SSH: The Podcast

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SSH: The Podcast features conversations with leading experts from across the social sciences and humanities, showcasing the diversity and impact of research and creative activities within the College of Social Sciences and Humanities at the University of Alberta. Recorded at the Sound Studies Institute at the University of Alberta.

  1. 2D AGO

    Episode 20: Literature and Landscape in Conversation

    A conversation with Sarah Krotz, director of the Centre for Literatures in Canada, who talks about her love of learning and her research into how we inhabit our landscape. She details how the CLC reaches across faculties and communities through its research and its interactions with authors.

    25 min

  2. FEB 9

    Episode 19: Central European Connections: Arts, History and Cultural Exchange

    A conversation with Dominique Reill, the new director of the Faculty of Arts' Wirth Institute for Austrian and Central European Studies. In this episode, learn about the extraordinary connections between research, arts, history and cultural exchange at the Institute and in Professor Reill's own wide-ranging academic work.

    29 min

  3. 11/26/2025

    Episode 18: The Arts Impact

    A discussion with Dean Robert Wood , who is the Dean of the Faculty of Arts at the University of Alberta. In this episode, Dean Wood talks through the strategic directions  of the Faculty of Arts, the breadth of research and creativity within the faculty, and the impact the Arts has both  institutionally  and on broader society.

    25 min

  4. 10/31/2025

    Episode 17: New Season of SSH: The Podcast

    Marking the first anniversary of SSH: Podcast, this episode kicks off a new chapter as we welcome Professor Temitope Oriola, associate dean, research for the College of Social Sciences and Humanities, as host of the podcast. Learn more about Professor Oriola and what’s up and coming this season.

    19 min

  5. 07/28/2025

    Episode 16: Modernizing Family Law

    A discussion with Dean Fiona Kelly about her work in family law and law reform, the legal regulation of assisted reproduction, donor linking laws, and the need for interdisciplinarity in research to address the complexities of modern families. Professor Kelly is Dean of the Faculty of Law at the University of Alberta.

    17 min

  6. 07/08/2025

    Episode 15: Transnational Black Writing

    In this episode, we chat with Professor Michael Bucknor about the transnational connections between Black writers and Black communities and the importance of these connections for creating an ecosystem for Black writers. Dr Bucknor is a Canada Research Chair in Black Global Studies and Decolonial Practice and a Professor in the Department of English and Film Studies at the University of Alberta.

    25 min

  7. 06/16/2025

    Episode 14: Affirming Disfluency

    A discussion with Professor Joshua St Pierre about disfluency studies, the Stuttering Commons project, and his work to provide accessible public resources about speech disabilities. Dr St Pierre is a Canada Research Chair in Critical Disability Studies and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Alberta.

    21 min

  8. 05/26/2025

    Episode 13: Recognizing Our Pasts

    A discussion with Professor Sarah Nickel about the stories of Indigenous women’s activism and achievement, and the value of bringing historical training into community. Dr Nickel is a Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Politics and Gender and an Associate Professor in the Department of History, Classics and Religion at the University of Alberta.

    18 min
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SSH: The Podcast features conversations with leading experts from across the social sciences and humanities, showcasing the diversity and impact of research and creative activities within the College of Social Sciences and Humanities at the University of Alberta. Recorded at the Sound Studies Institute at the University of Alberta.

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  • Creator
    College of Social Sciences and Humanities
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    20
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © University of Alberta College of Social Sciences and Humanities, 2024-2025
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    SSH: The Podcast