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Blacktivism In the Academy
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This is a podcast for scholar activists by scholar activists! We're about encouraging and facilitating learning, activism, and anti-racist action. You'll hear prominent speakers from communities of color addressing how to step out of the societal cyclical patterns of our shared past. If you are seeking a community of like-minded scholar-activists, keep listening.
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Bonus: DCQR x BIA
2w ago00:00:02Tap to summarizeAt the end of 2025, we were lucky enough to snag a special recording session with the group of scholars who worked together on a special issue of Departures in Critical Qualitative Research. Listen along as we have a conversation about how we share information, how they worked together, what photovoice entails, and so much more. Roshaunda L. Breeden Taryrn T.C. Brown Keneisha L. Harrington Robin Phelps-Ward - Viola Lou Studio Terah J. Stewart Dive into the special issue here: https://online.ucpress.edu/dcqr/issue/14/1 Special Issue Title: Black Photovoice: (Re)Claiming Blackness Through a Critical Conversation on Space, Place, and the Embodiment of Photovoice _____________ Keep up with BIA on the socials and we'll make sure to keep up with y'all. IG - @biapod Twitter - @bia_pod As always, please rate and review us to help us out and make sure other folks can find the podcast too! Peace.
Transcribe →6.11 Report Cards
Dec 1200:54:30Tap to summarizeWe continue with our tradition of an end-of-season review! And for those of you with sharp hearing, yes that is a smoke detector chirping 2 floors away from us. C'est la vie! This episode includes the song "That Part" by Diamond Ortiz _____________ Keep up with BIA on the socials and we'll make sure to keep up with y'all. IG - @biapod Twitter - @bia_pod As always, please rate and review us to help us out and make sure other folks can find the podcast too! Peace.
Transcribe →6.10 Candace Hall and Charles H.F. Davis on Imagined Futures
Nov 2000:33:46Tap to summarizeWe're concluding our season-long probe into academic partnerships with the co-creators of the Imgagined Futures project. Doctors Charles H.F. Davis III and Candace Hall joined us on the mic the day after the premiere of their documentary to debrief a bit and let us know what their imagined futures might look like. https://www.imaginedfutures.net - Check out the full project Donate here to support the project https://www.candacenhall.com/ - Connect with the work of Candace Hall EdD. https://www.hfdavis.com/ - Connect with the work of Charles H.F. Davis III PhD. _____________ Keep up with BIA on the socials and we'll make sure to keep up with y'all. IG - @biapod Twitter - @bia_pod As always, please rate and review us to help us out and make sure other folks can find the podcast too! Peace.
Transcribe →6.9 They Can't Do It Like You
Nov 1400:24:53Tap to summarizeThe Beyonce of Higher Ed herself, Lori Patton Davis, is our guest on today's episode. She shares her visions of the future, advice for scholars, and her views on sharing your voice within (and beyond) the academy. https://loripattondavis.com/ _____________ Keep up with BIA on the socials and we'll make sure to keep up with y'all. IG - @biapod Twitter - @bia_pod As always, please rate and review us to help us out and make sure other folks can find the podcast too! Peace.
Transcribe →6.8 You're Published. Who Cares?
Nov 600:29:27Tap to summarizeDoctors Felecia Commodore and TyKeia Robinson graced the mic to share thoughts on community, creativity, and how we share our work with the world. _____________ Keep up with BIA on the socials and we'll make sure to keep up with y'all. IG - @biapod Twitter - @bia_pod
Transcribe →6.7 Artistry in the Academy
Oct 1600:23:37Tap to summarizeThis short and sweet conversation features doctors Natasha Croom and Robin Phelps-Ward speaking about their views on artistry inside and outside of the academy. They share their creativity with all of us today and help us think about the place of aesthetics in scholalry work and life beyond the academy. Check out Dr. Phelps-Ward's visual artwork - https://www.violaloustudio.com/ _____________ Keep up with BIA on the socials and we'll make sure to keep up with y'all. IG - @biapod Twitter - @bia_pod As always, please rate and review us to help us out and make sure other folks can find the podcast too! Peace.
Transcribe →6.6 Pouring Into Each Other
Oct 900:21:31Tap to summarizeWe have an amazing duo on the podcast today to share the short but impactful conversation about their ups and downs in the academy and their creative work. Thank you Laila McCloud and T.J. Stewart for joining us on the mic! _____________ Keep up with our guests' work on Google Scholar Dr. McCloud Dr. Stewart Check out the single "Never Imagined" by T.J. Stewart _____________ Keep up with BIA on the socials and we'll make sure to keep up with y'all. IG - @biapod Twitter - @bia_pod As always, please rate and review us to help us out and make sure other folks can find the podcast too! Peace.
Transcribe →Bonus - Revisiting Campus Abolition
Oct 900:39:13Tap to summarizeWe're revisiting a conversation we had last year with Charles H.F. Davis III We think it's worth listening back with the context of another year in an increasingly policed climate. Do professors and administrators become tools of oppression or can we offer ourselves in revolutionary service? _____________ hfdavis.com Twitter/Instagram - @hfdavis www.campusabolition.org _____________ Keep up with BIA on the socials and we'll make sure to keep up with y'all. IG - @biapod Twitter - @bia_pod As always, please rate and review us to help us out and make sure other folks can find the podcast too! Peace.
Transcribe →6.5 Academic Roots with BTK
Oct 200:24:46Tap to summarizeWe've got royalty on the mic, y'all. The Dr. Bridget Turner-Kelly talks about growing up with the academy at her fingertips, finding her way to higher ed, and helping others do the same. _____________ Keep up with BIA on the socials and we'll make sure to keep up with y'all. IG - @biapod Twitter - @bia_pod As always, please rate and review us to help us out and make sure other folks can find the podcast too! Peace.
Transcribe →6.4 About Higher Ed Community
Sep 2500:31:19Tap to summarizeWe've got doctors Leonard Taylor and Steve Mobley Jr. join us on the mic to talk about building community, their hopes for future scholars, and how they've evolved in the presentation of their research and identities. _____________ Keep up with BIA on the socials and we'll make sure to keep up with y'all. IG - @biapod Twitter - @bia_pod As always, please rate and review us to help us out and make sure other folks can find the podcast too! Peace.
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