Abolitionist Roundtable with the MJLC

Ray Kirsch interviews Ria Dhingra and Anna Nelson, editors-in-chief of the Madison Journal of Literary Criticism (MJLC). They discuss what an abolitionist is, how the MJLC was founded and the future of the study group and magazine.

In this episode, Jonathan, Gabe and Ria sit down to discuss what the aim of higher education should be; a conversation based on their experience as college students, time as MJLC study group members, a shared class: Philosophy 557 Justice in Higher Education and the paper “Only Connect... The Goals of a Liberal Education” by William Cronon. The roundtable members reflect on what they expected from college, the role of ideal theory in isolating aims, considering the UW-Madison mission statement and coming up with their own, shared, idea of what the aims of higher education should be. Finally, they touch on how educators can and should execute these aims and the role of third spaces like the MJLC in higher education.

WSUM Talk Director and MJLC member Ray Kirsch and fellow MJLC member Quinn Henneger interview Fawzy Taylor, the social media and marketing director of A Room of One's Own Bookstore. The bookstore is a queer and transgender owned, feminist bookstore in Madison, WI. In this interview, Ray and Quinn interview Fawzy about their involvement at Room, the intersection of social justice and literature and more.

In this episode, Lexi, Mary, Ria, Emily and Landis discuss radical design and how it connects to the making of our magazine.

MJLC members Ria, Ella and Sophia discuss their experience at The Association of Writers & Writing Programs conference in Kansas city. They discuss their key takeaways and where they believe literary criticism is heading.