Dr. Peter Lurie, Associate Professor of English, participated in the new School of Arts and Sciences 2019-2020 Sabbatical Fellowship Program, a cohort of three faculty members who offer each other support and the opportunity for cross-disciplinary conversations. Upon the completion of their sabbatical year, the fellows are expected to present their work publicly. This podcast interview offers a venue for the fellows to share their sabbatical projects with the university community during the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Lurie discusses his current book project, “Black Evanescence.”

Dr. Tracy Roof, Associate Professor of Political Science, participated in the new School of Arts and Sciences 2019-2020 Sabbatical Fellowship Program, a cohort of three faculty members who offer each other support and the opportunity for cross-disciplinary conversations. Upon the completion of their sabbatical year, the fellows are expected to present their work publicly. This podcast interview offers a venue for the fellows to share their sabbatical projects with the university community during the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Roof discusses her current book project, “The Politics of Hunger from Food Stamps to SNAP.”

Dr. Mimi Hanaoka, Associate Professor of Religious Studies in Islam, participated in the new School of Arts and Sciences 2019-2020 Sabbatical Fellowship Program, a cohort of three faculty members who offer each other support and the opportunity for cross-disciplinary conversations. Upon the completion of their sabbatical year, the fellows are expected to present their work publicly. This podcast interview offers a venue for the fellows to share their sabbatical projects with the university community during the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Hanaoka discusses her current book project, “Views of the Asian Other: Educational Reform and Models of Modernity for Japan and Muslim Reformers, 1851-1925.”