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Knights HistoryCastEpisode 49: The 2024 ZORA! Afrofuturism Conference with Dr. Julian Chambliss and Dr. Scot French. Plus, Reflections on the 2020-2024 ZORA! Afrofuturism Conference CycleThe Department of History's Sebastian Garcia spoke with Afrofuturism Academic Conference curators Dr. Julian Chambliss and Dr. Scot French about this year's edition of the ZORA! Festival Afrofuturism Academic Conference which was grounded in the theme of the space of Afrofuturism. This thematic approach was incredibly timely as Dr. Chambliss and Dr. French discussed thoroughly how they used the conference as a public platform to widen attention and draw support for the Robert Hungerford School in Eatonville, Florida, which is currently in a complex legal battle to retain its historical and cultural significance to Eatonville in the face of ge...2024-02-171h 15Knights HistoryCastEpisode 30: Dr. Julian Chambliss and the 2023 ZORA! Festival Academic Conference. Plus, His Work on Afrofuturism, History Podcasting, and Comic Book Studies(Originally published by Sebastian Garcia on February 16th, 2023) The Department of History’s Sebastian Garcia talked with Dr. Julian Chambliss, a Professor of English with an appointment in History and the Val Berryman Curator of History at the MSU Museum at Michigan State University. He is also the Conference Curator of the 2020-2024 ZORA! Festival Academic Conference Cycle. This podcast focuses explicitly on the 2023 ZORA! Festival Academic Conference, which took place at the end of January. From his role in curating the conference, its direct connections and ties to Afrofuturism and Zora Neale Hurston, to podcasting and comic book stu...2023-04-291h 27
Office Hours with Dr. CThe Comic Archival Project w/ Julian ChamblissDr. Chambliss joins us again to talk about the biggest comic book archival project on the planet and what it means for pop culture, research, and the future of the media.2022-12-2029 min
The Graphic Possibilities PodcastA Conversation with Curt PiresIn this episode, Dr. Julian Chambliss speaks with Curt Pires about New America, his newest Comixology original. Pires is a bestselling writer, producer, and creative that splits his time between Calgary, Canada and Hollywood. He is the creator of several Comixology originals, including YOUTH, LOST FALLS, and MEMORIA. He is the founder of TECC CONTENT, a vertically integrated publishing and production house.2022-09-0236 min
The Graphic Possibilities PodcastEpisode 14: "Marek Bennett" (May 2022)We are excited to be speaking with Marek Bennett, who joined us to speak about his contributions to the comics anthology Turner Family Stories: From Enslavement in Virginia to Freedom in Vermont, as well as some of his recent and upcoming comics projects!
Marek Bennett is a New Hampshire-based based cartoonist, musician, and educator , who leads discovery-based Comics Workshops for all ages throughout New England and the world beyond! His comics work includes the Daisy Turner book, the graphic novel series, The Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, as well as drawing, translating, & editing for The Most C...2022-05-2446 min
Office Hours with Dr. CIron Man and Our View of the Future w/ Julian ChamblissWith scholar and historian Julian Chambliss We discuss how Iron Man and other hero stories provides us meaningful ways to discuss what we see in future selves. 2022-03-0135 minThe Graphic Possibilities PodcastEpisode 13: "Joel Christian Gill" (February, 2022)We are proud to present the first episode in a short series of interviews with cartoonists who worked on the comics anthology Turner Family Stories: From Enslavement in Virginia to Freedom in Vermont. Edited by Jane Beck and Andy Kolovos, this anthology presents some stories from Daisy Turner, a black woman born in Vermont in 1883. Working with six New England cartoonists Turner Family Stories presents two of Daisy's accounts from the life of her father, Alec Turner, by Marek Bennett and Joel Christian Gill, and two stories from Daisy's own life by Francis Bordeleau and Lilllie Harris. The comics...2022-02-1039 minThe Graphic Possibilities PodcastEpisode 12: "Karlos K. Hill" (Oct. 2021)In this episode, we are joined by Karlos K. Hill, who spoke with the MSU community in a zoom webinar about his recent comic, The Murder of Emmett Till: A Graphic History.
Karlos spoke with us about the life and legacy of Emmett; about bearing witness to and doing deep justice work to narratives of racial violence; the absolute necessity of community-engaged scholarship; and enhancing the pedagogical opportunities to graphic histories with archival, supplementary, and educational materials.
Since this episode is part of our webinar series we’re doing this year, we’re going to pres...2021-10-081h 18The Graphic Possibilities PodcastEpisode 11: "Alina Pete and Kel McDonald; Guest host: Dr. Gordon Henry, MSU"In this episode Julian and Justin are joined by guest host Dr. Gordon Henry to speak with comics creators Alina Pete, who is Nehiyaw (Cree) and Kel McDonald about their new comics Kickstarter, The Woman and the Woods and Other North American Stories: an all-new anthology of fantastic comics inspired by original North American folktales―from the thrilling tale of Chokfi the trickster rabbit, to the stirring story of the White Horse Plains― as told by Indigenous creators.
We talk with Alina and Kel about the significance of bringing together an all-Indigenous group of crea...2021-08-2632 minThe Graphic Possibilities PodcastEpisode 7: "Will Kent" (April, 2021)Episode 7: "Will Kent" (April, 2021)
In this episode, Julian, Justin, and Nicole speak with Will Kent, the Wikidata Program Manager at Wiki Education. Will enlightened us about the uses, extensions, and applications for Wikidata, but also the critical need for open-access repositories of data -- like Wikidata. We also hear from Will about some entry and higher-level Wikidata pedagogical activities in the classroom. Following up on his talks with Graphic Possibilities, Will tells us about some really incredible groups working with Wikidata, including Black Lunchtable and Women in Red, collectives that are engaging with Wikipedia to enact discursive...2021-03-3029 min
PrerequisitesJulian ChamblissA conversation with Professor Julian Chambliss about comics, DH, and the comics archive at Michigan State University. Written, hosted, and produced by Zack Kruse Music: "This is Coffee?" - Zack Kruse2021-02-1155 min
Every Tongue Got to Confess PodcastIheoma Nwachukwu and the Reality of AfrofuturismDuring the 2020 Zora Neale Hurston Festival of the Arts and Humanities, interviewer Kimberly Williams talked with Iheoma Nwachukwu about Afrofuturism. Nwachukwu is a fiction writer and poet from Nigeria. In this conversation, Nwachukwu reflects on the realities of African culture captured by contemporary Afrofuturist practice.2020-12-2329 minEvery Tongue Got to Confess PodcastTenea Johnson and Building Black Future WorldsDuring the 2020 Zora Neale Hurston Festival of the Arts and Humanities, interviewer Grace Chun talked with Tenea Johnson about Afrofuturism. Johnson is a speculative fiction author, poet, and musician. She is the author of several books, including Smoketown: A Novel as well as Starting Friction, a collection of poetry and prose.2020-12-1724 minEvery Tongue Got to Confess PodcastPhenderson Djeli Clark and a Retro-AfrofuturismDuring the 2020 Zora Neale Hurston Festival of the Arts and Humanities, interviewer Grace Chun talked with Phenderson Djeli Clark about Afrofuturism. Clark is a writer of speculative fiction, including The Black God's Drums and The Haunting of Tram Car 015. In this conversation, he recounts the complex journey that defines his black speculative practice.2020-12-1035 minEvery Tongue Got to Confess PodcastChesya Burke and Reimagining the FutureDuring the 2020 Zora Neale Hurston Festival of the Arts and Humanities, interviewer Tiffany Pennamon talked with Chesya Burke about her work in Afrofuturism. Burke is an editor, educator, and author of comic books and speculative fiction, including The Strange Crimes of Little Africa, and Let's Play White. Burke shares her vision of how black writers reach back to the past to reframe the future.2020-12-0222 min
Dreams of Black Wall StreetS2 E5 Eatonville, FL: One of America's First Incorporated All-Black Towns Endures Before and After RosewoodMichigan state University English Professor, Julian Chambliss, explains that the idea of town or community creation is not an exception for African Americans. The idea of creating ones own community because one isn’t able to get a fair shake was actually a common response to conditions such as the end of Slavery, the end of Reconstruction and the rise of Jim Crow. It was also one of the ways African Americans sought to carve out a path to the rights one enjoys as a full citizen of the United States such as voting, free and fair civic engagement, land ownership...2020-11-301h 09Every Tongue Got to Confess PodcastMaurice Broaddus and the Space to DreamDuring the ZNH Festival of the Arts and Humanities, Kimberly Williams talked with Maurice Broaddus in Eatonville, Florida about his work. Broaddus is a writer, a community organizer, and a teacher who uses Afrofuturism in his writing and life. His books The Knights of Breton Court Trilogy, the steampunk novel, Pimp My Airship, and the YA detective novel, The Usual Suspects.2020-11-2619 minEvery Tongue Got to Confess PodcastMichelle Berger and the Afrofuturist AestheticDuring the 2020 Zora Neale Hurston Festival of the Arts and Humanities, Dr. Michelle Berger spoke about her work and wider implications of Afrofuturism. Dr. Berger is an award-winning scholar and writer who sheds light on the ways Afrofuturism centers the transformative vision offered by black women.2020-11-1936 minEvery Tongue Got to Confess PodcastReynaldo Anderson and the Black Speculative TraditionDr. Reynaldo Anderson gave the keynote presentation at the 2020 Zora Neale Hurston Festival Academic Conference. His lecture, “Afrofuturism: The Rise of the Black Speculative Tradition” offered a holistic view of the long tradition of black speculative practice. Dr. Anderson is co-editor of the book, Afrofuturism 2.0: The Rise of Astro-Blackness and executive director and co-founder of the Black Speculative Arts Movement (BSAM).2020-11-1253 minEvery Tongue Got to Confess PodcastKinitra Brooks and the Roots of AfrofuturismIn this episode, we speak with Dr. Kinitra Brooks. Brooks is the Audrey and John Leslie Endowed Chair in Literary Studies in the Department of English at Michigan State University. She specializes in the study of black women, genre fiction, and popular culture. In this conversation, she explores the roots and meaning of Afrofuturism.2020-11-0528 minThe Graphic Possibilities PodcastGP S1, E4: "Elizabeth LaPensée" (Chambliss, Ford, Wigard) Nov, 2020In this episode, Ronny, Julian, and Justin speak with Professor Elizabeth LaPensée about her work creating, illustrating, and writing Indigenous comics and games. We talk with Beth about the graphic power of Deer Woman, the importance of being seen and seeing ones identity represented in comics, and practices of critical-making with students.
Elizabeth LaPensée is an award-winning designer, writer, artist, and researcher of Indigenous-led media including comics. She is Anishinaabe with family at Bay Mills, Métis, and Irish, and an Assistant Professor of Media & Information and Writing, Rhetoric, & American Cultures at Mich...2020-11-0237 minEvery Tongue Got to Confess PodcastIsiah Lavender and the Search for an Afrofuturist LegacyDuring the Zora Neale Hurston Festival of the Arts and Humanities, Dr. Isiah Lavender reflected on questions of race, meaning, and culture inspired by Afrofuturism.2020-10-2931 minEvery Tongue Got to Confess PodcastAfrofuturism and the Zora Neale Hurston FestivalIn this episode, Holly Baker talks with Dr. Julian Chambliss about Afrofuturism and the Zora Neale Hurston Festival.2020-10-2230 minThe Graphic Possibilities PodcastGP S1, E3: "Tim Fielder" (Chambliss, Wigard), Oct. 2020In this episode, we speak with Tim Fielder, who is an Illustrator, concept designer, cartoonist, and animator born in Tupelo, Mississippi, and raised in Clarksdale, Mississippi. He has a lifelong love of Visual Afrofuturism, Pulp entertainment, and action films. He holds other Afrofuturists such as Samuel R Delany, Octavia Butler, Pedro Bell, and Overton Lloyd as major influences.
Tim has worked over the years in the storyboarding, film visual development, gaming, comics, and animation industries for clients as varied as Marvel Comics (‘Dr Dre: Man With A Cold Cold Heart’), The Village Voice, Tri-Star Pictures (‘The Mothership Connec...2020-10-1946 min
Meaningful Learning with Dr. Samantha CutraraSource Saturday: "Future Bear" & "Gus Henderson" with Dr. Julian ChamblissDr. Julian Chambliss and I talk about the speculative possibilities of art in thinking about climate change and injustice. We discuss his work on "Future Bear" with artist and professor Rachel Simmons and also the Gus Henderson comic strip featuring the life of editor of the Winter Park Advocate. We then go on an unexpected, but delightful, tangent on digital humanities, digital archiving and transcription, and the how this work can be powerful assignments for students.See Future Bear here: http://futurebear.mystrikingly.com/Co-created by artist and professor Rachel Simmons: https://rachelsimmons.squarespace.com/See the...2020-10-1850 min
Meaningful Learning with Dr. Samantha CutraraSource Saturday: "Future Bear" & "Gus Henderson" with Dr. Julian ChamblissDr. Julian Chambliss and I talk about the speculative possibilities of art in thinking about climate change and injustice. We discuss his work on "Future Bear" with artist and professor Rachel Simmons and also the Gus Henderson comic strip featuring the life of editor of the Winter Park Advocate. We then go on an unexpected, but delightful, tangent on digital humanities, digital archiving and transcription, and the how this work can be powerful assignments for students.
See Future Bear here: http://futurebear.mystrikingly.com/
Co-created by artist and professor Rachel Simmons: https://rachelsimmons.squarespace.com/2020-10-1800 minThe Graphic Possibilities PodcastGP S1, E2: "Ho Che Anderson" (Chambliss, Wigard, Ford), Sept. 2020In this bonus episode, we’ll be speaking with creator Ho Che Anderson, author of the upcoming illustrated book, Stone.
Born in London, England, Ho Che Anderson was named after the Vietnamese and Cuban revolutionaries Ho Chi Minh and Che Guevara.
Anderson began his career as the author of numerous graphic novels, including KING, a biography of Martin Luther King, the horror thriller, SAND & FURY, and the science-fiction action-adventure, GODHEAD.
During this time he also wrote the children’s novel, THE NO-BOYS CLUB.
After a two-year stint as a Toronto Star repo...2020-09-2126 minThe Graphic Possibilities PodcastGP, S1E1: Chambliss, Wigard, Ford (Sep. 2020)In this episode, Julian, Justin, and Ronny talk about the past, present, and future of Graphic Possibilities. We each give a brief intro to our connections with comics, talk about some of our ongoing projects, and look ahead to the Fall semester.
Comics and creators mentioned: Prince Valiant, Morrie Turner, Calvin and Hobbes.
Intro/Outro music is "Happy Level" by SketchyLogic. Their work can be found here.2020-08-2816 min
Reframing HistoryCEDAR and a Community Centric Digital HumanitiesIn this episode, I spoke with my colleagues in the Consortium for Critical Diversity in a Digital Age Research (CEDAR).
Christina Boyles, Assistant Professor of Culturally-engaged Digital Humanities in the Department of Writing, Rhetoric, and American Cultures (WRAC). Christina’s work explores the relationship between disaster, social justice, and the environment.
Kristin Arola, Associate Professor in the Department of Writing, Rhetoric, and American Cultures (WRAC). Kristin’s work focus on the intersections between American Indian rhetoric, multimodal pedagogy, and digital rhetoric.
They join Sharon Leon, Associate Professor in the Department of History and previous guest early in the season.
CEDAR is a...2020-07-2838 minReframing HistoryRobert Cassnello and A Digital Public HistoryIn this episode, I spoke with Dr. Robert Cassanello. Cassanello is an associate professor of history at the University of Central Florida. He describes himself as a “social historian interested in public history.” He has published several books on race, labor and politics in the United States. In addition, he has curated exhibits such as The Long History of the Civil Rights Movement in Florida and From Kin to Kant: Turpentine Culture in Central Florida. Cassanello co-produced numerous media projects such as the films, The Committee and Filthy Dreamers with his UCF colleague Dr. Lisa Mills. I reached out to him...2020-07-1440 minReframing HistoryRoopika Risam and New Digital WorldsIn this episode, I spoke with Roopika Risam, Associate Professor of English and the Faculty Fellow for Digital Library Initiatives at Salem State University. Dr. Risam’s research interests lie at the intersections of postcolonial and African diaspora studies, humanities knowledge infrastructures, digital humanities, and new media. Her book, New Digital Worlds: Postcolonial Digital Humanities in Theory, Praxis, and Pedagogy, was published by Northwestern University Press in 2018. She is co-editing two volumes: Intersectionality in Digital Humanities with Barbara Bordalejo for Arc Humanities Press and The Digital Black Atlantic with Kelly Baker Josephs for the Debates in the Digital Humanities series (Un...2020-06-3043 minReframing HistoryDhanashree Thorat and a Postcolonial Digital HumanitiesIn this episode, I spoke with Dr. Dhanashree Thorat, Assitant Professor of English at Mississippi State University. Dr. Thorat received her Ph.D. in English from the University of Florida in 2017. She is a founding Executive Council member of the Center for Digital Humanities in Pune, India. She serves as the lead organizer for a biennial winter school on Digital Humanities and advises the center on digital archival projects and DH curriculum development. Dr. Thorat has written about her experiences with building DH networks in the Global South as a HASTAC Scholar (2015-2016) and as a postdoctoral researcher in Digital...2020-06-1635 min
Meaningful Learning with Dr. Samantha CutraraIn conversation with Dr. Julian Chambliss {Pandemic Pedagogy convo 27} Imagining a New 'We'How do we teach history during COVID? Digital historian and podcaster Dr. Julian Chambliss uses the commemoration of Juneteenth to talk about the promise of freedom deferred and that the social movements for greater equity happening during COVID reflect the anger at the long-term systematic failure of delivering on this promise for African Americans.Learn about the Pandemic Pedagogy series on the Imagining a New 'We' video series, here: https://www.imagininganewwe.com/videos/pandemic-pedagogyWatch our conversation on YouTube: https://youtu.be/fxcxTm7cJfsLearn more about Julian and his work on his website: www.julianchambliss...2020-06-1255 minMeaningful Learning with Dr. Samantha CutraraIn conversation with Dr. Julian Chambliss {Pandemic Pedagogy convo 27} Imagining a New 'We'How do we teach history during COVID? Digital historian and podcaster Dr. Julian Chambliss uses the commemoration of Juneteenth to talk about the promise of freedom deferred and that the social movements for greater equity happening during COVID reflect the anger at the long-term systematic failure of delivering on this promise for African Americans.
Learn about the Pandemic Pedagogy series on the Imagining a New 'We' video series, here: https://www.imagininganewwe.com/videos/pandemic-pedagogy
Watch our conversation on YouTube: https://youtu.be/fxcxTm7cJfs
Learn more about Julian and his work on...2020-06-1255 minReframing HistoryConnie L. Lester and Finding Regional HistoryIn this episode, I spoke with Dr. Connie L. Lester, Associate Professor of History at the University of Central Florida. Professor Lester is the Director of Regional Initiative to Collect History, Experiences, and Stories (RICHES) of Central Florida. In operation since 2010, RICHES is a community-centered digital humanities project. As such, it speaks to the potential of the digital humanities to support scholarship about community that might be overlooked. In our conversation we discuss the origins of the project, it evolution, and the possible pathways as it continues to evolve.2020-06-0233 minReframing HistoryLaurie N. Taylor and Cultivating Caribbean KnowledgeIn this episode, I spoke with Dr. Laurie N. Taylor. Taylor is the Senior Director for Library Technology and Digital Strategies and Chair of the Digital Partnerships and Strategies Department and Editor-in-Chief, LibraryPress@UF at the University of Florida, George A. Smathers Libraries. She also serves as the Digital Scholarship Director of the Digital Library of the Caribbean (dLOC).
Dr. Taylor earned her Ph.D. in English/Media Studies and Digital Humanities in 2006 and received a Master of Arts in the same discipline in 2002, both from the University of Florida. Dr. Taylor’s scholarship focuses on the socio-technical (e.g., pe...2020-05-1937 minReframing HistoryBrooks Hefner and Circulating American MagazinesIn this episode, I spoke with Dr. Brooks Hefner, Professor of English and Director of Graduate Studies at James Madison University. Hefner along with Ed Timke received a National Endowment for the Humanities Digital Advancement Grant for Circulating American Magazines, a data visualization project designed to make 100 years of circulation figures for major American periodicals publicly accessible. I spoke with Brooks about the origins of the project and how he sees his digital humanities practice as means to expand scholarship, engage students, and reach out to the public.2020-05-0537 minReframing HistoryHilary Green and Transformative Digital HistoryIn this episode I spoke with Dr. Hilary Green, Associate Professor of History in the Department of Gender and Race Studies at the University of Alabama. Her research and teaching interests explore the intersections of race, class, and gender in African American history.
Dr. Green’s digital humanities project Hallowed Grounds began in the Spring of 2015. What she describes as her “side project” has grown into a unique example of a digital humanities project that engages students and the public around questions of race and memory.2020-04-2130 minReframing HistoryKathryn Tomasek and Encoding Digital HumanitiesIn this episode, I spoke with Dr. Kathryn Tomasek. Dr. Tomasek has been exploring the use of digital tools to enhance student learning since 1992. She began to use XML compatible with the guidelines of the Text Encoding Initiative in assignments requiring transcription and markup of primary sources in 2004. As part of the Wheaton College Digital History Project, students in her courses do original research with documents from the founding period of the college. Tomasek’s research project, Encoding Financial Records, received a Start-Up Grant from the Office of Digital Humanities at the National Endowment for the Humanities in 2011. In this ep...2020-04-0743 minReframing HistoryMaryemma Graham and the Black ImaginationIn this episode, I spoke with Dr. Maryemma Graham from the History of Black Writing Project at the University of Kansas. Graham is a University Distinguished Professor in the Department of English. Dr. Graham and her project is a fascinating case study in the complex legacy linked to race and digital humanities. She turned to “digital” methods before it was “digital humanities” and as such her project has a long, but surprisingly not well known history. In 1983 she founded the project with the goal documenting black literary works. The project moved to the University of Kansas in 1999. In our conversation, she reco...2020-03-2447 minReframing HistoryAmy Derogatis and the Sound of ReligionIn this episode, I speak with Amy Derogatis from the Department of Religious Studies at Michigan State University. She is a professor of religion and American culture and served as the Faculty Excellence Advocate for the College of Arts and Letters. Her most recent book Saving Sex: Sexuality and Salvation in American Evangelicalism (Oxford, 2015). Her commentary on religion and culture has appeared in the New York Times, The Atlantic Monthly, and Salon.com. DeRogatis joined me to discuss the American Religious Sounds Project, a collaborative digital initiative, supported by the Henry Luce Foundation, that seeks to document and interpret the...2020-03-1040 minReframing HistorySharon Leon and Digital PathwaysIn this episode, I spoke with my colleague Dr. Sharon Leon. Leon is an Associate Professor of History at Michigan State University, where she teaches about digital and public history and is developing a digital project related to enslaved communities in Maryland. Prior to joining the History Department at MSU, Leon spent over thirteen years at George Mason University working in the Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media as Director of Public Projects. In that position, she oversaw dozens of award-winning collaborations with libraries, museums, and archives around the country. In our conversation, we talked about her...2020-02-2537 minReframing HistoryRob Nelson and Making Digital ScholarshipIn this episode, I spoke with Robert K. Nelson, the director of the Digital Scholarship Lab at the University of Richmond in Richmond, Virginia. Nelson has been at the forefront of some of the most dynamic projects linked to digital humanities in the public sphere. The DSL has developed multiple visualization projects under the umbrella of the American Panorama (AP) project. AP is described as “a historical atlas of the United States for the twenty-first century” and combines in-depth research with interactive mapping techniques. The maps on AP present data-rich visualizations that explore questions around redlining, migration, and electoral politics. As a...2020-02-111h 05
Every Tongue Got to Confess Podcast410 Mayor Edward Jones on The Zora Neale Hurston Festival and The Legacy of Black AgencyDuring the 2019 Zora Neale Hurston Festival of Arts and Humanities, we spoke to Honorable Edward Jones. He is the seventh and current mayor of Grambling, Louisiana, one of the historic black communities that founded the Historic Black Towns and Settlement Alliance (HBTSA).2019-10-1100 minEvery Tongue Got to Confess Podcast409 Deborah Plant and Learning from Zora Neale HurstonDuring the 2019 festival, we spoke with Deborah Plant. Dr. Plant is an Africana Studies scholar and literary critic and an associate professor at the University of South Florida. She is also the editor of the recently published book, Barracoon: The Story of the Last Black Cargo, written by Zora Neale Hurston in 1931.2019-10-1100 minEvery Tongue Got to Confess Podcast408 Pamela McCauley and Education Activism Inspired By Zora Neale HurstonDuring the 2019 Zora Neale Hurston Festival, we spoke with Dr. Pamela McCauley. Dr. McCauley is a nationally recognized speaker, author, and a tenured Professor in the Department of Industrial Engineering and Management Systems at the University of Central Florida where she leads the Human Factors in Disaster Management Research Team.2019-10-1100 minEvery Tongue Got to Confess Podcast407 Julian Chambliss and the Black Imaginary Inspired By Zora Neale Hurston407 Julian Chambliss and the Black Imaginary Inspired By Zora Neale Hurston by Julian Chambliss2019-10-1100 minEvery Tongue Got to Confess Podcast406 Joshua Walker and Innovation In the Spirit of Zora Neale HurstonDuring the 2019 Zora Neale Hurston Festival, we spoke with Joshua Walker, one of the cofounders of Black Orlando Tech (BOT) about technology, innovation, and the way the Zora Festival is inspiring a new generation of black innovators.2019-10-1100 minEvery Tongue Got to Confess Podcast405 Dr Deidre Crumbley On Finding Zora Neale Hurston In Scholarship and PracticeDuring the 2019 Zora Neale Hurston Festival, we spoke with Dr. Diedre H. Crumbley, anthropologist and Professor Emerita at North Carolina State University about her long legacy of engagement with the Zora Neale Hurston, Eatonville, and the Festival.2019-10-1100 minEvery Tongue Got to Confess Podcast404 Zienzi Dillon and a Global Perspective Linked to Zora Neale HurstonWe spoke with Zienzi Dillon, a banker and international financier about the Zora Neale Hurston Festival and the opportunity for engagement with Africa.2019-10-1100 minEvery Tongue Got to Confess Podcast402 Anna Lillios and The Transformation Of ZoraHolly Baker spoke with Dr. Anna Lillios about Zora Neale Hurston and the Zora Fest. Dr. Lillios is an author and a professor of English at the University of Central Florida. Dr. Lillios long history with the festival sheds light on Hurston's centrality to modern academia.2019-10-1100 minEvery Tongue Got to Confess Podcast403 Cheryl Wall And Eatonville, Zora Neale Hurston, and TransformationWe spoke with Dr. Cheryl Wall at the 2019 Zora Neale Hurston Festival. Dr. Wall is a literary critic and professor of English at Rutgers University.2019-10-1100 minEvery Tongue Got to Confess Podcast401 Alice Walker and Reflections on the Zora Neale Hurston FestivalDuring the 2019 Zora Neale Hurston Festival of the Arts and Humanities, we spoke with award-winning author, poet, and activist Alice Walker about Zora Neale Hurston and the Festival.2019-10-1100 minEvery Tongue Got to Confess PodcastAmbassador Elam Thomas on Zora Festival and Global CommunityAmbassador Harriet Elam-Thomas talks about her diplomatic career and discusses how African American students can impact the global community through foreign relations.2018-11-1500 minEvery Tongue Got to Confess PodcastJulian Chambliss on the Zora Neale Hurston Festival and CommunityDr. Julian Chambliss talks about the history of the Zora Neale Hurston Festival of the Arts and Humanities and its emphasis on education, culture, and building community.2018-11-1500 minEvery Tongue Got to Confess PodcastDr. Danita Blow on HomeschoolingRev. Dr. Danita Blow talks about the benefits of homeschooling, particularly for the African American community.2018-11-1500 minEvery Tongue Got to Confess PodcastDr. Chambliss Goes to MichiganDr. Julian C. Chambliss discusses his departure from Rollins College in Central Florida, joining the Department of English at Michigan State University, and his continued connection to the Zora Neale Hurston Festival in historic Eatonville.2018-11-1500 minEvery Tongue Got to Confess PodcastDr. Jennifer Cavenaugh on Zora Neale Hurston and Rollins CollegeDr. Jennifer Cavenaugh, Dean of the Faculty at Rollins College, discusses the historic connection between Rollins College and Zora Neale Hurston.2018-11-1400 minEvery Tongue Got to Confess PodcastJasmyne Reese and the Eatonville's LegacyNeighborhood Coordinator for the Town of Eatonville and native Jasmyne Reese discusses growing up in Eatonville and carrying on the community’s legacy through community-based projects.2018-11-1400 minEvery Tongue Got to Confess PodcastMariah Roman on Art and Eatonville's LegacyArtist and Eatonville native Mariah Roman talks about growing up in Eatonville and carrying on the community’s legacy through community-based projects.2018-11-1400 minEvery Tongue Got to Confess PodcastCandace Finley on STEAM LearningCandace Finley, former Orange County public school teacher and founder/CEO of ESTEAMed Learning talks about STEAM project-based learning, education training, professional development, and the ways in which Zora Neale Hurston inspires her.2018-11-1400 minEvery Tongue Got to Confess PodcastShy Morris & Art Activism in Central FloridaShy Morris discusses her arts activism through her Peace Arts program that combines education, arts, and community service to empower African American youth in New Smyrna's Historic West Side community.2018-11-1400 minEvery Tongue Got to Confess PodcastWalter Hawkins and Oswmar Louis On Jones High School HistoryWalter Hawkins, President of the Jones High School Museum and Oswmar Louis, a college student at the University of Central Florida talk about the Jones High School Museum and the recent documentary film about the Jones High School marching band historic participation in the 1964 World's Fair called Marching Forward.2018-11-1400 minEvery Tongue Got to Confess PodcastDr. Grant Cornwell on the meaning of Liberal EducationDr. Grant Cornwell, president of Rollins College outlines how the aims of the Communities Conference co-sponsored by Rollins College and Zora Neale Hurston Festival factors into a holistic vision of liberal arts at Rollins College.2018-11-1300 minEvery Tongue Got to Confess PodcastDr Scot French & Gramond McPherson Discuss Bringing Eatonville History to LightDr. Scot French and Mr. Gramond McPherson discuss the exhibit they curated for the Zora Neale Hurston National Museum of Fine Arts on the founding of the Association to Preserve Eatonville Community.2018-11-1300 minEvery Tongue Got to Confess PodcastDr. Walter Greason on Community, Erasure, And Black ActivismDr. Walter Greason, Dean of the honors school and chair of the Department of Education at Monmouth University talks about journalist and civil rights leader T. Thomas Fortune, community building, and tapping into the energy of the festival in order to mobilize locally and nationally.2018-11-1300 minEvery Tongue Got to Confess PodcastLizette Valarino on the history of Latinx Cultural ActivismLizette Valarino, the former Special Assistant to Orange County Mayors Mel Martinez and Richard Crotty, discusses the historic legacy of Latinx cultural activism in Central Florida.2018-11-1200 minReframing HistoryEpisode 10: Whose History?In this week’s episode, Scot French (University of Central Florida) and Julian C. Chambliss (Michigan State University) discuss the critical role of memory in shaping perception of community history.2018-08-1239 minReframing HistoryEpisode 7: A Conversation with Walter GreasonThis week I spoke with Walter D. Greason. Walter is the Dean of the Honors School and an historian in the Department of History and Anthropology at Monmouth University in West Long Branch, New Jersey. His recent works include Planning Future Cities (a co-edited collection on urban development with Anthony Pratcher II), Cities Imagined (a co-edited collection on the Africa Diaspora in media and culture with Julian C. Chambliss), and Industrial Education (a co-edited collection on race and industrialization with David Goldberg). Greason’s groundbreaking cultural history, Suburban Erasure, won the prize for Best Non-Fiction about New Jersey in 2014. He al...2018-07-2226 minReframing HistoryEpisode 5: Making KnowledgeIn this episode Julian Chambliss (Michigan State University) and Scot French (University of Central Florida) talk about the knowledge gleamed from doing digital history in a local context.2018-07-0858 minReframing HistoryEpisode 4: Change the StoryIn this episode Julian Chambliss (Michigan State University) and Scot French ( University of Central Florida) discuss how they approach the idea of changing the community history for Winter Park, Florida.2018-07-0128 minReframing HistoryEpisode 3: The ProcessIn this episode Dr. Julian Chambliss and Dr. Scot French discuss the process of re-imagining a community history narrative.2018-06-2423 minReframing HistoryEpisode 2: Rethinking the CityIn this episode Julian Chambliss ( Department of English and History at Michigan State University) and Scot French (Department of History, University of Central Florida) discuss finding the pathway to rethinking the local history narrative for Winter Park, Florida.2018-06-1918 min
The Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About the Writing Life319: Julian Chambliss!On this week’s program, Julian Chambliss returns to the secret headquarters of TDO so we could share notes about the first season of the new television show of Black Lightning, and consider the context of the classic comic book from the 1970s. TEXTS DISCUSSED NOTES Check out this hysterical assist from Superman! Compare Tobias Whale on the CW show (Marvin 'Krondon' Jones III) and his considerably different look in the original comics. 2018-06-161h 58Every Tongue Got to Confess PodcastDr. Scot French Discusses Finding and Preserving Local HistoryScott French discusses the importance of finding and preserving history in local communities of color. At the Zora Festival in 2017, he led several students in their research projects about real-life, local, and important community history initiatives. Dr. French and his students use digital storytelling tools to magnify the narratives of the communities they partner with.2017-11-2000 minEvery Tongue Got to Confess PodcastCarlene Jackson from the National Urban Housing & Eco Comm Dev Corp.Carlene Jackson speaks about the National Urban Housing and Economic Community Development Corporation (NUHECDC), a non-profit organization that works to implement a comprehensive approach to fighting poverty in urban areas through affordable housing, homeownership, and life skills training for those with barriers to employment.2017-11-2000 minEvery Tongue Got to Confess PodcastPorsha Dossie discusses Historic Black Community in Seminole County, FloridaPorsha Dossie discusses her research on uncovering the hidden history of vibrant African American communities in historic Seminole County, Florida. She used a range of digital and traditional methodologies to achieve her final project, which was an online collection of stories and artifacts.2017-11-2000 minEvery Tongue Got to Confess PodcastDr. Michelle Robinson talks about graduate work exploring Hobson City, AlabamaMichelle Robinson speaks about her research projects with graduate students and community members in Hobson City -- the first self-governed black municipality in the state of Alabama.2017-11-2000 minEvery Tongue Got to Confess PodcastJose Flores discusses the legacy of Arturo SchomburgJose Flores discusses a research project centered on the influence and importance of Arturo Schomburg – activist, writer, historian, and philanthropist during the Harlem Renaissance – especially for Puerto Ricans in New York. Schomburg viewed Pan Africanism as an avenue to create political expression for Puerto Ricans and African Americans alike.2017-11-2000 minEvery Tongue Got to Confess PodcastHolly Baker Discuss Creating a Florida Folklore ProjectHolly Baker explains her ongoing effort to produce a curated online exhibit featuring folk songs and folklorists from communities of color throughout state of Florida, collected by the Federal Writers Project during The Depression Era.2017-11-2000 minEvery Tongue Got to Confess PodcastGramond McPherson Discusses ParamoreA conversation with Gramond McPherson about the ways in which the Orlando community of Paramore – a historically and still predominantly black community in central Florida – views itself and its history. His research project also explores how that community history is portrayed to the broader public.2017-11-2000 minEvery Tongue Got to Confess PodcastDr. Clarissa West-White on Issues Facing Communities of ColorA conversation with Dr. Clarissa West-White about 21st century solutions for issues facing minority communities across the state of Florida and the nation more broadly. Dr. West-White specifically talks about the value of undergraduate students becoming fully engaged in community projects and archival research as a form of civic engagement.2017-11-2000 minEvery Tongue Got to Confess PodcastBrandon Nightingale and Holly Baker on Preserving Church HistoryA discussion between Brandon Nightingale and Holly Baker about preserving church history in Orlando, Florida through the work of citizen curators and public history students. He shares his experiences related to the Carter Tabernacle Christian Methodist Episcopal (CME) Church in the context of his recent Public History coursework, including the creation of oral history interviews.2017-11-2000 minEvery Tongue Got to Confess PodcastDr. Walter Greason on Community SolutionsA discussion with Dr. Walter Greason about how the academic component of the Annual Zora Festival – the Communities of Color Conference – can deepen the impact of the organization nationally and internationally in terms of sharing community solutions.2017-11-2000 minEvery Tongue Got to Confess PodcastThe Global Dimensions of Social EntrepreneurshipA conversation with Dr. Mary Conway Dato-on, Crummer Associate Professor of International Business and Social Entrepreneurship, about the thoughts and principles used to create sustainable, on-going, social enterprises for the promotion of community change.2017-03-1600 minEvery Tongue Got to Confess PodcastZora Neale Hurston and The ClassroomA discussion with Dr. Jill Jones, professor of English at Rollins College about Zora Neale Hurston’s impact on African-American literature and society.2017-03-1500 minEvery Tongue Got to Confess PodcastThe link between the Environment & Social JusticeA conversation with Dr. Leslie Poole, professor of Environmental Studies at Rollins College about human environmental interactions and the promotion of health and well-being in our community.2017-03-1500 minEvery Tongue Got to Confess PodcastThe Role of Community Engagement and the link to the Rollins College ExperienceA discussion with Dr. Julian Chambliss, professor of History and Coordinator of the Africa and African-American Studies program at Rollins College about the community engagement experience as a part of Rollins College curriculum.2017-03-1500 minEvery Tongue Got to Confess PodcastEngaging Communities Of Color"Every Tongue Got To Confess" is hosted by Professors of History Julian Chambliss (Rollins College) and Robert Cassanello (University of Central Florida). In the same spirit as Zora Neale Hurston - famous African American novelist, short story writer, folklorist, and anthropologist - this podcast explores the experiences and stories of communities of color. In episode 6 we have a discussion of how local communities may be a partner to educational institutions through an ecosystem of curricular and co-curricular activities.2017-01-1800 minEvery Tongue Got to Confess PodcastA Discussion with Charles BlowA discussion with New York Times columnist Charles M. Blow about the concerns facing communities of color in the United States.2017-01-1700 minEvery Tongue Got to Confess PodcastThe Communities of Color Conference at the 2017 Zora Neale Hurston Festival"Every Tongue Got To Confess" is hosted by Professors of History Julian Chambliss (Rollins College) and Robert Cassanello (University of Central Florida). In the same spirit as Zora Neale Hurston - famous African American novelist, short story writer, folklorist, and anthropologist - this podcast explores the experiences and stories of communities of color. Episode 5 features a discussion about the Community of Color Conference to debut in 2017.2017-01-1100 minEvery Tongue Got to Confess PodcastThe Link between Eatonville and Rollins College"Every Tongue Got To Confess" is hosted by Professors of History Julian Chambliss (Rollins College) and Robert Cassanello (University of Central Florida). In the same spirit as Zora Neale Hurston - famous African American novelist, short story writer, folklorist, and anthropologist - this podcast explores the experiences and stories of communities of color. In episode 4 we discuss the links between historic Eatonville and Rollins College Community.2017-01-0300 minEvery Tongue Got to Confess PodcastThe importance of stories and Zora Festival 2017"Every Tongue Got To Confess" is hosted by Professors of History Julian Chambliss (Rollins College) and Robert Cassanello (University of Central Florida). In the same spirit as Zora Neale Hurston - famous African American novelist, short story writer, folklorist, and anthropologist - this podcast explores the experiences and stories of communities of color. In episode 3 we discuss the significance of Eatonville and the role it plays in the Rollins community.2016-12-2800 minEvery Tongue Got to Confess PodcastThe Global Citizen"Every Tongue Got To Confess" is hosted by Professors of History Julian Chambliss (Rollins College) and Robert Cassanello (University of Central Florida). In the same spirit as Zora Neale Hurston - famous African American novelist, short story writer, folklorist, and anthropologist - this podcast explores the experiences and stories of communities of color. In episode 2 we discuss the role that a liberal arts college plays in promoting holistic learning and how students can enact global citizenship and responsible leadership both inside and outside the classroom.2016-12-1400 minEvery Tongue Got to Confess PodcastWelcome To The Podcast"Every Tongue Got To Confess" is hosted by Professors of History Julian Chambliss (Rollins College) and Robert Cassanello (University of Central Florida). In the same spirit as Zora Neale Hurston - famous African American novelist, short story writer, folklorist, and anthropologist - this podcast explores the experiences and stories of communities of color. In episode 1 we discuss the upcoming anniversaries for the Zora Festival.
Interviewee: N.Y. Nathiri, Executive Director of the Association to Preserve the Eatonville Community2016-12-0700 minThe Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About the Writing LifeEpisode 158: Julian Chambliss!In this week’s episode, I talk to the historian Julian Chambliss,
Dmetri Kakmi writes about how reading Paul Bowles’s The Sheltering Sky taught him how to write about psycho-geographic dis-associations.
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Check out John Sims' site devoted to the Confederate flag project.
Check out the news coverage of the Flag Funerals Project by (in order of decreasing journalistic competence) WESH, WKMG Local 6, and WFTV.
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The Gist of Freedom Preserving American History through Black Literature . . .Florida Civil Rights History -Dr.ChamblissProf. Julian Chambliss will chronicle the Civil Rights Mivement in Florida.
Good Civil Rights News Today on The De-Criminilization of our Sons!
Federal prosecutors will no longer seek long, “mandatory minimum” sentences for many low-level Non-Violent Drug Offenders!
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A federal judge ruled on Monday that the stop-and-frisk tactics of the New York Police Department violated the constitutional rights of minorities in the city, repudiating a major element in the Bloomberg administration’s crime-fighting legacy.2013-08-131h 15