In Conversation

Taylor Hagood, Professor of American Literature at Florida Atlantic University, joins Dean Michael Horswell in our latest edition of In Conversation. They discuss author Theodore Pratt and his literary work detailing Florida society from the late 1800s to the middle of the twentieth century. Taylor Hagood is Professor of American Literature in FAU's English Department. Much of his scholarship has focused on the writing of William Faulkner, African American literature, Gothic and horror literature, and the literature of the United States South. Among his literary critical publications are the coedited volume Undead Souths: The Gothic and Beyond in Southern Literature and Culture and the monograph, Faulkner, Writer of Disability, winner of the C. Hugh Holman Award for Best Book in Southern Studies.  Along with his literary critical work, Professor Hagood has written nonfiction, biography, and true crime. His 2023 book, Stringbean: The Life and Murder of a Country Music Legend, explores the story of David "Stringbean" Akeman. His most recent book, Theodore Pratt: A Florida Writer's Life, draws upon the Pratt archive in FAU's Special Collections to present the life story of the mid-twentieth century's "Literary Laureate of Florida."

Professor of English Oliver Buckton joins Dean Michael Horswell in our latest edition of In Conversation to discuss his research on World War II espionage and his new book Counterfeit Spies: How World War II Intelligence Operations Shaped Cold War Spy Fiction (2024). Oliver Buckton is Professor and Chair of the Department of English at Florida Atlantic University, and has taught at FAU since 1994. He teaches courses in Victorian and modern British literature, film, literary theory, and espionage fiction. His recent research explores the intersections of intelligence history, political history, and espionage fiction.  He is the author of Secret Selves: Confession and Same-Sex Desire in Victorian Autobiography [https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Funcpress.org%2Fbook%2F9780807860625%2Fsecret-selves%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cwolfsons%40fau.edu%7C9321fe26f0ea4544a40608dd0826a4f9%7C63c3c9c1e824413fb4352f0cabb2828f%7C0%7C0%7C638675684301901431%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=En59A2%2ByVNi6t9Xql1GJMNRJkDOkUl6XDxPK%2BAT9aUA%3D&reserved=0](1998), Cruising with Robert Louis Stevenson: Travel, Narrative, and the Colonial Body  [https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ohioswallow.com%2Fbook%2Fcruising%2Bwith%2Brobert%2Blouis%2Bstevenson&data=05%7C02%7Cwolfsons%40fau.edu%7C9321fe26f0ea4544a40608dd0826a4f9%7C63c3c9c1e824413fb4352f0cabb2828f%7C0%7C0%7C638675684301923492%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=HdGkd3g82eT4XykXN2Xxzi77WEhRHsevD5FFm7A9klE%3D&reserved=0](2007), Espionage in British Literature and Film Since 1900: The Changing Enemy  [https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Frowman.com%2FISBN%2F9781498504836%2FEspionage-in-British-Fiction-and-Film-since-1900-The-Changing-Enemy&data=05%7C02%7Cwolfsons%40fau.edu%7C9321fe26f0ea4544a40608dd0826a4f9%7C63c3c9c1e824413fb4352f0cabb2828f%7C0%7C0%7C638675684301939975%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=9LcId3%2FbDjZHa6cqRhzrznbo76iNtz2EquMh%2BCEkxP4%3D&reserved=0](2015), The Many Facets of Diamonds Are Forever: James Bond on Page and Screen  [https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Frowman.com%2FISBN%2F9781498567572%2FThe-Many-Facets-of-Diamonds-Are-Forever-James-Bond-on-Page-and-Screen&data=05%7C02%7Cwolfsons%40fau.edu%7C9321fe26f0ea4544a40608dd0826a4f9%7C63c3c9c1e824413fb4352f0cabb2828f%7C0%7C0%7C638675684301959628%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=evNvejVCNHIxL%2F4SBL1t0pMWsVS0e8ge3MEbgffhvYY%3D&reserved=0](2019) and The World is Not Enough: A Biography of Ian Fleming [https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Frowman.com%2FISBN%2F9781538138571%2FThe-World-Is-Not-Enough-A-Biography-of-Ian-Fleming&data=05%7C02%7Cwolfsons%40fau.edu%7C9321fe26f0ea4544a40608dd0826a4f9%7C63c3c9c1e824413fb4352f0cabb2828f%7C0%7C0%7C638675684301976314%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=8jaExhoh57y3CQWP%2BKszZzlFwgX5P3sQRYoGc%2BfkrM4%3D&reserved=0](2021) and

Professor of English Oliver Buckton joins Dean Michael Horswell in our latest edition of In Conversation to discuss his research on World War II espionage and his new book Counterfeit Spies: How World War II Intelligence Operations Shaped Cold War Spy Fiction (2024). Oliver Buckton is Professor and Chair of the Department of English at Florida Atlantic University, and has taught at FAU since 1994. He teaches courses in Victorian and modern British literature, film, literary theory, and espionage fiction. His recent research explores the intersections of intelligence history, political history, and espionage fiction.  He is the author of Secret Selves: Confession and Same-Sex Desire in Victorian Autobiography [https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Funcpress.org%2Fbook%2F9780807860625%2Fsecret-selves%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cwolfsons%40fau.edu%7C9321fe26f0ea4544a40608dd0826a4f9%7C63c3c9c1e824413fb4352f0cabb2828f%7C0%7C0%7C638675684301901431%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=En59A2%2ByVNi6t9Xql1GJMNRJkDOkUl6XDxPK%2BAT9aUA%3D&reserved=0](1998), Cruising with Robert Louis Stevenson: Travel, Narrative, and the Colonial Body  [https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ohioswallow.com%2Fbook%2Fcruising%2Bwith%2Brobert%2Blouis%2Bstevenson&data=05%7C02%7Cwolfsons%40fau.edu%7C9321fe26f0ea4544a40608dd0826a4f9%7C63c3c9c1e824413fb4352f0cabb2828f%7C0%7C0%7C638675684301923492%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=HdGkd3g82eT4XykXN2Xxzi77WEhRHsevD5FFm7A9klE%3D&reserved=0](2007), Espionage in British Literature and Film Since 1900: The Changing Enemy  [https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Frowman.com%2FISBN%2F9781498504836%2FEspionage-in-British-Fiction-and-Film-since-1900-The-Changing-Enemy&data=05%7C02%7Cwolfsons%40fau.edu%7C9321fe26f0ea4544a40608dd0826a4f9%7C63c3c9c1e824413fb4352f0cabb2828f%7C0%7C0%7C638675684301939975%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=9LcId3%2FbDjZHa6cqRhzrznbo76iNtz2EquMh%2BCEkxP4%3D&reserved=0](2015), The Many Facets of Diamonds Are Forever: James Bond on Page and Screen  [https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Frowman.com%2FISBN%2F9781498567572%2FThe-Many-Facets-of-Diamonds-Are-Forever-James-Bond-on-Page-and-Screen&data=05%7C02%7Cwolfsons%40fau.edu%7C9321fe26f0ea4544a40608dd0826a4f9%7C63c3c9c1e824413fb4352f0cabb2828f%7C0%7C0%7C638675684301959628%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=evNvejVCNHIxL%2F4SBL1t0pMWsVS0e8ge3MEbgffhvYY%3D&reserved=0](2019) and The World is Not Enough: A Biography of Ian Fleming [https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Frowman.com%2FISBN%2F9781538138571%2FThe-World-Is-Not-Enough-A-Biography-of-Ian-Fleming&data=05%7C02%7Cwolfsons%40fau.edu%7C9321fe26f0ea4544a40608dd0826a4f9%7C63c3c9c1e824413fb4352f0cabb2828f%7C0%7C0%7C638675684301976314%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=8jaExhoh57y3CQWP%2BKszZzlFwgX5P3sQRYoGc%2BfkrM4%3D&reserved=0](2021) and

Researchers from Florida Atlantic University and the University of Puerto Rico join Dean Howrsell's In Conversation Podcast to discuss how communities in South Florida and Puerto Rico are adapting to climate instability.  As climate instability has major public health implications, from extreme heat to changing disease patterns, these researchers examine how health systems and communities are adapting to new health challenges.  They also explore how cultural factors shape people's health-seeking behaviors and the resilience of health systems in the face of climate-related threats. We welcome Dr. Adriana M. Garriga-Lopez, Dr. Katherine Rynkiewich, and Dr. Patria C. Lopez to our latest edition of In Conversation with Dean Horswell! Dr. Adriana M. Garriga-Lopez is Associate Professor of Anthropology and Comparative Studies at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Florida. Prof. Garriga-Lopez holds a Ph.D. in Anthropology (2010) from Columbia University in New York. Dr. Garriga-Lopez is the lead Principal Investigator on this project. Garriga-Lopez previously received an NSF (2021-2024), Award #2049565 on “Ethics of Care and Compounded Disaster”. She joined the faculty at the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters in 2022. Garriga-Lopez is originally from San Juan, Puerto Rico. Dr. Katharina Rynkiewich is Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Florida. Prof. Rynkiewich holds a Ph.D. in Anthropology (2020) from Washington University in St. Louis and an M.A. in Social Sciences (2013) from The University of Chicago. Dr. Rynkiewich is the Co-Principal Investigator and has worked with Dr. Garriga-Lopez on establishing The Ethnographic Lab at Florida Atlantic since her arrival in 2022. Dr. Rynkiewich is originally from Mt. Vernon, Indiana. Dr. Patria C. Lopez de Victoria Rodriguez is Associate Professor of English at the University of Puerto Rico, Cayey campus. She holds a Ph.D. in Applied Linguistics in health from The Pennsylvania State University (2016) and is the PI of this project’s collaborative nexus. Lopez de Victoria has received funding from NIH (Award #R21MD013701; 2018-2020) and the Alzheimer’s Association (Award #AARG 20-685407; 2021-2024). She also leads a team of undergraduate students from diverse disciplines carrying out research with older adults in Puerto Rico. Dr. Patricia Noboa Ortega is Professor of Social Science at the University of Puerto Rico, Cayey campus. Dr. Noboa Ortega holds a PhD in Psychology (2005) from the University of Puerto Rico. In 2017, Prof. Noboa Ortega co-founded the Legal and Psychological Clinic resulting from ethnographic research carried out in Puerto Rico on the psychosocial effects of Hurricane Maria. Her work has been published in the anthology, “Aftershocks of Disaster” (Haymarket Books). Dr. Noboa Ortega is Executive Director of PICSI: Proyecto de Integración Comunitaria San Isidro (San Isidro Community Integration Project).

Researchers from Florida Atlantic University and the University of Puerto Rico join Dean Howrsell's In Conversation Podcast to discuss how communities in South Florida and Puerto Rico are adapting to climate instability.  As climate instability has major public health implications, from extreme heat to changing disease patterns, these researchers examine how health systems and communities are adapting to new health challenges.  They also explore how cultural factors shape people's health-seeking behaviors and the resilience of health systems in the face of climate-related threats. We welcome Dr. Adriana M. Garriga-Lopez, Dr. Katherine Rynkiewich, and Dr. Patria C. Lopez to our latest edition of In Conversation with Dean Horswell! Dr. Adriana M. Garriga-Lopez is Associate Professor of Anthropology and Comparative Studies at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Florida. Prof. Garriga-Lopez holds a Ph.D. in Anthropology (2010) from Columbia University in New York. Dr. Garriga-Lopez is the lead Principal Investigator on this project. Garriga-Lopez previously received an NSF (2021-2024), Award #2049565 on “Ethics of Care and Compounded Disaster”. She joined the faculty at the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters in 2022. Garriga-Lopez is originally from San Juan, Puerto Rico. Dr. Katharina Rynkiewich is Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Florida. Prof. Rynkiewich holds a Ph.D. in Anthropology (2020) from Washington University in St. Louis and an M.A. in Social Sciences (2013) from The University of Chicago. Dr. Rynkiewich is the Co-Principal Investigator and has worked with Dr. Garriga-Lopez on establishing The Ethnographic Lab at Florida Atlantic since her arrival in 2022. Dr. Rynkiewich is originally from Mt. Vernon, Indiana. Dr. Patria C. Lopez de Victoria Rodriguez is Associate Professor of English at the University of Puerto Rico, Cayey campus. She holds a Ph.D. in Applied Linguistics in health from The Pennsylvania State University (2016) and is the PI of this project’s collaborative nexus. Lopez de Victoria has received funding from NIH (Award #R21MD013701; 2018-2020) and the Alzheimer’s Association (Award #AARG 20-685407; 2021-2024). She also leads a team of undergraduate students from diverse disciplines carrying out research with older adults in Puerto Rico. Dr. Patricia Noboa Ortega is Professor of Social Science at the University of Puerto Rico, Cayey campus. Dr. Noboa Ortega holds a PhD in Psychology (2005) from the University of Puerto Rico. In 2017, Prof. Noboa Ortega co-founded the Legal and Psychological Clinic resulting from ethnographic research carried out in Puerto Rico on the psychosocial effects of Hurricane Maria. Her work has been published in the anthology, “Aftershocks of Disaster” (Haymarket Books). Dr. Noboa Ortega is Executive Director of PICSI: Proyecto de Integración Comunitaria San Isidro (San Isidro Community Integration Project).