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Christiane Koch: Quantum Tango and Running an International Research Lab
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Heather Kelley: Designing Video Games for Good
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Casondra Sobieralski: “Bad Ass Old Ladies” Vision Board
I decided to treat this aging thing, with all its unknowns like any other adventure. I spent my birthday with my friend Karrrie in her art studio. While she prepared for her upcoming New York show, I made a vision board representing what kind of bad ass old lady I want to be! Take the reigns, Xenas!
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Theresa Kail-Smith: President, Pittsburgh City Council
Casondra Sobieralski conducted this interview with Councilwoman Kail-Smith on January 20, 2024. What is your role in the Pittsburgh City Government, and what has your path been to that role? I have served as a Member of Council representing District 2 (D-2) in the City of Pittsburgh, which includes 24 neighborhoods, since 2009. D-2 is the largest district–there are 9 districts–in terms of geographical miles, and we border the most boroughs. I have served as Council President Pro Tempore, chair of the Public Safety Committee, chair of the Parks and Recreation Committee–my favorite–and four years as President. President is an honor, however, my least favorite position. I requested Parks and…
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Soraya Murray: Video Games as Visual Culture
From her website: “Soraya Murray is an interdisciplinary scholar of contemporary visual culture, with particular interest in art, film, digital media and video games. Murray holds a Ph.D. in art history and visual studies from Cornell University, and an MFA in Studio Art from the University of California, Irvine. She is an Associate Professor in the Film + Digital Media Department at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Her writings may be found in journals in the areas of contemporary art, film and digital culture, including venues such as Art Journal, Nka: Journal of Contemporary African Art, Public Art Review, Third Text, Open Library of Humanities, PAJ: A Journal of Performance and Art, Feminist Media Histories, The…
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Karrie Hovey: UCI World’s Cycling Race
I wanted to interview Karrie Hovey for this blog over the summer after her gravel bike race, the Highlands Gravel Classic, in Fayetteville, Arkansas. However, she did so well in the race (see the photo of her standing on that coveted podium position, viewer right) that she then qualified to race in the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) Gravel World Championships in Veneto, Italy during Fall 2023. GOOOOO Karrie! That said, by Fall, I was back to being immersed in teaching, and someone else beat me to the punch interviewing Karrie. To spare her from repeating herself, I will link to that 2023 interview, in “Living the Fit Life”: “Vital Stories:…
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Marcie Gutierrez: Roller Skating Through Covid


