J. A. Bowman's Personal Podcast
1) Episode 15 - Religion, Pt. 2 - The Culture Wars
This episode finalizes our conversation about religion in the American South, though it also points backwards to some of the earlier ideas we studied. The goal in putting religion at the end is to get...Show More
2) Episode 14 - Religion, Pt. 1 - Origins in the South
This episode gives a broad overview of religion in the early American South. It delves into a bit of theology, including some of the ideas and approaches that people of varying faiths/ideologies used ...Show More
3) Episode 13 - Music, Pt. 2 - the Blues
This episode continues and expands the conversation from the prior episode by looking at musical traditions handed into the South from Africa. This is a large topic, one that cannot possibly be covere...Show More
4) Episode 12 - Music, Pt. 1 - Country Music
In this episode, we cover some of the roots of music in the South, though we specifically focus on country music. Our study of this genre is intended to think about the music in a broad way, though fu...Show More
5) Episode 11 - Race, Pt. 4 - The American Civil War to the Present
In this episode, we finish our examination of the history of race in the American South by examining this history in broad terms. Again, the goal of the podcast is not to do a deep dive into this hist...Show More
6) Episode 10 - Race, Pt. 3 - Beginnings to the American Civil War
In this episode, I offer a broad overview of the history of race in the American South. By necessity, this is an overview and not a deep dive, but the information contained in the episode should give ...Show More
7) Episode 8 - Race, Pt. 1 - General Discussion
In this episode, I share an overview of the topic, offering some observations about why we all need to have a discussion about race. I also pull from my experiences teaching this class for a decade in...Show More
8) Episode 9 - Race, Pt. 2 - Ideas about Race
In this episode, I offer some of the philosophies and ideologies that have guided people's treatment of each other throughout the history of the American South. The purpose of this episode is to offer...Show More
9) Episode 7 - Gender and the South, Pt. 2 - Roles, Roles, Roles
This episode went long -- very long. Nonetheless, the information contained here will give you an overview of four main categories of gender roles in the American South: white males, white females, bl...Show More
10) Episode 6 - Gender and the American South, Pt. 1 - Basic Terminology
This episode explores two basic terms used in the social sciences - sex and gender. Though these terms have many other definitions associated with them, my goal is to provide an overview of the specif...Show More