Shows
The Black Studies PodcastCarleen Carey - Akoma Leadership Consulting and University of Maryland, Global CampusThis is Ashley Newby and you’re listening to The Black Studies podcast, a Mellon grant sponsored series of conversations examining the history of the field. Our conversations engage with a wide range of activists and scholars - senior figures in the field, late doctoral students, and everyone in between, culture workers, and political organizers - in order to explore the cultural and political meaning of Black Studies as an area of inquiry and its critical methods.Today's conversation is with Carleen Carey, a public educator with over 15 years of experience across K-12 and higher education sectors. Bef...2025-06-2645 min
The Black Studies PodcastLeroy F. Moore, Jr. - Krip-Hop Institute and Department of Anthropology, University of California, Los AngelesThis is Ashley Newby and you’re listening to The Black Studies podcast, a Mellon grant sponsored series of conversations examining the history of the field. Our conversations engage with a wide range of activists and scholars - senior figures in the field, late doctoral students, and everyone in between, culture workers, and political organizers - in order to explore the cultural and political meaning of Black Studies as an area of inquiry and its critical methods.Today's conversation is with Leroy F. Moore, Jr., founder of The Krip-Hop Institute and doctoral candidate in the Department of An...2025-06-2040 min
The Black Studies PodcastLee Hawkins - Author and JournalistThis is Ashley Newby and you’re listening to The Black Studies podcast, a Mellon grant sponsored series of conversations examining the history of the field. Our conversations engage with a wide range of activists and scholars - senior figures in the field, late doctoral students, and everyone in between, culture workers, and political organizers - in order to explore the cultural and political meaning of Black Studies as an area of inquiry and its critical methods.Today's conversation is with Lee Hawkins, a journalist with The Wall Street Journal and author of the 2025 book I Am No...2025-06-1853 min
The Black Studies PodcastMeredith D. Clark - Hussman School of Journalism, University of North Carolina, Chapel HillThis is Ashley Newby and you’re listening to The Black Studies podcast, a Mellon grant sponsored series of conversations examining the history of the field. Our conversations engage with a wide range of activists and scholars - senior figures in the field, late doctoral students, and everyone in between, culture workers, and political organizers - in order to explore the cultural and political meaning of Black Studies as an area of inquiry and its critical methods.Today's conversation is with Meredith D. Clark, who teaches in the Hussman School of Journalism at University of North Carolina, Ch...2025-06-1659 min
The Black Studies PodcastValerie Grim - African American and African Diaspora Studies, Indiana UniversityThis is Ashley Newby and you’re listening to The Black Studies podcast, a Mellon grant sponsored series of conversations examining the history of the field. Our conversations engage with a wide range of activists and scholars - senior figures in the field, late doctoral students, and everyone in between, culture workers, and political organizers - in order to explore the cultural and political meaning of Black Studies as an area of inquiry and its critical methods.Today's conversation is with Valerie Grim, who teaches in the Department of African American and African Diaspora Studies at Indiana Un...2025-06-1148 min
The Black Studies PodcastBonnie Thornton Dill - Dean Emeritus and Professor Emeritus of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, University of MarylandThis is Ashley Newby and you’re listening to The Black Studies podcast, a Mellon grant sponsored series of conversations examining the history of the field. Our conversations engage with a wide range of activists and scholars - senior figures in the field, late doctoral students, and everyone in between, culture workers, and political organizers - in order to explore the cultural and political meaning of Black Studies as an area of inquiry and its critical methods.Today's discussion is with Bonnie Thornton Dill, Dean and Professor Emeritus at University of Maryland. Shel was appointed Dean of th...2025-05-2851 min
The Black Studies PodcastAndré Brock, Jr. - School of Literature, Media, and Communication, Georgia Institute of TechnologyThis is Ashley Newby and you’re listening to The Black Studies podcast, a Mellon grant sponsored series of conversations examining the history of the field. Our conversations engage with a wide range of activists and scholars - senior figures in the field, late doctoral students, and everyone in between, culture workers, and political organizers - in order to explore the cultural and political meaning of Black Studies as an area of inquiry and its critical methods.Today's conversation is with André Brock, Jr., who teaches in the School of Literature, Media, and Communication at Georgia Institute of...2025-05-231h 17
The Black Studies PodcastSharon Harley - Department of African American and Africana Studies, University of MarylandThis is Ashley Newby and you’re listening to The Black Studies podcast, a Mellon grant sponsored series of conversations examining the history of the field. Our conversations engage with a wide range of activists and scholars - senior figures in the field, late doctoral students, and everyone in between, culture workers, and political organizers - in order to explore the cultural and political meaning of Black Studies as an area of inquiry and its critical methods.Today's conversation is with Sharon Harley, who teaches in the Department of African American and Africana Studies at University of Ma...2025-05-141h 01
The Black Studies PodcastTahirah Akbar-Williams - Research Librarian, University of MarylandThis is Ashley Newby and you’re listening to The Black Studies podcast, a Mellon grant sponsored series of conversations examining the history of the field. Our conversations engage with a wide range of activists and scholars - senior figures in the field, late doctoral students, and everyone in between, culture workers, and political organizers - in order to explore the cultural and political meaning of Black Studies as an area of inquiry and its critical methods.2025-05-0946 min
The Black Studies PodcastM. Keith Claybrook - Department of Africana Studies, California State University, Long BeachThis is Ashley Newby and you’re listening to The Black Studies podcast, a Mellon grant sponsored series of conversations examining the history of the field. Our conversations engage with a wide range of activists and scholars - senior figures in the field, late doctoral students, and everyone in between, culture workers, and political organizers - in order to explore the cultural and political meaning of Black Studies as an area of inquiry and its critical methods.2025-05-071h 06
The Black Studies PodcastJessica A. Newby - Department of History, Johns Hopkins UniversityThis is Ashley Newby and you’re listening to The Black Studies podcast, a Mellon grant sponsored series of conversations examining the history of the field. Our conversations engage with a wide range of activists and scholars - senior figures in the field, late doctoral students, and everyone in between, culture workers, and political organizers - in order to explore the cultural and political meaning of Black Studies as an area of inquiry and its critical methods.2025-05-021h 17
The Black Studies PodcastUla Taylor - Department of African American and African Diaspora Studies, University of California, BerkeleyThis is Ashley Newby and you’re listening to The Black Studies podcast, a Mellon grant sponsored series of conversations examining the history of the field. Our conversations engage with a wide range of activists and scholars - senior figures in the field, late doctoral students, and everyone in between, culture workers, and political organizers - in order to explore the cultural and political meaning of Black Studies as an area of inquiry and its critical methods.Today’s discussion is with Ula Taylor, who teaches in the Department of African American and African Diaspora Studies at Univ...2025-04-2827 min
The Black Studies PodcastBlair LM Kelley - Department of American Studies, University of North Carolina, Chapel HillThis is Ashley Newby and you’re listening to The Black Studies podcast, a Mellon grant sponsored series of conversations examining the history of the field. Our conversations engage with a wide range of activists and scholars - senior figures in the field, late doctoral students, and everyone in between, culture workers, and political organizers - in order to explore the cultural and political meaning of Black Studies as an area of inquiry and its critical methods.Today’s discussion is with Blair LM Kelley, who is Joel R. Williamson Distinguished Professor of Southern Studies at the Univ...2025-04-2346 min
The Black Studies PodcastAlexis Pauline Gumbs - Poet, Scholar, and Troublemaker, Durham, North CarolinaThis is Ashley Newby and you’re listening to The Black Studies podcast, a Mellon grant sponsored series of conversations examining the history of the field. Our conversations engage with a wide range of activists and scholars - senior figures in the field, late doctoral students, and everyone in between, culture workers, and political organizers - in order to explore the cultural and political meaning of Black Studies as an area of inquiry and its critical methods.Today’s discussion is with Alexis Pauline Gumbs, a scholar and poet living and working in Durham, North Carolina. In addi...2025-04-2147 min
The Black Studies PodcastMarisa Parham - Department of English, University of MarylandThis is Ashley Newby and you’re listening to The Black Studies podcast, a Mellon grant sponsored series of conversations examining the history of the field. Our conversations engage with a wide range of activists and scholars - senior figures in the field, late doctoral students, and everyone in between, culture workers, and political organizers - in order to explore the cultural and political meaning of Black Studies as an area of inquiry and its critical methods.Today’s conversation is with Marisa Parham, who teaches in the Department of English at University of Mary...2025-04-141h 04
The Black Studies PodcastKesewa John - Department of History, Goldsmiths UniversityThis is John Drabinski and you’re listening to The Black Studies podcast, a Mellon grant sponsored series of conversations examining the history of the field. Our conversations engage with a wide range of activists and scholars - senior figures in the field, late doctoral students, and everyone in between, culture workers, and political organizers - in order to explore the cultural and political meaning of Black Studies as an area of inquiry and its critical methods.Today’s conversation is with Kesewa John, who teaches in the Department of History at Goldsmiths University in L...2025-04-111h 13
The Black Studies PodcastSerie McDougal - Department of Pan-African Studies, California State University, Los AngelesThis is Ashley Newby and you’re listening to The Black Studies podcast, a Mellon grant sponsored series of conversations examining the history of the field. Our conversations engage with a wide range of activists and scholars - senior figures in the field, late doctoral students, and everyone in between, culture workers, and political organizers - in order to explore the cultural and political meaning of Black Studies as an area of inquiry and its critical methods.Today’s conversation is with Serie McDougal, who teaches in the Department of Pan-African Studies at California Stat...2025-04-0936 min
The Black Studies PodcastAlexander Weheliye - Department of Modern Culture and Media, Brown UniversityThis is Ashley Newby and you’re listening to The Black Studies podcast, a Mellon grant sponsored series of conversations examining the history of the field. Our conversations engage with a wide range of activists and scholars - senior figures in the field, late doctoral students, and everyone in between, culture workers, and political organizers - in order to explore the cultural and political meaning of Black Studies as an area of inquiry and its critical methods.Today's discussion is with Alexander Weheliye, who teaches in the Department of Modern Culture and Media at Brown University. He is...2025-03-2844 min
The Black Studies PodcastStacie McCormick - Department of English, Texas Christian UniversityThis is Ashley Newby and you’re listening to The Black Studies podcast, a Mellon grant sponsored series of conversations examining the history of the field. Our conversations engage with a wide range of activists and scholars - senior figures in the field, late doctoral students, and everyone in between, culture workers, and political organizers - in order to explore the cultural and political meaning of Black Studies as an area of inquiry and its critical methods.Today's discussion is with Stacie McCormick, who teaches in the Department of English, Comparative Race and Ethnic Studies, and Women an...2025-03-2445 min
The Black Studies PodcastJeffrey Ogbar - Department of History, University of ConnecticutThis is Ashley Newby and you’re listening to The Black Studies podcast, a Mellon grant sponsored series of conversations examining the history of the field. Our conversations engage with a wide range of activists and scholars - senior figures in the field, late doctoral students, and everyone in between, culture workers, and political organizers - in order to explore the cultural and political meaning of Black Studies as an area of inquiry and its critical methods.Today's discussion is with Jeffery Ogbar, who teaches in the Department of History at the University of Connecticut where he is...2025-03-1950 min
The Black Studies PodcastAshley Smith-Purviance - Department of African American and African Studies, Ohio State UniversityThis is John Drabinski and you’re listening to The Black Studies podcast, a Mellon grant sponsored series of conversations examining the history of the field. Our conversations engage with a wide range of activists and scholars - senior figures in the field, late doctoral students, and everyone in between, culture workers, and political organizers - in order to explore the cultural and political meaning of Black Studies as an area of inquiry and its critical methods.Today’s conversation is with Ashley Smith-Purviance, who teaches in the Department of African American and African Stud...2025-03-1753 min
The Black Studies PodcastBrie Gorrell, Ashley Newby, and John E. Drabinski - Departments of Africana Studies and English, University of MarylandThis is Brie Gorrell and you’re listening to The Black Studies podcast, a Mellon grant sponsored series of conversations examining the history of the field. Our conversations engage with a wide range of activists and scholars - senior figures in the field, graduate and undergraduate students, and everyone in between, culture workers, and political organizers - in order to explore the cultural and political meaning of Black Studies as an area of inquiry and its critical methods.Today’s conversation is between myself, Ashley Newby, and John Drabinski, hosts of The Black Studies Podc...2025-03-1546 min
The Black Studies PodcastMarisa Fuentes - Department of History and Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, Rutgers UniversityThis is Ashley Newby and you’re listening to The Black Studies podcast, a Mellon grant sponsored series of conversations examining the history of the field. Our conversations engage with a wide range of activists and scholars - senior figures in the field, late doctoral students, and everyone in between, culture workers, and political organizers - in order to explore the cultural and political meaning of Black Studies as an area of inquiry and its critical methods.Today's discussion is with Marisa Fuentes, who teaches in the departments of History and Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Ru...2025-03-1240 min
The Black Studies PodcastMartha S. Jones - Department of History, Johns Hopkins UniversityThis is Ashley Newby and you’re listening to The Black Studies podcast, a Mellon grant sponsored series of conversations examining the history of the field. Our conversations engage with a wide range of activists and scholars - senior figures in the field, late doctoral students, and everyone in between, culture workers, and political organizers - in order to explore the cultural and political meaning of Black Studies as an area of inquiry and its critical methods.Today's discussion is with Martha Jones, who is Society of Black Alumni Presidential Professor of History at Johns Hopkins University. Sh...2025-03-0452 min
The Black Studies PodcastCasey Wong - Department of Educational Policy Studies, Georgia State UniversityThis is Ashley Newby and you’re listening to The Black Studies podcast, a Mellon grant sponsored series of conversations examining the history of the field. Our conversations engage with a wide range of activists and scholars - senior figures in the field, late doctoral students, and everyone in between, culture workers, and political organizers - in order to explore the cultural and political meaning of Black Studies as an area of inquiry and its critical methods.Today's discussion is with Casey Wong, who teaches in the Department of Educational Policy at Georgia State University. He is th...2025-02-241h 18
The Black Studies PodcastKellie Carter Jackson - Department of Africana Studies, Wellesley CollegeThis is Ashley Newby and you’re listening to The Black Studies podcast, a Mellon grant sponsored series of conversations examining the history of the field. Our conversations engage with a wide range of activists and scholars - senior figures in the field, late doctoral students, and everyone in between, culture workers, and political organizers - in order to explore the cultural and political meaning of Black Studies as an area of inquiry and its critical methods.Today's discussion is with Kellie Carter Jackson, who teaches in the Department of Africana Studies at Wellesley College. In addition to...2025-02-171h 04
The Black Studies PodcastMary Phillips - Department of African American Studies, University of Illinois, Urbana-ChampaignThis is Ashley Newby and you’re listening to The Black Studies podcast, a Mellon grant sponsored series of conversations examining the history of the field. Our conversations engage with a wide range of activists and scholars - senior figures in the field, late doctoral students, and everyone in between, culture workers, and political organizers - in order to explore the cultural and political meaning of Black Studies as an area of inquiry and its critical methods.Today's discussion is with Mary Frances Phillips, who teaches in the Department of African American Studies at the University of Il...2025-02-101h 06
The Black Studies PodcastRomaine McNeil, Tatiana Esh, Sha-Shonna Rogers, Jessica Newby, and Julia Mallory - Slavery in Motion Collection, Baltimore Museum of ArtThis is Ashley Newby and you’re listening to The Black Studies podcast, a Mellon grant sponsored series of conversations examining the history of the field. Our conversations engage with a wide range of activists and scholars - senior figures in the field, late doctoral students, and everyone in between, culture workers, and political organizers - in order to explore the cultural and political meaning of Black Studies as an area of inquiry and its critical methods.Today's discussion is with the curator and participating artists in the Slavery in Motion collection (see video of event here), a...2025-02-051h 13
The Black Studies PodcastShingi Mavima - Department of History, University of ToledoThis is Ashley Newby and you’re listening to The Black Studies podcast, a Mellon grant sponsored series of conversations examining the history of the field. Our conversations engage with a wide range of activists and scholars - senior figures in the field, late doctoral students, and everyone in between, culture workers, and political organizers - in order to explore the cultural and political meaning of Black Studies as an area of inquiry and its critical methods.Today's conversation is with Shingi Mavima, who teaches in the Department of History at University of Toledo. He is a sp...2025-01-311h 02
The Black Studies PodcastJeffrey Q. McCune, Jr. - Department of Black Studies, University of RochesterThis is Ashley Newby and you’re listening to The Black Studies podcast, a Mellon grant sponsored series of conversations examining the history of the field. Our conversations engage with a wide range of activists and scholars - senior figures in the field, late doctoral students, and everyone in between, culture workers, and political organizers - in order to explore the cultural and political meaning of Black Studies as an area of inquiry and its critical methods.Today's conversation is with Jeffrey Q. McCune Jr., who teaches in Black Studies at University of Rochester where he is th...2025-01-2457 min
The Black Studies PodcastNwando Achebe - Department of History, Michigan State UniversityThis is Ashley Newby and you’re listening to The Black Studies podcast, a Mellon grant sponsored series of conversations examining the history of the field. Our conversations engage with a wide range of activists and scholars - senior figures in the field, late doctoral students, and everyone in between, culture workers, and political organizers - in order to explore the cultural and political meaning of Black Studies as an area of inquiry and its critical methods.Today's conversation is with Nwando Achebe, who teaches in the Department of History at Michigan State University where she serves as...2025-01-2049 min
The Black Studies PodcastSonja Lanehart - Department of Linguistics, University of ArizonaThis is Ashley Newby and you’re listening to The Black Studies podcast, a Mellon grant sponsored series of conversations examining the history of the field. Our conversations engage with a wide range of activists and scholars - senior figures in the field, late doctoral students, and everyone in between, culture workers, and political organizers - in order to explore the cultural and political meaning of Black Studies as an area of inquiry and its critical methods.Today's conversation is with Sonja Lanehart, who teaches in the Department of Linguistics at the University of Arizona where her sc...2025-01-151h 08
The Black Studies PodcastVincent Brown - Departments of History and African and African American Studies, Harvard UniversityThis is Ashley Newby and you’re listening to The Black Studies podcast, a Mellon grant sponsored series of conversations examining the history of the field. Our conversations engage with a wide range of activists and scholars - senior figures in the field, late doctoral students, and everyone in between, culture workers, and political organizers - in order to explore the cultural and political meaning of Black Studies as an area of inquiry and its critical methods.Vincent Brown is Charles Warren Professor of American History and Professor of African and African American Studies. In addition to ma...2025-01-081h 00
The Black Studies PodcastAshley Newby and John E. Drabinski - Department of African American and Africana Studies, University of MarylandThis is Ashley Newby and you’re listening to The Black Studies podcast, a Mellon grant sponsored series of conversations examining the history of the field. Our conversations engage with a wide range of activists and scholars - senior figures in the field, late doctoral students, and everyone in between, culture workers, and political organizers - in order to explore the cultural and political meaning of Black Studies as an area of inquiry and its critical methods.Today's conversation is between me and John E. Drabinski, my department colleague in the Department of African American and Africana St...2024-12-1943 min
The Black Studies PodcastOzay Moore - Executive Director, All of the Above Hip Hop AcademyThis is Ashley Newby and you’re listening to The Black Studies podcast, a Mellon grant sponsored series of conversations examining the history of the field. Our conversations engage with a wide range of activists and scholars - senior figures in the field, late doctoral students, and everyone in between, culture workers, and political organizers - in order to explore the cultural and political meaning of Black Studies as an area of inquiry and its critical methods.Today's conversation is with Ozay Moore, an Emcee, DJ, Muralist, and community organizer who is the Executive Director of All of...2024-12-1258 min
The Black Studies PodcastGerald Horne - Department of History, University of HoustonThis is Ashley Newby and you’re listening to The Black Studies podcast, a Mellon grant sponsored series of conversations examining the history of the field. Our conversations engage with a wide range of activists and scholars - senior figures in the field, late doctoral students, and everyone in between, culture workers, and political organizers - in order to explore the cultural and political meaning of Black Studies as an area of inquiry and its critical methods.Today's episode features Gerald Horne, who teaches in the Department of History at University of Houston. He has written many sc...2024-12-0552 min
The Black Studies PodcastZalika U. Ibaorimi - Department of African American and African Studies, Ohio State UniversityThis is John Drabinski and you’re listening to The Black Studies podcast, a Mellon grant sponsored series of conversations examining the history of the field. Our conversations engage with a wide range of activists and scholars - senior figures in the field, late doctoral students, and everyone in between, culture workers, and political organizers - in order to explore the cultural and political meaning of Black Studies as an area of inquiry and its critical methods.Today’s conversation is with Zalika U. Ibaorimi, who works under the artist name N0HumanInv0lved (N.H...2024-12-0357 min
The Black Studies PodcastStephanie Sparling Williams - Andrew W. Mellon Curator of American Art at the Brooklyn MuseumThis is John Drabinski and you’re listening to The Black Studies podcast, a Mellon grant sponsored series of conversations examining the history of the field. Our conversations engage with a wide range of activists and scholars - senior figures in the field, late doctoral students, and everyone in between, culture workers, and political organizers - in order to explore the cultural and political meaning of Black Studies as an area of inquiry and its critical methods.Today’s conversation is with Stephanie Sparling Williams, the Andrew W. Mellon Curator of American Art at the...2024-11-2753 min
The Black Studies PodcastAisha Durham - Department of Communication, University of South FloridaThis is Ashley Newby and you’re listening to The Black Studies podcast, a Mellon grant sponsored series of conversations examining the history of the field. Our conversations engage with a wide range of activists and scholars - senior figures in the field, late doctoral students, and everyone in between, culture workers, and political organizers - in order to explore the cultural and political meaning of Black Studies as an area of inquiry and its critical methods.Today's conversation is with Aisha Durham, Professor of Communication at the University of South Florida. Her research explores the relationship be...2024-11-2548 min
The Black Studies PodcastRobin Means Coleman - Department of Media Studies and African American and African Studies, University of VirginiaThis is John Drabinski and you’re listening to The Black Studies podcast, a Mellon grant sponsored series of conversations examining the history of the field. Our conversations engage with a wide range of activists and scholars - senior figures in the field, late doctoral students, and everyone in between, culture workers, and political organizers - in order to explore the cultural and political meaning of Black Studies as an area of inquiry and its critical methods.Today’s conversation is with Robin Means Coleman, Professor of Media Studies and of African American and Afri...2024-11-2154 min
The Black Studies PodcastJervette R. Ward - Department of Black Studies, City College of New YorkThis is John Drabinski and you’re listening to The Black Studies podcast, a Mellon grant sponsored series of conversations examining the history of the field. Our conversations engage with a wide range of activists and scholars - senior figures in the field, late doctoral students, and everyone in between, culture workers, and political organizers - in order to explore the cultural and political meaning of Black Studies as an area of inquiry and its critical methods.Today’s conversation is with Jervette R. Ward, who teaches in and chairs the newly re-established Department of B...2024-11-1943 min
The Black Studies PodcastRita Kiki Edozie - Professor of Global Governance, University of Massachusetts-BostonThis is Ashley Newby and you’re listening to The Black Studies podcast, a Mellon grant sponsored series of conversations examining the history of the field. Our conversations engage with a wide range of activists and scholars - senior figures in the field, late doctoral students, and everyone in between, culture workers, and political organizers - in order to explore the cultural and political meaning of Black Studies as an area of inquiry and its critical methods.Today's episode features Rita Kiki Edozie, the Deval Patrick Endowed Chair of Political, Economic, and Social Innovation and Professor of Gl...2024-11-1451 min
The Black Studies PodcastJuanita Stephen - Department of Interdisciplinary and Critical Studies, University of WindsorThis is John Drabinski and you’re listening to The Black Studies podcast, a Mellon grant sponsored series of conversations examining the history of the field. Our conversations engage with a wide range of activists and scholars - senior figures in the field, late doctoral students, and everyone in between, culture workers, and political organizers - in order to explore the cultural and political meaning of Black Studies as an area of inquiry and its critical methods.Today’s conversation is with Juanita Stephen, who teaches in the Department of Interdisciplinary and Critical Studies at U...2024-11-1255 min
The Black Studies PodcastPhilip V. McHarris - Frederick Douglass Institute and Department of Black Studies, University of RochesterThis is John Drabinski and you’re listening to The Black Studies podcast, a Mellon grant sponsored series of conversations examining the history of the field. Our conversations engage with a wide range of activists and scholars - senior figures in the field, late doctoral students, and everyone in between, culture workers, and political organizers - in order to explore the cultural and political meaning of Black Studies as an area of inquiry and its critical methods.Today’s conversation is with Philip McHarris, who teaches in the Frederick Douglass Institute and Department of Blac...2024-11-081h 03
The Black Studies PodcastDawn-Elissa Fischer - Department of Anthropology, San Francisco State UniversityThis is Ashley Newby and you’re listening to The Black Studies podcast, a Mellon grant sponsored series of conversations examining the history of the field. Our conversations engage with a wide range of activists and scholars - senior figures in the field, late doctoral students, and everyone in between, culture workers, and political organizers - in order to explore the cultural and political meaning of Black Studies as an area of inquiry and its critical methods.Today's conversation is with Dawn-Elissa Fischer, who teaches in the Department of Anthropology at San Francisco State University. She centers he...2024-11-0659 min
The Black Studies PodcastNeil Roberts - Department of Africana Studies, Williams CollegeThis is John Drabinski and you’re listening to The Black Studies podcast, a Mellon grant sponsored series of conversations examining the history of the field. Our conversations engage with a wide range of activists and scholars - senior figures in the field, late doctoral students, and everyone in between, culture workers, and political organizers - in order to explore the cultural and political meaning of Black Studies as an area of inquiry and its critical methods.Today’s conversation is with Neil Roberts, Associate Dean of the Faculty and Professor of Africana Studies at W...2024-11-041h 16
The Black Studies PodcastDonelle Boose - Department of History and African American Studies Program, Randolph-Macon CollegeThis is John Drabinski and you’re listening to The Black Studies podcast, a Mellon grant sponsored series of conversations examining the history of the field. Our conversations engage with a wide range of activists and scholars - senior figures in the field, late doctoral students, and everyone in between, culture workers, and political organizers - in order to explore the cultural and political meaning of Black Studies as an area of inquiry and its critical methods.Today’s conversation is with Donelle Boose, who teaches in the Department of History and African American Stud...2024-11-0156 min
The Black Studies PodcastAshanté Reese - Department of African and African Diaspora Studies, University of Texas, AustinThis is John Drabinski and you’re listening to The Black Studies podcast, a Mellon grant sponsored series of conversations examining the history of the field. Our conversations engage with a wide range of activists and scholars - senior figures in the field, late doctoral students, and everyone in between, culture workers, and political organizers - in order to explore the cultural and political meaning of Black Studies as an area of inquiry and its critical methods.Today’s conversation is with Ashanté Reese, who teaches in the Department of African American Studies at the U...2024-10-3059 min
The Black Studies PodcastKameelah Martin - Department of African American Studies, College of CharlestonThis is John Drabinski and you’re listening to The Black Studies podcast, a Mellon grant sponsored series of conversations examining the history of the field. Our conversations engage with a wide range of activists and scholars - senior figures in the field, late doctoral students, and everyone in between, culture workers, and political organizers - in order to explore the cultural and political meaning of Black Studies as an area of inquiry and its critical methods.Today’s conversation is with Kameelah Martin, who teaches in the Department of African American Studies at the...2024-10-2856 min
The Black Studies PodcastMelissa Daniels-Rauterkus - Department of English, University of Southern CaliforniaThis is John Drabinski and you’re listening to The Black Studies podcast, a Mellon grant sponsored series of conversations examining the history of the field. Our conversations engage with a wide range of activists and scholars - senior figures in the field, late doctoral students, and everyone in between, culture workers, and political organizers - in order to explore the cultural and political meaning of Black Studies as an area of inquiry and its critical methods.Today’s conversation is with Melissa Daniels-Rauterkus, who teaches in the Department of English at the University of S...2024-10-251h 04
The Black Studies PodcastEddie S. Glaude, Jr. - Department of African American Studies, Princeton UniversityThis is John Drabinski and you’re listening to The Black Studies podcast, a Mellon grant sponsored series of conversations examining the history of the field. Our conversations engage with a wide range of activists and scholars - senior figures in the field, late doctoral students, and everyone in between, culture workers, and political organizers - in order to explore the cultural and political meaning of Black Studies as an area of inquiry and its critical methods.Today’s conversation is with Eddie S. Glaude, Jr., who is James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor in t...2024-10-2344 min
The Black Studies PodcastJasmine Lee - Associate Vice President for Community and Culture, University of Maryland, Baltimore CountyThis is Ashley Newby and you’re listening to The Black Studies podcast, a Mellon grant sponsored series of conversations examining the history of the field. Our conversations engage with a wide range of activists and scholars - senior figures in the field, late doctoral students, and everyone in between, culture workers, and political organizers - in order to explore the cultural and political meaning of Black Studies as an area of inquiry and its critical methods.Today's conversation is with Jasmine Lee, who works as Associate Vice President for Community and Culture, University of Maryland, Baltimore Co...2024-10-2158 min
The Black Studies PodcastBiko Caruthers - Department of English, New York UniversityThis is John Drabinski and you’re listening to The Black Studies podcast, a Mellon grant sponsored series of conversations examining the history of the field. Our conversations engage with a wide range of activists and scholars - senior figures in the field, late doctoral students, and everyone in between, culture workers, and political organizers - in order to explore the cultural and political meaning of Black Studies as an area of inquiry and its critical methods.Today’s conversation is with Biko Caruthers, assistant professor and Provost Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Engl...2024-10-1856 min
The Black Studies PodcastWillie Mack - Department of Black Studies, University of MissouriThis is John Drabinski and you’re listening to The Black Studies podcast, a Mellon grant sponsored series of conversations examining the history of the field. Our conversations engage with a wide range of activists and scholars - senior figures in the field, late doctoral students, and everyone in between, culture workers, and political organizers - in order to explore the cultural and political meaning of Black Studies as an area of inquiry and its critical methods.Today’s conversation is with Willie Mack, who teaches in the Department of Black Studies at the Univ...2024-10-1652 min
The Black Studies PodcastSonya Donaldson - Department of African American Studies, Colby CollegeThis is John Drabinski and you’re listening to The Black Studies podcast, a Mellon grant sponsored series of conversations examining the history of the field. Our conversations engage with a wide range of activists and scholars - senior figures in the field, late doctoral students, and everyone in between, culture workers, and political organizers - in order to explore the cultural and political meaning of Black Studies as an area of inquiry and its critical methods.Today’s conversation is with Sonya Donaldson, who teaches in the Department of African American Studies at Colb...2024-10-1458 min
The Black Studies PodcastChad L. Williams - Department of African and African American Studies, Brandeis UniversityThis is Ashley Newby and you’re listening to The Black Studies podcast, a Mellon grant sponsored series of conversations examining the history of the field. Our conversations engage with a wide range of activists and scholars - senior figures in the field, late doctoral students, and everyone in between, culture workers, and political organizers - in order to explore the cultural and political meaning of Black Studies as an area of inquiry and its critical methods.Today's conversation is with Chad L. Williams, Samuel J. and Augusta Spector Professor of History and African and African American St...2024-10-111h 02
The Black Studies PodcastCourtney Terry - Department of Black Studies, Portland State UniversityThis is John Drabinski and you’re listening to The Black Studies podcast, a Mellon grant sponsored series of conversations examining the history of the field. Our conversations engage with a wide range of activists and scholars - senior figures in the field, late doctoral students, and everyone in between, culture workers, and political organizers - in order to explore the cultural and political meaning of Black Studies as an area of inquiry and its critical methods.Today’s conversation is with Courtney Terry, assistant professor of Black Studies at Portland State University in Port...2024-10-091h 03
The Black Studies PodcastElena Guzman - Department of African American and African Diaspora Studies, Indiana UniversityThis is John Drabinski and you’re listening to The Black Studies podcast, a Mellon grant sponsored series of conversations examining the history of the field. Our conversations engage with a wide range of activists and scholars - senior figures in the field, late doctoral students, and everyone in between, culture workers, and political organizers - in order to explore the cultural and political meaning of Black Studies as an area of inquiry and its critical methods.Today’s conversation is with Elena Guzman, who teaches in the Department of African American and African Dias...2024-10-0751 min
The Black Studies PodcastChristin Washington - Department of American Studies, University of MarylandThis is John Drabinski and you’re listening to The Black Studies podcast, a Mellon grant sponsored series of conversations examining the history of the field. Our conversations engage with a wide range of activists and scholars - senior figures in the field, late doctoral students, and everyone in between, culture workers, and political organizers - in order to explore the cultural and political meaning of Black Studies as an area of inquiry and its critical methods.Today’s conversation is with Christin Washington, a doctoral candidate in the Department of American Studies at Univ...2024-10-0459 min
The Black Studies PodcastWalidah Imarisha - Department of Black Studies, Portland State UniversityThis is Ashley Newby and you’re listening to The Black Studies podcast, a Mellon grant sponsored series of conversations examining the history of the field. Our conversations engage with a wide range of activists and scholars - senior figures in the field, late doctoral students, and everyone in between, culture workers, and political organizers - in order to explore the cultural and political meaning of Black Studies as an area of inquiry and its critical methods.Today’s conversation is with Walidah Imarisha, Director of the Center for Black Studies and Associate Professor in t...2024-10-0242 min
The Black Studies PodcastQiana Whitted - Department of English and African American Studies Program, University of South CarolinaThis is John Drabinski and you’re listening to The Black Studies podcast, a Mellon grant sponsored series of conversations examining the history of the field. Our conversations engage with a wide range of activists and scholars - senior figures in the field, late doctoral students, and everyone in between, culture workers, and political organizers - in order to explore the cultural and political meaning of Black Studies as an area of inquiry and its critical methods.Today’s conversation is with Qiana Whitted, who teaches in the Department of English Language and Literature and...2024-09-3047 min
The Black Studies PodcastLaToya Brackett - Department of African American Studies, University of Puget SoundThis is Ashley Newby and you’re listening to The Black Studies podcast, a Mellon grant sponsored series of conversations examining the history of the field. Our conversations engage with a wide range of activists and scholars - senior figures in the field, late doctoral students, and everyone in between, culture workers, and political organizers - in order to explore the cultural and political meaning of Black Studies as an area of inquiry and its critical methods.Today’s conversation is with LaToya Brackett, an assistant professor in the Department of African American Studies at t...2024-09-2748 min
The Black Studies PodcastChristina Knight - Department of Art History, Rutgers UniversityThis is John Drabinski and you’re listening to The Black Studies podcast, a Mellon grant sponsored series of conversations examining the history of the field. Our conversations engage with a wide range of activists and scholars - senior figures in the field, late doctoral students, and everyone in between, culture workers, and political organizers - in order to explore the cultural and political meaning of Black Studies as an area of inquiry and its critical methods.Today’s conversation is with Christina Knight, who teaches in the Department of Art History at Rutgers Univ...2024-09-2546 min
The Black Studies PodcastMinkah Makalani - Department of History and Center for Africana Studies, Johns Hopkins UniversityThis is Ashley Newby and you’re listening to The Black Studies podcast, a Mellon grant sponsored series of conversations examining the history of the field. Our conversations engage with a wide range of activists and scholars - senior figures in the field, late doctoral students, and everyone in between, culture workers, and political organizers - in order to explore the cultural and political meaning of Black Studies as an area of inquiry and its critical methods.Today’s conversation is with Professor Minkah Makalani, who teaches in the Department of History at Johns Hopk...2024-09-231h 22
The Black Studies PodcastMark Anthony Neal - Department of African and African American Studies, Duke UniversityThis is John Drabinski and you’re listening to The Black Studies podcast, a Mellon grant sponsored series of conversations examining the history of the field. Our conversations engage with a wide range of activists and scholars - senior figures in the field, late doctoral students, and everyone in between, culture workers, and political organizers - in order to explore the cultural and political meaning of Black Studies as an area of inquiry and its critical methods.Today’s conversation is with Mark Anthony Neal, the James B. Duke Distinguished Professor of African & African Amer...2024-09-1954 min
The Black Studies PodcastNathaniel Norment - Department of English, Morehouse CollegeThis is Ashley Newby and you’re listening to The Black Studies podcast, a Mellon grant sponsored series of conversations examining the history of the field. Our conversations engage with a wide range of activists and scholars - senior figures in the field, late doctoral students, and everyone in between, culture workers, and political organizers - in order to explore the cultural and political meaning of Black Studies as an area of inquiry and its critical methods.Today’s conversation is with Professor Nathaniel Norment, Professor of English at Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia wher...2024-09-1731 min
The Black Studies PodcastWendyliz Martinez - ACLS Leading Edge Fellow, New Jersey Institute for Social JusticeThis is John Drabinski and you’re listening to The Black Studies podcast, a Mellon grant sponsored series of conversations examining the history of the field. Our conversations engage with a wide range of activists and scholars - senior figures in the field, late doctoral students, and everyone in between, culture workers, and political organizers - in order to explore the cultural and political meaning of Black Studies as an area of inquiry and its critical methods.Today’s conversation is with Wendyliz Martinez, a 2024 ACLS Leading Edge fellow where she works with the New...2024-09-1254 min
The Black Studies PodcastBrenda E. Stevenson - Department of African American Studies, University of California, Los AngelesThis is Ashley Newby and you’re listening to The Black Studies podcast, a Mellon grant sponsored series of conversations examining the history of the field. Our conversations engage with a wide range of activists and scholars - senior figures in the field, late doctoral students, and everyone in between, culture workers, and political organizers - in order to explore the cultural and political meaning of Black Studies as an area of inquiry and its critical methods.Today's conversation is with Brenda E. Stevenson, Professor of African American Studies and Nickoll Family Endowed Chair in the Department of...2024-09-1019 min
The Black Studies PodcastJ. Kameron Carter - Department of African American Studies, University of California, IrvineThis is John Drabinski and you’re listening to The Black Studies podcast, a Mellon grant sponsored series of conversations examining the history of the field. Our conversations engage with a wide range of activists and scholars - senior figures in the field, late doctoral students, and everyone in between, culture workers, and political organizers - in order to explore the cultural and political meaning of Black Studies as an area of inquiry and its critical methods.Today’s conversation is with J. Kameron Carter, who teaches in the Department of African American Studies at U...2024-09-051h 09
The Black Studies PodcastDavid Kalonji Walton - Department of History and African American Studies, Lincoln UniversityThis is Ashley Newby and you’re listening to The Black Studies podcast, a Mellon grant sponsored series of conversations examining the history of the field. Our conversations engage with a wide range of activists and scholars - senior figures in the field, late doctoral students, and everyone in between, culture workers, and political organizers - in order to explore the cultural and political meaning of Black Studies as an area of inquiry and its critical methods.Today's conversation is with David Kalonji Walton, who teaches in the Departments of History and African American Studies at Lincoln Un...2024-09-0344 min
The Black Studies PodcastAustin Lee - Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program, Boston UniversityThis is John Drabinski and you’re listening to The Black Studies podcast, a Mellon grant sponsored series of conversations examining the history of the field. Our conversations engage with a wide range of activists and scholars - senior figures in the field, late doctoral students, and everyone in between, culture workers, and political organizers - in order to explore the cultural and political meaning of Black Studies as an area of inquiry and its critical methods.Today’s conversation is with Austin Lee, a postdoctoral scholar at the Boston University Society of Fellows speci...2024-08-2944 min
The Black Studies PodcastCourtney Joseph - Department of History and African American Studies, Lake Forest CollegeThis is John Drabinski and you’re listening to The Black Studies podcast, a Mellon grant sponsored series of conversations examining the history of the field. Our conversations engage with a wide range of activists and scholars - senior figures in the field, late doctoral students, and everyone in between, culture workers, and political organizers - in order to explore the cultural and political meaning of Black Studies as an area of inquiry and its critical methods.Today’s conversation is with Courtney Joseph, who teaches in the departments of History and African American Stud...2024-08-271h 04
The Black Studies PodcastSophia Jahadhmy and Sofia Meadows-Muriel - Department of Africana Studies, Cornell UniversityThis is John Drabinski and you’re listening to The Black Studies podcast, a Mellon grant sponsored series of conversations examining the history of the field. Our conversations engage with a wide range of activists and scholars - senior figures in the field, late doctoral students, and everyone in between, culture workers, and political organizers - in order to explore the cultural and political meaning of Black Studies as an area of inquiry and its critical methods.Today’s conversation is with Sophia Jahadhmy and Sofia Meadows-Muriel, doctoral candidates in the Department of Africana Stud...2024-08-221h 07
The Black Studies PodcastKyle T. Mays - Department of African American Studies, University of California, Los AngelesThis is Ashley Newby and you’re listening to The Black Studies podcast, a Mellon grant sponsored series of conversations examining the history of the field. Our conversations engage with a wide range of activists and scholars - senior figures in the field, late doctoral students, and everyone in between, culture workers, and political organizers - in order to explore the cultural and political meaning of Black Studies as an area of inquiry and its critical methods.Today's conversation is with Kyle T. Mays, Associate Professor of African American Studies, American Indian Studies, and History at University of...2024-08-2055 min
The Black Studies PodcastErika Denise Edwards - Department of History, University of Texas at El PasoThis is John Drabinski and you’re listening to The Black Studies podcast, a Mellon grant sponsored series of conversations examining the history of the field. Our conversations engage with a wide range of activists and scholars - senior figures in the field, late doctoral students, and everyone in between, culture workers, and political organizers - in order to explore the cultural and political meaning of Black Studies as an area of inquiry and its critical methods.Today’s conversation is with Erika Denise Edwards, an associate professor of history at the University of Texa...2024-08-1557 min
The Black Studies PodcastRegina Bradley - Department of English, Kennesaw State UniversityThis is Ashley Newby and you’re listening to The Black Studies podcast, a Mellon grant sponsored series of conversations examining the history of the field. Our conversations engage with a wide range of activists and scholars - senior figures in the field, late doctoral students, and everyone in between, culture workers, and political organizers - in order to explore the cultural and political meaning of Black Studies as an area of inquiry and its critical methods.Today’s conversation is with Professor Regina Bradley, who teaches in the Department of English at Kennesaw Stat...2024-08-1337 min
The Black Studies PodcastRinaldo Walcott - Department of Africana and American Studies, University of BuffaloThis is John Drabinski and you’re listening to The Black Studies podcast, a Mellon grant sponsored series of conversations examining the history of the field. Our conversations engage with a wide range of activists and scholars - senior figures in the field, late doctoral students, and everyone in between, culture workers, and political organizers - in order to explore the cultural and political meaning of Black Studies as an area of inquiry and its critical methods.Today’s conversation is with Rinaldo Walcott, who teaches in the Department of Africana and American Studies at U...2024-08-081h 11
The Black Studies PodcastKeeanga-Yamahtta Taylor - Department of African American Studies, Princeton UniversityThis is John Drabinski and you’re listening to The Black Studies podcast, a Mellon grant sponsored series of conversations examining the history of the field. Our conversations engage with a wide range of activists and scholars - senior figures in the field, late doctoral students, and everyone in between, culture workers, and political organizers - in order to explore the cultural and political meaning of Black Studies as an area of inquiry and its critical methods.Today’s conversation is with Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, who teaches in the Department of African American Studies at Prin...2024-08-061h 11
The Black Studies PodcastDavid Ikard - Department of African American and Diaspora Studies, Vanderbilt UniversityThis is John Drabinski and you’re listening to The Black Studies podcast, a Mellon grant sponsored series of conversations examining the history of the field. Our conversations engage with a wide range of activists and scholars - senior figures in the field, late doctoral students, and everyone in between, culture workers, and political organizers - in order to explore the cultural and political meaning of Black Studies as an area of inquiry and its critical methods.Today’s conversation is with David Ikard, who teaches in the Department of African American and Diaspora Stud...2024-08-011h 11
The Black Studies PodcastCharisse Burden-Stelly - Department of African American Studies, Wayne State UniversityThis is John Drabinski and you’re listening to The Black Studies podcast, a Mellon grant sponsored series of conversations examining the history of the field. Our conversations engage with a wide range of activists and scholars - senior figures in the field, late doctoral students, and everyone in between, culture workers, and political organizers - in order to explore the cultural and political meaning of Black Studies as an area of inquiry and its critical methods.Today’s conversation is with Charisse Burden-Stelly, who teaches in the Department of African American Studies at Wayn...2024-07-3044 min
The Black Studies PodcastScot Brown - Department of African American Studies, University of California, Los AngelesThis is Ashley Newby and you’re listening to The Black Studies podcast, a Mellon grant sponsored series of conversations examining the history of the field. Our conversations engage with a wide range of activists and scholars - senior figures in the field, late doctoral students, and everyone in between, culture workers, and political organizers - in order to explore the cultural and political meaning of Black Studies as an area of inquiry and its critical methods.Today’s conversation is with Scot Brown, who teaches in the Department of African American Studies at Univ...2024-07-2547 min
The Black Studies PodcastShaida Akbarian - Department of Comparative Studies, Ohio State UniversityThis is John Drabinski and you’re listening to The Black Studies podcast, a Mellon grant sponsored series of conversations examining the history of the field. Our conversations engage with a wide range of activists and scholars - senior figures in the field, late doctoral students, and everyone in between, culture workers, and political organizers - in order to explore the cultural and political meaning of Black Studies as an area of inquiry and its critical methods.Today’s conversation is with Shaida Akbarian, who teaches in the Department of Comparative Studies at Ohio Stat...2024-07-2343 min
The Black Studies PodcastDavid Green - Department of English, Howard UniversityThis is Ashley Newby and you’re listening to The Black Studies podcast, a Mellon grant sponsored series of conversations examining the history of the field. Our conversations engage with a wide range of activists and scholars - senior figures in the field, late doctoral students, and everyone in between, culture workers, and political organizers - in order to explore the cultural and political meaning of Black Studies as an area of inquiry and its critical methods.Today’s conversation is with David Green, who teaches in the Department of English at Howard University in W...2024-07-181h 01
The Black Studies PodcastStephanie Jones and Makeba Lavan - Department of African Diaspora Studies, Grinnell CollegeThis is John Drabinski and you’re listening to The Black Studies podcast, a Mellon grant sponsored series of conversations examining the history of the field. Our conversations engage with a wide range of activists and scholars - senior figures in the field, late doctoral students, and everyone in between, culture workers, and political organizers - in order to explore the cultural and political meaning of Black Studies as an area of inquiry and its critical methods.Today’s conversation is with two of the founding members of the newly launched Department of African Dias...2024-07-161h 26
The Black Studies PodcastJ. Marlena Edwards - Department of African American Studies, Penn State UniversityThis is Ashley Newby and you’re listening to The Black Studies podcast, a Mellon grant sponsored series of conversations examining the history of the field. Our conversations engage with a wide range of activists and scholars - senior figures in the field, late doctoral students, and everyone in between, culture workers, and political organizers - in order to explore the cultural and political meaning of Black Studies as an area of inquiry and its critical methods.Today's conversation is with J. Marlena Edwards. She is assistant professor in the Departments of African American Studies and History, ha...2024-07-1159 min
The Black Studies PodcastMichael E. Sawyer - Department of English, University of PittsburghThis is John Drabinski and you’re listening to The Black Studies podcast, a Mellon grant sponsored series of conversations examining the history of the field. Our conversations engage with a wide range of activists and scholars - senior figures in the field, late doctoral students, and everyone in between, culture workers, and political organizers - in order to explore the cultural and political meaning of Black Studies as an area of inquiry and its critical methods. Today’s conversation is with Michael E. Sawyer, who teaches in the Department of English at the University of Pi...2024-07-091h 02
The Black Studies PodcastDominick Quinney - Department of Ethnic Studies, Albion CollegeThis is Ashley Newby and you’re listening to The Black Studies podcast, a Mellon grant sponsored series of conversations examining the history of the field. Our conversations engage with a wide range of activists and scholars - senior figures in the field, late doctoral students, and everyone in between, culture workers, and political organizers - in order to explore the cultural and political meaning of Black Studies as an area of inquiry and its critical methods.Today’s conversation is with Dominick Quinney, who teaches in the Department of Ethnic Studies at Albion Coll...2024-07-0540 min
The Black Studies PodcastJohn Murillo III - Department of African American Studies, University of California, IrvineThis is John Drabinski and you’re listening to The Black Studies podcast, a Mellon grant sponsored series of conversations examining the history of the field. Our conversations engage with a wide range of activists and scholars - senior figures in the field, late doctoral students, and everyone in between, culture workers, and political organizers - in order to explore the cultural and political meaning of Black Studies as an area of inquiry and its critical methods.Today’s conversation is with John Murillo III, who teaches in the Department of African American Studies at t...2024-07-031h 17
The Black Studies PodcastDeirdre Cooper Owens - Department of History and Africana Studies Institute, University of ConnecticutThis is John Drabinski and you’re listening to The Black Studies podcast, a Mellon grant sponsored series of conversations examining the history of the field. Our conversations engage with a wide range of activists and scholars - senior figures in the field, late doctoral students, and everyone in between, culture workers, and political organizers - in order to explore the cultural and political meaning of Black Studies as an area of inquiry and its critical methods.Today’s conversation is with Deirdre Cooper Owens, who teaches in the Department of History with an appo...2024-07-0153 min
The Black Studies PodcastMartha Biondi - Department of Black Studies, Northwestern UniversityThis is John Drabinski and you’re listening to The Black Studies podcast, a Mellon grant sponsored series of conversations examining the history of the field. Our conversations engage with a wide range of activists and scholars - senior figures in the field, late doctoral students, and everyone in between, culture workers, and political organizers - in order to explore the cultural and political meaning of Black Studies as an area of inquiry and its critical methods.Today’s conversation is with Martha Biondi, Lorraine H. Morton Professor of Black Studies at Northwestern University. She...2024-06-2946 min
The Black Studies PodcastRuth Nicole Brown, Suban Nur Cooley, LeConté Dill, Yvonne Morris - Department of African and African American Studies, Michigan State UniversityThis is Ashley Newby and you’re listening to The Black Studies podcast, a Mellon grant sponsored series of conversations examining the history of the field. Our conversations engage with a wide range of activists and scholars - senior figures in the field, late doctoral students, and everyone in between, culture workers, and political organizers - in order to explore the cultural and political meaning of Black Studies as an area of inquiry and its critical methods.Today’s conversation is with four members of the Department of African and African American Studies at Mich...2024-06-271h 07
The Black Studies PodcastAustin Jackson - Non-Fiction Writing in the Department of English, Brown UniversityThis is Ashley Newby and you’re listening to The Black Studies podcast, a Mellon grant sponsored series of conversations examining the history of the field. Our conversations engage with a wide range of activists and scholars - senior figures in the field, late doctoral students, and everyone in between, culture workers, and political organizers - in order to explore the cultural and political meaning of Black Studies as an area of inquiry and its critical methods.Today’s conversation is with Austin Jackson, who teaches in the non-fiction writing program in the Department of E...2024-06-251h 10
The Black Studies PodcastMary Hicks - Department of History, University of ChicagoThis is John Drabinski and you’re listening to The Black Studies podcast, a Mellon grant sponsored series of conversations examining the history of the field. Our conversations engage with a wide range of activists and scholars - senior figures in the field, late doctoral students, and everyone in between, culture workers, and political organizers - in order to explore the cultural and political meaning of Black Studies as an area of inquiry and its critical methods.Today’s conversation is with Mary Hicks, Associate Professor in the Department of History at the University of C...2024-06-2255 min
The Black Studies PodcastUtz McKnight - Department of Gender and Race Studies, University of AlabamaThis is John Drabinski and you’re listening to The Black Studies podcast, a Mellon grant sponsored series of conversations examining the history of the field. Our conversations engage with a wide range of activists and scholars - senior figures in the field, late doctoral students, and everyone in between, culture workers, and political organizers - in order to explore the cultural and political meaning of Black Studies as an area of inquiry and its critical methods.Today’s conversation is with Utz McKnight, Professor in the Department of Gender and Race Studies at the...2024-06-171h 03
The Black Studies PodcastNaila Ansari, John Torrey, and Marcus Watson - Department of Africana Studies, Buffalo State UniversityThis is John Drabinski and you’re listening to The Black Studies podcast, a Mellon grant sponsored series of conversations examining the history of the field. Our conversations engage with a wide range of activists and scholars - senior figures in the field, late doctoral students, and everyone in between, culture workers, and political organizers - in order to explore the cultural and political meaning of Black Studies as an area of inquiry and its critical methods.Today’s conversation is with three faculty members from the Department of Africana Studies at Buffalo State Univ...2024-06-131h 13
The Black Studies PodcastJessica Marie Johnson - Department of History, Johns Hopkins UniversityThis is Ashley Newby and you’re listening to The Black Studies podcast, a Mellon grant sponsored series of conversations examining the history of the field. Our conversations engage with a wide range of activists and scholars - senior figures in the field, late doctoral students, and everyone in between, culture workers, and political organizers - in order to explore the cultural and political meaning of Black Studies as an area of inquiry and its critical methods.Today’s conversation is with Professor Jessica Marie Johnson, who teaches and writes on the history of the...2024-06-1145 min
The Black Studies PodcastJakeya Caruthers - Departments of English and Africana Studies, Drexel UniversityThis is Ashley Newby and you’re listening to The Black Studies podcast, a Mellon grant sponsored series of conversations examining the history of the field. Our conversations engage with a wide range of activists and scholars - senior figures in the field, late doctoral students, and everyone in between, culture workers, and political organizers - in order to explore the cultural and political meaning of Black Studies as an area of inquiry and its critical methods.Today’s conversation is with Professor Jakeya Caruthers, who teaches in the Departments of English and Africana Stud...2024-06-1152 min
The Black Studies PodcastHuey Hewitt - Department of African American Studies, Harvard UniversityThis is John Drabinski and you’re listening to The Black Studies podcast, a Mellon grant sponsored series of conversations examining the history of the field. Our conversations engage with a wide range of activists and scholars - senior figures in the field, late doctoral students, and everyone in between, culture workers, and political organizers - in order to explore the cultural and political meaning of Black Studies as an area of inquiry and its critical methods.Today’s conversation is with Huey Hewitt, a late-stage doctoral student in the Department of African American Stud...2024-06-1148 min
The Black Studies PodcastCona Marshall - Department of Religion and Classics, University of RochesterThis is Ashley Newby and you’re listening to The Black Studies podcast, a Mellon grant sponsored series of conversations examining the history of the field. Our conversations engage with a wide range of activists and scholars - senior figures in the field, late doctoral students, and everyone in between, culture workers, and political organizers - in order to explore the cultural and political meaning of Black Studies as an area of inquiry and its critical methods.Today’s conversation is with Professor Cona Marshall, Assistant Professor of Religion and Classics at University of Roch...2024-06-1152 min