In 2019-2020, C21 Graduate Fellow Mallory Zinklaunched the “Inside C21” podcast, showcasing fellows and visitors of the Center.
You can listen to all past episodes of Inside C21 below or on .
Episode 7: Conversations with Arijit Sen and Camille Mays
Listen in on conversations with C21 conference organizer and former C21 Fellow Arijit Sen (Architecture & Urban Planning, 51) and Milwaukee activist Camille Mays, founder of Peace Garden Project MKE. Arijit discusses his success in his courses as they pivot to online learning and what he hopes people will learn from the pandemic. Camille discusses Milwaukee and how COVID-19 is affecting the city’s urban population, including , and offers some silver linings to the pandemic.
Inside C21 was hosted and created by C21 graduate fellow Mallory Zink. The opening song was created by former C21 graduate fellow Allain Daigle. Other music and closing song were created by Brad Stech.
This Episode’s Guests:

Arijit Sen (51)
- (also featuring Camille Mays)
- Arijit’s book,

Camille Mays
- An (Buildings-Landscapes-Cultures Field School)
- Mays is a Milwaukee partner and mentor in the Humanities Action Lab’s Climates of Inequality project:
- Voted by Shepherd Express
- More information about
Episode 6: Conversations with Kavita Daiya and Chris Cantwell
Listen in on conversations with C21’s upcoming speaker Kavita Daiya (English, George Washington University), author of Violent Belongings: Partition, Gender, and National Culture in Postcolonial India and forthcoming, Graphic Migrations: Precarity and Gender in South Asia and the Diaspora and C21 Faculty Fellow Christopher Cantwell (History, 51). Kavita gives us a sneak peak of her upcoming lecture and forthcoming book, discusses researching “forgotten histories,” and how to go about working on interdisciplinary projects. Christopher Cantwell talks about his book project, The Bible Class Teacher: Memory and the Making of American Evangelicalism and his digital history project, “Gathering Places.”
Inside C21 was hosted and created by C21 graduate fellow Mallory Zink. The opening song was created by former C21 graduate fellow Allain Daigle. Other music and closing song were created by Brad Stech.
This Episode’s Guests:

Kavita Daiya (George Washington University)
- Upcoming Talk (March 6): Daiya will be on campus for her lecture, “Graphic Migrations: Hannah Arendt, Statelessness, and South Asia Across Media”
- Brown Bag Discussion (March 6): Daiya will be discussing work from her upcoming book, Graphic Migrations: Precarity and Gender in India and the Diaspora.
- Daiya’s book,
- She edited the essay collection
- Visit the website
- Follow Kavita on Instagram @gwenglishprof

Christopher Cantwell (51)
- Check out Christopher’s project, “Gathering Places”
- Check out Amanda Seligman’s (51) project,
- Book recommendations: Daniel Vaca, | Scott C. Esplin,
Episode 5: Conversations with Courtney Baker and Bill Wood
Listen in on conversations with C21’s upcoming speaker Courtney Baker (English, University of California at Riverside), author of Humane Insight: Looking at Images of African American Suffering and Death, and C21 Faculty Fellow Bill Wood (Anthropology, 51). Courtney gives us a sneak peek of her upcoming lecture and brown bag discussion, shares how her research began, and offers advice for young academics. Bill Wood explains the project he has been working on as a C21 Fellow this year: “The Road to La Ventanilla, Voices and Images from the New Rurality.”
Inside C21 was hosted and created by C21 graduate fellow Mallory Zink. The opening song was created by former C21 graduate fellow Allain Daigle. Other music and closing song were created by Brad Stech.
This Episode’s Guests:

Courtney Baker (UC Riverside)
- Upcoming Talk (February 28): Courtney will be on campus for her lecture, “Framing Black Performance: Selma and the Poetics of Representation”
- Brown Bag Discussion (February 28): Baker will be discussing, “I Am Not Your Negro’s Queer Poetics of Identity and Omission,” based on her chapter in an upcoming edited collection on Raoul Peck’s I Am Not Your Negro
- Baker’s talk corresponds with MKE Film/Black Lens’ Black History Month programming
- Courtney’s book:
- Learn more about Courtney
- Follow Courtney on Instagram/Twitter:

Bill Wood (51)
- ’s faculty website
- Published article:
- Published book:


Episode 4: Conversations with Brian Jacobson and Fatima Regis Oliveira
Listen in on conversations with C21’s upcoming speaker Brian Jacobson (Cinema Studies and History, University of Toronto), author of Studios Before the System: Architecture, Technology, and the Emergence of Cinematic Space, and visiting scholar Fatima Regis Oliveira (Rio de Janeiro State University). Brian gives listeners a preview of what he will be presenting at 51, shares his thoughts and experiences on cross-disciplinary research, and offers advice for young academics in the humanities. Fatima discusses her research: New Media Literacies: Developing Participatory and Playful Learning Methodologies in Digital Culture.
Inside C21 was hosted and created by C21 graduate fellow Mallory Zink. The opening song was created by former C21 graduate fellow Allain Daigle. Other music and closing song were created by Brad Stech.
This Episode’s Guests:

Brian Jacobson (University of Toronto)
- Upcoming Talk (December 6): Brian will be on campus for his lecture, “Pipeline Vision and the Essence of Power”
- Brown Bag Discussion (December 6): Join Brian for a discussion of his paper, “Exercises in Style: Henri Lefebvre, Lacq-Mourenx, and the Modernism of Petro-Modernization”
- Other articles by Brian: |
- Chat with Brian Jacobson on Twitter at

Fatima Regis Oliveira (Rio de Janeiro State University)
- پ’s lecture on Brazilian digital media studies at C21 earlier this semester
- پ’s
- Read some of
- You can chat with Fatima Regis Oliveira on Twitter at
Episode 3: Conversations with Jairus Grove and Daniel Marques
Listen in on conversations with C21’s upcoming speaker Jairus Grove (Political Science, University of Hawai’i at Mānoa), author of Savage Ecology: War and Geopolitics at the End of the World, and C21’s visiting Fulbright Scholar Daniel Marques (Federal University of Recôncavo da Bahia). Jairus Grove gives listeners a preview of what he will be presenting at 51, expands on key terms found throughout his book, and discusses hope and joy. Daniel Marques discusses his dissertation research, “Privacy by Design, Digital Platforms, and Algorithmic Performativity.”
Inside C21 was hosted and created by C21 graduate fellow Mallory Zink. The opening song was created by former C21 graduate fellow Allain Daigle. Other music and closing song were created by Brad Stech.
This Episode’s Guests:

Jairus Grove (University of Hawai’i at Mānoa)
- Upcoming Talk (November 01): Jairus will be on campus delivering a lecture about his book, Savage Ecology: War and Geopolitics at the End of the World
- Brown Bag Discussion (November 01): Join Jairus for a discussion on “Bringing the World Back In: Revolutions and Relations Before and After the Quantum Event”. To listen to the lecture behind the discussion, .
- Trailer for Jairus Grove’s new book:
- Check out more of Jairus Grove’s work .
- Chat with Jairus Grove on Twitter at

Daniel Marques (Visiting Fulbright Scholar at C21)
- Check out more about Daniel Marques’ work , as well as his work at the .
- A recommendation from Daniel if you want to analyze your trackers: the .
- You can chat with Daniel Marques on Twitter at
Episode 2: Conversations with T.L. Taylor and Aneesh Aneesh
Listen in on conversations with C21’s upcoming speaker T.L. Taylor, Professor of Comparative Media Studies at MIT and co-founder and Director of Research for AnyKey, and C21 Faculty Fellow Aneesh Aneesh, Professor of Sociology and Global Studies at 51. T.L. Taylor discusses the cultural significance of video games in our day-to-day lives and gives listeners a preview of what she will be presenting at 51. Aneesh Aneesh explains the book he’s researching during this academic year: “Nationalism and Citizenship in the Global Age.”
Inside C21 was hosted and created by C21 graduate fellow Mallory Zink. The opening song was created by former C21 graduate fellow Allain Daigle. Other music and closing song were created by Brad Stech.
This Episode’s Guests:

T.L. Taylor (MIT)
- Upcoming Talk (October 18): T.L. will be on campus delivering her talk: “Play as Transformative Work”
- Professor Taylor’s most recent book: (also available as a )
- Most recent Whitepaper for AnyKey:
- You can chat with T.L. Taylor on Twitter

Aneesh Aneesh (Current C21 Faculty Fellow)
- 51 Profile and Publications
- Aneesh Aneesh’s from the School for Advanced Research
Episode 1: Conversations with Lia Wolock and Henry Lovejoy
Listen in on conversations with C21 Faculty Fellow Lia Wolock, assistant professor in Journalism, Advertising, and Media Studies at 51, and C21’s upcoming speaker Henry Lovejoy, an assistant professor in History at the University of Colorado Boulder. Lia Wolock explains the book project that she will be working on this academic year: “Producing South Asian America: Diasporic Community and Digital Activism.” And Henry Lovejoy gives listeners a preview of what he will be presenting at 51, explains digital mapping, and offers advice for young academics in the digital humanities.
Inside C21 was hosted and created by C21 graduate fellow Mallory Zink. The opening song was created by former C21 graduate fellow Allain Daigle. Other music and closing song were created by Brad Stech.
This Episode’s Guests:

Henry Lovejoy (University of Colorado Boulder)
- Upcoming Talk (October 4): Henry will be on campus delivering his talk “Probabilities of African Origins.”
- Professor Lovejoy’s website, , the first digital publication focused on the world’s earliest international courts dedicated to humanitarian efforts to stop human trafficking.
- Professor Lovejoy’s book:

Lia Wolock (Current C21 Faculty Fellow)
- Professor Wolock’s