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.
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.
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Dorinne Kondo on Reparative Creativity
Host Cathy Hannabach interviews scholar, playwright, and dramaturg Dorinne Kondo about liveness, theater accessibility, and theorizing vulnerability.
Ani Maitra on Media and Identity in the Public Sphere
Host Cathy Hannabach interviews media studies scholar Ani Maitra about the interplay between identity, media, and capitalism.
Zakiyyah Iman Jackson on Black Feminist Interdisciplinarity
Host Cathy Hannabach interviews interdisciplinary feminist scholar Zakiyyah Iman Jackson about the role of blackness in histories of the human.
Porchia Moore on Cultural Heritage and Collective Freedom
Host Cathy Hannabach interviews museum visionary Porchia Moore about COVID-19 and racial justice in musuems, libraries, and cultural heritage institutions.
Juana María Rodríguez and Emma Pérez on Writing Partnerships
Host Cathy Hannabach interviews Emma Pérez and Juana María Rodríguez about writing partnerships during a pandemic and queer sociality.
Hunter Vaughan on the Ecological Impact of Media Technologies
Host Cathy Hannabach interviews Hunter Vaughan about Hollywood and climate change, interdisciplinary science communication, and media industry futures.
Miriam Zoila Pérez on Reproductive Justice and Community in Precarious Times
Host Cathy Hannabach interviews Miriam Zoila Pérez about reproductive justice, community building through podcasting and intersectionality.
Meghnaa Tallapragada on Science in the Public Sphere
Host Cathy Hannabach interviews Meghnaa Tallapragada about science communication and interdisciplinary public engagement.
Rebecca Wanzo on Visibility and African American Comics
Host Cathy Hannabach interviews Rebecca Wanzo about black cartoonists, interdisciplinary humanities, and teaching others to see the world differently.