The Writer's Edge

An interview with NSU students Kiara, Paula, and Alexis, and NSU faculty member Dr. Nelson Bass, of the NSU Department of Humanities and Politics, about the Nova International Relations Association and their work participating in model United Nations events.

This episode is a short exploration of the concept of "process" as it applies to writing and communication. Stuck in a your writng process? You might need to rethink the strategies you use as you navigate the process. This is the one of a series of short episodes that will be published in-between our standard length episodes in order to explore concepts that all writers should be familiar with.

An interview with NSU faculty Dr. Jeremy Weissman, of the NSU Department of Humanities and Politics, and Dr. Eric Mason, of the NSU Department of Communication, Media, and the Arts, about the emergence of AI text generators such as ChatGPT and their potential effects on the teaching of writing and on education more generally. Note: Cover image of robots chatting provided by AI image generator Dall-E 2.

An interview with NSU students Hailee, Jared, Chris, and Aidan, as well as Dr. Amanda Furiasse from the NSU Department of Humanities and Politics discussing their work as part of the IN-SIGHT Think Tank--a group of independent student researchers bringing humanities perspectives to bear on real-world problems. They're currently partnering with Montachem International to develop ideas for how to curb plastic pollution. Find out more about their work through the NSU Center for Applied Humanities (https://hcas.nova.edu/humanities).

A showcase of curated beats by NSU student Pranav, whose work was submitted and accepted to the Digressions Literary and Art Journal, becoming

An interview with Dr. Marlisa Santos and NSU alumna Diane, the original faculty advisor and student editor of the Digressions Literary & Art Journal (then the Digressions Literary Magazine). This interview celebrates the 20th anniversary of the journal and is guest-hosted by the current Digressions faculty advisor, Dr. Mario D'Agostino. Listen in as they discuss their experiences working on the journal, the journal's origins, and more. To see what they're discussing, check out the online archives of Digressions.

A showcase of audio productions by four NSU students in the MA in Composition, Rhetoric, and Digital Media program: Jordan, Sabrina, Tatayana, and Carlos. Their works are short pieces of nonfiction and fiction both critical and creative, and designed to focus our attention on issues of embodiment, emotion, and identity. We hope you enjoy them.

A showcase of student podcaster 'Aolani, created when she was a graduate student in the NSU Master of Arts program in Composition, Rhetoric, and Digital Media. In this episode, you’ll hear an audio drama that was inspired by the infamous “War of the Worlds” 1938 radio broadcast and the 2022 attempted insurrection at the US Capitol. Her work invites you to follow along with a fictional radio broadcast as conditions become increasingly dire but leading, as she says, to a “happy, although uncomfortable ending.” It’s titled simply “January 6th” and we hope you enjoy it.

An interview with NSU student filmmakers Janay, Graciel, and Bianca, discussing their work creating the award-winning documentary film, The Halls of Power, which looks at the life and work of local activist and political organizer Elijah Manley, who ran for the Florida State Legislature at the age of 22. Watch the trailer and learn how you can view it and support its distribution. Next screening is at NSU on 1/19/23.

This episode is a short exploration of the concept of "genre" as it applies to writing and communication. This is the fourth in a series of short episodes that will be published in-between our standard length episodes in order to explore concepts that all writers should be familiar with. These short "keyword" episodes will typically be supplemented by a post on our SharkWrites blog that provides additional information and resources related to the concept being focused on.