July 6, 2017: Incarceration Identity & the Consequences of Racial Sorting. An interview with Sociology assistant professor Patrick Lopez-Aguado of Santa Clara University about his forthcoming book titled Stick Together and Come Back Home: Racial Sorting and the Spillover of Carceral Identity (University of California Press, 2018). His research interests include Race and Incarceration, Juvenile Justice, Youth and Street Cultures, and Urban Ethnography and he teaches courses on the Principles of Sociology, Sociology of the Criminal Justice System, Gender and Justice, and Sociology of Deviance.
July 13 & 20, 2017: Fish Contamination in Elkhorn Slough. An interview with Fred Evenson co-founder of the Ecological Rights Foundation and Annie Beaman and Marianna Del Valle Prieto Cervantes of Our Children’s Earth Foundation about fish contamination in Monterey County’s Elkhorn Slough. We discussed which specific fishes are of concern, the petition to have a permanent fish advisory at Elkhorn Slough, and bilingual outreach efforts to the predominately local Latino/a communities who fish here to provide for their families. This July 20th show includes a bonus segment in Spanish with Mariana Del Valle Prieto Cervantes about the impact of fish contamination on the local Latino/a fishing community.
July 27, 2017: Academic Freedom Today. An interview with Dr. David Lloyd, Distinguished Professor of English at the University of California, Riverside and Executive Committee member of California Scholars for Academic Freedom about academic freedom. We discussed the definition of academic freedom, the work of the California Scholars of Academic Freedom, the increasing surveillance in social media about professors’ online posts, even when they are not representing their institutions. Of particular concern are scholars of Middle Eastern studies, specifically those who study Palestine and are critical of Israeli policies. Lastly, we discussed resources available for scholars who are on the receiving end of an attack on their academic freedom.