The Growing Edge
PHd archive Interviews
Interviews by Peter Shea
Produced by Nor Hall
During the 1960s and 1970s, people with unconventional ideas congregated in the neighborhoods near the University of Minnesota: Cedar-Riverside, the West Bank, Marcy-Holmes, and Dinkytown. The coffee shops and homes in these neighborhoods became meeting places for people of different classes, with different values and different stakes in the current political and economic institutions.
This website contains interviews of people who experienced those days of learning, adventure, and activism. Their stories and reflections provide an intimate record of a foundational moment in the history of Minneapolis. They also offer a potential source of guidance to those seeking to do good in the present day.
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ABOUT
The Growing Edge is a common project of the Folk History Initiative of Preserve Historic Dinkytown and the Bat of Minerva. It was carried out by an interdisciplinary team of scholars interested in history and ethics.
The Bat of Minerva is a regional cable show committed to making the variety of thoughtful lives available through cable-access television and various streaming archives.
PROJECT TEAM
Dr. Peter Shea, philosopher, is the producer of the Bat of Minerva and the director of The Growing Edge. He conducted these interviews as part of his ongoing research into the role of lives in moral reflection and moral teaching.
Dr. Nor Hall, psychotherapist, undertook the task of planning and hosting interviews with residents and activists. She is an active member of Preserve Historic Dinkytown. You can access her own interview here.
Dr. Sophie B. Hunt, historian, designed and edited this website. She has also provided consultation to The Bat on building its ongoing archive of publicly accessible historical material.