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Posts by Cathy Hannabach
Imagine Otherwise: Sasha Engelmann on Art and Activism in the Air
Host Cathy Hannabach interviews feminist geographer Sasha Engelmann about the transnational politics of air and building an atmospheric commons.
Taking Your Scholarship Public
Learn innovative techniques for taking your scholarship public that fit your career goals, resources, and situation.
Imagine Otherwise: Christopher Persaud on Creating Balance to Avoid Burnout
Host Cathy Hannabach interviews scholar and digital media associate Christopher Persaud about approaching project management with balance in mind.
Project Management for Real Life
How to build a project management system that takes your unique situation into account, supports your needs, and helps you reach your goals.
Imagine Otherwise: Koritha Mitchell on Homemade Citizenship
Cathy Hannabach interviews scholar and cultural critic Koritha Mitchell about Black women’s citizenship, academic life, and self-love.
Last Checks to Do Before Submitting a Book Proposal
Submitting your book proposal to a press is thrilling. It feels great to finally get the pitch off your desk and into the hands of the awesome acquisition editors you’re hoping will give you a book contract. Before you send it off, however, make sure you’ve covered...
The Revamped and Expanded Professional Academic Editing Course Is Here!
Ideas on Fire’s revamped and expanded Introduction to Professional Academic Editing course helping you build your academic editing career.
Imagine Otherwise: Kishonna Gray on Teaching and Parenting in a Pandemic
Host Cathy Hannabach and digital media scholar Kishonna Gray discuss the challenges of parenting and teaching online courses in a pandemic.
Imagine Otherwise: Adrienne Shaw on Accessible Online Teaching by Design
Host Cathy Hannabach interviews media studies professor Adrienne Shaw about how to build accessible online courses during a pandemic.
You Got Your Book’s Index Draft Back—Now What?
Tips for reviewing your index draft, including how to spot check for accuracy, deep dive for thoroughness, and request any changes.
Imagine Otherwise: Dorinne Kondo on Reparative Creativity
Host Cathy Hannabach interviews playwright and dramaturg Dorinne Kondo about the role of theater in racial justice struggles.
Public Engagement and Impact: Enrollment is Open!
Public Engagement and Impact is Ideas on Fire’s course teaching you how to take your research public and make and impact beyond the academy.
Imagine Otherwise: Ani Maitra on Media and Identity in the Public Sphere
Host Cathy Hannabach interviews media studies scholar Ani Maitra about his new book, public engagement, and the future of identity politics.
Imagine Otherwise: Zakiyyah Iman Jackson on Black Feminist Interdisciplinarity
Host Cathy Hannabach interviews Zakiyyah Iman Jackson about the role of interdisciplinarity in constructions of racialized gender.