EDGES Podcast

In this episode, we're joined by Nyusha, a steering committee member from the UCLA chapter of the UC Divest Coalition. UC Divest an anti-militarist coalition of student and community organizations seeking to end the University of California's investment in war. In our conversation, Nyusha describes the development and evolution of UC Divest's political analysis, tactics, and structure and shares stories about both the challenges faced by the Coalition and its growth to a multi-campus coalition. In doing so, he provides...

In this episode, the Lab is joined by Sophie Wang, PhD from ⁠FreeRads⁠, an "activist collective dedicated to creating a more socially just, equitable, and accountable science," and Taylor Cruz, PhD, a professor of sociology at CSU Fullerton. Sophie and Taylor share a bit about their co-created ⁠zine on AI automation in the Port of LA⁠, as well as generally discuss zines as tools of knowledge production/sharing outside of traditional publishing structures and as tools of political education. Thinking back on their own experiences...

In our new series, Edge Runners, we take you with us out into the field to learn from the experts. For our first episode, join Emancipatory Sciences Lab fellows Brittney Pond and Rebecca Wolfe as they speak with a wide variety of scholars at the American Sociological Association annual conference in Philadelphia, PA. We discuss topics from video games to credit scores, the KKK to hip-hop. Come and learn with us!

In this episode, the Emancipatory Sciences Lab is joined by Dr. Lauren Hunt, Assistant Professor in Physiological Nursing at UCSF and Lab Director of the Life's End Lab. Dr. Hunt discusses the aim of the Life's End Lab to improve the end-of-life experience of vulnerable older adults and their caregivers, particularly persons living with dementia, and the importance of research collaboration in moving social change forward.