Somebody Call a PhD

#13: Discrimination in Housing with Dr. Greg Beaman and guest Joe Andrews

Dr. Greg Beaman recently successfully defended his doctoral dissertation at Georgetown University. He is an historian of Atlantic Slavery and has written about urban development, built environment, and spatiality in 18th and 19th century New Orleans.

#12: Violence in Media with Eduardo Prado Cardoso

Eduardo Prado Cardoso is a PhD student at Catolica Lisboa. He was a scriptwriter in Brazil and studied cinema. Eduardo is interested in how news and visual storytelling creates a narrative of crimes, especially violent crimes, and how this representation can be sensationalized. We spoke to him as the second interview in a two-part live session at Curious Monkey Cultural Association in Lisbon, Portugal. Originally published Apr 2023

#11: Dreams with Linda Koncz

Linda Koncz is a PhD student at Catolica Lisboa, and turned in her thesis literally the day she spoke with us live at Curious Monkey Cultural Association in Lisbon, Portugal. Linda has always been obsessed with dreams. She originally studied cinema, and started interviewing people about their dreams when she got her first camera. Originally published Apr 2023

#10: Philosophy of Visual Knowledge with Kim Albrecht

Kim Albrecht is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Potsdam in the field of media theory. As a knowledge designer and aesthetic researcher, Kim explores the boundaries of visual knowledge in the post-digital age. We’ll be talking about his research and its implications, and ask him why you’d call him if somebody said, “Somebody Call a Doctor!” Kim’s Website: https://kimalbrecht.com/ [https://kimalbrecht.com/] Twitter: kimay Instagram: kimfalbrecht [https://www.instagram.com/kimfalbrecht/] Projects we talked about: Cosmic Web [https://cosmicweb.kimalbrecht.com/] Structure of Local Governments Critical Reflections of the Machine: Artificial Senses [https://artificial-senses.kimalbrecht.com/] Distinction Machine [https://distinctionmachine.kimalbrecht.com/] Books to Read: https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/all-data-are-local [https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/all-data-are-local] https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/data-feminism [https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/data-feminism]

#9: Astronomy and what it means for us with Farhan Hasan

Farhan Hasan is a PhD student at New Mexico State University, where his research focuses on how galaxies form and evolve, and what it means for us here on earth. We’ll be talking about his research and its implications, and ask him why you’d call him if somebody said, “Somebody Call a Doctor!” More Information on Farhan available at his website: http://astronomy.nmsu.edu/farhasan/