Southern Futures

SouthernFutures
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Southern Futures: The Podcast sparks conversations that reimagine the American South — speaking to the past, the present, and the future. This series brings together UNC-Chapel Hill scholars in the humanities and other fields for authentic and accessible conversations. Storytelling is a vehicle for change, and this podcast seeks to harness that power to amplify the voices of a diverse, dynamic, and changing American South. Each episode presents a candid conversation about the challenges of today as we move forward together towards a better future for tomorrow.

Episodes

  1. 03/29/2021

    Legendborn + Legendmaking: Tracy Deonn Part II

    In Part Two, the conversation continues as host Melody Hunter Pillion and bestselling author Tracy Deonn talk Deonn’s novel Legendborn, UNC’s cemetery and its connection to slave history, grief, the mythology of the South, and the cereal boxes whose smells transport us back to the past.

    Legendborn + Legendmaking: Tracy Deonn Part II

  2. 03/29/2021

    Legendborn + Legendmaking: Tracy Deonn Part I

    In Part One, host Melody Hunter Pillion and bestselling author Tracy Deonn talk Deonn’s novel Legendborn and the complex and tragic truths in genealogical study, the parallel stories and experiences that can arise on a college campus, and the joy in eating a pineapple popsicle.

    Legendborn + Legendmaking: Tracy Deonn Part I

  3. 11/23/2020

    Absolute + Enduring: Sharon Holland

    In this episode, Sharon P. Holland, Townsend Ludington Distinguished Professor and Chair of American Studies at UNC Chapel Hill, spends time storytelling: when she first knew she would be an academic, writing her first book, being a Black equestrian. She also explains the subject of Critical Ethnic Studies, and it's relevance to our society today.

    Absolute + Enduring: Sharon Holland

  4. 11/23/2020

    Resilience + Recovery: Diamond Holloman + Jeff Currie

    Diamond Holloman, a PhD Candidate in Environment, Ecology and Energy Program at UNC Chapel Hill, and Jeff Currie, the RiverKeeper of the Lumber River, both work to keep communities at the center of their work in Environmental Justice. In this episode, they discuss their community-led work, and why listening is key to real solutions.

    Resilience + Recovery: Diamond Holloman + Jeff Currie

  5. 11/23/2020

    Archives + Accountability: María R. Estorino

    In this episode, María R. Estorino, Associate University Librarian for Special Collections and Director of the Wilson Special Collections Library, explains exactly what kind of knowledge the archives provide for the public, and why this work is important today.

    Archives + Accountability: María R. Estorino

  6. 11/23/2020

    Belonging + Unbelonging: Annette Rodríguez + Seth Kotch

    Faculty from the American Studies Department at UNC Chapel Hill, Annette Rodríguez and Seth Kotch, both research lynching and public violence. In this episode, we learn more about the history of public violence, and what resonance this history has today.

    Belonging + Unbelonging: Annette Rodríguez + Seth Kotch
  • 6 Episodes

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About

Southern Futures: The Podcast sparks conversations that reimagine the American South — speaking to the past, the present, and the future. This series brings together UNC-Chapel Hill scholars in the humanities and other fields for authentic and accessible conversations. Storytelling is a vehicle for change, and this podcast seeks to harness that power to amplify the voices of a diverse, dynamic, and changing American South. Each episode presents a candid conversation about the challenges of today as we move forward together towards a better future for tomorrow.

Information

  • Creator
    SouthernFutures
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2021
  • Episodes
    6
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © All rights reserved
  • Show Website
    Southern Futures