Fellows' Podcasts
Interviews and Conversations with ISM Fellows
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Ryan Darr and the Ethics of Apocalypse
ISM Fellow and religious ethicist Ryan Darr pulls no punches in talking global climate crisis.
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Into the Valley: Indigenous Artistic Rituals in Southwest China
Katie Dimmery’s work focuses on the ways in which communities and identities are shaped by artistic ritual in the southwest region of China.
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Time in Byzantium, Peter Boudreau
Dr. Peter Boudreau sheds light on time in Byzantium through his work on Byzantine calendar icons.
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On Gospel Music and New Approaches to Musicology
Cory Hunter speaks with Sindy Yang (MAR ‘25) about his research on gospel music.
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Orthodox Liturgy as Refuge and Resistance
Nadia Kizenko joins Ariana Hones (MDiv ‘25) in conversation to discuss Kizenko’s research on Orthodox liturgy in Ukraine.
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Giving Voice to Douceline of Digne
Samantha Slaubaugh offers insights into her work on Douceline of Digne as a rare paradigm of liturgical practice among the Beguines of Marseilles.
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The Art of Chewing: Mopa Mopa Objects in the Colonial Andes, Catalina Ospina
ISM Fellow and art historian Catalina Ospina investigates the oral production of resin-glossed mopa mopa objects by indigenous colonial Andean artists
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African American Womanist Preaching: Word in Conversation with Sound – Melanie R. Hill
ISM Fellow Dr. Melanie R. Hill, grew up attuned to the rhythms and cadences of African American preaching.
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Christopher-Rasheed McMillan: Dancing through the Sacred
Dr. Christopher-Rasheem McMillan talks about Christianity, dance, gender, color and queerness in 2021 is like putting on a new pair of shades.
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Rebecca Dirksen: Music Research and Ecological Activism in Haiti
In the spiralling connections of Haitian culture, Rebecca Dirksen notes that the “spaces of Carnival often become political spaces.”
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Marie-Ange Rakotoniaina: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Studying Augustine
Dr. Marie-Ange Rakotoniaina was riding the train into Paris as a university student when she had a scholarly and spiritual revelation.
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Dr. Carla Neuss on the Transformative Power of Theater
Dr. Carla Neuss is an ISM Fellow with a Ph.D. in theatre & performance studies from the University of California, Los Angeles in 2021.
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Jean Ngoya Kidula: Channeling Christianity in Kenya
As a pianist and singer growing up in Kenyan Pentecostalism, Dr. Jean Ngoya Kidula absorbed a multi-layered musical and religious landscape.
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ISM Fellows in Conversation | Conversations Across Divides with Dr. Kati Fitzgerald
Dr. Fitzgerald’s project at The ISM is entitled “No Pure Lands: The Contemporary Buddhism of Tibetan Lay Women.”
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Island Gospel: Pentecostal Music and Identity in Jamaica and the United States
Melvin L. Butler journeys into this crossing of boundaries and its impact on Jamaican congregations and the music they make.