CREECA is one of 9 UW-Madison area and international studies centers that supports Inside Islam. With an emphasis on interactive technology, Inside Islam creates a public forum for positive and constructive sharing of knowledge about Islam.
Media Outreach
CREECA is actively seeking opportunities to collaborate
with media organizations. We can provide speakers on a variety of topics,
arrange workshops and seminars, and provide educational and background
materials from our extensive lending library.
Faculty members affiliated with CREECA often share their expertise with a variety of local, regional, and national media outlets. Recent media appearances by CREECA scholars are listed below.
If you are a member of the news media and would like to set up an interview with one of our expert faculty members or researchers, please call 608-265-6298 or send an e-mail to Nancy Heingartner at outreach@creeca.wisc.edu. Please don’t hesitate to contact
us, we will do our best to accommodate your needs.
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 David Danaher is a professor of slavic languages and literature at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. |
Program: "Here On Earth" on Radio Without Borders UW-Madison professor, David Danaher, helps give insight into the life of Vaclav Havel shortly after his passing. Prof. Danaher teaches a course on Havel at the UW and is working on a book based on him as well. |
| Ted Gerber |
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 Ted Gerber is a professor of sociology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the former director of CREECA. |
Program: "University Place" on Wisconsin Public Television Broadcast February 9, 2010 Topic: "Russia Update: Issues and Challenges" UW-Madison professor and former CREECA director Ted Gerber gives an overview of the main challenges Russia faces today, as well as the challenges confronting the U.S. in relation to Russia. Watch this broadcast via streaming video by clicking here. |
| Program: "Here on Earth" with Jean Feraca on Wisconsin Public Radio Broadcast July 23, 2009 Topic: "New Russia, Old Russia" Ted Gerber speaks about his participation in the Obama-Medvedev summit in Moscow in early July 2009. Listen to this broadcast via streaming audio by clicking here. Note: This streaming audio file requires the free RealPlayer. |
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| Sarah E. Mendelson and Theodore P. Gerber. “Stalin’s Hip Factor: By the Numbers.” Op-Ed. The Los Angeles Times. February 19, 2006. | |
| Robert Kaiser | |
 Robert Kaiser is a professor of geography at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. |
Program: "Joy Cardin" on Wisconsin Public Radio Broadcast August 14, 2008 Topic: Russian foreign policy The 2008 conflict between Russia and Georgia rose fears of a new Cold War, with a Russia returning to imperialism and expansionism. UW-Madison professor Bob Kaiser puts today's Russia in perspective. Listen to this broadcast via streaming audio by clicking here. Note: This streaming audio file requires the free RealPlayer. |
| Yoshiko M. Herrera | |
 Yoshiko M. Herrera is an associate professor of political science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the current director of CREECA. |
Program: "University Place" on Wisconsin Public Television Broadcast March 23, 2012 Topic: "After the Russian Presidential Elections" Yoshiko Herrera, an associate professor in the Department of Political Science at UW-Madison, explains the reactions following the recent presidential election in Russia; why there was both support and protest. Watch this broadcast via streaming video by clicking here. |
| Tomislav Longinovic | |
 Tomislav Longinovic is a professor of Slavic languages and literature at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. |
Program: "Anne Strainchamps in for Veronica Rueckert" on Wisconsin Public Radio Broadcast November 20, 2009 Topic: Vampires in film and literature New Moon, the second film of the Twilight series of vampire fantasy-romance novels and movies, debuted on November 20, 2009. UW-Madison professor Tomsilav Longinovic discusses the popularity of vampires in literature and film, including the historical context and social trends of vampire lore. Listen to this broadcast via streaming audio by clicking here. Note: This streaming audio file requires the free RealPlayer. |
| David McDonald | |
 David McDonald is a professor of history at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. |
Program: "University of the Air" on Wisconsin Public Radio Broadcast: November 9, 2008 Topic: Russian history - Catherine the Great She was an unlikely choice to rule Russia, but she had traits that made her one of the country's most powerful rulers. Discover some of the secrets of Catherine the Great, as David McDonald discusses her life and rule as empress. Listen to this broadcast via streaming audio by clicking here. Note: This streaming audio file requires the free RealPlayer. |
| Program: "University of the Air" on Wisconsin Public Radio Broadcast September 14, 2008 Topic: Russian foreign policy The 2008 conflict in Georgia rose the questions, "Who's in control in Russia," and, "what's driving Russian foreign policy?" David McDonald provides some answers. Listen to this broadcast via streaming audio by clicking here. Note: This streaming audio file requires the free RealPlayer. |
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| Program: "Larry Meiller" on Wisconsin Public Radio Broadcast: July 15, 2008 Topic: Late 19th Century Russian history David McDonald talks about Tsar Alexander the Second's conviction for equality and emancipation. View the website for "The Tsar and the President" at the Oshkosh Public Museum. Listen to this broadcast via streaming audio by clicking here. Note: This streaming audio file requires the free RealPlayer. |
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| Program: "Kathleen Dunn" on Wisconsin Public Radio Broadcast: April 8, 2008 Topic: U.S. and Russian relations For the last time as Presidents, Bush and Putin met to sign an important policy document. David McDonald discusses the Strategic Framework Declaration, and U.S. and Russian relations. Listen to this broadcast via streaming audio by clicking here. Note: This streaming audio file requires the free RealPlayer. |
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| Neil Pease | |
 Neil Pease is a professor of history at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. |
Program: "Kathleen Dunn" on Wisconsin Public Radio Broadcast April 13, 2010 Topic: Katyn plane crash UW-Milwaukee professor Neil Pease discusses the plane crash that killed Poland’s president and many other top political and military officials in Smolensk on April 10, 2010, as they were en route to a commemoration of the Katyn massacre. Listen to this broadcast via streaming audio by clicking here. Note: This streaming audio file requires the free RealPlayer. |