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music resources
Kristie Soares on Joy in Latinx Media
Cathy Hannabach interviews Kristie Soares about the political power of pleasure, laughter, and joy in Latinx media.
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.
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.
La Marr Bruce on Renewal, Loss, and Black Creativity
Cathy Hannabach interviews La Marr Bruce about how loss shapes academic research and the role of madness in Black creative expression.
Emilly Prado on Making Space for Creativity
Host Cathy Hannabach interviews journalist and educator Emilly Prado about writing across genre and Black and Brown artivism in Portland.
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.
Nadine Hubbs on Listening Queerly
Host Cathy Hannabach interviews Nadine Hubbs about listening queerly and Latinx millennials’ relationship to American country music.
Francesca T. Royster on Writing Courageously
Host Cathy Hannabach interviews Francesca T. Royster about the queer afterlives of soul music and the power of storytelling.
Lakshmi Ramgopal on Postcolonial Music and the Pull of History
Host Cathy Hannabach interviews musician and scholar Lakshmi Ramgopal (Lykanthea) about combining artistic and scholarly careers.
Yolanda Wisher on Poetry as Community Engagement
Host Cathy Hannabach interviews Philadelphia Poet Laureate Yolanda Wisher about community engagement through performed poetry.
Shanté Paradigm Smalls on Hip Hop’s Queer Aesthetics
Host Cathy Hannabach interviews Shanté Paradigm Smalls about queer hip hop, Shambhala Buddhist meditation, and disability.