Rhyme & Reason Podcast
Making Sense of the World Through the Arts and Humanities at the University of Maryland
Rhyme & Reason
The Rhyme & Reason podcast features provocative and timely discussions with some of the most compelling leaders in the arts and humanities at UMD. In this inaugural season, ARHU Dean Stephanie Shonekan interviews faculty guests who are taking on pressing issues and topics related to race, equity and justice. You’ll hear from scholars studying diverse topics including indigenous feminist philosophy; race and immigration; Asian American, Latinx and Afro-diasporic cultures; the history of antisemitism; and more!
Episode 1: Talking Indigenous Futures with Shelbi Nahwilet Meissner
ARHU Dean Stephanie Shonekan is joined by Shelbi Nahwilet Meissner, assistant professor in the Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and a proud first-generation descendant of the La Jolla Band of Luiseño Indians, who is of both Luiseño (Payómkawichum) and Cupeño (Kupangaxwichem) descent. Their discussion centers on indigenous identity and language, as well as Meissner’s vision for the Indigenous Futures Lab, which she established at UMD to serve as a hub of indigenous feminist research and evaluation.
Episode 2: Exploring Global Migration, Food and Ethnic Identity with Madeline Hsu
ARHU Dean Stephanie Shonekan is joined by Madeline Hsu, Center for Global Migration Studies Director and professor of history, in a conversation about the historical and contemporary causes of migration, challenges facing immigrants to the U.S. today and a new project focused on the rich culinary histories of the ethnic and immigrant communities in the D.C. metro region. Before joining the faculty at UMD, Hsu was at UT Austin where she led the development of the Teach Immigration History website, a curriculum guide for teaching about immigration laws and their implications for different groups throughout history.