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.
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.
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Sasha Costanza-Chock on Design Justice
Host Cathy Hannabach interviews Sasha Costanza-Chock about the design justice movement, challenging universalism, and valuing things that don’t scale.
Elizabeth Wayne and Christine “Xine” Yao on Podcasting Across the STEM/Humanities Divide
Host Cathy Hannabach interviews Elizabeth Wayne and Christine “Xine” Yao about creating the PhDivas podcast and labor activism in academia.
Christopher B. Patterson on Writing as Resistance and Refusal
Host Cathy Hannabach interviews Christopher B. Patterson about the writing process, name politics, and refusal as activism.
Amy Lam on Feminist Travel Writing
Host Cathy Hannabach interviews podcaster and journalist Amy Lam about feminist podcasting and the politics of leisure travel by women of color.
Malinda Maynor Lowery on Lumbee Storytelling
Host Cathy Hannabach interviews Malinda Maynor Lowery about telling Lumbee history, food television, and Indigenous political sovereignty.
Cathy Hannabach on 3 Years of Imagine Otherwise
On the 100th episode of Imagine Otherwise, host Cathy Hannabach reflects on 3 years of interviewing artists, filmmakers, & scholars about social justice.
Kiki Petrosino on Writing from the Body
Host Cathy Hannabach interviews Kiki Petrosino about writing from and with the body, place-specific pedagogy, and history’s ghosts.
Fobazi Ettarh on the Limits of Vocational Awe
Host Cathy Hannabach interviews librarian Fobazi Ettarh about radical librarianship, vocational awe, and solidarity in libraries and academia.
Melody Jue on Thinking through Seawater
Host Cathy Hannabach interviews professor and scuba diver Melody Jue about how she uses scuba diving for humanities research and climate justice.