Equity in the Arts

About Race/Remix

Centering conversations on understanding racism and anti-racism within creative practice.

Race/Remix podcast is an initiative of the Racial Justice Studio, which seeks to partner with and amplify the work of scholars, artists, educators, activists, and public intellectuals for whom anti-racism is a core tenet embedded in their professional and personal lives. University of Arizona students are centered through direct involvement with the podcast series as council members, audience members, and creative contributors.

Episode 1 When Justice Goes Viral: Ruha Benjamin

Learn how from Sociologist and Princeton Professor Ruha Benjamin in Episode 1, When Justice Goes Viral. This quote is from the podcast, when Ruha reads the introduction of her book Viral Justice: How We Grow The World We Want. In conversation, she shares the data, research, and stories of virality. Visit our website to learn how to replicate virality for social change and more.

Episode 2 A Typeface For Change: Silas Munro

Listen to our conversation with LA-based designer, curator, writer, and educator at Vermont College of Fine Arts, Silas Munro. In Episode 2, A Typeface For Change, Silas Munro explains the history of typefaces, art education, and the research for his book, “Strikethrough: Typographic Messages of Protest.”

Episode 3 Restaging Classical Music For Social Relevance: Imani Winds

Bassoonist Monica Ellis is a passionate educator on the Curtis Institute of Music and Manhattan School of Music faculty and has been a visiting professor/faculty at The University of Chicago, Mannes School of Music, and The Juilliard School’s Music Advancement Program. Listen to her full interview with Oboist Toyin Spellman-Diaz, both members of the GRAMMY-winning wind quintet, Imani Winds.

Episode 4 Artists Reworking the Ruins of Racism: Aaron Coleman & Lizz Denneau

In Race/Remix Episode 4, Artists Reworking the Ruins of Racism, Lizz Denneau, a Tucson-based multi-media artist and K-12 art educator, finds connection with specific events and people from the past. Her artwork draws from personal and global histories to express diverse themes of identity, memory, and race.

Episode 5 Everything Goes Back to an Immigrant: Anike Tourse

In Episode 5, Everything Goes Back to an Immigrant, Filmmaker Anike Tourse shares her connections to the immigrant story and the impact immigrants have on our lives from both close up and wide shot perspectives.

Episode 6 Making the Story Speak: Reid Gómez

In Episode 6, Reid Gómez describes how she can “make the story speak” by criss-crossing the boundaries between languages, embracing various linguistic structures and vocabularies simultaneously. Her writing moves away from oppositional colonial frameworks and toward a more fluid poetics of relation. This allows each of us to perceive one another as related rather than separated.

Student Engagement

Students are at the heart of the Racial Justice Studio and Race/Remix podcast production. Students can interact with invited guests at scheduled events and in the creation process. Racial Justice Studio internship opportunities provide students with valuable experiences and on-the-job training. A podcast episode is a published work that can be added to their resume as employment experience.