Host Cathy Hannabach interviews media scholar Tamara Kneese about the complex relationship between Big Tech and mortality.
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Ideas on Fire Guide to the 2023 Association of Internet Researchers Conference
Ideas on Fire is heading to the 2023 Association of Internet Researchers conference in Philadelphia!
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.
Larisa Kingston Mann on DJ Dreams and Radical Publics
Host Cathy Hannabach interviews Larisa Kingston Mann about copyright law, Jamaican popular music, and activist accountability.
Jian Neo Chen on Trans of Color Art and Activism
Host Cathy Hannabach interviews Jian Neo Chen about transgender studies publishing and drawing academic inspiration from art and activism.
Gayatri Gopinath on Queer Diasporic Aesthetics
Host Cathy Hannabach interviews Gayatri Gopinath about queering visual culture, diasporic aesthetics, and mentoring queers of color.
Tina Campt on Listening to Images
Host Cathy Hannabach interviews Tina Campt about race in photography, haptic visuality, and the art/activism/academia braid.
Alice Y. Hom on Queer Public History
Host Cathy Hannabach interviews Alice Y. Hom about queer history podcasting and transgenerational activist self-care.
Yaba Blay on Everyday Black Girl Magic
Host Cathy Hannabach interviews Yaba Blay about colorism, being an insider/outsider in the academy, and celebrating Black girl magic.
Marcella Ernest on Native American Filmmaking and Podcasting
Host Cathy Hannabach interviews Ojibwe filmmaker and podcaster Marcella Ernest about feminist art, sound studies, and interdisciplinarity.
Surbhi Malik on Diasporic Radio
Host Cathy Hannabach interviews Surbhi Malik about diasporic radio production and mentoring students’ whole, complex selves.
Tara Fickle on Asian American Game Studies
Host Cathy Hannabach interviews Tara Fickle about why games are such fruitful sites for understanding racial formations.