David Godden (Dept. of Philosophy)4/16/2021, 12PM-1PMZoom Link: https://msu.zoom.us/j/98504663406Passcode: msuc4iPublic discourse, especially about policy, has increasingly become characterized by disagreement, polarization, incivility, and, ultimately, distrust among disagreers. Normally, disagreement is addressed through the…
Positivist beliefs about valued research (that it is objective and biases are controlled) undergird false narratives about the neutrality of science, the utility of findings to all people, and the…
Young Joon Kwak came to MSU to engage the campus community around issues of race, gender, and diversity with their artwork during the global Covid-19 pandemic. At a time when…
Methodological clarity is important for successfully completing an interdisciplinary or transdisciplinary project. Developmental editing or training programs outside or adjacent to the University is one way to learn new writing…
In 1913, the founding members of Actors’ Equity Association (AEA) drew a clear line between the actors of the legitimate theatre that they sought to organize and other performers, conceived…
In his talk, geared specifically for the Interdisciplinary Colloquium, artist and scholar Dylan Miner will discuss his own artistic practice and the research methodologies that he employs within his artmaking…
Arola explores the possibilities and perils of bringing indigenous perspectives to interdisciplinary work. She tells her story as a rhetorician, humanist, and Anishinaabekwe involved in an NSF Convergence Research project.…
Dr. Kaitlin Torphy will discuss an emergent phenomenon, social media in education. The novel coronavirus has caused large shifts in work, school, and life. Today, virtual engagement is not only…
Seed systems often fail smallholder farmers and particularly the marginalized groups within, such as women or individuals of lower social status. Access and availability to preferred varieties and seed can…
Modern questions about the past are often much more tangled than they first appear. For example, when Hindu devotional (bhakti) traditions began revering formerly marginalized people—women, low castes, and Dalits—were…