Ben Myers

Complicating Voice

This episode take us to Qualitative Inquiry where we discuss Mazzei and Jackson’s “Complicating Voice in a Refusal to ‘Let Participants Speak for Themselves.’” In this conversation we talk through the politics of voice and context. Take a listen!

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Interview with Mary and Kenneth Gergen

In this interview, we chat with Mary and Kenneth Gergen, co-authors of “Playing with Purpose: Adventures in Performative Social Science.” The Gergens discuss their long history working with performative methods and the ways that they have tried to incorporate innovative…

Virtual Patchwork Quilt and Feminist Qualitative Research

In this episode we chat about another innovative qualitative methodological tool – the feminist quilt. Check out the article and our lively discussion!

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Interview with Ann Cvetkovich

In this episode, we talk with Ann Cvetkovich, author of Depression: A Public Feeling a book that combines the styles of narrative and the critical essay to explore how depression can be revisioned as a symptom of living in neoliberal…

Interviews and Intraviews

In this episode we discuss the lead article in the most recent issue of Qualitative Inquiry, “Wandering the Tactical: From Interview to Intraview” by by Kuntz and Presnall. This article really had us thinking about the politics and implications of the…

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Interview with Author Kendall Phillips

Our interview with Dark Directions: Romero, Craven, Carpenter, and the Modern Horror Film author Kendall Phillips is perfect for a spooky listen! We talk about each of the directors, along with our current cultural fascination with zombies and how horror films can…

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Interview with Andrew Parker: Author of “The Theorists Mother”

In our recent interview we talk about how psychoanalysis and Marxism both deal with “mother trouble.” Why is the maternal absent from these philosophical traditions and how does that influence the process of scholarly inheritance and genealogy.

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Interview with Jack Halberstam

New awesome book alert! Gaga Feminism is a must read for anyone remotely invested in queer theory and the construction of family. It’s a really fast read directly (mainly) at a non-academic audience. We talk with Jack about that choice,…

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What are you reading?

Ever curious as to what your fellow academics read over the summer? In this episode we get to hear what others have been pursuing this past summer. If you would like to add your own – comment on this post…

Remembering Bud Goodall

For this episode we are replaying our 2011 interview with Dr. Bud Goodall about his book, Counter-Narrative. Bud passed away on August 24th of pancreatic cancer, and we wanted to take a moment to remember Bud as a mentor, friend,…