In this episode, we talk to Laura Taylor about how working for NGOs all over the world led to Laura’s academic career in children’s peace building and non-violent conflicts (PAST), an insightful research article on the role of young and highly educated people in non-violent protests of the past (PRESENT), and the importance of and strategies for a balance between career and life (FUTURE).
Hosts: Sharleen Pevec & Jana Vietze
In this episode, we talk to Tabea Hässlerabout being an activist against racism and homophobia at an early age (PAST), how positive intergroup contact can actually weaken the willingness to engage in social change (PRESENT), and how working conditions for early career scholars need to become more healthy and secure (FUTURE).
Hosts: Tuğçe Aral & Miriam Schwarzenthal
In this episode, we spoke with Paul Gorski about social justice and priviledge in teacher education (PAST), about equity literacy and the role of “culture” in teacher education (PRESENT), and how social justice activism can be linked to depression and burnout (FUTURE).
Hosts: Sabrina Alhanachi & Miriam Schwarzenthal
In this episode, we spoke with Ceren Abacıoğlu about studying and working in a different country (PAST), about majority-group acculturation (PRESENT), and about Complex Dynamic Systems Theory (FUTURE).
Hosts: Sabrina Alhanachi & Jana Vietze
We talk with Lisa Spanierman about growing up in a “White bubble” and her journey toward understanding structural racism (PAST), about her research on White racial identity development, privilege and allyship (PRESENT), and about the importance of funding opportunities to support critical social justice research (FUTURE).
Hosts: Zeynep Demir & Jana Vietze
In our episode with Elisabeth Kaneza we talk about her commitment to addressing racial discrimination and her journey into academia (PAST), about the groundbreaking concept of intersectionality and its implications for understanding identities (PRESENT), and about empowering emerging scholars of color through advocacy for racial equality (FUTURE).
