In Conversation is a podcast that features faculty from Florida Atlantic University’s Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, talking with Dean Michael Horswell, Ph.D., about research and creative activity that spans the arts, humanities, and social sciences. Each episode spotlights a professor whose scholarly work is affecting the world in a significant way. Listeners will not only learn of the latest developments in the many academic disciplines of the college, but will gain insigh ...
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In Conversation: Collaborative Research on the Cultural Dimensions of Ecological Instability
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Researchers from Florida Atlantic University and the University of Puerto Rico join Dean Howrsell's In Conversation Podcast to discuss how communities in South Florida and Puerto Rico are adapting to climate instability. As climate instability has major public health implications, from extreme heat to changing disease patterns, these researchers ex…
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In Conversation: Collaborative Research on the Cultural Dimensions of Ecological Instability
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Researchers from Florida Atlantic University and the University of Puerto Rico join Dean Howrsell's In Conversation Podcast to discuss how communities in South Florida and Puerto Rico are adapting to climate instability. As climate instability has major public health implications, from extreme heat to changing disease patterns, these researchers ex…
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Taking the Pulse of Public Opinion and Politics -FAU PolCom Lab
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In this edition of In Conversation, Dr. Michael Horswell engages with Professors Dr. Carol Bishop Mills & Dr. Kevin Wagner, Co-Directors of the PolCom Lab in the College of Arts & Letters at Florida Atlantic University. The PolCom Lab investigates and analyzes public opinion and political trends nationwide, focusing on Florida. Dr. Carol Bishop Mil…
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In Conversation: Understanding Biodiversity as a Political Project
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Dr. Michael Horswell engages in conversation with Dr. Annette LaRocco, an associate professor in FAU’s Department of Political Science. In this upcoming episode, Dr. LaRocco discusses several topics, including conservation politics, how studying abroad helped shape her career, and her new book, The Nature of Politics: State Building and the Conserv…
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In Conversation: Understanding Biodiversity as a Political Project
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Dr. Michael Horswell engages in conversation with Dr. Annette LaRocco, an associate professor in FAU’s Department of Political Science. In this upcoming episode, Dr. LaRocco discusses several topics, including conservation politics, how studying abroad helped shape her career, and her new book, The Nature of Politics: State Building and the Conserv…
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In Conversation: "Rhapsody in Code: Rhapsody in Blue at 100
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Dr. Michael Horswell engages in conversation with Dr. Kyle Prescott, a Professor of Music and a Conductor at Florida Atlantic University. In this upcoming episode, Dr. Prescott talks about his recent experience conducting the iconic Rhapsody in Blue, a 100-Year Tribute to Gershwin's American classic at the Festival of Arts Boca. Dr. Kyle Prescott h…
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Pursuing Racial Justice in 19th Century America: The Story of John Albion Andrew
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Dr. Michael Horswell engages in conversation with Dr. Stephen Engle, an award-winning history professor with over 32 years of experience in teaching and writing about nineteenth-century America. This episode of In Conversation delves into Dr. Engle's new book, In Pursuit of Justice: The Life of John Albion Andrew. Stephen and Dr. Horswell discuss J…
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Pursuing Racial Justice in 19th Century America: The Story of John Albion Andrew
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Dr. Michael Horswell engages in conversation with Dr. Stephen Engle, an award-winning history professor with over 32 years of experience in teaching and writing about nineteenth-century America. This episode of In Conversation delves into Dr. Engle's new book, In Pursuit of Justice: The Life of John Albion Andrew. Stephen and Dr. Horswell discuss J…
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Between Bronze and Oblivion: Heroism and Afro-descendants in Colombia, Brazil and Cuba Share Episode Stats
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Dr. Michael Horswell engages in conversation with Dr. María Alejandra Aguilar Dornelles, an associate professor of Spanish at Florida Atlantic University. In this episode of In Conversation, Alejandra and Dean Horswell discuss her book, Between Bronze and Oblivion: Heroism and African descent in Colombia, Brazil and Cuba. They explore the unsung he…
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Between Bronze and Oblivion: Heroism and Afro-descendants in Colombia, Brazil and Cuba
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Dr. Michael Horswell engages in conversation with Dr. María Alejandra Aguilar Dornelles, an associate professor of Spanish at Florida Atlantic University. In this episode of In Conversation, Alejandra and Dean Horswell discuss her book, Between Bronze and Oblivion: Heroism and African descent in Colombia, Brazil and Cuba. They explore the unsung he…
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What Languages Do the Subalterns Speak? Comparing Coloniality’s Unexpected Sites and Sights
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Dr. Michael Horswell engages in conversation with Dr. Bogdan Ștefănescu, a professor of English, a literary translator, a journalist, and a cultural diplomat. He has taught at the University of Bucharest since the fall of communism in Romania, in 1990. Ștefănescu is a professor of English, which for him has always meant a language of freedom, as op…
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Chemistry and the Emergence of Life, with Marina Banchetti, Ph.D.
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Dr. Michael Horswell engages in conversation with Marina Banchetti, Ph.D., a professor of philosophy in FAU’s Department of Philosophy. They discuss Dr. Banchetti's expertise in the philosophy of science and how humans' perception of nature and the universe has evolved over time. We invite you to join us as we take an in-depth look at the science a…
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Chemistry and the Emergence of Life, with Marina Banchetti, Ph.D.
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Dr. Michael Horswell engages in conversation with Marina Banchetti, Ph.D., a professor of philosophy in FAU’s Department of Philosophy. They discuss Dr. Banchetti's expertise in the philosophy of science and how humans' perception of nature and the universe has evolved over time. We invite you to join us as we take an in-depth look at the science a…
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Travel Journalism's Aspirational Practices and Products with Ivy Ashe, Ph.D
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Dean Michael Horswell engages in conversation with Ivy Ashe, Ph.D., an assistant professor of multimedia journalism at FAU’s School of Communication and Multimedia Studies. They discuss the mystique of an often overlooked yet fascinating discipline of journalism: travel journalism. We invite you to join us as we journey to exotic destinations and e…
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Upcoming: Travel Journalism's Aspirational Practices and Products with Ivy Ashe, Ph.D
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Dean Michael Horswell engages in conversation with Ivy Ashe, Ph.D., an assistant professor of multimedia journalism at FAU’s School of Communication and Multimedia Studies. They discuss the mystique of an often overlooked yet fascinating discipline of journalism: travel journalism. We invite you to join us as we journey to exotic destinations and e…
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How Drawing Sustains Our Humanity with Professor Amy Broderick
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Associate Dean Barclay Barrios fills in for regular host Dean Michael Horswell, and engages In Conversation with Amy Broderick, MFA, Associate Professor of Drawing and Painting in FAU's Department of Visual Arts and Art History. Professor Broderick's creative practice encompasses artmaking, art writing, teaching and mentorship. In her studio work, …
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Literacy Locked Up with Wendy Hinshaw, Ph.D.
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Associate Dean Barclay Barrios fills in for regular host Dean Michael Horswell, and engages In Conversation with Wendy Hinshaw, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Writing Programs for the English Department. Dr. Hinshaw teaches courses in rhetoric, literacy, women's literature and prison writing, with articles on representations of trauma with regard to…
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Marching Forth: Creativity & Musicianship on the Football Field with Marc Decker, Ph.D.
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Associate Dean Barclay Barrios, fills in for regular host Dean Michael Horswell, and engages In Conversation with Marc Decker, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Music and Director of Bands/Director of Athletic Bands. Dr. Decker is an active arranger, drill writer, guest conductor and adjudicator. He has also published journal articles and presented at …
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Reclaiming and Reconstructing Philosophy with Clevis Headley, Ph.D.
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Dean Michael Horswell engages In Conversation with Clevis Headley, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Philosophy. Dr. Headley specializes in Africana philosophy, critical race theory, epistemology, analytic philosophy, philosophy of language, and philosophy of mathematics. He has co-edited three books, George Yancy: A Critical Introduction (2021), Haiti…
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The #MeToo Movement and How Gender Manifests in Different Areas of Our Life, with Lotus Seeley, Ph.D.
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Dean Michael Horswell engages In Conversation with Lotus Seeley, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Sociology. Following the #MeToo movement, Dr. Seeley discusses how gender manifests in different areas of our lives and how people balance work and life in the same place, with many working from home during the Covid-19 pandemic. She is currently research…
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Teaching Italian Culture Through Music with Ilaria Serra, Ph.D
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Dean Michael Horswell engages In Conversation with Ilaria Serra, Ph.D., Professor of Italian and Comparative Studies, whose areas of expertise include Italian cinema, popular song and cultural studies, as well as the history of Italian immigration. Dr. Serra also discusses her latest book, "Italia Cantata: A Culture and Language Textbook."…
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The Rhetorical Politics of Personhood with Marek Muller, Ph.D.
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Dean Michael Horswell engages In Conversation with Marek Muller, Ph. D., Assistant Professor of Rhetorical Studies in the Communication and Multimedia Studies Department. Dr. Muller's specializations include rhetorical theory and criticism, critical-cultural communication studies, legal studies and critical animal studies. She is a rhetorician inte…
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Choreographing fight scenes in theater with Professor Lee Soroko.
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Dean Michael Horswell engages In Conversation with Lee Soroko, Assistant Professor of Movement at FAU's Theater and Dance Department. He is a fight director and instructor who insures the safety of actors during fight scenes on stage. In 2022, Professor Soroko will be choreographing the violence scenes for "Carmen" at the Palm Beach Opera.…
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Narrating Extraction in the Global South with Stacey Balkan, Ph.D.
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Dean Michael Horswell engages In Conversation with Stacey Balkan, Ph. D., Assistant Professor of English and Environmental Humanities at Florida Atlantic University, who has been researching how the past can predict our future. Her upcoming book, "Rogues in the Postcolony: Narrating Extraction and Itinerancy in India," includes an investigation of …
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Upcoming: Narrating Extraction in the Global South with Stacey Balkan, Ph.D.
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Dean Michael Horswell engages In Conversation with Stacey Balkan, Ph. D., Assistant Professor of English and Environmental Humanities at Florida Atlantic University, who has been researching how the past can predict our future. Her upcoming book, "Rogues in the Postcolony: Narrating Extraction and Itinerancy in India," includes an investigation of …
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The Impact of Salsa Music on Latino & Latin American Communities with Andres Espinoza, Ph.D.
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Dean Michael Horswell engages in conversation with ethnomusicologist, percussionist, composer and FAU music professor Andres Espinoza, Ph.D. about his upcoming book, Una Sola Casa: Salsa Consciente and the Poetics of the Meta-barrio, his analysis of the impact of Salsa music as an forging element of social and political identity within Latino and L…
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Prisoners of War and Revolutionary Books with Adrian Finucane, Ph.D.
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Dean Michael Horswell engages in conversation with FAU's Associate Professor of American History, Adrian Finucane, PhD on her upcoming book Captive Exchanges: Prisoners of War and the Trade in Secrets, 1700-1760, which addresses themes of warfare and incarceration as well as empire and cultural contact in the 18th-century Atlantic world.…
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Upcoming: Prisoners of War and Revolutionary Books with Adrian Finucane, Ph.D.
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Dean Michael Horswell engages in conversation with FAU's Associate Professor of American History, Adrian Finucane, PhD on her upcoming book Captive Exchanges: Prisoners of War and the Trade in Secrets, 1700-1760, which addresses themes of warfare and incarceration as well as empire and cultural contact in the 18th-century Atlantic world. The work a…
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AI and Architectural Design with Daniel Bolojan
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Dean Michael Horswell engages in conversation with Daniel Bolojan as they discuss innovation in deep learning, through the project Deep Himmelb(l)au, and how it can impact the future of Architecture. Deep learning is an artificial intelligence (AI) function that imitates the workings of the human brain in processing data and creating patterns for u…
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Upcoming: AI and Architectural Design with Daniel Bolojan
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Dean Michael Horswell engages in conversation with Daniel Bolojan as they discuss innovation in deep learning, through the project Deep Himmelb(l)au, and how it can impact the future of Architecture. Deep learning is an artificial intelligence (AI) function that imitates the workings of the human brain in processing data and creating patterns for u…
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Spoken Word Poetry, Hip Hop Studies and Remixing Academia with Marquese McFerguson, Ph.D.
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Dean Michael Horswell engages in conversation with Marquese McFerguson, Ph.D., as they discuss navigating race, culture, and gender with poetry and spoken word. Marquese McFerguson is an Assistant Professor of Intercultural Communication, in the School of Communication and Multimedia Studies, for the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, …
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Upcoming: Spoken Word Poetry, Hip Hop Studies and Remixing Academia with Marquese McFerguson, Ph.D.
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Dean Michael Horswell engages in conversation with Marquese McFerguson, Ph.D. as they discuss navigating race, culture, and gender with poetry and spoken word. Marquese McFerguson is an Assistant Professor of Intercultural Communication, in the School of Communication and Multimedia Studies, for the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, a…
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War and Women: Channeling Suffering into Positive Change with Mehmet Gurses, Ph.D.
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Dean Michael Horswell engages in conversation with Mehmet Gurses as they discuss the complex nature of armed conflict and how wartime experience can bring about trauma and growth. Mehmet Gurses (Ph.D. in Political Science, University of North Texas, 2007) is a professor in the Department of Political Science, for the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of A…
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Upcoming: War and Women: Channeling Suffering into Positive Change with Mehmet Gurses, Ph.D.
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Dean Horswell engages in conversation with Mehmet Gurses as they discuss the complex nature of armed conflict and how wartime experience can bring about trauma and growth. Mehmet Gurses (Ph.D. in Political Science, University of North Texas, 2007) is a professor in the Department of Political Science, for the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and …
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Mixed-Race Superheroes with Sika Dagbovie-Mullins, Ph.D. and Eric Berlatsky, Ph.D.
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Dean Horswell engages in conversation with Sika Dagbovie-Mullins and Eric Berlatsky as they discuss their co-edited collection, Mixed-Race Superheroes, the intersectionality between Superheroes, racial identity, and racial politics in American popular culture. Sika Dagbovie-Mullins is an associate professor and director of Graduate Studies in the D…
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Upcoming: Mixed-Race Superheroes with Sika Dagbovie-Mullins and Eric Berlatsky
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Dean Horswell engages in conversation with Sika Dagbovie-Mullins and Eric Berlatsky as they discuss their co-edited collection, Mixed-Race Superheroes, the intersectionality between Superheroes, racial identity, and racial politics in American popular culture. Sika Dagbovie-Mullins is an associate professor and director of Graduate Studies in the D…
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unPLANningMIAMI: Developing a Transformative Design Framework Plan for Unplanning and Strategic Resettlement of South Florida from the Effects of Sea-Level Rise and Climate Disruption, Jeffrey E. Huber ...
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Dean Horswell engages in conversation with Jeffrey E. Huber, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP, MLA Interim Director and Associate Professor for the School of Architecture, as they discuss landscapes that flow with nature and not against it. Jeff Huber is an Associate Professor and Director of MetroLAB in the School of Architecture at FAU where he teaches upper-…
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Upcoming: unPLANningMIAMI: Developing a Transformative Design Framework Plan for Unplanning and Strategic Resettlement of South Florida from the Effects of Sea-Level Rise and Climate Disruption, Jeffrey ...
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Dean Horswell engages in conversation with Jeffrey E. Huber, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP, MLA Interim Director and Associate Professor for the School of Architecture, as they discuss landscapes that flow with nature and not against it. Jeff Huber is an Associate Professor and Director of MetroLAB in the School of Architecture at FAU where he teaches upper-…
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Reimagining Regional Music: Thoughts on Music from the Colombian Andes, Alejandro Sánchez–Samper
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Dean Horswell engages in conversation with Alejandro Sánchez–Samper, Professor of Music, as they discuss honoring and bringing new life to Columbian Andean regional music. Professor Sánchez–Samper is the Assistant Director of Commercial Music in the Department of Music, in the School of the Arts, for the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Lette…
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Upcoming: Reimagining Regional Music: Thoughts on Music from the Colombian Andes, Alejandro Sánchez–Samper
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Dean Horswell engages in conversation with Alejandro Sánchez–Samper, Professor of Music, as they discuss honoring and bringing new life to Columbian Andean regional music. Professor Sánchez–Samper is the Assistant Director of Commercial Music in the Department of Music, in the School of the Arts, for the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Lette…
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Social Justice Meets Emerging Technology in VR Game/Documentary, Joey Bargsten, Ph.D.
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Dean Horswell engages in conversation with Joey Bargsten, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Interactive Multimedia, as they discuss how Dr. Bargsten combines digital art, film, video games, interactivity, music, and performances from actors to create immersive storytelling through virtual reality. Dr. Bargsten is an Associate Professor of Interactive M…
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Upcoming: Social Justice Meets Emerging Technology in VR Game/Documentary, Joey Bargsten, Ph.D.
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Dean Horswell engages in conversation with Joey Bargsten, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Interactive Multimedia, as they discuss how Dr. Bargsten combines digital art, film, video games, interactivity, music, and performances from actors to create immersive storytelling through virtual reality. Dr. Bargsten is an Associate Professor of Interactive M…
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The Poetry of Language/ The Language of Poetry, Becka McKay, Ph.D.
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Dean Horswell engages in conversation with Becka McKay, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Translation and Creative Writing, and Director of the MFA in Creative Writing, as they discuss her passion for the written word, what inspires her to write, and her process on how she constructs her own poetry. Dr. McKay is an Associate Professor in the Department…
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Upcoming: The Poetry of Language/ The Language of Poetry, Becka McKay, Ph.D.
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Dean Horswell engages in conversation with Becka McKay, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Translation and Creative Writing, and Director of the MFA in Creative Writing, as they discuss her passion for the written word, what inspires her to write, and her process on how she constructs her own poetry. Dr. McKay is an Associate Professor in the Department…
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InsUrgent Media from the Front: A Media Activism Reader, Chris Robé, Ph.D. and Stephen Charbonneau, Ph.D.
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Dean Horswell engages in conversation with Chris Robé, Professor of Film Studies, and Stephen Charbonneau, Associate Professor of Film Studies and they discuss their new book InsUrgent Media from the Front: A Media Activism Reader. Dr. Robe is a Professor of Film and Media Studies in the School of Communication and Multimedia Studies (SCMS), for t…
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Upcoming: InsUrgent Media from the Front: A Media Activism Reader, Chris Robé, Ph.D. and Stephen Charbonneau, Ph.D.
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Dean Horswell engages in conversation with Chris Robé, Professor of Film Studies, and Stephen Charbonneau, Associate Professor of Film Studies and they discuss their new book InsUrgent Media from the Front: A Media Activism Reader. Dr. Robe is a Professor of Film and Media Studies in the School of Communication and Multimedia Studies (SCMS), for t…
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A Little Bit of Everything and Nothing, Thomas Stollar, Ph.D.
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Dean Horswell engages in conversation with Assistant Professor of Ceramics, Thomas Stollar, Ph.D. and they discuss ceramics as a medium and how it can also archive a civilization. Dr. Stollar is an Assistant Professor of Ceramics, in the Department of Visual Arts & Art History, for the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, at Florida Atla…
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