Podcasts by The Lens: Historians and Popular Media
The Lens: Historians and Popular Media is the official podcast of the UNC Digital History Lab. Each episode features a conversation with a historian about one or more popular depictions of history, including films, video games, and music. The Lens is hosted by Gabe Moss and Garrett Wright.
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The Lens Ep. 11: Violence, Protest, and Appalachian Identity in Tyler Childers' Music from 2021-04-06T18:41:21
On this episode of the Lens, Emma and Craig are joined by Lucas Kelley, a PhD candidate in the History Department at UNC - Chapel Hill. Lucas discusses the historical importance of Tyler Childers' ...
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The Lens Ep. 10: Progress and Power in Sid Meier's Civilization from 2021-01-14T17:21:15
In this episode, Emma and Craig talk with Gabe Moss about the video game franchise Civilization, by Sid Meier. First released in 1991 and now in its sixth installment, the "Civ" games have engross...
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The Lens Ep. 9: Violence, Memory, and the October Crisis from 2020-12-01T17:25:37
In the Season 2 premiere, Ph.D. Candidate Sarah Miles talks with Gabe and Craig about the documentary film Les Rose and Quebec's October Crisis of 1970.
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The Lens, Ep. 8: Race, Golf, and Bagger Vance from 2020-04-08T17:46:15
In this episode, Emma and Garrett talk to Craig Gill about the depiction of African American golf caddies in the 2000 film The Legend of Bagger Vance.
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The Lens, Ep. 7: "Backwards Colombia": Violence and Representation in Narcos from 2020-02-25T17:15:53
In this episode, Gabe and Garrett talk to Marlon Londoño about the Netflix series Narcos (2015-16) and Caracol Television’s Escobar: El Patrón del Mal (2012).
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The Lens, Ep. 5: Gender and Little Women from 2020-02-10T20:30:03
In the first episode of 2020, Gabe and Garrett welcome their new colleague Emma Rothberg, who is a PhD Candidate in history at UNC-Chapel Hill as well as a co-director of the Digital History Lab. E...
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The Lens, Ep. 6: 1917 and 'Realistic' War Movies from 2020-02-10T13:51:18
In this episode, Gabe and Emma chat with Dr. Wayne Lee (Professor of History and Adjunct Professor for the Curriculum in Peace, War, and Defense) about the film 1917, which was nominated for 11 Osc...
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The Lens, Ep. 4: Geography and Modernity in Game of Thrones from 2019-12-04T17:03:03
In this episode, UNC-Chapel Hill PhD Candidate Daniel Morgan draws upon his research on the medieval Mediterranean to discuss representations of the Free Cities of Essos in George R.R. Martin's A S...
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The Lens, Ep. 3: Simulating Holy War in Crusader Kings from 2019-11-20T14:40:22
UNC-Chapel Hill PhD Candidate Daniel Morgan talks about simulations of the medieval past in the popular video game Crusader Kings II.
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The Lens, Ep. 2: Race and Orientalism in 300 from 2019-11-03T19:46:46
In this episode, UNC-Chapel Hill PhD Candidate and DHL Co-Director Gabe Moss talks about the 1998 graphic novel 300 and its 2006 film adaptation. This is the second part of a two-part series on pop...
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The Lens, Ep. 1: Anachronism and Imperial Anxiety in Gladiator from 2019-10-22T12:46:51
In this episode, UNC-Chapel Hill PhD Candidate and DHL Co-Director Gabe Moss talks about the film's connection to the civic mythology of Ancient Rome and the political culture of the late 20th cent...
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