{"id":182,"date":"2016-10-02T20:46:54","date_gmt":"2016-10-03T00:46:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/memory\/?page_id=182"},"modified":"2018-10-19T10:29:54","modified_gmt":"2018-10-19T14:29:54","slug":"expanding-the-ivory-tower","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/memory\/expanding-the-ivory-tower\/","title":{"rendered":"Expanding the Ivory Tower"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Below are the archived podcast episodes of\u00a0<em>Expanding The Ivory Tower<\/em>, written and produced by Victoria Charles.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Signing Off<\/span><\/p>\n<p>This week on\u00a0<em>Expanding the Ivory Tower<\/em>, Victoria shares some final reflections about her research.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"720\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F333547623&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxwidth=720&#038;maxheight=1000&#038;dnt=1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">The Negligent Imbalance<\/span><\/p>\n<p>This week on\u00a0<em>Expanding the Ivory Tower<\/em>\u00a0we think about how black women are left out of the story that the University tells about itself.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"720\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F331326050&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxwidth=720&#038;maxheight=1000&#038;dnt=1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">A Very Important Letter to the Editor<\/span><\/p>\n<p>This week on<em>\u00a0Expanding the Ivory Tower<\/em>,\u00a0we reflect on a letter to the editor of\u00a0<em>The Collegian<\/em>\u00a0published in 1976. The author of the letter, Wanda Starke, and then-president of the Student Organization for Black Awareness (SOBA) wrote in to critique white members of the university community for failing to participate in SOBA\u2019s celebration of Black History Week. This episode\u00a0considers what happens when people from marginalized groups get to speak to their\u00a0own experiences.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"720\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F328774358&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxwidth=720&#038;maxheight=1000&#038;dnt=1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Unpacking Hillary Tuwei<\/span><\/p>\n<p>This week&#8217;s episode features the story of Hillary Tuwei, R&#8217;80, one of the greatest track and field athletes in University of Richmond history.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"720\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F326173263&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxwidth=720&#038;maxheight=1000&#038;dnt=1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Open to Negroes<\/span><\/p>\n<p>This week on <em>Expanding the Ivory Tower<\/em> we\u00a0consider the narrative of the twelve unnamed black students that integrated night courses at University College back in 1964.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"720\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F323913635&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxwidth=720&#038;maxheight=1000&#038;dnt=1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">My Chat with Aron Stewart<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">This week\u2019s episode captures part of a conversation with Aron Stewart R\u201974 a pioneer black student-athlete with a complex legacy at the University.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"720\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F321547994&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxwidth=720&#038;maxheight=1000&#038;dnt=1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">The Dreaded Question<\/span><\/p>\n<p>This week on <em>Expanding the Ivory Tower<\/em> Victoria tackles the most asked and the most dreaded question about her research.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"720\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F319186930&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxwidth=720&#038;maxheight=1000&#038;dnt=1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">With and Against the Grain<\/span><\/p>\n<p>This week on <em>Expanding the Ivory Tower\u00a0<\/em>Victoria critiques her own research and the practice of working in isolation from the communities she studies.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"720\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F316973755&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxwidth=720&#038;maxheight=1000&#038;dnt=1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">My Chat with Iria Jones<\/span><\/p>\n<p>This week&#8217;s episode of <em>Expanding the Ivory Tower<\/em> captures part of a conversation with an alumna whose pathway to the University of Richmond intertwines with the university&#8217;s legacy of racial discrimination.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"720\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F314678263&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxwidth=720&#038;maxheight=1000&#038;dnt=1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">She Persisted and Thrived<\/span><\/p>\n<p>On this week\u2019s episode, we consider the story of Irene Ebhomielen, a Nigerian international student who attended the University of Richmond in the early 70s.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"720\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F309752204&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxwidth=720&#038;maxheight=1000&#038;dnt=1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">The\u00a0Circus of Integration<\/span><\/p>\n<p>This week on <em>Expanding the Ivory Tower<\/em>\u00a0we consider the complicated history of integration at the University.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"720\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F307473145&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxwidth=720&#038;maxheight=1000&#038;dnt=1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">The\u00a0Struggle for Black History Week<\/span><\/p>\n<p>This week on <em>Expanding the Ivory Tower<\/em> we explore the celebration of Black History Week at the University back in 1974. In this episode we consider the historical context of the event and the struggle to make it happen.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"720\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F305189023&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxwidth=720&#038;maxheight=1000&#038;dnt=1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">The Unfinished Work<\/span><\/p>\n<p>This week our Post-Baccalaureate fellow, Victoria Charles, takes to the studio to reflect on the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King. More specifically, she dives into how Dr. King is remembered here at the University of Richmond. To do so, Victoria spoke\u00a0with Lisa Miles, associate director of Common Ground and member of UR\u2019s MLK Day planning committee, about how the University commemorates King today.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"720\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F302962241&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxwidth=720&#038;maxheight=1000&#038;dnt=1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Reexamining the Narrative<\/span><\/p>\n<p>This week on <em>Expanding the Ivory Tower\u00a0<\/em>Victoria critiques her own work and the practice of examining black students&#8217; experiences through the lens of racism. Using <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/memory\/2016\/11\/29\/this-week-in-the-archive-the-case-of-walter-carpenter\/\">the post<\/a> about Walter Carpenter as a jumping off point, she unpacks the tension between acknowledging racism in the archive and centering racism in archival narratives.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"720\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F296948086&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxwidth=720&#038;maxheight=1000&#038;dnt=1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><del>Trump&#8217;s<\/del> America&#8217;s America<\/span><\/p>\n<p>This week\u2019s episode takes a step back from the archive and offers a perspective on the recent election.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"720\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F294715441&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxwidth=720&#038;maxheight=1000&#038;dnt=1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Revisiting &#8220;Dixie&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>In light of new evidence found in the archive, this week\u2019s episode revisits the 1971 controversy surrounding the now-defunct University Band\u2019s use of the song \u201cDixie&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"720\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F292538940&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxwidth=720&#038;maxheight=1000&#038;dnt=1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">On Racial Awareness<\/span><\/p>\n<p>People say that talking about race is hard, but is it really? This week on <em>Expanding the Ivory Tower<\/em> Victoria explores a &#8220;Racial Awareness Session&#8221; that took place on campus in 1971 involving students from the University of Richmond and Virginia Union University, a nearby historically black university. During the session, the students were prompted to\u00a0ask questions of themselves and each other through the lens of race and racism.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"720\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F290385304&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxwidth=720&#038;maxheight=1000&#038;dnt=1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Let&#8217;s Push Back<\/span><\/p>\n<p>This week on <em>Expanding the Ivory Tower<\/em>\u00a0we\u00a0consider two articles, one written in 1973 and the other in 2016, that chronicle black students\u2019 critiques of the university.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"720\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F287646367&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxwidth=720&#038;maxheight=1000&#038;dnt=1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Behind the Pine Curtain<\/span><\/p>\n<p>This episode\u00a0examines the context surrounding\u00a0Black Student Day, a 1971 student-led event aimed toward achieving a more diverse student body. In this episode, Victoria\u00a0raises questions about intent and challenges the assertion that the impetus for the event stemmed solely from goodwill.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"720\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F285417472&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxwidth=720&#038;maxheight=1000&#038;dnt=1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">The &#8220;Dixie&#8221; Question<\/span><\/p>\n<p>This episode\u00a0explores a 1971 controversy surrounding the now-defunct University Band&#8217;s use\u00a0of the song &#8220;Dixie&#8221; during football games. For weeks, a spirited debate concerning the song&#8217;s use lined the pages of <em>The Collegian.<\/em>\u00a0What unfolds on those pages sheds light on the racial attitudes of students at the time in interesting yet unsurprising ways.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"720\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F283181986&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxwidth=720&#038;maxheight=1000&#038;dnt=1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Where Are We Now?<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">This episode brings Victoria\u00a0back\u00a0to the studio to discuss her relationship to <i>Race and Racism at the University of Richmond<\/i>. She dives into how her research fits into the project and gives a glimpse into its inception. 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