Hosted by The Commons, Red Hot Research brings together scholars from all disciplines, to reveal overlaps and connections across areas of interesting and methodological approaches. The format of these sessions is inspired by Pecha Kucha, which features short, slide-based talks that introduce audiences to a topic. Each installment features researchers, speaking for six minutes each. Audience members are encouraged to connect with the speakers (and each other) during breaks. This series offers researchers at KU a venue for cross-disciplinary partnering and exploration. 

Presenters:

Carlton Shield Chief Gover, Anthropology/Biodiversity Institute, Indigenous Archaeology, Radiocarbon, Oral Traditions, Ethnogenesis, Great Plains

Dave Rahn, Geography & Atmospheric Science, Kansas City Heat and Pollution

Kathryn Berringer, Social Welfare, post-industrial memory, urban disinvestment, LGBTQ+ space-making, visibility 

Siobhan Kelly, Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, psychoanalysis; fetishism; trans studies

Sarah Cullinan Herring, Classics, Trauma, epigenetics, inherited trauma, collective trauma, performance, embodiment, therapy, art therapy, tragedy, drama.