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  • The Academic Minute for 2016.07.25-07.29

    The Academic Minute for 2016.07.25-07.29

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    Academic Minute from 7.25 – 7.29 Monday, July 25th Jonathan Wynn – University of Massachusetts Amherst Festivals Jonathan Wynn works at the intersection of urban and cultural sociology. His two major publications are The Tour Guide: Walking and Talking New York (2011, University of Chicago Press, Fieldwork Encounters and Discoveries Series) and Music/City (2015, University…

  • Jonathan Wynn, University of Massachusetts Amherst – Festivals

    Jonathan Wynn, University of Massachusetts Amherst – Festivals

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    Bringing people together for a weekend can be better for a city than building a museum. Jonathan Wynn, assistant professor of sociology at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, discusses how more performances and less concrete can lead to fewer problems for cities. Jonathan Wynn works at the intersection of urban and cultural sociology. His two…

  • This Week On The Academic Minute (2016.07.25)

    This Week On The Academic Minute (2016.07.25)

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    This Week on The Academic Minute 2016.7.25 Monday, July 25 Jonathan Wynn of the University of Massachusetts Amherst discusses why festivals are better for cities than building more concrete buildings. Tuesday, July 26 Henna-Riikka Peltola of the University of Jyvaskyla explores sadness in music. Wednesday, July 27 Andrew Ching of the University of Toronto examines…