Lecturer in American literature Dr Xine Yao joins Bryony Armstrong to discuss:

• Why defunding the humanities limits who has cultural capital
• Feeling or unfeeling among minoritised groups
• How researching literature from the past can teach us about the present
• The relationship between humanities and social justice
• Why we can’t turn to the humanities unproblematically
• Bringing humanities research to the public
• The different types of teaching and learning that happen in STEM/A&H classrooms 
• Why do people in pubs demand that we explain our research, and then criticise it when we do?!
• The need for solidarity across STEM/A&H

Content note: this episode contains some discussion about racism and homophobia.

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Artwork: Riduwan Molla https://www.canva.com/p/riduwanmolla/
Music: Madaan Mansij https://www.pond5.com/artist/mansij_tubescreamer

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