Undisciplined is a podcast produced in collaboration with the African and African American Studies program with the University and KUAF Public Radio. Hosted by Dr. Caree Banton, this podcast will push the confines of your traditional academic disciplines and unveil how the objectives of African and African American studies can be found in the everyday if you just look.
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Understanding Black Horror Through Films
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In this podcast episode, we discuss what is Black Horror and why it is important. The episode explores the intersection of Black bodies and the horror film genre, blaxploitation, and Black experience as horror using American films dating from 1915-2023. We also examine how Black narratives present reflections of power and identity through film rela…
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"Immersive Material Culture: 3D Digitization for Community Representation in Liberia and Nigeria"
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This episode explores the how one can think outside of the box of how museum exhibitions can be facilitated by utilizing digital humanities. Stevens talks about ways of reconceptualizing the display of African artifacts that are in institutions in the United States. Stevens bring virtual and augmented reality to the exhibition of African artifacts …
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Unveiling the Role of Black school teachers in the Civil Rights Movement
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This episode explores the activism of Black Teachers in the 1950s. When a number of teachers lost their jobs during the desegregation period, they sprang into action triggering the actions of the NAACP. As public education became a highly contested terrain, teachers moved to the forefront in this oft-forgotten chapter of the Civil Rights Movement.…
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Facts and Fiction in West Africa
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We talk with Arkansas International Writer-at-Risk, Uchenna Awoke about his debut novel, "The Liquid Eye of a Moon." Described as a modern day, A Nigerian Catcher in the Rye, Uchenna Awoke’s masterful debut breaks the silence about a hidden and dangerous contemporary caste system. The Liquid Eye of a Moon" is by turns hilarious and poignant, captur…
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Understanding the Massive Teacher Exodus
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In this podcast episode, we speak to Michad Holliday a PhD student in education about his upcoming documentary that covers the massive educator exodus that is presently plaguing our public school system. He investigates the cause through a social justice lens, by connecting the initial southern exodus following the Sweat vs Painter and McLaurin ver…
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Season 7 Introduction - Let’s Get Undisciplined
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In this podcast episode, we tell you who we are as host and cohost, what Undisciplined is all about and in providing a brief breakdown of the upcoming season we highlight why you the listeners should tune in to us.بقلم Caree Banton, Karynecia Conner, Leah Grant
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Can Summer School Close the Opportunity Gap?: A Case Study of Baylor Freedom Schools
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In this episode, we shift the narrative of summer school from punishment to enrichment. Dr. Lakia Scott, Assistant Provost for Faculty Development & Diversity at Yale University, shares her experience as the Founding Executive Director of the Baylor Freedom Schools Program. This episode explores the program's enrichment impact on students, strategi…
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Unveiling the Roles of Pirates and Black Civil War Communities
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Historian, Angela Sutton, speaks to us about her groundbreaking new book, PIRATES OF THE SLAVE TRADE: THE BATTLE OF CAPE LOPEZ AND THE BIRTH OF AN AMERICAN INSTITUTION, in which she explores how a pivotal battle between the British navy and a notorious pirate crew, led by “Black Bart” Roberts, cleared the way for an explosion of the slave trade, th…
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Black Wall Street: The Enduring Legacy of a Race Massacre
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In this episode, we chat with Victor Luckerson, journalist and author of Built From the Fire, recognized as a Best Book of the Year by the New York Times, is a multigenerational saga of a family and a community in Tulsa’s Greenwood district, known as “Black Wall Street.” Listeners can look forward to exploring the differences between the mythology …
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Textbooks: Facts Are Not Necessarily Truth
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In this episode of Undisciplined, we explore the complexities, conscientious choices, and cultural considerations that impact the development of textbooks. American Historian, author, and academic Dr. Kathleen DuVal talks with us about how her interests in early American history led to her co-authorship on Give Me Liberty! We put the textbook in co…
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Black Slavery, Native Nations, and the Path to Reconciliation
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This podcast is based on Roberts' recent book, I've Been Here All the While: Black Freedom on Native Land. We explore questions around Black freedom and Native American relationships. The trail of tears runs through NWA and Native Americans moved though the area with their enslaved Africans. Furthermore, with westward expansion onto Native land, th…
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Karynecia, Our new Co-Host: It’s the Storytelling For Me
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In this episode, we get to know Dr. Karynecia Elizabeth Conner, the new Co-host of Undisciplined Podcast! We learn about the twists and turns on Karynecia's life path that has led her to us and the University of Arkansas! You'll learn how she used tragedy to triumph, what makes her so Texas, what her greatest inspirations are, and what the listener…
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Hidden African and African American Treasures in the University Museum
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University of Arkansas Museum’s Laurel Lamb speaks about artifacts and objects available in the University Museum and the new activities available for families, children and the public.بقلم Nenebi Tony, Caree Banton, Leah Grant
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In this episode, we speak to three Black Film makers about conveying Black history through the lens of films. We explore how these different kinds of storytelling are facilitating new kinds of narratives about African Americans and Arkansas as well as helping to transform the single story and stereotypes about African Americans.Caree Banton, @diasp…
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Fayetteville High School Students Articulate their views on Black History and Policies Affecting their Ability to study of it.
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In this episode, Fayetteville High School Students weigh in on a conversation that has largely affected their lives but from which people like them tend to be excluded. These students reflect on Black History and policies and politics Surrounding their Education including the Black History Curriculum, the Learns Act, the banning of AP African Ameri…
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Pan-Africanism from an African Perspective
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Kenneth Tagoe, currently an M.A. History student from Ghana, West Africa is passionate about Pan-Africanism. He grew up idolizing Pan-African icons like Marcus Garvey, Du Bois, Malcolm X, Martin Luther King Jr., and Kwame Nkrumah and the ideas of black consciousness advocated by Frederick Douglass. In this episode, we explore the History of the Bla…
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The Case for Reparations Considered from Different Angles
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This collaborative episode between the R-Word and Undisciplined Podcasts is a discussion of the history of reparations, the views of three members of the Zacchaeus Foundation organization who are involved in community efforts for reparations, and student questions and views on the subject.بقلم Caree Banton, Lowell Taylor, Dustin McGowan, Leah Grant
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5TH LITTLE GIRL: SURVIVING THE BIRMINGHAM BOMBING
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This episode is an interview with Sarah Collins Rudolph. Sarah Collins Rudolph, often referred to as the "Fifth Little Girl," is a survivor of the 1963 Birmingham church bombing. Born on January 26, 1951, in Birmingham, Alabama, Rudolph lost her sister, Addie Mae Collins, and three other girls in the bombing. She herself sustained severe injuries. …
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Meet African Griot Bassekou transmitting History Through Music
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We speak to Bassekou Kouyate, a griot (storyteller via music) from Mali, a true masters of the ngoni, an ancient traditional lute found throughout West Africa. He is a virtuoso, innovator, stronghold of tradition all at the same time.*Produced by Matthew Mooreبقلم Caree Banton, Nenebi Tony, Matthew Moore
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African and African American Studies Student Approach from a Medical Perspectives
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We speak to a student who has interest in African and African American Studies from a medicine and health perspective. She explores why being an African and African American Studies major is important especially for those considering medical schoolبقلم Caree Banton, Nenebi Tony, Leah Grant
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What does someone studying economics have to do with Black studies and Black Life on Campus?
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The podcast host speak with Allan Hatch, an Economics PhD student about work and involvement in advocacy on campus with the Black Graduate Students Association and Graduate Professional Congress.Caree Banton diasporise, the_forgetful_historianNenebi Tony (IG HANDLES: @everyday.NWA)AAST (@uarkaast)Allan Hatch Instagram:@uark_bgsa@uofagpsc…
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African and African American Studies (AAST) partners with Mr. Ron Harris of A Level Up to collect and deliver relief to the victims of the tormado in Little Rock and Wynn, Arkansas. They discuss why the University and community partnership is necessary and valuable.Mr. Ron Harriswww.AlevelUp.orgبقلم Caree Banton, Nenebi Tony, Leah Grant
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We explore the intricacies of Southern politics and culture and how it has had an outsized effect on American politics and way of life. Our guest, Angie Maxwell is Director of the Diane Blair Center of Southern Politics and Society at the University of Arkansas and an award-winning author. Her forthcoming book, "The Long Southern Strategy”, unpack …
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Professor Todd Cleveland currently teaches History of Africa and History of Football at the university of Arkansas. In this episode we explore the complicated relationship between the love of football in Africa, labor and social relations.بقلم Caree Banton, Nenebi Tony
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Bad Medicine (Race and Medicine with Professor Trish Starks)
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Professor Trish Starks currently teaches race and medicine (Bad Medicine Honors course) at the University of Arkansas. This episode will explore how medical abuse has persisted and flourished in the modern era, with a specific focus on black people at the receiving end of such abuses.بقلم Caree Banton, Trish Starks, Nenebi Tony
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Dr. Caree Banton, Director of the African and African American Studies Program at the University of Arkansas, returns to host season 5 of Undisciplined. In the first episode of the new season, Dr. Banton introduces some of the concepts she will explore with new co-host Nenebi Tony, a writer and researcher hailing from Ghana, West Africa and a gradu…
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Feeding America ranks Arkansas—the home of Tyson Foods and Walmart—as the second most food insecure state in the United States. What does it look like to have a better understanding of where our food comes from and what does food justice mean? Terrius Bruce is a doctoral student studying these questions and is the guest on the latest episode of Und…
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What does it mean to be an Unceasing Militant?
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Mary Church Terrell was described in her eulogy as an "unceasing militant" by legendary singer Paul Robeson. Dr. Alison Parker recently wrote a biography of Mary Church Terrell and wrestles with the idea of what it means to be unceasing in your activism over many decades and across many political movements.…
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Examining the School to Prison Pipeline
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Dr. Alexia Angton joins the podcast to discuss her research on youth and crime as well as the school to prison pipeline in the United States.بقلم Caree Banton
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In the final installment of Undisciplined Live during Black History Month, we recorded at Art Ventures in Fayetteville to discuss Arkansas' agricultural relationship with rice as well as an exploration of the Black diaspora through the making of rice.بقلم Caree Banton
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Undisciplined Live: Food Insecurity in Northwest Arkansas
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Coming to you live from Memorial Hall on the University of Arkansas campus, we discuss the history and current work being done on food insecurity in Northwest Arkansas. Our panel includes, David Street, Judy Kamau, Terrius Bruce, Denise Garner, Monique Jones, and Casey Cowan.بقلم Caree Banton
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Undisciplined Live: Black Erasure in Northwest Arkansas
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Coming to you live from the Squire Jehagan Outreach Center in Fayetteville, we take the podcast on the road to discuss the story of black erasure in northwest Arkansas. Our panel includes Sharon Killian, Chris Seawood, Tommie Davis, and Ngozi Brown. For details on upcoming live recordings, head to https://kuaf.com/livepodcast…
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What Does Bail Reform Actually Look Like?
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There's been a lot of conversation around bail reform nationwide. What would it actually look like if the justice system took a hard look at the impact of the excessive bail prices? Jon Comstock of the Arkansas Justice Reform Coalition comes to Undisciplined to talk about the history and hopeful progress of bail reform.…
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Black Bodies and the National Football League
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The National Football League accounted for 82 of the 100 most-watched U.S. TV broadcasts in 2022. And yet, NFL players do not have guaranteed contracts, and the league average career length is just over 3 years. In the season 4 premiere of Undisciplined, we hear from Dr. Charles Ross, a professor of history and expert in African American history an…
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In the season three finale of the podcast, we finish our conversation with Dr. Calvin White, Jr. discussing his work on Oscar De Priest, the 1919 Elaine Race Massacre, and thinking about the way history is taught in Arkansas.بقلم Caree Banton
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Church in the African American tradition is a major element of life. For Dr. Calvin White, Jr., it was also the source material for his 2012 book The Rise to Respectability: Race Religion and the Church of God in Christ. In our conversation, we discuss the impact of growing up COGIC and more.بقلم Caree Banton
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Firsthand Experience of Studying Abroad in Ghana
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One of the hallmarks of the African and African American Studies program at the University of Arkansas is the semester abroad in Ghana. Today we hear from Kim Jannsen who has been on this trip twice. She shares the expectations, emotions, and impact the trip to Ghana had on her life.بقلم Caree Banton
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When Americans think of vodou, we often think of the dolls, the stereotypes from the New Orleans shops, and witchcraft. Dr. Patrick Bellegarde-Smith helps us demystify and better understand the religion of Haitian vodou on this episode.بقلم Caree Banton
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Verlon Stone is a special advisor at the Indiana University Liberian Collections, but his main goal is to help connect people with the sort of resources and research that helps them to build their own communities and understanding. He joins us to discuss his work, his passions, and more.
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The sport basketball was famously invented by James Naismith in 1891, and within a matter of years, African Americans picked up the sport and began playing. Claude Johnson is the author of The Black Fives and has researched extensively the history of African American basketball teams predating integrated professional basketball leagues in the Unite…
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Do you remember the first time you were keenly aware of your body? Maybe a bully a school pointed out your skin tone, or you noticed your hair didn't look quite like your siblings. Body image plays a major role in our lives, and not just as kids. On today's episode we hear from Dr. Angela Mensah, an assistant professor at the University of Arkansas…
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The Winding Road to County Judge for Joseph Wood
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Joseph Wood is a surprising man in many ways. He was abandoned on the streets as a baby and was eventually fostered and adopted. He nearly became a Catholic priest. He’s a proud alumni of the historically black fraternity Kappa Alpha Psi. He’s a Chicago native Republican. And he’s also the first black county judge in the state of Arkansas. He sits …
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Black enslaved women were the center of the profit world in America; they not only produced capital with their free labor in the fields, but they reproduced more capital and more workers. In a post-slavery society, they have had to hold space for white men, white women, and Black men—often at their own expense. Joi McGowan is one of the founders of…
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Introducing season 3 of the podcast, launching August 24th.
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Undisciplined Live: Movement Towards Freedom Now
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In celebration of Juneteenth, Undisciplined held a live taping of the podcast in front of an audience at NorthWest Arkansas Community College in Bentonville, Arkansas. The topic of discussion was continuing the work of freedom in the spirit of Juneteenth, with three panelists doing the work of justice and freedom in northwest Arkansas.…
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A Preview of the next Undisciplined Live Taping
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Our host Dr. Caree Banton was interviewed alongside Allan Benson, the director of student life at Northwest Arkansas Community College on the latest edition of Ozarks at Large. As we’re coming up on the live taping, we wanted to share this interview about what you can look forward to with Saturday’s event. The Juneteenth Celebration at NWACC starts…
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Come to a Live Taping of Undisciplined on June 11!
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Undisciplined will be having a live taping June 11th at NorthWest Arkansas Community College's Juneteenth Celebration event! The live podcast episode will be called “Movement Towards Freedom Now” and will feature Sarah Moore and Beth Coger from the Arkansas Justice Reform Coalition as well as Monique Jones from the Food Pantry at St. James Baptist …
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The Legacy of Fugitivity and Nelson Hackett
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In part two of our conversation with Michael Pierce, we hear what happens to Nelson Hackett, his impact on fugitivity and slavery in North America, and more.
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Host Caree Banton is joined by Michael Pierce, an associate professor of history at the University of Arkansas to talk about the story of Nelson Hackett's escape from Fayetteville.
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If you’re familiar at all with the west African nation of Liberia, perhaps you know it as a nation founded as a place for formerly enslaved African-Americans to return back to Africa following the American Civil War. However, Liberia became home for many Caribbean migrants as well from nations like Barbados and Trinidad. In the latest episode of Un…
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