Rhyme & Reason
The Rhyme & Reason podcast features provocative and timely discussions with compelling leaders in the arts and humanities at the University of Maryland. In this inaugural season, Stephanie Shonekan, dean of the College of Arts and Humanities, interviews faculty guests who are taking on pressing issues and topics related to race, equity and justice. You’ll hear from scholars studying topics including indigenous feminist philosophy; immigration; the history of antisemitism; and more!
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Thursday Feb 13, 2025
Thursday Feb 13, 2025
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.
Thursday Feb 13, 2025
Thursday Feb 13, 2025
ARHU Dean Stephanie Shonekan is joined by Shelbi Nahwilet Meissner, a proud first-generation descendant of the La Jolla Band of Luiseño Indians, who is of both Luiseño (Payómkawichum) and Cupeño (Kupangaxwichem) descent. Shelbi is an assistant professor in the Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at University of Maryland, College Park. The discussion centers on indigenous identity and language, as well as Shelbi’s vision for the Indigenous Futures Lab that she established to serve as a hub of indigenous feminist research and evaluation.