August Hoffman (Anthropology) is a 2024–2025 HRI Graduate Fellow. His current project centers on the political ecology between humans, the state, wolves, and wolfdog crosses or “hybrids” as it manifests through the contexts of the exotic pet trade, animal sanctuaries, and wildlife management agencies. August is interested in the potential for sites of sanctuary to realize multispecies justice through their… Read more: Finding Sanctuary: Approaches to Multispecies Community and Justice

Omar Agustin Hernandez (Anthropology) is a member of the 24–25 graduate cohort for “Collisions Across Color Lines,” the third Interseminars project funded by the Mellon Foundation. Omar explained how his research interests and experience relates to Interseminars.   In what ways do your research interests connect to the theme “Collisions Across Color Lines?” My research focuses on the Caribbean as a… Read more: Interseminars Spotlight: Omar Agustin Hernandez

Jose Figueroa Díaz (Spanish, Literature and Culture) is a member of the 24–25 graduate cohort for “Collisions Across Color Lines,” the third Interseminars project funded by the Mellon Foundation. Jose reflects on how his experiences and interests align with Interseminars.   In what ways do your research interests connect to the theme “Collisions Across Color Lines”? My current research interests focus on… Read more: Interseminars Spotlight: Jose Figueroa Díaz

Anna Sophia Flood (English) is a 2024–2025 HRI Graduate Fellow. Her research project, “Slavery’s Eerie Presence: The Graphic Gothic’s Capturing of Dark Histories and Distorted Futures,” introduces the notion of the Graphic Gothic to investigate speculative graphic novels. Learn more about HRI’s Campus Fellowship Program, which supports a cohort of faculty and graduate students through a year of dedicated research and… Read more: “Speaking Back to History”: Black Speculative Novels and the Afro-Gothic Tradition

Grace Eunhye Bae (Art Education) is a member of the 24–25 graduate cohort for “Collisions Across Color Lines,” the third Interseminars project funded by the Mellon Foundation. Grace shares how her experiences and interests connect with Interseminars.   In what ways do your research interests connect to the theme “Collisions Across Color Lines?” My praxis as an artist-educator draws directly from… Read more: Interseminars Spotlight: Grace Eunhye Bae