Faculty Futures Lab is a faculty-led podcast that considers the challenges facing institutions of higher education in complex and uncertain times. All guests speak from their own expertise and experience. Produced by the San Diego State University Center for Teaching and Learning.
Earlier seasons of Faculty Futures Lab can be found on Soundcloud (https://soundcloud.com/facultyfutureslab)
Becoming Heirlooms: Craft, Community, and Politics
In this episode, D.J. and Pam talk with Adam Manley and Kerianne Quick about their latest curatorial project, Becoming Heirlooms. Co-founders and co-editors of the journal / zine Craft Desert, Manley and Quick discuss art, craft, culture, and what makes an object an heirloom.
Guests:
Adam Manley is an Associate Professor of Furniture Design and Woodworking at San Diego State. Adam has taught at numerous institutions, from colleges to craft schools, and has exhibited his work nationally — again, full bio and link to Adam’s personal website in these links. art.sdsu.edu/faculty-staff/manley-adam (http://art.sdsu.edu/faculty-staff/manley-adam) adamjohnmanley.com/home.html (http://adamjohnmanley.com/home.htmlKerianne)
Kerianne Quick is an Associate Professor of Jewelry and Metalwork. Quick has a Bachelor of Arts in Applied Design from here at SDSU, and an MFA in Metal from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Quick has a remarkable exhibition record — check out their full bio at these links. art.sdsu.edu/faculty-staff/quick-kerianne (http://art.sdsu.edu/faculty-staff/quick-kerianne) www.kerianne-quick.com/ (http://www.kerianne-quick.com/Together)
Together, our guests are the the co-founders of CRAFT DESERT, a short-run publication focused on contemporary craft.
Hosts:
Dr. D.J. Hopkins (he/him) is a professor at San Diego State University where he serves as Co-Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning. His publications have focused on Shakespeare in performance and theatre in urban contexts. His current research includes immersive theatre and virtual reality. ctl.sdsu.edu/ (http://ctl.sdsu.edu/) go.shr.lc/4gKxC0w (http://go.shr.lc/4gKxC0wDr)
Dr. Pamella Lach (she/her) is the Digital Humanities Librarian at San Diego State University and Director of the SDSU Library’s Digital Humanities Center, a values-oriented space designed to blur and disrupt disciplinary boundaries. She is co-director of SDSU’s Digital Humanities Initiative: library.sdsu.edu/dh (http://library.sdsu.edu/dh) dh.sdsu.edu/ (http://dh.sdsu.edu/)
18 Feb 2025
FFL 5.3 “This Is What We Live For”: Hip Hop, the Humanities, and Immigration. With Clarissa Cló.
SUMMARY
In this episode, Pam and D.J. talk with author and professor Clarissa Cló about her award-winning book, This Is What I Live For, as well as hip-hop, the humanities, and the importance of international immigration to American universities. 25 minute episode, with 8 minutes of outtakes (mostly inspiration, but also lots of laughing).
BIOS
Guest:
Dr. Clarissa Cló (she/her) is Professor of Italian and Chair of the Department of European Studies at San Diego State University. Her research interests include postcolonial, migration and diaspora studies, contemporary literature, film, music, popular culture, and transmedia storytelling in Italian and Italian American Studies.
Full bio: https://www.sdsu.edu/experts-directory/clarissa-clo (https://www.sdsu.edu/experts-directory/clarissa-cloFor)
For more on Cló’s book and awards, see these links: https://cal.sdsu.edu/news/clo-award (https://cal.sdsu.edu/news/clo-award), https://www.mla.org/Resources/Career/MLA-Grants-and-Awards/Winners-of-MLA-Prizes/Biennial-Prize-and-Award-Winners/Lois-Roth-Award-for-a-Translation-of-a-Literary-Work-WinnersHosts: (https://www.mla.org/Resources/Career/MLA-Grants-and-Awards/Winners-of-MLA-Prizes/Biennial-Prize-and-Award-Winners/Lois-Roth-Award-for-a-Translation-of-a-Literary-Work-WinnersHosts:Dr)
Dr. D.J. Hopkins (he/him) is a professor at San Diego State University where he serves as Co-Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning. His publications have focused on Shakespeare in performance and theatre in urban contexts. His current research includes immersive theatre and virtual reality. https://ctl.sdsu.edu/ (https://ctl.sdsu.edu/) https://go.shr.lc/4gKxC0w (https://go.shr.lc/4gKxC0wDr)
Dr. Pamella Lach (she/her) is the Digital Humanities Librarian at San Diego State University and Director of the SDSU Library’s Digital Humanities Center, a values-oriented space designed to blur and disrupt disciplinary boundaries. She is co-director of SDSU’s Digital Humanities Initiative: https://library.sdsu.edu/dh (https://library.sdsu.edu/dh) https://dh.sdsu.edu/ (https://dh.sdsu.edu/)
29 Jan 2025
FFL 5.1 Socially Responsive Engineering
Season five of Faculty Futures Lab is all about “Moving Theory into Practice.” We’re talking to people whose professional activity is explicitly about blurring the already permeable boundary between theory and practice. In episode one, we’re talking to Dr. Thais Alves about “Socially responsive” engineering, gender in the workplace, hope for the future, and her favorite topic: teaching. 25 min. episode, with 10 mins of bonus content.
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