Listen here. Student protests inspired by Black Lives Matter have swept across American universities. What did these undergraduate activists want? PhDiva Dr. Xine Yao interviews Kristi Carey, one of the leaders of the 2014-5 protests at Colgate University. Kristi and her fellow women of color activists organized in the wake of Michael Brown’s killing to…
Month: July 2017
S03E27 | Can We Ever Take a Break?
Listen here. Summer vacation: when academics look forward to spending quality time… working on their research. Over the “holiday” weekend Liz and Xine talk about structuring their time and the unexpected emotional labour that comes when you do take a “break” only to frantically play catch-up on your personal life. We discuss the idea of…
