Vision Podcast 92 - Dr. Ted Atkinson and his new book, Monumental Designs: Infrastructure and the Culture of the Tennessee Valley Authority

About this episode

Dr. Ted Atkinson discusses his new book on the Tennessee Valley Authority and its cultural implications.

In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Ted Atkinson, Professor in the Department of English. He recently published a new book titled “Monumental Designs: Infrastructure and the Culture of the Tennessee Valley Authority.” We have him on to learn about his research and the new publication.

People in this episode

Hosts: Karyn Brown, John Burrow

Guest: Dr. Ted Atkinson

Topics covered

• infrastructure
• Tennessee Valley Authority
• book publication
• research
• cultural studies

Keywords

• Tennessee Valley Authority
• infrastructure
• cultural studies
• Dr. Ted Atkinson
• Monumental Designs

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Department of English

Books & works: Monumental Designs: Infrastructure and the Culture of the Tennessee Valley Authority

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