8.25.2010- The Hook’s Dave McNair updates Coy on the latest from the Virginia Quarterly Review.
Charlottesville-Right Now: Ted Genoways on the latest issue of VQR
Ted Genoways, Editor, of the Virginia Quarterly Review joined Charlottesville Right Now to discuss the latest issue of the publication.
Walt Whitman recounted by VQR Editor Genoways; preview of next issue
Ted Genoways has recently been on sabbatacial from the Virginia Quarterly Review to write a book about Walt Whitman’s life from 1860 to 1882. Walt Whitman and the Civil War: America’s Poet during the Lost Years of 1860-1862 will be published by in July 2009 by the University of California Press. Ted was a guest on the January 7, 2009 edition of WINA’s “Charlottesville–Right Now!” with Coy Barefoot. They also discussed the upcoming issue of the Virginia Quarterly Review.
Photojournalist Ashley Gilbertson speaks to Jefferson Society
Award-winning photojournalist Ashley Gilbertson showed images from his coverage of the Iraq War and described the war’s toll on the homefront to a meeting of the Jefferson Literary and Debating Society on October 10, 2008. This presentation was jointly sponsored by the Jefferson Society and the Virginia Quarterly Review to mark the publication of his article, “The Life and Lonely Death of Noah Pierce,” in the Fall 2008 issue of VQR.
Following his talk, Gilbertson took questions from the audience:
0:32:00 How did you find Noah’s story?
0:37:00 In covering the war, did you encounter any resistance from the military or from soldiers’ families?
0:42:00 Have you met any soldiers who have gotten effective treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder?
0:46:00 What was your relationship with the soldiers who were protecting you while you were on assignment?
0:51:00 To what extent do you think the military is sweeping PTSD under the rug?
0:53:00 How do the Iraqis feel about the war?
0:57:00 How did your photography change as a result of your change of opinion about the war?
1:00:00 What can we learn from the Coalition Forces?
1:03:00 What problems do we face in transitioning veterans back into society?
1:06:00 Would the leadership of this country benefit if our leaders had experience in war?
1:08:30 Who did you work with in Iraq? How are soldiers of different ranks handling PTSD?