James Madison University: Conversations at the Cohen Center
55 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 year ago -Conversations at The Cohen Center is a podcast featuring graduate students and faculty in conversation at James Madison University.
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Episodes
Episode 36. Interview with Dr. Delores Phillips
May 04, 2023 00:00 - 42 minutes - 58 MBAAAD Center Director Dr. Delores Phillips speaks with us about what drew her to JMU and future plans for the AAAD Center.
Episode 35: interview with Dr. Michael Gubser
April 25, 2023 00:00 - 40 minutes - 55.4 MBProfessor of European intellectual history Dr. Michael Gubser speaks with us about his work in the history of international development and his Guggenheim Fellowship.
Episode 34: Interview with Dr. Cyril Uy II
April 14, 2023 00:00 - 28 minutes - 39.5 MBAssistant professor of religion in the Department of Philosophy and Religion Dr. Cyril Uy speaks with us about his scholarship on medieval Sufism and Islamic philosophy.
Episode 33: Interview with Dr. Graciela Perez
April 05, 2023 00:00 - 39 minutes - 53.8 MBAssistant professor of criminology in the Justice Studies Department Dr. Graciela Perez speaks with us about her scholarship that focuses on the intertwining forces of immigration and criminalization that impacts Latinx.
Episode 32: Interview with Dr. Deborwah Faulk
February 08, 2023 00:00 - 28 minutes - 38.6 MBAssistant professor of sociology Dr. Deborwah Faulk discusses her teaching and scholarship related to equity in high education and her role as DEI Faculty Fellow with The Graduate School.
Episode 31: Interview with Dr. Ja'La Wourman
January 17, 2023 00:00 - 36 minutes - 50.6 MBAssistant professor of Writing, Rhetoric and Technical Communication Dr. Ja'La Wourman discusses her work in digital rhetoric, content strategy and Black entrepreneurship.
Episode 30: Interview with Dr. Dennis Lo
October 11, 2022 00:00 - 27 minutes - 37.2 MBAssociate professor of English Dr. Dennis Lo discusses his work in global cinema at JMU.
Episode 29: Interview with Dr. Joost Burgers
September 30, 2022 00:00 - 17 minutes - 24.4 MBAssociate professor of English Dr. Joost Burgers discusses his work with digital humanities at JMU.
Episode 28: Interview with Subat Matin and Diana Trinidad
April 25, 2022 00:00 - 24 minutes - 34 MBHistory master student Subat Matin and audiology doctoral student Diana Trinidad discuss their first year of graduate education at JMU.
Episode 27: Interview with Ginjer Clarke
March 03, 2022 00:00 - 26 minutes - 35.8 MBWe speak with JMU graduate Ginjer Clarke about her work as a children's author in advance of her return to speak at JMU on March 10.
Episode 26: Interview with Dr. Peter La Chapelle
February 28, 2022 00:00 - 38 minutes - 53.3 MBWe speak with Dr. Peter La Chapelle, Professor of History at Nevada State College, about his scholarship on race, politics and country music as he prepares to speak virtually at JMU on March 8.
Episode 25: Interview with Ginny Soenksen and Rachel Gregor
February 07, 2022 00:00 - 22 minutes - 30.3 MBWe speak with Ginny Soenksen, Director of the Madison Arts Collection, and Rachel Gregor, second-year student in the graduate history program, about Rachel's internship at the MAC during summer 2021.
Episode 24: Interview with Dr. Maura Hametz and Dr. Abe Goldberg
January 21, 2022 00:00 - 14 minutes - 19.4 MBWe speak with Dr. Maura Hametz and Dr. Abe Goldberg about Holocaust Remembrance events at JMU at the end of January 2022.
Episode 23: Interview with Sheena Ramirez and Adina Langer
November 17, 2021 00:00 - 37 minutes - 51.2 MBWe speak with Sheena Ramirez and Adina Langer about the Words, Music, Memory: (Re)presenting Voices of the Holocaust exhibit coming to JMU in early December.
Episode 22: Interview with Dr. David Kirkpatrick
November 10, 2021 00:00 - 18 minutes - 24.7 MBWe speak with David Kirkpatrick about the December 2 event celebrating the Global Civil Rights Movement
Episode 21: Interview with Cohen Center Scholarship Recipients
November 09, 2021 00:00 - 36 minutes - 49.5 MBWe speak with JMU graduate students Rebecca Paulisch, Ashlyn Johns and Telena Turner.
Episode 20: Interview with Dr. Scott Lunsford and Jay Varner
November 08, 2021 00:00 - 40 minutes - 55.1 MBMichael speaks with Scott Lunsford and Jay Varner about their new podcast Hidden Language.
Episode Nineteen: Interview with Dr. T. Kenny Fountain
October 05, 2021 00:00 - 21 minutes - 28.9 MBConner speaks with Dr. T. Kenny Fountain, associate professor of English at the University of Virginia, about conspiracy theories.
Episode 19: Interview with Dr. T. Kenny Fountain
October 05, 2021 00:00 - 21 minutes - 28.9 MBConner speaks with Dr. T. Kenny Fountain, associate professor of English at the University of Virginia, about conspiracy theories.
Episode Eighteen: Interview with Dr. Brooks Hefner and Dr. Edward Timke
February 27, 2021 00:00 - 29 minutes - 19.7 MBIn this fascinating episode, Megan sits down with Dr. Brooks Hefner and Dr. Edward Timke, co-directors of the Circulating Magazines Project to discuss their recent project, digital humanities scholarship, and the experience of collaborating across different time-zones.
Episode 18: Interview with Dr. Brooks Hefner and Dr. Edward Timke
February 27, 2021 00:00 - 29 minutes - 19.7 MBIn this fascinating episode, Megan sits down with Dr. Brooks Hefner and Dr. Edward Timke, co-directors of the Circulating Magazines Project to discuss their recent project, digital humanities scholarship, and the experience of collaborating across different time-zones.
Episode Seventeen: Sovereignty, Erasure, and Indigenous Rhetorical Theory - A Round Table Discussion
December 09, 2020 00:00 - 30 minutes - 19.8 MBIn our second podcast take-over, join communication and advocacy graduate students, Jas, Izzy Lowery, and Telena Turner, as they dive into a discussion of representation, power, and spatiality within indigenous rhetoric.
Episode 17: Sovereignty, Erasure, and Indigenous Rhetorical Theory - A Round Table Discussion
December 09, 2020 00:00 - 30 minutes - 19.8 MBIn our second podcast take-over, join communication and advocacy graduate students, Jas, Izzy Lowery, and Telena Turner, as they dive into a discussion of representation, power, and spatiality within indigenous rhetoric.
Episode 16: Race Relations in the Road to the 2020 Election - Roundtable Discussion
November 03, 2020 00:00 - 35 minutes - 34.7 MBIn our first podcast take-over, Leah Trip, Kris Samuel, and William Rinaldo, graduate students in the JMU School of Communications, discuss the works of several Black authors and how they relate to the 2020 election.
Episode Sixteen: Race Relations in the Road to the 2020 Election - Roundtable Discussion
November 03, 2020 00:00 - 35 minutes - 34.7 MBIn our first podcast take-over, Leah Trip, Kris Samuel, and William Rinaldo, graduate students in the JMU School of Communications, discuss the works of several Black authors and how they relate to the 2020 election.
Episode 15: Interview with Dr. Peaches Hash
October 16, 2020 00:00 - 29 minutes - 25.4 MBIn the first episode of our semester, Megan sits down with Dr. Peaches Hash, Composition Lecturer at ASU, to talk about her recent experience defending her dissertation during a pandemic, her Fulbright scholarship in Indonesia, and her work using expressive art to teach composition.
Episode Fifteen: Interview with Dr. Peaches Hash
October 16, 2020 00:00 - 29 minutes - 25.4 MBIn the first episode of our semester, Megan sits down with Dr. Peaches Hash, Composition Lecturer at ASU, to talk about her recent experience defending her dissertation during a pandemic, her Fulbright scholarship in Indonesia, and her work using expressive art to teach composition.
Episode Fourteen: Interview with Jarritt Sheel
May 01, 2020 00:00 - 34 minutes - 57 MBIn the final episode of the semester, Marina and Becca sit down with Jarritt Sheel, a fifth year doctoral candidate, assistant professor, and hip hop music educator, to talk about his pedagogy and music and the power of hip hop.
Episode 14: Interview with Jarritt Sheel
May 01, 2020 00:00 - 34 minutes - 57 MBIn the final episode of the semester, Marina and Becca sit down with Jarritt Sheel, a fifth year doctoral candidate, assistant professor, and hip hop music educator, to talk about his pedagogy and music and the power of hip hop.
Episode Thirteen: Interview with Dr. Sofia Samatar
April 24, 2020 00:00 - 28 minutes - 27.5 MBIn this fantastical episode, Marina and Becca talk with Dr. Sofia Samatar, prolific author and JMU English professor, about her graduate courses, writing process, and favorite monsters.
Episode 13: Interview with Dr. Sofia Samatar
April 24, 2020 00:00 - 28 minutes - 27.5 MBIn this fantastical episode, Marina and Becca talk with Dr. Sofia Samatar, prolific author and JMU English professor, about her graduate courses, writing process, and favorite monsters.
Episode 12: Interview with Sarah O'Connor
April 17, 2020 00:00 - 22 minutes - 21.8 MBThis time around, Becca sits down with Sarah O'Connor, professor of Writing, Rhetoric and Technical Communication, to talk about her work with graduate classes, prison writing, and the Second Chance Podcast.
Episode Twelve: Interview with Sarah O'Connor
April 17, 2020 00:00 - 22 minutes - 21.8 MBThis time around, Becca sits down with Sarah O'Connor, professor of Writing, Rhetoric and Technical Communication, to talk about her work with graduate classes, prison writing, and the Second Chance Podcast.
Episode 11: Graduate Resources in Quarantine
April 10, 2020 00:00 - 14 minutes - 14.8 MBIn this special episode, Becca and Marina sit down together to talk about resources and advice for graduate students, including online journal access, self-care tips, and more!
Episode Eleven: Graduate Resources in Quarantine
April 10, 2020 00:00 - 14 minutes - 14.8 MBIn this special episode, Becca and Marina sit down together to talk about resources and advice for graduate students, including online journal access, self-care tips, and more!
Episode Ten: Interview with Dr. Kris Blair
April 03, 2020 00:00 - 24 minutes - 27.8 MBIn this episode, Becca sits down with Dr. Kris Blair, Dean of Liberal Arts at Duquesne University, who was invited to JMU as a FemRhet2019 Plenary Speaker.
Episode 10: Interview with Dr. Kris Blair
April 03, 2020 00:00 - 24 minutes - 27.8 MBIn this episode, Becca sits down with Dr. Kris Blair, Dean of Liberal Arts at Duquesne University, who was invited to JMU as a FemRhet2019 Plenary Speaker.
Episode Nine: Interview with Dr. Lisa Melonçon
March 20, 2020 00:00 - 17 minutes - 15.8 MBIn this episode, Becca sits down with Dr. Lisa Melonçon, who was visiting JMU as one of the FemRhet2019 Plenary Speakers.
Episode 9: Interview with Dr. Lisa Melonçon
March 20, 2020 00:00 - 17 minutes - 15.8 MBIn this episode, Becca sits down with Dr. Lisa Melonçon, who was visiting JMU as one of the FemRhet2019 Plenary Speakers.
Episode Eight: Interview with Dr. Erin Lee Mock
January 23, 2020 00:00 - 21 minutes - 22.4 MBIn today's episode of Conversations at the Cohen Center, Becca and Marina sit down with Dr. Erin Lee Mock, an associate professor of English and director of the program of Film Studies at the University of West Georgia about her research on film, popular culture, and veterans.
Episode 8: Interview with Dr. Erin Lee Mock
January 23, 2020 00:00 - 21 minutes - 22.4 MBIn today's episode of Conversations at the Cohen Center, Becca and Marina sit down with Dr. Erin Lee Mock, an associate professor of English and director of the program of Film Studies at the University of West Georgia about her research on film, popular culture, and veterans.
Episode 7: Interview with Ginny Soenksen
October 07, 2019 00:00 - 24 minutes - 25.2 MBIn today's episode of Conversations at the Cohen Center, Becca and Marina sit down with Ginny Soenksen, the Director of the Madison Art Collection and the Lisanby Museum, to talk about her work on-campus and off, as a published science-fiction author and textile scholar. Thank you for joining us! Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter @JMUCohenCenter to keep up with our latest events, episodes, and more!
Episode Seven: Interview with Ginny Soenksen
October 07, 2019 00:00 - 24 minutes - 25.2 MBIn today's episode of Conversations at the Cohen Center, Becca and Marina sit down with Ginny Soenksen, the Director of the Madison Art Collection and the Lisanby Museum, to talk about her work on-campus and off, as a published science-fiction author and textile scholar. Thank you for joining us! Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter @JMUCohenCenter to keep up with our latest events, episodes, and more!
Episode 6: Interview with Dr. Norah Dunbar
September 13, 2019 00:00 - 16 minutes - 16.6 MBFor our sixth episode, Becca sits down with Dr. Norah Dunbar to talk about her work with deception detection. Dr. Dunbar visited JMU in Spring 2019 for the 41st Annual SCOM Undergraduate Research Conference. Thank you for joining us! Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter @JMUCohenCenter to keep up with our latest events, episodes, and more!
Episode Six: Interview with Dr. Norah Dunbar
September 13, 2019 00:00 - 16 minutes - 16.6 MBFor our sixth episode, Becca sits down with Dr. Norah Dunbar to talk about her work with deception detection. Dr. Dunbar visited JMU in Spring 2019 for the 41st Annual SCOM Undergraduate Research Conference. Thank you for joining us! Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter @JMUCohenCenter to keep up with our latest events, episodes, and more!
Episode 5: Interview with Professor Graham Welch and Dr. Adam Ockelford
April 04, 2019 00:00 - 47 minutes - 41.7 MBFor our fifth episode, Becca sits down with Visiting Scholars and Madison Music Scholar Recipients Professor Graham Welch and Dr. Adam Ockelford, to talk about their work with music and young children with disabilities. Thanks for joining us! Make sure you follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter at @JMUCohenCenter to keep up with our latest events, episodes, and more!
Episode Five: Interview with Professor Graham Welch and Dr. Adam Ockelford
April 04, 2019 00:00 - 47 minutes - 41.7 MBFor our fifth episode, Becca sits down with Visiting Scholars and Madison Music Scholar Recipients Professor Graham Welch and Dr. Adam Ockelford, to talk about their work with music and young children with disabilities. Thanks for joining us! Make sure you follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter at @JMUCohenCenter to keep up with our latest events, episodes, and more!
Episode Four: Interview with Livvy Call
January 28, 2019 00:00 - 24 minutes - 24.8 MBFor our fourth episode we sit down with Livvy Call, the current JMU Engagement Fellow for Food Access and Security, to talk about her work as an Engagement Fellow, and her work with JMU's chapter of Campus Kitchen. Campus Kitchen will start providing food to graduate students this week! Check out JMU's Graduate Student Association (@JMUGSA) for more information. Thanks for joining us! Make sure you follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter at @JMUCohenCenter to keep up with our latest ev...
Episode 4: Interview with Livvy Call
January 28, 2019 00:00 - 24 minutes - 24.8 MBFor our fourth episode we sit down with Livvy Call, the current JMU Engagement Fellow for Food Access and Security, to talk about her work as an Engagement Fellow, and her work with JMU's chapter of Campus Kitchen. Campus Kitchen will start providing food to graduate students this week! Check out JMU's Graduate Student Association (@JMUGSA) for more information. Thanks for joining us! Make sure you follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter at @JMUCohenCenter to keep up with our latest ev...
Episode 3: Interview with Amy Lewis
January 07, 2019 00:00 - 25 minutes - 26.5 MBWelcome to 2019! In our first episode of the year, we sit down with Amy Lewis, a PhD student in Music Education at Michigan State University, community activist, and JMU Music Cultural Connections Artist in Residence. Thanks for joining us! Make sure you follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter @JMUCohenCenter to keep up with our latest events, episodes, and more!