Evoking History

This week, Michael Carter returns to discuss his research on forced sterilization in Puerto Rico. We also discuss the reports of similar abuses over the last half of the twentieth century and today in ICE facilities. This is the final episode of our first season, so many thanks to Mr. Carter and all the other guests over the last year. Also, thank you for listening. Happy Holidays and we will see you in 2021. 

This week Emily Dattilo returns to talk about her new position as the Executive Director of the Mount Prospect Historical Society. We talk about the Society and their upcoming virtual exhibit on dollhouses. We also discuss the mystery of the Mount Prospect monkey coat! It is always a pleasure to catch up with Emily, check out her blog https://thewalkinganachronism.wordpress.com/ and the Mount Prospect Historical Society's website https://www.mtphist.org/

Hello, again this week my other duties prevented me from recording with a guest. But, instead of missing a release this week, I decided to share a conversation I had with two of my colleagues at the Center for Urban Research, Teaching, and Outreach regarding the Center's carceral research. It is part of a new podcast series called CURTO Conversations that you can find wherever you listen to the Evoking History podcast. Enjoy, and I hope to be back to the regular format next week. 

Marisola Xhelili Cicaccio – Carceral Studies Fellow Center for Urban Research, Teaching & Outreach

Sterling Knox – Carceral Studies Research Assistant Center for Urban Research, Teaching & Outreach

Benjamin Linzy - Senior Graduate Researcher Center for Urban Research, Teaching & Outreach.

For more information about CURTO, you can visit our website at https://www.marquette.edu/urban-research-teaching-outreach/

Music for the CURTO Conversations podcast was provided by Ronald Johnson, AKA as ChocoGeek on Soundcloud. https://soundcloud.com/chocogeek

This week I am joined by Dr. Noelle Brigden, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at Marquette University. We discuss her research into boundaries imposed by nation-states, street gangs, and gated communities in urban El Salvador. We also discuss the project she started on the outskirts of San Salvador for Salvadoran youth through powerlifting instruction and a public gym in a marginalized neighborhood to improve public health indicators in an underserved community.

This week I am joined by Gothic Literature Ph.D. Candidate Wendy Fall to discuss the history and development of gothic literature. She speaks on the differences between horror and terror in Gothic lit and provides great insight into vampire and ghost stories' evolution. She can be found on Twitter @GothicUnbound and the web at www.gothicunbound.com 

This episode's image is Frontispiece from a penny dreadful entitled "Kathleen: or, The Secret Marriage". Written by Thomas Peckett Prest in 1842, published in 80 serial parts. (The British Library)

This week I am joined by Sarah Dunn who holds two Masters degrees in History and is an expert on European witch trials. We discuss the differences in witchcraft and sorcery and werewolf and vampire trials. An entertaining and holiday-appropriate talk. 

This week I am joined by Alana M. Anton Ph.D. Candidate in Sociology at Georgia State University. We discuss politics and youth LGBTQ activism. We also spend some time talking about the Supreme Court in the wake of Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's passing. You can follow Alana on Twitter @thelittlepecan and follow her work at https://alanamanton.com/ 

Thomas Bouril approached me with the idea to get the African Historians I had previously had on the podcast to do a roundtable. I liked the idea. So, Chase Barney, Alex Marino, Thomas, and Dr. David Pizzo join me to engage in a roundtable on various topics. From the impact of COVID on our research and institutions to Chinese investment in the African continent.

This week I am joined by the Chair of History and Associate Professor of Middle East, Islam, & World History at Idaho State University, Dr. Zackery Heern.  We discuss the evolution of Shi'ism and the Mahdism of The Báb. Dr. Heern also talks about his research into manners and the Islamic educational tradition, which then transitions into a discussion of his work as a department chair during the pandemic.

This week I am joined by Angela Mayfield a former nonprofit administrator and communications specialist, running to represent House District 67 in the Georgia General Assembly. We have a rollicking conversation about Southern identity our families (Are we secretly cousins?). Tales of mountain feuds and job site cooking abound. Of course, we also discuss politics and the state of the Union. Come listen to a couple of Southerners chew the fat. 

You can find Angela on Twitter @pinkrocktopus

You can donate to her campaign here https://secure.actblue.com/donate/angela-mayfield-for-ga