Literary studies, feelings and social justice with Dr Xine Yao
- Author
- Bryony Armstrong
- Published
- Wed 16 Nov 2022
- Episode Link
- None
Lecturer in American literature Dr Xine Yao joins Bryony Armstrong to discuss:
- Why defunding the humanities limits who has cultural capital
- Feeling or unfeeling among minoritised groups
- How researching literature from the past can teach us about the present
- The relationship between humanities and social justice
- Why we can’t turn to the humanities unproblematically
- Bringing humanities research to the public
- The different types of teaching and learning that happen in STEM/A&H classrooms
- Why do people in pubs demand that we explain our research, and then criticise it when we do?!
- The need for solidarity across STEM/A&H
Content note: this episode contains some discussion about racism and homophobia.
Find Bryony @BF_Armstrong
Find Xine @XineYaoPhD
Artwork: Riduwan Molla https://www.canva.com/p/riduwanmolla/
Music: Madaan Mansij https://www.pond5.com/artist/mansij_tubescreamer
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