Imagine Otherwise
A podcast about bridging art, activism, and academia to build more just futures
On each episode, host Cathy Hannabach interviews the scholars, dancers, authors, artists, and filmmakers imagining collective freedom and creating it through culture.
Latest episodes
Imagine Otherwise: Aimi Hamraie on Sustainability and Disability Justice
Host Cathy Hannabach interviews Aimi Hamraie about how disability culture practices like slowness and mutual aid build collective sustainability.
Imagine Otherwise: Anusha Kedhar on the Limits of Flexibility
Cathy Hannabach interviews dancer and scholar Anusha Kedhar about the limits of flexible labor regimes in dance and higher education.
Imagine Otherwise: Sasha Engelmann on Art and Activism in the Air
Host Cathy Hannabach interviews feminist geographer Sasha Engelmann about the transnational politics of air and activist-artistic collaboration.
Imagine Otherwise: Christopher Persaud on Creating Balance to Avoid Burnout
Host Cathy Hannabach interviews scholar Christopher Persaud about juggling diverse projects without getting overwhelmed.
Imagine Otherwise: Koritha Mitchell on Homemade Citizenship
Cathy Hannabach interviews cultural critic and professor Koritha Mitchell about the history of Black women’s citizenship and achievement.
Imagine Otherwise: Kishonna Gray on Teaching and Parenting in a Pandemic
Host Cathy Hannabach interviews professor Kishonna Gray about radical simplicity, pandemic parenting, and an ethics of care in online teaching.
Episode collections
Queer studies
Ethnic studies
Critical race studies
Indigenous studies
Gender studies
Disability studies
Environmental studies
Performance studies
Food studies
Visual art
Film and TV
Why Imagine Otherwise?
To make more of us.
We need more progressive, social justice-oriented folks who combine the intellectual platform and methodologies of academia, the creativity and wonder of art, and the fire and rage of social justice activism to create the worlds we want. We need more brilliant books that ignite ideas, more art that sparks protests, more activism that historicizes and critiques, and more communities that can enact the change they need.
This show highlights the kick-ass, worldmaking cultural productions that people are collaboratively generating at the nexus of art, activism, and academia. Maybe it will inspire you to create your own.
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We welcome guest pitches for artists, academics, and activists whose work braids together these three realms.