BG Ideas, from the Institute for the Study of Culture and Society at Bowling Green State University, brings innovative, interdisciplinary research to the public.
From Vienna’s Back Streets to the Stage: Art, Community, and Public Life
35 mins; March 31, 2026
Psychology, Activism, and Culture: Rethinking Religious Trauma and Queer Wellbeing
55 mins; March 25, 2026
Literature Across Borders: War, Migration, and Latina Storytelling
37 mins; March 17, 2026
Ray Browne Legacy
24 mins; March 10, 2026
Humans, Robots, and AI in Society
26 mins; February 24, 2026
Counterculture and Fandom
46 mins; February 17, 2026
From Streets to Screens: Culture, Media, and the Politics of Space
36 mins; February 10, 2026
Backlash Blues: Baldwin, Care, and Resistance in Literature and Culture
62 hours 44 mins; February 03, 2026
Reclaiming the Narrative: Native Storytelling in Music and Performance
39 mins; November 19, 2025
Media, Place, and Power: Looking at America through James Baldwin
31 mins; November 12, 2025
Voices and Visions: Building Bridges Through Community Forums
58 mins; November 04, 2025
From the Page to Performance: An Exploration of Libretti across the Atlantic
31 mins; October 28, 2025
A Collaborative Teaching Experience in Africana Performance and the Aesthetics of Resistance
38 mins; October 21, 2025
“Reduce, Prevent, Expel” Gun Violence, A Public Health Crisis
27 mins; October 14, 2025
The Purpose in Providing STEM Education Accessibility in Schools
35 mins; October 07, 2025
Safety Between the Pages: Saeed Jones on Writing, Identity, and Freedom
37 mins; September 30, 2025
Stories Overlooked: Marginalization, Print Technology, and Global Slave Trades in the Medieval World
26 mins; September 23, 2025
Dr. Dan Piccolo and the Percussion Ensemble
81 hours 18 mins; April 08, 2025
The Palestine Film Festival in Northwest Ohio--A Community Forum for Dialogue
41 mins; April 01, 2025
“Out of Sight, Out of Mind:” Challenging Stereotypes of Immigrants through Activist Approaches to Theatre
42 mins; March 25, 2025
Indigenous Expression: James Jones on Dancing and Social Media
26 mins; March 18, 2025
“A Time and a Need”: New Ways to Think About Reading Literacy. Teaching and After School Programs in Communities
27 mins; March 12, 2025
“Lacking Resources:” The Struggle for Unaccompanied Immigrant Children Coming Into the United States
47 mins; February 25, 2025
Quiet Intimacies: Ernest Gibson on James Baldwin - Salvation and The Multifaceted Importance of his Fiction
40 mins; February 18, 2025
Healing Through Art: Sidra Lawrence on Trauma, Justice, and Empowerment
33 mins; February 11, 2025
"Learning to Listen”: An Inclusive Approach to Community Archiving
39 mins; November 12, 2024
Challenging the Erasure of Native Stories in Children's Literature and Learning
49 mins; November 06, 2024
The Role of Graduate Student Unions in Higher Education Class Struggles
25 mins; October 30, 2024
Teaching James Baldwin Today
55 mins; October 22, 2024
Documenting and Imagining through Literature: A Conversation with Katherina Braschel
34 mins; October 16, 2024
On Community Building, Accessibility, and Inclusion in Curling Clubs and Beyond
41 mins; October 08, 2024
The Racist Origins of the Citizenship Education Industry
37 mins; October 01, 2024
Decolonizing the African Musical Repertoire
42 mins; September 24, 2024
Poetry and Higher Education as Empowering Journeys: A Latinx Perspective
51 mins; September 17, 2024
Identity and Belonging - The Journey of Finding Yourself and Your Community
72 hours 58 mins; March 22, 2024
The Sounds of the BGSU Middle Eastern Music Ensemble
37 mins; March 15, 2024
BGSU Student on Climate Change Research & Action
21 mins; March 07, 2024
Developing Leadership in Students, Faculty, and Staff
55 mins; February 27, 2024
Portraying Indigenous People on Television with Writer Ryan RedCorn
50 mins; February 23, 2024
The Importance of Community Support for Pregnancy and Infancy
33 mins; February 13, 2024
The Untold Stories of Older Women in Northwest Ohio
34 mins; February 09, 2024
Documentary Filmmaker Curtis Chin and Dr. Rebecca Kinney on Detroit's Chinatown
37 mins; February 06, 2024
Distinguished Alumni Discuss the Evolution of Nutrition and its Importance for Health and Wellness
39 mins; November 08, 2023
BGSU Alum on Humanities Skills and Social Justice
34 mins; October 31, 2023
How Libraries Contribute to the Public Good
31 mins; October 25, 2023
Exploring Native American History and Heritage with Food in Children's Literature
50 mins; October 17, 2023
Emmy-Nominated Filmmaker on Narrative and Social Change
46 mins; October 10, 2023
The Emotional Labor of Stage Managers in Contemporary Theater
38 mins; October 03, 2023
Musicologist Discusses the Evolution of American Opera and its Impact on US Culture
34 mins; September 26, 2023
Centering Disability in Space Exploration and Scientific Innovation
34 mins; September 19, 2023
Changing Disability Visibility and Access in Higher Ed
30 mins; September 12, 2023
How AI is Revolutionizing Academic and Professional Writing
41 mins; September 05, 2023
BGSU Undergrad and Mentor Share Research Findings on Polyvictimization in Juveniles
29 mins; April 12, 2023
BGSU Undergrad Shares Research Findings on Perceptions of African American English
30 mins; April 05, 2023
Using Storytelling and Sociology to Reimagine Environmental Sustainability
33 mins; March 29, 2023
Team Teaching Program brings together Politics and Cinema
30 mins; March 22, 2023
Bringing Indigenous Stories Out of the Shadows and into the Theate
30 mins; March 15, 2023
Indigenous Hip Hop as music and resistance
36 mins; March 08, 2023
Indigenous art as protest and community engagement
32 mins; March 01, 2023
The Ethical Impacts of Artificial Intelligence on Society
38 mins; February 22, 2023
COVID’s impact on Indigenous Communities in Mexico
34 mins; February 15, 2023
Distinguished Alumni Working for the Public Good in Law, Business, and Education