In episode one of this two-part conversation, interdisciplinary scholars Miranda Belarde-Lewis and Temi Odumosu delve into the possibilities that emerge when arts pedagogy is integrated within the STEM-oriented setting of an information school. Belarde-Lewis and Odumosu describe their practices of teaching, curation, and research while discussing insights, methods, and core skills they have developed along the way. Together, they highlight why it's important to move beyond the siloed nature of traditional disciplinary boundaries to seek truly polyvocal contexts and collaborations. The conversation is moderated by David Strand.

Miranda Belarde-Lewis (Zuni/Tlingit) is an associate professor of North American Indigenous Knowledge at the iSchool and an independent curator. Indigenous knowledge systems are central to her work as she examines the role of social media and the arts in protecting, documenting and perpetuating Native information and knowledge. Her work highlights and celebrates Native artists, their processes, and the exquisite pieces they create. She has worked with tribal, city, state and federal museums to create Native-focused educational programming, publications and art exhibitions. Belarde-Lewis holds a B.A. in Cultural Anthropology from the University of Arizona, an M.A. in Museology and Ph.D. in Information Science from the University of Washington.

Temi Odumosu is assistant professor at the UW Information School and an independent curator and cultural heritage consultant. Drawing on her training in art history and international teaching experience in media, visual communication, and cultural studies, she takes a creative approach to mentoring information professionals. For over two decades she has been interrogating the visual politics and legacies of colonialism, activating collections as sites of memory and conscience, and collaborating with contemporary artists, designers, and curators to communicate unfinished histories more sensitively. Her current research and curatorial work centers wellbeing, considers the ethics of digitization in the age of AI and big data, and engages Black archival histories and possible futures. Odumosu is author of the award-winning book Africans in English Caricature 1769-1819: Black Jokes White Humour (2017). She holds both a Ph.D. and MPhil in Art History from the University of Cambridge (King’s College). 

David Strand is an editor, curator, and emerging informational professional pursuing his M.A. in Library & Information Science at the University of Washington. He currently works as the graduate research assistant for the Center for Advances in Libraries, Museums, and Archives (CALMA) at the University of Washington Information School. Strand has over a decade of experience working in the arts and museums. He previously worked at the Frye Art Museum as associate curator and prior to that as the manager of exhibitions and publications. Strand holds a B.A. in Visual Art and English-Creative Writing from Seattle University. 

Unlocking Interdisciplinary Possibilities Part I // Miranda Belarde-Lewis // Temi Odumosu // David Strand

In episode two of this two-part conversation, interdisciplinary scholars Miranda Belarde-Lewis and Temi Odumosu continue to delve into the possibilities that emerge when arts pedagogy is integrated within the STEM-oriented setting of an information school. Belarde-Lewis and Odumosu describe their practices of teaching, curation, and research while discussing insights, methods, and core skills they have developed along the way. Together, they highlight why it's important to move beyond the siloed nature of traditional disciplinary boundaries to seek truly polyvocal contexts and collaborations. The conversation is moderated by David Strand.

Miranda Belarde-Lewis (Zuni/Tlingit) is an associate professor of North American Indigenous Knowledge at the iSchool and an independent curator. Indigenous knowledge systems are central to her work as she examines the role of social media and the arts in protecting, documenting and perpetuating Native information and knowledge. Her work highlights and celebrates Native artists, their processes, and the exquisite pieces they create. She has worked with tribal, city, state and federal museums to create Native-focused educational programming, publications and art exhibitions. Belarde-Lewis holds a B.A. in Cultural Anthropology from the University of Arizona, an M.A. in Museology and Ph.D. in Information Science from the University of Washington.

Temi Odumosu is assistant professor at the UW Information School and an independent curator and cultural heritage consultant. Drawing on her training in art history and international teaching experience in media, visual communication, and cultural studies, she takes a creative approach to mentoring information professionals. For over two decades she has been interrogating the visual politics and legacies of colonialism, activating collections as sites of memory and conscience, and collaborating with contemporary artists, designers, and curators to communicate unfinished histories more sensitively. Her current research and curatorial work centers wellbeing, considers the ethics of digitization in the age of AI and big data, and engages Black archival histories and possible futures. Odumosu is author of the award-winning book Africans in English Caricature 1769-1819: Black Jokes White Humour (2017). She holds both a Ph.D. and MPhil in Art History from the University of Cambridge (King’s College).

David Strand is an editor, curator, and emerging informational professional pursuing his M.A. in Library & Information Science at the University of Washington. He currently works as the graduate research assistant for the Center for Advances in Libraries, Museums, and Archives (CALMA) at the University of Washington Information School. Strand has over a decade of experience working in the arts and museums. He previously worked at the Frye Art Museum as associate curator and prior to that as the manager of exhibitions and publications. Strand holds a B.A. in Visual Art and English-Creative Writing from Seattle University. 

Unlocking Interdisciplinary Possibilities Part II // Miranda Belarde-Lewis // Temi Odumosu // David Strand

In this episode of Discerning Leadership, Dr. Michael Reid Trice and Dr. Mark Markuly explore the concept of beauty in teams and how leaders can foster innovation and connection. They discuss the importance of humility, embracing limits, and the role of a leader as a synthesizer of diverse perspectives.

Walking the Vastness: Synthesizing Leadership through Jesuit Wisdom

In which eavesdropping host Juliet Fraser talks to Anna Zaradny about finding inspiration in the grey times of censorship, the paradox of deficit, and the magic and responsibility of intuition. 

References: Musica Genera festival and record label, co-founded with Robert Piotrowicz, conducting the 'Dies Irae' from Verdi's Requiem (!), DDR (GDR in English), MTV, Bronski Beat, Monty Python, and her pieces 'Carbonado as a hex' and 'The Sound of A Distanced Body'.

Anna will perform in the eavesdropping festival at Cafe OTO on Friday 28 March 2025: https://www.eavesdropping.london/activity/festival-2025/

eavesdropping conversation 45: anna zaradny

eavesdropping conversation 45: anna zaradny (2025)

Join us in this episode where Dr. Alison Jane Martingano invites assistant professor of theatre and dance at UWGB, Alan Kopischke, to discuss the commonalities of those in theatre and psychology. They explore how understanding the emotions, values, and motives of others is important in both realms and how both disciplines can help the other better understand human behavior and emotion. The two also discuss the ways that different theatre and psychology concepts apply to the real world, specifically in increasing empathy and perspective-taking. Listen in to hear more about the advice a theatre professional has for those in both the psychology and theatre worlds. 

Episode 169: The Psychology of Acting Human (w/Alan Kopischke)

Reference to the self is ubiquitous in contemporary culture. But what is the self? Is it discovered or created? What kinds of self does literature depict? And what do philosophers have to say about it? In this trailer episode we introduce the podcast’s key questions and the literary authors on whose works we will be focusing throughout the series. 

Speaker names:  

Dr. Scarlett Baron, Associate Professor in the English Department at UCL. 
Alice Harberd, PhD Student in the Philosophy Department at UCL. 

https://sites.google.com/view/uclphilandlitgroup/podcast

Trailer: The Self Today

Interdisciplinary student project from Newcastle University. Running as part of Sonic Intangibles: https://sonicintangibles.github.io/

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Sonification

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Psychology and Stuff is a podcast out of Phoenix Studios at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay and hosted by Dr. Alison Jane Martingano.  It includes interviews with psychologists on a host of psych-related topics and... of course... other stuff.

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eavesdropping is a platform for the sharing of new music and new ways of thinking about music. Our activity includes a festival, a forum, a podcast, and artist development opportunities. In our podcast, eavesdropping conversations, Juliet Fraser chats to the artists featured in the festival.

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