting
Photo by Andrew Adams on Unsplash
Intro & Outro Music: Three Goddesses by Third Age
Transition Music: Viral by Sweet Sammy
2022.27: A Grumpy Old Man's Take on Politics
In the Classroom: Professor emeritus Chris Mooney, UIC Political Science
Topics: November 8 election; election judging; ranked choice voting; ballot initiatives around the country; effects of redistricting overreach; billionaires playing politics in Illinois
Photo by Niranjan _ Photographs on Unsplash
Intro & Outro music: Three Goddesses by Third Age
Transition music: Truffle Shuffle by Tiger Gang
Podcast website: www.thepoliticsclassroom.org
Not this week
Brief explanation for why there is no full episode this week.
Photo by Aleksandar Cvetanovic on Unsplash
2022.26: Franken-episode
Bits and pieces of previously unaired interview fragments, strangely stitched together with spooky results.
In the Classroom: Professors Cedric Johnson & Juan Albarracín and student panelists Hiba, Olivia, Meghna, and Sam
Intro and Outro Music: Three Goddesses by Third Age
Transitions by Soundstripe
Photo by freestocks on Unsplash
Full episode with Professor Johnson
Full episode with Professor Albarracín
Full episode with student panel
2022.25: Around the World - Leadership Edition
In the Classroom: UIC Political Science student panel comprised of Hiba, Sam, Meghna, and Olivia
Topics: Protests in Iran, Brazil's elections, coup in Burkina Faso, death of Queen Elizabeth II
Intro & Outro Music: Three Goddesses by Third Age
Transition Music: Ticky Tacky by Rhythm Scott
Episode Cover Art: Gaël Gaborel - OrbisTerrae on Unsplash
2022.24: Criminal Governance in Latin America
In the Classroom: Prof. Juan Albarracín, UIC Political Science
Topics: Relationship between political and criminal actors in Brazil and Colombia; criminal governance; transitional justice; post-conflict
Intro & Outro Music: Three Goddesses by Third Age
Transition Music: Descarga Mapalé by Anthony Catacoli
2022.23: 'We Are Still Here' - Indigenous People in America
In the Classroom: Dr. Angela Walden, Assistant Vice Chancellor of Diversity Initiatives, University of Illinois, Chicago
Topics: Representation of Indigenous people; 'Acknowledge is a Verb'; Native content creators; psychology of invisibility, ICWA, Relocation Acts, Indian boarding schools
Intro & Outro Music: Three Goddesses by Third Age
Transition Music: Age of Heroes by Caleb Etheridge
2022.22: Debating Black Lives Matter
In the Classroom: Professor Cedric Johnson, Black Studies & Political Science, UIC
Topics: Limitations of the Black Lives Matter approach to social change; class solidarity; busting myths about history; New Deal policies; GI Bill
Intro, Outro, & Transition Music: Three Goddesses by Third Age
2022.21: PoliSci Student Panel Saves Professor's Podcast
In the Classroom: Five UIC Political Science majors enrolled in Prof. Floros' Pop Culture and Politics class
Topics: Florida anti-CRT and "Don't Say Gay" laws; "indoctrination;" talking to people about their white and/or male privilege; heart attacks and ADHD in women; disappointing interactions with parents
Photo credit: Daniel A. Varela/Miami Herald
Intro & Outro Music: Three Goddesses by Third Age
Transition Music: The Funhouse by Moments
2022.20: Love, Comps, and IR
In the Classroom: Anya Stewart, PhD Student, UC Davis Political Science
Topics: Graduate school; internships; insurance (it's not boring, I promise!); a cappella; finding love in an intro class; comprehensive exams; academic advising
Photo credit: Brownstone Prods/Kobal/Shutterstock
Intro and Outro Music: Three Goddesses by Third Age
Transition Music: The Spokes, UC Davis
2022.19: Every Worker Should Have a Union
In the Classroom: Professor Jeff Schuhrke (SUNY-Empire State College-Harry Van Arsdale Jr. School of Labor Studies)
Topics: Unions; higher education unions; National Labor Relations Act; unions and Democrats; exploited workers; Starbucks & Amazon unions
Intro & Outro Music: Three Goddesses by Third Age
Transition Music: Champagne Papaya by Avocado Junkie
The Politics Classroom podcast website
For further reading: The Bookshelf
2022.18: SCOTUS Summer School II (Religion, Guns, and Federal Regulation)
In the Classroom: Professor Evan McKenzie (UIC Political Science/UIC School of Law)
Topics: Establishment Clause v. Free Expression Clause; regulating today's guns with 1790 regulations; relying on Congress to solve climate change
Intro & Outro Music: Three Goddesses by Third Age
Transition Music: School Lunch by Nu Alkemi$t
Photo by Chris Chow on Unsplash
2022.17: SCOTUS Summer School I (Abortion)
In the Classroom: Professor Evan McKenzie (UIC Political Science/UIC School of Law)
Topics: Supreme Court justices; radical v. conservative; Dobbs decision and implications
Intro & Outro Music: Three Goddesses by Third Age
Transition Music: Offering by Cast of Characters
Photo by Gayatri Malhotra on Unsplash
2022.16: Class Act Retires After 55 Years
In The Classroom: Professor Dick Simpson, UIC Political Science
Topics: Rebirth of Democracy; history of UIC; balancing a career with public service; redistricting; voting; judicial elections; participatory and deliberative democracy
Photo: Wrigley Building, Chicago. Photo by Shelby L. Bell and cover design by Jim Proefrock
Intro and outro music: Three Goddesses by Third Age
Transition Music: Baby I'm Coming Home by Ryan Saranich
The Politics Classroom website
For further reading, check out The Bookshelf
2022.15: It's Broke, and It Needs to Be Fixed
In the Classroom: Professor Laura T. Hamilton, Sociology, University of California - Merced
Topics: Racial consequences of underfunding public universities; austerity administrators; bankers on university boards; public higher education as a public good
Intro & Outro Music: Three Goddesses by Third Age
Transition Music: Underneath the Surface by Tiger Gang
The Politics Classroom website
Further reading about topics discussed on this episode at The Bookshelf
2022.14: Anthropology and Political Science Smorgasbord
In the Classroom: Previously unaired interview content with Dr. Sabine Mohamed (UIC Anthropology), Prof. Chris Bonneau (University of Pittsburgh Political Science), and Prof. EJ Fagan (UIC Political Science)
Topics: Blackness in Germany; filibuster; voting rights legislation; the Deep State; and more
Intro & outro music: Three Goddesses by Third Age
Transition music: Buzzbomb by Tiger Gang
Photo by Spencer Davis on Unsplash
Dr. Mohamed's full episode (2022.09: The Enemy of My Enemy is My Friend)
Professor Bonneau's full episode (2022.12: No One Should Have Life Terms...Except Tenured Professors)
Professor Fagan's full episode (2022.13: Promises Kept and Unkept)
For further reading, check out The Bookshelf at the podcast website
2022.13: Promises Kept and Unkept
In the Classroom: Professor EJ Fagan (Political Science), University of Illinois at Chicago
Topics: Three branches of government; presidential authority; Senate filibuster; US Supreme Court cases; 2020 election promises; possibility of civil war in the US
While discussing Supreme Court cases that might be overturned under the current court, Professor Fagan and I mislabeled some of the cases, naming one case when we should have named another. Given that neither of us are judicial politics scholars, we humbly ask the listeners' forgiveness and direct them to The Bookshelf on The Politics Classroom website, where I've provided links to the cases we mistakenly named and those we meant to discuss.
Intro & outro music: Three Goddesses by Third Age
Transition music: Sun of a Gun by Tiger Gang
2022.12: No One Should Have Life Terms...Except Tenured Professors
In the Classroom: Professor Chris Bonneau (Political Science), University of Pittsburgh
Topics: College classes in correctional facilities; judicial elections; US Supreme Court; University shared governance
Intro & Outro Music: Three Goddesses by Third Age
Transition Music: Head Over Feels by Tiger Gang
For more on today's topics: The Bookshelf
For more about the podcast: The Politics Classroom
2022.11: It's Similar to How Cartels Work
In the Classroom: Ryan Hurley, Regional Director, Illinois Senate Democratic Fund
Topics: Illinois Democratic Politics; campaign minutia; former IL House Speaker Mike Madigan; redistricting
Intro & Outro Music: Three Goddesses by Third Age
Transition Music: Rage On by Divisioner
2022.10: The Road to War
In the Classroom: Retired US Ambassador Ian C. Kelly
Topics: Ten centuries of Russia-Ukraine history in 30-ish minutes; Putin's motivation in Ukraine; what message Western sanctions send to China
Intro & Outro Music: Three Goddesses by Third Age
Transition Music: These Open Roads are Calling by Joshua Spacht
Look for maps and readings in The Bookshelf section of The Politics Classroom's website
2022.09: The Enemy of My Enemy is My Friend
In the Classroom: Dr. Sabine Mohamed, Bridge to Faculty Postdoctoral Research Associate (Anthropology, UIC)
Topics: War in Ethiopia; Ethiopian military + Eritrean military against region of Tigray (Ethiopia); shifting alliances in Ethiopia/Eritrea; importance of access to the sea; race in Germany
Intro & Outro Music: Three Goddesses by Third Age
Transition Music: Endless Caravan by Delbony
For further reading: The Bookshelf on The Politics Classroom website
2022.08: If You've Imagined It, It's Happening
In the Classroom: Dr. Emily Vasquez (Sociology), Bridge to Faculty Postdoctoral Research Associate, UIC
Topics: Sociological aspects of genomic sequencing; public health philanthropy; sci fi medicine; government funding of for-profit research
Intro & Outro Music: Three Goddesses by Third Age
Transition Music: Blue Hour by The Stolen Orchestra
For further reading, check out The Bookshelf
2022.07: Critique of Academia with a Side of Existential Crisis
In the Classroom: Prof. Heather Elko McKibben (Political Science), UC Davis
Topics: Challenges of academia; pandemic fatigue; Professor Floros' existential crisis; whether tenure is worth it
Intro & Outro music: Three Goddesses by Third Age
Transition music: Horcrux by Tiger Gang
2022.06: The US Affirmatively Needs to Take Action
In the Classroom: Dr. Lawrence Brown (Public Administration), UIC Bridge to Faculty Postdoctoral Research Associate
Topics: Affirmative action; federal hiring policy; court challenges to race conscious university admissions; US' inability to confront the past
Intro & Outro Music: Three Goddesses by Third Age
Transition Music: Ka Maluhia A Me Ka Hauʻoli by Cast of Characters
The Politics Classroom podcast website
Link to further reading on topics covered
2022.05: Migrant Youth in the United States
In the Classroom: Dr. Ivón Padilla-Rodríguez (History), UIC Bridge to Faculty Postdoctoral Research Associate
Topics: Migrant youth detention; racialized immigration policy; geopolitical considerations for classifying migrants; from homelessness to the Ivy League
Intro & Outro Music: Three Goddesses by Third Age
Transition Music: Vamos by Matt Wigton
For further reading on this topic, see The Bookshelf on ThePoliticsClassroom.org
2022.04: Racialized Policing in Colonial France
In the Classroom: Dr. Danielle Beaujon, Bridge to Faculty Postdoctoral Research Associate, Dept. of Criminology, Law, and Justice, UIC
Topics: Policing in colonial France and the US; Charles de Gaulle; Algerian independence; Liberty, Equality, Fraternity
Intro & Outro Music: Three Goddesses by Third Age
Transition Music: Il Primo Ballo by Reves Francais
For more information, check out The Bookshelf
2022.03: Equity is the Goal: DEI Initiatives at UIC
In the Classroom: Dr. Amalia Pallares, Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Equity, and Engagement at UIC
Topics: academia v. activism; MSIs; community engagement; the other CATE; Bridge to Faculty
Intro & Outro Music: Three Goddesses by Third Age
Transition Music: Island Spring by Bright Seed
For Further Reading, check out The Bookshelf on the website of The Politics Classroom
2022.02.2: Office Hours: Professor Holman is Lectured by Sheriffs
2022.02: There's Something About Mirya: An Aggressive Discussion of Women in Politics
In the Classroom: Professor Mirya Holman (Political Science, Tulane University)
Topics: #FeministMafia, #MHAWS, differences in political ambition between girls and boys...and what to do about it
Intro & Outro Music: Three Goddesses by Third Age
Transition Music: Wire by Jessie Villa
For further reading: The Bookshelf at thepoliticsclassroom.org
2022.01: The Ongoing Effects of Settler Colonialism in the US
In the Classroom: Dr. Jacki Thompson Rand (Univ. of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)
Topics: settler colonialism; land grant institutions; land acknowledgement statements, problematic mascots
Intro & Outro Music: Three Goddesses by Third Age
Transition Music: Pacesetter by Phantoms
For further reading, check out The Bookshelf on the podcast website
2022.00: Spring 2022 Teaser
Check out the new website, thepoliticsclassroom.org for more about the show!
The Bookshelf is where you'll be able to find links to authors and ideas mentioned in the show.
2021.16: Dr. Smith Runs for Office...And Wins!
In the Classroom: Professor Amy Erica Smith (Political Science, Iowa State University), Ames Community School District
Topics: Making the world a better place, being a political science professor who runs for office, the importance of an amazing graduate student mentor
Music: Three Goddesses by Third Age
Photo: Courtesy of Amy Erica Smith
For further reading, check out The Bookshelf at The Politics Classroom website
2021.15: Indigenous Sovereignty in the United States
In the Classroom: Prof. Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University
Topics: Native American rights under US law, tribal membership, doctrine of discovery
Intro & Outro Music: Three Goddesses by Third Age
Transition Music: Glass Office by AEROPLANES
Photo: Courtesy of Anton Treuer
For further readings on topics discussed in this episode, check out The Bookshelf on The Politics Classroom website
2021.14: The Dangers of Populism with Dr. Fiona Hill
Moderated interview with Dr. Fiona Hill (Brookings) about populism and the role universities can play to turn back the danger.
First meeting of The Roundtable, sponsored by Provost Javier Reyes (UIC)
Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
Intro & Outro Music: "Three Goddesses" by Third Age
For further readings on topics covered, check out The Bookshelf on The Politics Classroom website
2021.13: Post-Thanksgiving Leftovers
Summary: Clips about organizing, resistance, intersectionality, and more not featured on previous podcast episodes
* Professor Susan Ortiz (Sociology, Warren Wilson College)
* Professor Lynn Hudson (History, UIC)
* Professor Andrew Flores (Government, American University)
* Daniel Williams (Political Science, UIC)
* Professor Jay Phelan (Biology, UCLA)
Intro & Outro Music: "Three Goddesses" by Third Age
Transition (between segments) Music: "Almost Like Summer" by Delbony
Transition (between clips) Music: "Shoes N Socks" by Cast of Characters
Photo by Casey James on Unsplash
2021.12: The Shadow Docket, Stare Decisis, and Abortion Rights in America
In the Classroom: Prof. Evan McKenzie, Political Science, UIC
Topics: Roe v. Wade, Constitutional right to privacy, stare decisis, reactionaries on the Supreme Court, upcoming abortion cases
Photo by Bill Mason on Unsplash
Intro & Outro Music: Three Goddesses by Third Age
Transition Music: Triss by Cody Martin
2021.11: The Secrets of Student Success
In the Classroom: Prof. Jay Phelan (UCLA Life Sciences Core Program)
Topics: Secret Syllabus, tips for college success, professorial pet peeves
Intro & Outro Music: Three Goddesses by Third Age
Transition Music: Faker by Ian Kelosky
For further reading, check out The Bookshelf on the podcast's website
2021.10: Multiracial discrimination in California
In the Classroom: Prof. Lynn Hudson, History and Black Studies at UIC
Topics include the Second Clan, segregation, multiracial resistance, Mary Ellen Pleasant, White supremacy
Intro & Outro Music: Three Goddesses by Third Age
Transition Music: California Valley by PALA
Photo: Cover of Prof. Hudson's newest book, West of Jim Crow from the University of Illinois Press.
For further reading, check out The Bookshelf at the podcast's website
2021.09: LGBTQ History Month, DADT, and DOMA
2021.08: Stonewall, Lawerence, and LGBTQ Rights
In the Classroom: Andrew Flores, Dept. of Government, American University
Professor Flores and I talk about the terminology around LGBTQ identities, a brief history of LGBTQ activism, and some Supreme Court cases dealing with rights for members of the LGBT community.
Photo: Selfie by A. Flores
Intro & Outro Music: Three Goddesses by Third Age
Transition Music: Juhu Beach Nights by Cast of Characters
2021.07: What is Critical Race Theory?
In the Classroom: Prof. Susan Y. Ortiz, Sociologist at Warren Wilson College
Topics: Constructing race, Critical Race Theory, Race embedded in US laws
Intro & Outro music: Three Goddesses by Third Age
Transition music: Ilusiones by Azteca X
2021.06.5: Office Hours: Bernie is NOT a Democratic Socialist!
Short bits of my conversation with University of Arkansas at Little Rock Political Science Professor Christopher Williams that were cut from the official episode, including the difference between Democratic Socialism and Social Democracy. Enjoy!
Photo by Patrick Perkins on Unsplash
Intro & Outro music: Three Goddesses by Third Age
Transition Music: Rookie of the Year by Bobo Renthlei
2021.06: German elections with Christopher Williams
Guest: University of Arkansas at Little Rock Political Science Professor Christopher Williams
Intro & Outro music: Three Goddesses by Third Age
Transition Music: Rookie of the Year by Bobo Renthlei
2021.05.5: Office Hours with Justin Zimmerman
My conversation with Northwestern PhD Candidate Justin Zimmerman couldn't fit into our regular Classroom schedule, so the conversation continued in Office Hours, a bonus episode of The Politics Classroom.
Topics: Political Science job market; "decolonizing" syllabus
Photo: Patrick Perkins from Unsplash
Intro & Outro music: Three Goddesses by Third Age
Transition music: That One Time by Midnight Daydream
2021.05: Researching Race in Political Science
In the Classroom: Justin Zimmerman (Northwestern University)
Topics: Race and ethnic politics (REP), (lack of) diversity in political science; situational trust
Intro and Outro Music: Three Goddesses by Third Age
Transition music: That One Time by Midnight Daydream
For further reading, check out The Bookshelf at thepoliticsclassroom.org
2021.04: Throw the Bums Out!
In the Classroom: Professor Chris Mooney (UIC Political Science)
2021.03: Afghanistan Retrospective
In the Classroom is Prof. Paul Staniland, a political scientist from the University of Chicago, whose research focuses on South Asia. Professors Floros and Staniland discuss Afghanistan, before and after the US intervention there.
2021.02: Pulling Back the Curtain
In which Professor Floros gets real about her journey to become a professor and how much of the road still stretches ahead.
2021.01: Voting Rights in America
This week's guest: Professor EJ Fagan
2021.00: Welcome to The Politics Classrom!
Teaser for The Politics Classroom from UIC Radio.
2020.09: Water Dog Woes: Racial Resentment in American Politics
Photo credit: By Lutz Mischa Heitmüller - Own work, CC BY 2.5, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1518461
Royalty Free/Public Domain Music from Musopen:
* Carnival of the Animals - Introduction (Camille Saint-Saëns)
* The Well Tempered Clavier, Book I, BWV 846-869 - Prelude No. 23 in B major, BWV 868(Johann Sebastian Bach)
* Preludes, Op. 28 - No. 5 'Uncertainty'(Frédéric Chopin)
* Carnival of the Animals - III. Swift Animals (Camille Saint-Saëns)
2020.08: First Generation Students: How Professors Can Help
Photo by Daiga Ellaby on Unsplash
Royalty Free/Public Domain Music from Musopen:
* Carnival of the Animals - Introduction (Camille Saint-Saëns)
* Douze Danses Allemandes - 7 Do majeur (Ludwig van Beethoven)
* Orchestral Suite no. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067 - 7. Badinerie (Johann Sebastian Bach)
* Etude Op. 25 no. 8 in D flat major - 'Sixths' (Frédéric Chopin)
* Carnival of the Animals - III. Swift Animals (Camille Saint-Saëns)
2020.07: This and That: Viruses, Predators, and Riots
Photo by Debashis Biswas on Unsplash
Royalty Free Music from Musopen:
* Carnival of the Animals - Introduction (Camille Saint-Saëns)
* Preludes, Op. 28 - No. 20 'Funeral march' (Frédéric Chopin)
* Greensleeves to a Ground
* Hungarian Dance no. 7 - Allegretto in F major (Johannes Brahms)
* Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 - 05 - Variatio 4 a 1 Clav. (Johann Sebastian Bach)
* Carnival of the Animals - III. Swift Animals (Camille Saint-Saëns)
2020.06: Democracy and Its Discontents: Hungary, Turkey, and the US
2020.05: Political Potpourri: New Hampshire, Genocide, and Roger Stone
Royalty Free Music from Musopen:
* Carnival of the Animals - Introduction (Camille Saint-Saëns)
* Sung Oribe - Courante from Cello suite no. 1 (Johann Sebastian Bach)
* Sabre Dance (Aram Khachaturian)
* Carnival of the Animals - III. Swift Animals (Camille Saint-Saëns)
2020.04: Iowa, Part II, with Gunhild
2020.03: Chris Mooney explains the Iowa caucus
2020.02: Presidential Impeachment, Part II
2020.01: US/Iran Tensions with a Dash of Mock Trial
2019.15: Andreas Feldman: Unrest in Latin America
2019.14: Kaplan and Kostadinova on the British Election
2019.13: Laura Hostetler: China in Modern Times
2019.12: Democratic Candidate Foreign Policy Views
2019.11: Noah Kaplan: The Politics of Brexit
2019.10: Unintended Consequences of US Foreign Policy
2019.09: Spencer Long's Three Buckets: Leadership, Service, Civic Engagement
2019.08: David Greenstein: Teaching Chicago through the Library Archives
2019.07: Inside Scoop on Illinois State Politics with Chris Mooney
2019.06: Hank Reichman: Protector of Academic Freedom
2019.05: Evan McKenzie: Impeachment
2019.04: Kathleen Yang-Clayton on the 2020 Census
2019.03: Flint Taylor: Chicago Civil Rights Attorney
2019.02: Dick Simpson: Professor, Alderman, Activist
