Behind “Imagining Autism:” An Interview with Sonya Freeman Loftis
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Your host, Dr. Rick Reiman, interviews Dr. Sonya Freeman Loftis, M. Mitchell Endowed Chair of English at Morehouse College, on her journey to explore and enlighten the world about the curiously independent and yet intertwined worlds of Shakespeare and disability studies. An autistic teacher and scholar like the host, Loftis discusses her take on the misunderstandings between neurotypical and neurodivergent and the socially imposed burden on the neurodivergent for decoding these. More specifically she discussed her pioneering book, “Imagining Autism,” and how the varieties of media since have tried to translate autism, in the process both reinforcing pernicious stereotypes of the disabled and more recently enabling autistics to speak for themselves as well as appear as themselves, talking back as the self-representatives that they should always have been.
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8 Oct 2026
About AI (Artificial Intelligence) in Higher Education…
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How should we think about the danger and possible utility (?) of “Artificial Intelligence,” that increasingly out-of-control oxymoron? Maybe a report from the field is in order as we begin to look at this question. This is that report from the field, or at least a beginning of one. We may have to start early because we have no time to waste, for the sake of student learning, in getting this right.
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18 Sept 2026
How the French Revolution was Brought to the World by the American Revolution–And a Free Course on the Constitution!
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A message from Dr. Thomas Patterson of Harvard Univerity:
“Tomorrow, Sept. 17, is National Constitution Day— marking the 239th anniversary of the signing of the U.S. Constitution. As in other years, it will pass largely unnoticed despite its significance and relevance at this critical moment in our politics.
I’m trying to elevate its visibility by encouraging people to take my free, nonpartisan HarvardX course on the U.S. Constitution (6 brief sessions).
I’d be grateful if you would share the link with your social media followers and others:
https://bit.ly/FreeCourseHarvard (https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2FFreeCourseHarvard&data=05%7C02%7Crick.reiman%40sgsc.edu%7C0ea1c4dba2a34a515e3b08df143b4991%7Cc2cb9d6bb75e45a383ea0b6a80026448%7C1%7C0%7C639251917045864696%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=vYQG3d0Gw3ctkPejWhoumgvy5q3Q%2BDGvqC%2BoasWUaL0%3D&reserved=0) (pick ‘audit’ for free version)
Thank you.”
I encourage you to take up Dr. Patterson’s opportunity! As your host on this podcast, I explain in this episode the background of the Constitution and why the American Revolution had such contrasting impacts on American and on France in the 18th century. You will learn how the French Revolution, while catastrophically different than the American, was brought to you by the American Revolution! –Rick Reiman
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