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.
Nicosia Shakes on Black Women’s Activist Theater
Host Cathy Hannabach interviews scholar and artist Nicosia Shakes about political activism and performance across the African diaspora.
Meryl Alper on Autistic Kids’ Digital Media
Host Cathy Hannabach interviews disability media studies scholar Meryl Alper about the digital lives of diverse young people on the autism spectrum.
Kristie Soares on Joy in Latinx Media
Cathy Hannabach interviews Kristie Soares about the political power of pleasure, laughter, and joy in Latinx media.
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Christopher Ali on Building a More Connected World
Cathy Hannabach interviews Christopher Ali about the politics of of rural broadband access and connectivity.
Sandra Ristovska on Seeing Human Rights
Cathy Hannabach interviews Sandra Ristovska about the ethical, political, and legal relationship between imagery and human rights.
Jessica Bissett Perea on Indigenous Transformations in Academic Publishing
Cathy Hannabach interviews Dena’ina musician-scholar Jessica Bissett Perea about transforming the academic publishing pipeline by centering Indigenous worldviews.
Priya Kandaswamy on Embracing Permanent Change
Cathy Hannabach interviews Priya Kandaswamy about embracing permanent change in our classrooms, communities, and creative endeavors.
Mark Villegas on Collaborative Abundance in Hip-Hop Cultures
Host Cathy Hannabach interviews filmmaker and scholar Mark Villegas about how foregrounding abundance can transform academia and build new worlds.
Maile Arvin on Kuleana and Indigenous Feminist Community
Cathy Hannabach interviews Kānaka Maoli feminist scholar Maile Arvin about community building, kuleana, and reciprocal responsibility.
Christen A. Smith, Dána-Ain Davis, and Sameena Mulla on Cite Black Women
Cathy Hannabach interviews Christen A. Smith, Dána-Ain Davis, and Sameena Mulla about the Cite Black Women movement.
Liat Ben-Moshe on Community beyond the Carceral State
Cathy Hannabach interviews Liat Ben-Moshe about the intersections of disability justice and prison abolition.
Mecca Jamilah Sullivan on Cultivating Joy through Queer Black Feminist Art
Cathy Hannabach interviews Mecca Jamilah Sullivan about centering queer Black feminist joy in literature and life.