Arts in academia is a topic that has not yet found much acceptance, especially not in a discipline like linguistics. It is either considered as not scholarly enough, as not sufficiently objective, or as providing too many open questions and spaces. If artistic takes on an academic issue are considered, it happens usually in a special framework, such as a “science slam” or something termed “alternative” approach. Bringing art and academia together, without creating a limited space first, however, is a very fruitful and rewarding undertaking.
Check out our brand-new episode with the amazing poet Yashika Graham. Get insights into her writing practices and poetry and listen to her performing one of her poems.
Listen to our brand new podcast episode with ethnomusicologist David Aarons on Reggae in Ethiopia and learn more about a fascinating translocal musical encounter.
