10 episodes

Members of the Madison Journal of Literary Criticism (MJLC) gather for small group discussions based on study group topics surrounding abolition and literary criticism.

Abolitionist Roundtable with the MJLC WSUM

    • Society & Culture

Members of the Madison Journal of Literary Criticism (MJLC) gather for small group discussions based on study group topics surrounding abolition and literary criticism.

    Aims of higher education and the role of educators in executing those aims

    Aims of higher education and the role of educators in executing those aims

    In this episode, Jonathan, Gabe and Ria sit down to discuss what the aim of higher education should be; a conversation based on their experience as college students, time as MJLC study group members, a shared class: Philosophy 557 Justice in Higher Education and the paper “Only Connect… The Goals of a Liberal Education” by William Cronon. The roundtable members reflect on what they expected from college, the role of ideal theory in isolating aims, considering the UW-Madison mission statement and coming up with their own, shared, idea of what the aims of higher education should be. Finally, they touch on how educators can and should execute these aims and the role of third spaces like the MJLC in higher education. 

    • 1 hr 19 min
    Literature and Social Justice: An Interview with Fawzy Taylor

    Literature and Social Justice: An Interview with Fawzy Taylor

    WSUM Talk Director and MJLC member Ray Kirsch and fellow MJLC member Quinn Henneger interview Fawzy Taylor, the social media and marketing director of A Room of One's Own Bookstore. The bookstore is a queer and transgender owned, feminist bookstore in Madison, WI. In this interview, Ray and Quinn interview Fawzy about their involvement at Room, the intersection of social justice and literature and more. 

    • 37 min
    Radical Design

    Radical Design

    In this episode, Lexi, Mary, Ria, Emily and Landis discuss radical design and how it connects to the making of our magazine. 

    • 59 min
    Where is literary criticism heading? A reflection on AWP

    Where is literary criticism heading? A reflection on AWP

    MJLC members Ria, Ella and Sophia discuss their experience at The Association of Writers & Writing Programs conference in Kansas city. They discuss their key takeaways and where they believe literary criticism is heading.

    • 39 min
    Stop Cop City

    Stop Cop City

    Quinn and Anna interview two forest defenders about Atlanta's RICO indictments and what stop cop city is. 

    • 46 min
    Reflecting on Resistance

    Reflecting on Resistance

    In this episode, we talked to MJLC members about their newest publication, Resistance. We asked their favorite pieces from it and moments that made them happy this past semester. The MJLC Resistance issue can be found here: https://issuu.com/themjlc/docs/themjlcresistancedigital 

    • 15 min

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