Historian and professor Crystal Feimster joins host Nicholas Forster to describe her journey to graduate school and the critical mentoring required of professors and academics. From her original interest in going to law school to her first book Southern Horrors, Feimster explains the complicated path to professorship, a path never isolated from the world outside of the academy. Along the way Feimster describes her first research interests and the crucial roles certain advisors played.
African American Studies Website: afamstudies.yale.edu
Crystal's website: http://afamstudies.yale.edu/people/crystal-feimster
The Lower Frequencies Podcast Website: thelowerfrequenciespodcast.com
