CHCI Podcast Roundup, March 2022

Theories of Decoloniality

Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities of the University of Edinburgh has recently launched a new occasional podcast series, Decolonising Ideas. Informed by the work of a variety of IASH Fellows, Decolonising Ideas aims to introduce listeners to the theories and practice of Decoloniality, explore the breadth of decolonial inquiry occurring at the Institute, and examine how IASH scholarship relates to broader issues of coloniality across the Global South and Global North. The first episode, 'Decoloniality and the Arab Majority World', features Alwaleed Postdoctoral Fellows Dr Nadeen Dakkak and Dr Ali Kassem as they discuss their scholarship, lived experience, and how their work is informed by and relates to theories of decoloniality.

The Being Human Podcast of the Humanities Center at the University of Pittsburgh published their March episode, “Indigenous Compilations, Colonial Archives: An Interview with Kelly Wisecup”. The episode features Kelly Wisecup, professor of English at Northwestern University, discussing her new book Assembled for Use: Indigenous Compilation and the Archives of Early Native American Literatures. Wisecup highlights the text and compilations created by indigenous people and details the politics of the archive.

Education and Disciplinary Reform

National Humanities Alliance is excited to introduce What Are You Going to Do with That?, a podcast exploring everyday folks’ decisions to study the humanities as undergraduates and their pathways to fulfilling careers. The first season features a diverse group of young professionals with humanities backgrounds reflecting on how they’ve applied the knowledge and skills they gained in a variety of industries. While faculty may find the podcast helpful in their efforts to articulate career pathways, the podcast is aimed primarily at students, as well as those who advise them, including parents, academic advisors, career counseling staff, and high school teachers and guidance counselors. In the episode, “Forge Your Own Path” Catherine Woodling reflects on pursuing a political science major and Spanish minor and the critical process of exploration that led to finding her professional path.

PhD Futures Now presented by Humanities Without Walls based at the Humanities Research Institute at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign published, “Episode 11 | Faculty on Graduate Education in the Humanities”. The episode includes Catherine Becker, Associate Professor of Art History at the University of Illinois at Chicago, and Robert S. Smith, Harry G. John Professor of HIstory and Director of the Center for Urban Research, Teaching and Outreach at Marquette University. Becker and Smith discuss the importance of supporting graduate students and the pressing concerns of humanities departments.

Off the Shelf: Revolutionary Readings in Times of Crisis podcast of the Humanities Research Institute of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign released a March episode entitled, “S2, Episode 3: Charisse Burden-Stelly” featuring Dr. Charisse Burden-Stelly discussing the current state of Black Studies. Burden-Stelly highlights the theorists and intellectuals that have shaped her work and the field.

UO Today the podcast of the Oregon Humanities Center at the University of Oregon released, “UO Today interview: Kristen Seaman, History of Art and Architecture, University of Oregon”. Kristen Seaman, associate professor in the History of Art and Architecture at the University of Oregon, details the creation of a new undergraduate class titled, “Ancient Jewish Art and Architecture”. Seaman traces her path of discovering her research and career interests.

Women’s History Month

Shakespeare Unlimited, the podcast of the Folger Shakespeare Library of the Folger Institute released its March episode, “Molly Yarn on Shakespeare's 'Lady Editors' “ features Dr. Molly G. Yarn, an independent scholar living in Athens, Georgia and author of Shakespeare’s ‘Lady Editors’: A New History of the Shakespearean Text. Yarn wrote her book to highlight the many women who have edited Shakespearen works who have often been overlooked.

The Cohen Center for the Humanities of James Madison University hosts the podcast Conversations at the Cohen Center, In the March episode titled, “Interview with Ginjer Clarke”, Clarke discusses her undergraduate experience at James Madison University and her work as a children’s author. Clarke details on how her experiences in college within English and theater prepared her for professional opportunities.

The Humanities Radio podcast of the College of the Humanities at the University of Utah produced its latest episode, “Women’s History Month Faculty Feature With Sara Yeo”. Sara Yeo, associate professor of communication, discusses starting her own podcast Planet SciComm and her work as a researcher in science communication. She highlights the importance of disseminating research in more accessible ways.

The Humanities Pod presented by the Society for the Humanities at Cornell “‘Above all nations is…’: The Fraught Legacy of Goldwin Smith with Joanne Lee and Angel Nugroho” Joanne Lee and Angel Nugroho, undergraduate students in Cornell Humanities Scholars Program, detail the legacy of Goldwin Smith tarnished by his anti-semitic, racist, and misogynist views. The scholars researched Goldwin Smith’s views in response to a call to remove his name from a prominent building on campus.

Institutional Inequality and Resistance

The Democracy in Question? podcast of Central European University and The Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy in Geneva published a March episode, “The Genealogy of Illiberalism” with Renata Uitz, co-editor of Handbook of Illiberalism and professor of Comparative Constitutional Law at the Central European University and Helena Rosenblatt, professor of History, French, and Political Theory at the Graduate Center of The City University of New York. Uitz and Rosenblatt assert that illiberalism must be defined relationally to liberalism.

With Good Reason , the podcast of Virgina Humanities released, “Newton's Annotator”. This episode includes Brooks Hefner, James Madison University, noting the futuristic stories present today were featured in historical Black newspapers positing solutions to racism and Jim Crow policies. Jonathan Crimmons, University of Virginia's College at Wise, argues harlequin theater can impact how we view history. Stephen Poulson, James Madison University, details researching racism within Virginia College yearbooks. Caitlin Dolt, William & Mary, details discovering who wrote the Lan notes on the copy of Isaac Newton’s Philosphiae at William & Mary.

BG Ideas, the podcast of the Institute for the Study of Culture and Society at Bowling Green State University published, “Bridging the Food Insecurity Gap through Community Gardens”. The episode features Emily Schmitz and Jordon Egbert, undergraduate students in BGSU’s dietetics program, discussing their role in Luckey Community Garden in order to bridge the food insecurity gap in Luckey, Ohio.