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In Conversation is a podcast that features faculty from Florida Atlantic University’s Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, talking with Dean Michael Horswell, Ph.D., about research and creative activity that spans the arts, humanities, and social sciences. Each episode spotlights a professor whose scholarly work is affecting the world in a significant way. Listeners will not only learn of the latest developments in the many academic disciplines of the college, but will gain insight into the creative and critical processes our scholars and artists brings to their projects. In Conversation is a production of Dr. Kevin Petrich and journalism students in FAU’s School of Communication and Multimedia Studies.
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In this episode, Dean Horswell chats with Dr. Nuria Godón about her most recent co-edited book, Dulce Dueño [Sweet Master] (Stockcero, 2025), and the importance of offering an accessible, critical, and annotated Spanish edition of the last novel by Spanish-Galician writer Emilia Pardo Bazán. The conversation highlights the novel's interpretation as a female Bildungsroman, moving beyond Pardo Bazán’s traditional naturalism toward modernist aesthetics. Co-edited with Dr. Carmen Pereira-Muro (Te...
In this episode, Dean Horswell chats with Dr. Nuria Godón about her most recent co-edited book, Dulce Dueño [Sweet Master] (Stockcero, 2025), and the importance of offering an accessible, critical, and annotated Spanish edition of the last novel by Spanish-Galician writer Emilia Pardo Bazán. The conversation highlights the novel's interpretation as a female Bildungsroman, moving beyond Pardo Bazán’s traditional naturalism toward modernist aesthetics. Co-edited with Dr. Carmen Pereira-Muro (Te...
In this episode, Dean Horswell chats with Rachel Harris about her recent research on the IDF archive and the early formation of Israeli film culture. Their conversation moves beyond the finished article to the process itself: what it means to actually undertake archival research, to work inside military and state archives, and to piece together a history from fragmentary, uneven, and sometimes resistant sources. They discuss the intellectual and methodological stakes of reading institutional ...
In this episode, Dean Horswell chats with Rachel Harris about her recent research on the IDF archive and the early formation of Israeli film culture. Their conversation moves beyond the finished article to the process itself: what it means to actually undertake archival research, to work inside military and state archives, and to piece together a history from fragmentary, uneven, and sometimes resistant sources. They discuss the intellectual and methodological stakes of reading institutional ...
In this episode, Dean Horswell chats with Susan Schneider, as they discuss her book, Artificial You: AI And The Future of Your Mind and the subject of Alien Intelligence and A.I. Dr. Susan Schneider is a philosopher and cognitive scientist whose work focuses on AI consciousness, the simulation hypothesis, and the future of intelligence. Her recent research spans questions such as whether advanced AI systems could be conscious, what it would mean if we live in a computer simulation, how consci...
In this episode, Dean Horswell chats with Susan Schneider, as they discuss her book, Artificial You: AI And The Future of Your Mind and the subject of Alien Intelligence and A.I. Dr. Susan Schneider is a philosopher and cognitive scientist whose work focuses on AI consciousness, the simulation hypothesis, and the future of intelligence. Her recent research spans questions such as whether advanced AI systems could be conscious, what it would mean if we live in a computer simulation, how consci...
In this episode, Dean Horswell chats with Stephanie Anderson about the many challenges within America's food and farming system, and how regenerative agriculture, female leadership, and consumer support can help address them. Bio: Stephanie Anderson is the author of From the Ground Up: The Women Revolutionizing Regenerative Agriculture (The New Press, 2024). Her work has appeared in The Rumpus, TriQuarterly, Flyway, Hotel Amerika, Terrain.org, The Chronicle Review, Sweet and others. Ste...
In this episode, Dean Horswell chats with Stephanie Anderson about the many challenges within America's food and farming system, and how regenerative agriculture, female leadership, and consumer support can help address them. Bio: Stephanie Anderson is the author of From the Ground Up: The Women Revolutionizing Regenerative Agriculture (The New Press, 2024). Her work has appeared in The Rumpus, TriQuarterly, Flyway, Hotel Amerika, Terrain.org, The Chronicle Review, Sweet and others. Ste...
Philip Lewin is an Associate Professor in the Sociology Department. His current research focuses on housing insecurity in South Florida. He recently completed an Emergency Housing Study and Policy Response Analysis for the City of Lake Worth Beach, which examined the scope, causes, and consequences of housing distress across the city; analyzed the impacts of recent state legislation on local housing conditions; and provided policy recommendations to improve housing affordability and se...
Summary: Romeo Oriogun, Assistant Professor of Creative Writing at Florida Atlantic University, joins Dean Michael Horswell in our latest edition of In Conversation. They discuss poetry, migration, and the role of African literature in global literary discourse. Romeo Oriogun is an Assistant Professor of Creative Writing at Florida Atlantic University and explores themes of migration, queerness, and survival in his poetry and nonfiction. A Iowa Writers’ Workshop graduate, Oriogun is the autho...
Summary: Romeo Oriogun, Assistant Professor of Creative Writing at Florida Atlantic University, joins Dean Michael Horswell in our latest edition of In Conversation. They discuss poetry, migration, and the role of African literature in global literary discourse. Romeo Oriogun is an Assistant Professor of Creative Writing at Florida Atlantic University and explores themes of migration, queerness, and survival in his poetry and nonfiction. A Iowa Writers’ Workshop graduate, Oriogun is the autho...
Taylor Hagood, Professor of American Literature at Florida Atlantic University, joins Dean Michael Horswell in our latest edition of In Conversation. They discuss author Theodore Pratt and his literary work detailing Florida society from the late 1800s to the middle of the twentieth century. Taylor Hagood is Professor of American Literature in FAU's English Department. Much of his scholarship has focused on the writing of William Faulkner, African American literature, Gothic and horror litera...
Taylor Hagood, Professor of American Literature at Florida Atlantic University, joins Dean Michael Horswell in our latest edition of In Conversation. They discuss author Theodore Pratt and his literary work detailing Florida society from the late 1800s to the middle of the twentieth century. Taylor Hagood is Professor of American Literature in FAU's English Department. Much of his scholarship has focused on the writing of William Faulkner, African American literature, Gothic and horror litera...
Professor of English Oliver Buckton joins Dean Michael Horswell in our latest edition of In Conversation to discuss his research on World War II espionage and his new book Counterfeit Spies: How World War II Intelligence Operations Shaped Cold War Spy Fiction (2024). Oliver Buckton is Professor and Chair of the Department of English at Florida Atlantic University, and has taught at FAU since 1994. He teaches courses in Victorian and modern British literature, film, literary theory, and espio...
Professor of English Oliver Buckton joins Dean Michael Horswell in our latest edition of In Conversation to discuss his research on World War II espionage and his new book Counterfeit Spies: How World War II Intelligence Operations Shaped Cold War Spy Fiction (2024). Oliver Buckton is Professor and Chair of the Department of English at Florida Atlantic University, and has taught at FAU since 1994. He teaches courses in Victorian and modern British literature, film, literary theory, and espio...
Researchers from Florida Atlantic University and the University of Puerto Rico join Dean Howrsell's In Conversation Podcast to discuss how communities in South Florida and Puerto Rico are adapting to climate instability. As climate instability has major public health implications, from extreme heat to changing disease patterns, these researchers examine how health systems and communities are adapting to new health challenges. They also explore how cultural factors shape people's h...
Researchers from Florida Atlantic University and the University of Puerto Rico join Dean Howrsell's In Conversation Podcast to discuss how communities in South Florida and Puerto Rico are adapting to climate instability. As climate instability has major public health implications, from extreme heat to changing disease patterns, these researchers examine how health systems and communities are adapting to new health challenges. They also explore how cultural factors shape people's h...
In this edition of In Conversation, Dr. Michael Horswell engages with Professors Dr. Carol Bishop Mills & Dr. Kevin Wagner, Co-Directors of the PolCom Lab in the College of Arts & Letters at Florida Atlantic University. The PolCom Lab investigates and analyzes public opinion and political trends nationwide, focusing on Florida. Dr. Carol Bishop Mills is a Professor and Director of the School of Communication and Multimedia Studies at Florida Atlantic University, and the ...
In this edition of In Conversation, Dr. Michael Horswell engages with Professors Dr. Carol Bishop Mills & Dr. Kevin Wagner, Co-Directors of the PolCom Lab in the College of Arts & Letters at Florida Atlantic University. The PolCom Lab investigates and analyzes public opinion and political trends nationwide, focusing on Florida. Dr. Carol Bishop Mills is a Professor and Director of the School of Communication and Multimedia Studies at Florida Atlantic University, and the ...
Dr. Michael Horswell engages in conversation with Dr. Annette LaRocco, an associate professor in FAU’s Department of Political Science. In this upcoming episode, Dr. LaRocco discusses several topics, including conservation politics, how studying abroad helped shape her career, and her new book, The Nature of Politics: State Building and the Conservation Estate in Postcolonial Botswana. Why do states choose to set aside land for national parks and other protected areas? How do the...
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