This time around we’re talking about the history of segregation and discrimination against native people in Alaska. Our guest today is Holly Guise, Assistant Professor of History at the University of New Mexico. Her work recovers the untold and

NextGen Humanities Episode 7 – Wendell Adjetey & North American Black Liberation

Dec 13th, 2020 48m

Welcome back to the NextGen Humanities PodcastThis time around we’re talking about the black liberation movements throughout the 20th century and beyond the borders of the United States. It’s a great pleasure to be able to introduce Wendell Adj

NextGen Humanities Episode 6 – Laura Davies: The Literature & Art of Dying Well

Nov 10th, 2020 36m 52s

In this episode we talk to Laura Davies (King's College – Cambridge) about how her work on 18th century British literature can inform the way we think about death in the present. Dr Davies teaches, researches and writes on British literature of

NextGen Humanities Episode 5 – Mandisa Haarhoff & Absenting Black People in South Africa

Oct 16th, 2020 47m 37s

This episode features Prof. Mandisa Haarhoff from the University of Cape Town in South Africa. Her work focuses on modern literature in southern Africa, more specifically the farm novel or Plaasroman. The conversation extracts some of the most

NextGen Humanities Episode 4 – Steffen Rimner & the Global Anti-Opium Movement

Aug 24th, 2020 34m 30s

In this episode we sit down with Steffen Rimner, Assistant Professor in the History of International Affairs at University College Dublin. He has taught at Utrecht University, Harvard University, and Columbia University, and held affiliations a

NextGen Humanities Episode 3 – Miranda Sachs & Childhood, Adulthood and Generations

Aug 9th, 2020 33m 32s

In this episode we sit down with Miranda Sachs who has a PhD in history from Yale University and is currently a Senior Lecturer at Texas State University. Her academic work has thus far covered the history of childhood in modern France, but as

NextGen Humanities Episode 2 – Jasna Žmak & Dramaturgy/Performance in Europe

Jul 26th, 2020 34m 36s

This week we are talking to Jasna Žmak (Department of Dramaturgy, Academy of Dramatic Art, University of Zagreb, Croatia). In addition to her academic work that spans across disciplines such as performance studies and gender studies, Žmak is al

NextGen Humanities Episode 1 - Bryan Kozik & the Reformations and the Meaning of Europe

Jul 6th, 2020 35m 43s

In this episode we sit down with historian Bryan Kozik, PhD to talk about his work on Reformation era Central Europe and how he is shifting the conversation in his field. With a focus on bishops and changes happening at the local level, he give