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Episode · EconTalk · 2021-03-29

Books mentioned on Max Kenner on Crime, Education, and the Bard Prison Initiative

2 books · With Max Kenner · Listen · Watch on YouTube

Max Kenner, founder and executive director of the Bard Prison Initiative--which offers college degrees to prisoners--talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the program, which replicates the coursework of students at Bard College.

Russ Roberts discussed MOBY-DICK; or, THE WHALE by Herman Melville and The Iliad.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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  1. MOBY-DICK; or, THE WHALE

    Herman Melville · at 43:00 · mentioned 2 times

    Moby-Dick by Herman Melville is an epic American novel that chronicles the obsessive, self-destructive quest of Captain Ahab to hunt down the giant white whale that maimed him.

    Discussed
    “Why Why do your Why do the inmates in a maximum security prison want to go through this ordeal to learn Moby Dick and The Iliad and whatever else they study?”
    Russ Roberts Max Kenner on Crime, Education, and the Bard Prison Initiative 2021-03-29 Listen at 43:00
    Where to get it
    AmazonListen on Audible

  2. The Iliad

    Homer · at 43:00

    The Iliad by Homer is an ancient Greek epic poem that chronicles the fierce battles, heroic deeds, and tragic human costs surrounding the final weeks of the Trojan War.

    Discussed
    “Why Why do your Why do the inmates in a maximum security prison want to go through this ordeal to learn Moby Dick and The Iliad and whatever else they study?”
    Russ Roberts Max Kenner on Crime, Education, and the Bard Prison Initiative 2021-03-29 Listen at 43:00
    Where to get it
    AmazonListen on Audible
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