{"id":297,"date":"2022-08-25T19:53:38","date_gmt":"2022-08-25T19:53:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/theory\/?p=297"},"modified":"2022-08-25T19:53:38","modified_gmt":"2022-08-25T19:53:38","slug":"andrew-mccumber-reads-raymond-williams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/theory\/2022\/08\/25\/andrew-mccumber-reads-raymond-williams\/","title":{"rendered":"Andrew McCumber reads Raymond Williams"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p2\">In this episode, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.andymccumber.com\/\">Dr. Andrew McCumber<\/a> joins us to discuss Raymond Williams&#8217;s &#8216;Ideas of Nature&#8217; from <em>Problems in Materialism and Culture\u00a0<\/em>(1980). Andy introduces us to Willams&#8217;s overview of our changing understanding of nature and the natural and why it matters. Andy also discusses the influence of the essay on his dissertation research and current book project titled \u201cThe Pest We All Live With: The Cultural Meanings of the Life and Death of Rats.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A pdf of this essay is available <a href=\"https:\/\/wcerion.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/01\/williams-ideas-of-nature.pdf\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/theory\/files\/2020\/04\/GTaC_studenthost-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-107\" src=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/theory\/files\/2020\/04\/GTaC_studenthost-300x262.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/theory\/files\/2020\/04\/GTaC_studenthost-300x262.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/theory\/files\/2020\/04\/GTaC_studenthost-1024x896.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/theory\/files\/2020\/04\/GTaC_studenthost-768x672.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/theory\/files\/2020\/04\/GTaC_studenthost-1536x1344.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/theory\/files\/2020\/04\/GTaC_studenthost-2048x1792.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_1117\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-297-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/files.thesocietypages.org\/downloads\/GTaC50_McCumber_reads_Williams.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/files.thesocietypages.org\/downloads\/GTaC50_McCumber_reads_Williams.mp3\">http:\/\/files.thesocietypages.org\/downloads\/GTaC50_McCumber_reads_Williams.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/files.thesocietypages.org\/downloads\/GTaC50_McCumber_reads_Williams.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/theory\/?powerpress_pinw=297-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/files.thesocietypages.org\/downloads\/GTaC50_McCumber_reads_Williams.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"GTaC50_McCumber_reads_Williams.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/theory\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><!--powerpress_player-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this episode, Dr. Andrew McCumber joins us to discuss Raymond Williams&#8217;s &#8216;Ideas of Nature&#8217; from Problems in Materialism and Culture\u00a0(1980). 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