Elizabeth Samet's Interviews
Sam Seder
+ Emma Vigeland
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Elizabeth Samet
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13 Dec 2021
• EN
2737 - The Myth of the "Good War" w/ Elizabeth Samet
Sam and Emma host Elizabeth Samet, professor of English at West Point, to discuss her recent book Looking for the Good War: American Amnesia and the Violent Pursuit of Happiness, on the mythology behind the Americanized narrative of WWII, how it came to prevalence, and the role Tom Brokaw and Stephen Spielberg have to
Jacke Wilson
&
Elizabeth Samet
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14 May 2018
• EN
143 A Soldier's Heart - Teaching Literature at the U.S. Military Academy (with Professor Elizabeth Samet)
Since ancient times, societies have used rousing lines of poetry to inspire soldiers to acts of heroism, courage, and sacrifice. But what about literature that expresses doubts about war? Or fear? Or that conveys its brutal nature? Should those works be a part of the curriculum as well? And what about literature that,
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