The 2024 PACT Workshop – Elevate Your Research Through Podcasting! – brought together emerging scholars (graduate students and early-career scholars) ahead of the ASA Annual Meeting for an immersive, hands-on workshop. This full-day event provided participants with the skills and tools to effectively communicate their research to a broad audience through podcasting.
The day began with a roundtable discussion led by Dr. Peter Alegi, Dr. Bamba Ndiaye, and Dr. Reginold Royston on public scholarship, African Studies, and podcasting best practices. Participants then learned about podcast production and collaborated in small groups to refine their storytelling techniques. With the guidance and technical support from MSU’s Matrix: Center for Digital Humanities & Social Sciences and MSU African Studies Center participants worked to craft and record their own podcast segments.
The result is the PACT Podcast which features both the roundtable discussion and segments by emerging scholars discussing their research. These recordings, edited and published with the support of Matrix, are now available on ASAPOD and The Africanist Podcast.
Read more about the 2024 PACT workshop project, podcasting resources, mentors, and producers on the Digital African Studies webpage.
Roundtable Discussants:
Dr. Peter Alegi, Michigan State University and Africa Past and Present (Host)
Dr. Bamba Ndiaye, Emory University and The Africanist Podcast
Dr. Reginold Royston, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Special thanks to Dr. Dean Rehberger from MSU’s Matrix and Mike Green from the MSU African Studies Center for offering their technical expertise, advice to participants, and their hands-on assistance during recording.
Participants:
Gbemisola Abiola
Joanna Adewunmi
Samuel Ajose
Mohammed Al-Amin
Daniel Chukwuemeka
Rachel Ama Asaa Engmann
Utitofon Inyang
Kevin Irakoze
Anatoli Iwassampijja
Rachel Kalaba
Bryan Kauma
Kasonde Mukonde
Satang Nabaneh
Martha Ndakalako
Emmanuelle Chimnonyerem Okorafor
Hoseana Tilahun
Chikezie Uzuegbunam
Timestamps
00:00 Introduction
01:33 Dr. Peter Alegi
11:48 Dr. Bamba Ndiaye
23:08 Dr. Reginold Royston
34:16 Dr. Dean Rehberger and Mike Green
40:50 Participant Recordings
