Literary studies, feelings and social justice with Dr Xine Yao

What's the Point?

11/16/22 • 28 min

Lecturer in American literature Dr Xine Yao joins Bryony Armstrong to discuss:

Why defunding the humanities limits who has cultural capital
Feeling or unfeeling among minoritised groups
How researching literature from the past can teach us about the present
The relationship between humanities and social justice
Why we can’t turn to the humanities unproblematically
Bringing humanities research to the public
The different types of teaching and learning that happen in STEM/A&H classrooms
Why do people in pubs demand that we explain our research, and then criticise it when we do?!
The need for solidarity across STEM/A&H

Content note: this episode contains some discussion about racism and homophobia.
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Artwork: Riduwan Molla https://www.canva.com/p/riduwanmolla/
Music: Madaan Mansij https://www.pond5.com/artist/mansij_tubescreamer
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11/16/22 • 28 min

What's the Point? - Literary studies, feelings and social justice with Dr Xine Yao

Transcript

Bryony Armstrong00:00:04.950

Hello, and welcome to 'What's the Point?', the podcast where we discuss the need for arts and humanities today. I'm your host, Bryony Armstrong. We're living in a time when the arts and humanities are under threat, and I know this firsthand, having studied both English and maths at university, and now doing a PhD in English. Each week, I'll be joined by a guest to talk about what arts and humanities do for the world. If you've ever wondere

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