Interview with Dr. James Quay
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Contributor
Quay, James ; McKiernan, Stephen
Description
Dr. James Quay, a native of Pennsylvania, was a lecturer at UC Santa Cruz and an associate producer with California Public Radio. He served as an executive director of the California Council for the Humanities between 1983 and 2008. Quay received his Ph.D. in English literature from UC Berkeley. Jim Quay is interested in the subject of English. He is a graduate of Lafayette College and he had a role model in one of his professors. Quay wrote his senior thesis about history under the supervision of his role model professor. Quay received his M.A. and Ph.D. in English Literature at the University of California Berkeley.
Dr. James Quay grew up in Allentown, Pennsylvania. He earned a BA in English from Lafayette College and then performed two years of alternative service in central Harlem as a conscientious objector. He and his wife moved to California where he earned an MA and Ph.D. in English Literature from UC Berkeley. He was a lecturer at UC Santa Cruz and an associate producer with California Public Radio where he co-produced a six-part radio documentary, Vietnam Reconsidered: Lessons from a War. He served as executive director of the California Council for the Humanities from 1983 to 2008. Since his retirement, he has been a facilitator for the Center for Courage and Renewal.
Date
2010-08-02
Rights
In copyright
Date Modified
2018-03-29
Is Part Of
McKiernan Interviews
Extent
159:49
Date of Interview
2010-08-02
Interviewer
Stephen McKiernan
Interviewee
James Quay
Biographical Text
Dr. James Quay grew up in Allentown, Pennsylvania. He earned a BA in English from Lafayette College and then performed two years of alternative service in central Harlem as a conscientious objector. He and his wife moved to California where he earned an MA and Ph.D. in English Literature from UC Berkeley. He was a lecturer at UC Santa Cruz and an associate producer with California Public Radio where he co-produced a six-part radio documentary, Vietnam Reconsidered: Lessons from a War. He served as executive director of the California Council for the Humanities from 1983 to 2008. Since his retirement, he has been a facilitator for the Center for Courage and Renewal.
Duration
159:49
Language
English
Digital Publisher
Binghamton University Libraries
Digital Format
audio/mp4
Original Format
2 Microcassettes
Material Type
Sound
Interview Format
Audio
Subject LCSH
Radio producers and directors; California Council for the Humanities; Quay, James--Interviews
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Keywords
College campus; Activism; Volunteerism; Wounded Knee; Black Panther; Stonewall; Quaker; Kent State; Jackson State; Chicago.
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Citation
“Interview with Dr. James Quay,” Digital Collections, accessed April 26, 2024, https://omeka.binghamton.edu/omeka/items/show/926.
