Imagine Otherwise
A podcast about bridging art, activism, and academia to build more just futuresOn each episode, host Cathy Hannabach interviews the scholars, dancers, authors, artists, and filmmakers imagining collective freedom and creating it through culture.
Black History Month Playlist
In honor of Black History Month, we’ve put together an Imagine Otherwise playlist featuring conversations with brilliant Black history scholars.
Juan Llamas-Rodriguez on the Visual Politics of Border Tunnels
Host Cathy Hannabach interviews media scholar Juan Llamas-Rodriguez about how representation of the US–Mexico border shapes public policy
Tamara Kneese on Death in the Digital Platform Age
Host Cathy Hannabach interviews media scholar Tamara Kneese about the complex relationship between Big Tech and mortality.
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Jasmine Nichole Cobb on Haptic Blackness
Cathy Hannabach interviews Jasmine Nichole Cobb about haptic blackness and the cultural politics of Black hair in US visual culture.
Mairead Sullivan on Lesbian Feminist World-building
Cathy Hannabach interviews women’s and gender studies professor Mairead Sullivan about the histories and futures of lesbian feminism.
Josen Masangkay Diaz on Postcolonial Configurations
Cathy Hannabach interviews ethnic studies scholar Josen Masangkay Diaz about US–Philippine relations during the Cold War and Filipino America today.
Erin Durban on the Sexual Politics of Empire
Cathy Hannabach interviews Erin Durban about how the relationship between the US and Haiti shapes the lives of queer and trans Haitians.
Jennifer Lynn Kelly on Anticolonial Solidarity Tourism
Cathy Hannabach interviews Jennifer Lynn Kelly about the temporality of ethnographic research and letting our writing projects change over time.
Josef Nguyen on the Politics of Flexibility
Cathy Hannabach interviews digital media scholar Josef Nguyen about the promises and perils of flexible planning in education, work, and life.
Anima Adjepong on Interdisciplinary Intuition
Cathy Hannabach interviews Anima Adjepong about intuition in the research process, intellectual promiscuity, and their book Afropolitan Projects.
Nitasha Tamar Sharma on Recalibration and Balance
Cathy Hannabach interviews Nitasha Tamar Sharma about balance and recalibrating work and life across one’s interdisciplinary career.
Catherine Knight Steele on Black Feminist Extensions of Grace
Cathy Hannabach interviews Catherine Knight Steele about extensions of grace, collaboration, and the future of Black digital studies.