This episode—by Lynne Lee, a Ph.D. Student in Art History—explores how some of the first Black students admitted to Rice paved the way for transforming the university into a more inclusive and diversified institution through their unrelenting a

A Familiar Pendulum

May 13th, 2021 6m 47s

This episode—by Venus Alemanji, majoring in Computer Science—spotlights two Black women athletes at Rice University: Regina Tippens, class of 1974, and Goya Qualls, class of 1982.The Racial Geography Podcast features “New Freedom Remix,” an or

The Unveiling of the William Marsh Rice Memorial, June 8, 1930

May 12th, 2021 8m 41s

This episode—by James McCabe, a Ph.D. Student in Art History—spotlights the three speeches given at the unveiling ceremony of the William Marsh Rice Memorial in June of 1930, questioning the speakers’ uncritical portrayal of Rice as the benevol

Plantation to Segregation: Colonial Nostalgia at Rice

May 11th, 2021 8m 1s

This episode—by Morgan Seay, majoring in Social Policy Analysis and French—traces racist nostalgia for the antebellum south that showed itself at Rice events during the 20th century.The Racial Geography Podcast features “New Freedom Remix,” an

William Marsh Rice’s Trade Circuit

May 10th, 2021 6m 32s

This episode—by Chaney Hill, a Ph.D. Student in English—spotlights many of the business contacts and associates of William Marsh Rice, the founder of Rice University, revealing not only his trade networks but also his participation in the plant

Building a University from the Ground Up: A History of Labor at Rice University

May 9th, 2021 7m 21s

This episode—by Sanvitti Sahdev, majoring in English and Political Science—spotlights the people who worked to build and maintain the physical campus we today know as Rice.The Racial Geography Podcast features “New Freedom Remix,” an original

“These Trees Shall Be My Books”: Rice-Land Lumber Co. and University Development

May 8th, 2021 6m 57s

This episode—by Marc Armeña, majoring in Mechanical Engineering—spotlights the role of extractive industries on the construction of the Rice University campus. The Racial Geography Podcast features “New Freedom Remix,” an original sound compo

The Campus Land and Settler Colonialism

May 7th, 2021 12m 8s

This episode—by Giovanna Bassi Cendra, a Ph.D. Candidate in Art History—spotlights the troubled story of the land Rice University occupies while addressing the legacies of settler colonialism and racialization that continue to this day. The R

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