Podcast appearances and mentions of Walter D Greason

It's not every day that you have the honor of meeting a national treasure who is creating new art genres and movements to help us expand our imagination and stretch our understanding of what's possible. First inspired by Marvel and DC comics in his youth, Dr. Walter D. Greason is the distinguished DeWitt Wallace Professor in the Department of History at Macalester College.  Wondering why there weren't Black people in the futures presented in classic sci-fi stories, Walter became one of the founders of Afrofuturism, a new lens to re-imagine a tomorrow that's inclusive for all. He also gave the world the “Wakanda Syllabus” and helped bring the fictional city of Wakanda to life in the Marvel Cinematic Universe's Blank Panther blockbuster films! Named one of “Today's Black History Makers” by The Philadelphia Daily News, Walter is an educator, historian, media ecologist, economist, and urbanist all in one who has authored eighteen books on democracy, capitalism, and digital economies in the world today. His latest book and Amazon bestseller, “The Graphic History of Hip-Hop,” is a graphic novel and scholastic experience charting the evolution of the genre Hand its myriad impacts on culture and society. With such a deep wealth of wisdom on the power of art, especially in today's infinite, digital landscape, combined with his understanding of the transformations shaping our society and culture both at a macro level and down to a personal one, it's an honor to have Walter on the show. This is a conversation to revisit as we explore some of the most pressing topics of our time as we transition from the Information Age to the Imagination Age. Today's conversation spans a wide array of topics, from the mythological power of comics to Walter's perspective on the current state of democracy and the world as we transition to digital capitalism, opening up new avenues for economic freedom. Walter also shares what co-powering is, along with a snapshot of the current media landscape in the age of genAI, the convergence of mediums, and the counter-convergence backlash we're seeing globally. With expertise in Black Speculative Arts, the racial wealth gap, and patterns of economic globalization, Walter shares new frameworks to help us re-imagine the future as well as our relationships with time and each other. In a world that can be overwhelming, listen in as Walter provides answers and shows what's possible when we break free of current narratives and give ourselves the time, love, and permission to dream about what's possible — enjoy! EPISODE SHOW NOTES: *COMING SOON* JOIN CREATIVITY SQUARED Sign up for our free weekly newsletter: https://creativitysquared.com/newsletter  Become a premium member: https://creativitysquared.com/supporters  SUBSCRIBE Subscribe on your favorite podcast platform: https://creativitysquared.com Subscribe for more videos: https://youtube.com/@creativity_squared/?sub_confirmation=1 CONNECT with C^2 https://instagram.com/creativitysquaredpodcast https://facebook.com/CreativitySquaredPodcast https://giphy.com/channel/CreativitySquared https://tumblr.com/blog/creativitysquared https://tiktok.com/@creativitysquaredpodcast #CreativitySquared CONNECT with Helen Todd, the human behind C^2 https://instagram.com/helenstravels https://twitter.com/helenstravels https://linkedin.com/in/helentodd https://pinterest.com/helentodd Creativity Squared explores how creatives are collaborating with artificial intelligence in your inbox, on YouTube, and on your preferred podcast platform.  Because it's important to support artists, 10% of all revenue Creativity Squared generates will go to ArtsWave, a nationally recognized non-profit that supports over 100 arts organizations.

As we celebrate 50 years in Hip Hop, ILLMATIC CONSEQUENCES combines social science and hip-hop studies to address disinformation and propaganda that distorted political discourse after the 2020 election. In this text, scholars and activists come together to clap back on the lies that animated attacks at local school boards and the January 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. capitol. Following a thematic structure, these contributors address "The Crisis", "The Clapback", and "The Consequences", using hip hop and Afrofuturism as models for analysis and solutions to the cultural divisions in the United States. Inspired by the work of David Roediger, Eduardo Bonilla-Silva, Nikole Hannah-Jones, Ibram Kendi, and Carol Anderson, ILLMATIC CONSEQUENCES stretches the vision and lexicon of Nasir Jones to a new generation of artists. Readers of this text will become the vanguard of a global society dedicated to freedom, justice, and decolonization. Join us as the authors use Critical Race Theory lenses to theorize political, class, scientific, spatial and cultural dimensions of Hip Hop as modality and practice on this installment of Leonard Lopate at Large. Listen to past shows: https://soundcloud.com/leonard-lopate Be a Friend: Twitter - https://twitter.com/lopate_leonard Support the Station (select the Leonard Lopate at Large from the pulldown menu): BAI Buddy: https://wbai.wedid.it

BALTIMORE, MD (WEAA) — Critical Race Theory vs. Culturally Responsive Teaching: What the Right Gets Wrong Dr. Kaye is joined by Dr. Alicia Moore, associate professor of education at Southwestern University in Texas and Dr. Walter D. Greason, professor of world history, American history, and economic history at Monmouth University in New Jersey to discuss the divided issue.

In this episode, Dr. Walter D. Greason Dean Emeritus of the Honors School at Monmouth University, Associate Professor, and Chair of the Department of Educational Leadership interviews Grammy Award-winning composer Arturo O’Farrill about the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra. The Afro Latin Jazz orchestra is a group led by O’Farrill that includes more than a dozen of the most notable Jazz musicians performing today. This group brings together the sounds of big band jazz and Latin music culture. O’Farrill is a jazz musician, composer, band leader and pianist noted for his influence on contemporary Latin jazz and Afro-Cuban jazz. He has several Grammy Award nominations and Grammy Awards including the Grammy for Best Latin Jazz Album in 2015. Andrew Andron composed and performed the music for this podcast.

In this episode, Dr. Walter D. Greason discusses African Americans in the history of New Jersey. Greason is a pioneering scholar in the field of African American history. His groundbreaking book Suburban Erasure: How the Suburbs Ended the Civil Rights Movement in New Jersey is one of the first complete scholarly surveys on African Americans in the history of New Jersey with a focus on the twentieth century. This show can be listened to on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to your podcasts including on Spotify and Stitcher.

In the first episode of the 2020 Election season, I interview Dr. Walter D. Greason, Historian, Educator, and Associate Professor at Monmouth University. We talk about his childhood in a rural, impoverished area, and how he overcame a bad stutter by rhyming along with hip-hop artists. Dr. Greason explains how we should not become solely focused on the upcoming election, but instead see the broader picture and honor the successes of the MOVEMENT. He discusses his experiences as a multi-cultural organizer and lays out a brilliant plan to help save higher education, all while improving the quality of teaching and lowering the cost. I ask him about the importance of art, comics, and Afrofuturism, and he shares his wisdom on the importance of friendship, camaraderie, and community. ***If you enjoyed learning from Dr. Greason please visit his favorite charity, the T. Thomas Fortune Foundation! https://www.tthomasfortuneculturalcenter.org/ Support this podcast

Unfreedom: The Limits of the Fourteenth Amendment Under Reconstruction discusses race in the twentieth century as a specific form of ideological technology. Focusing on the events and voices between Reconstruction and the Civil Rights Movement, Dr. Walter Greason lead a discussion about the economic, political, social, and cultural foundations of white supremacy as products of an emerging industrial order. From the regimentation of the plantation in the early nineteenth century through the rigidity of commodity and financial markets at the start of the Cold War, this talk illuminates the networks that led to entrenched inequality for more than a century. Dr. Walter D. Greason is an Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Educational Counseling and Leadership at Monmouth University in West Long Branch, New Jersey. Dr. Greason’s research focuses on the comparative, economic analysis of slavery, industrialization, and suburbanization. With a variety of co-editors, Dr. Greason has published Planning Future Cities(2017) – an innovative look at architecture, urbanism, and municipal design; The American Economy (2016) – a provocative examination of race, property, and wealth in the United States since 1750; and the Afrofuturist design textbook, Cities Imagined. His scholarly monograph, Suburban Erasure, won the Best Work of Non-Fiction award from the New Jersey Studies Academic Alliance in 2014. He also won grants from the Mellon Foundation (2011) and the National Endowment for the Humanities (2016). He is also the creator of the #WakandaSyllabus. The subsequent series of essays can be found on the award-winning website, Black Perspectives. This event originally aired at 5:00 p.m., Thursday, June 18, 2020.

Dr. Will Fenton speaks with Dr. Walter D. Greason, Associate Professor at Monmouth University, where he specializes in the comparative, economic analysis of slavery, industrialization, and suburbanization. Dr. Greason is a prolific scholar in field of economic history. He is the author of Suburban Erasure: How the Suburbs Ended the Civil Rights Movement in New Jersey (2012) as well as the co-editor of The American Economy (2015); Planning Future Cities (2017); and Cities Imagined: The African Diaspora in Media and History (2018). In addition to creating the #WakandaSyllabus, the web-based Racial Violence Syllabus, and the award-winning website, Black Perspectives, Dr. Greason led Designing Afrofuturism: Imagining Black Futures through Art, History, and Literature, a spring 2019 seminar that traced how historical African American leaders envisioned the future using the Library Company’s prodigious African American History collections. Fenton and Greason began their conversation by examining several images from The Hampton Album (New York, 1966).

This week I spoke with Walter D. Greason. Walter is the Dean of the Honors School and an historian in the Department of History and Anthropology at Monmouth University in West Long Branch, New Jersey. His recent works include Planning Future Cities (a co-edited collection on urban development with Anthony Pratcher II), Cities Imagined (a co-edited collection on the Africa Diaspora in media and culture with Julian C. Chambliss), and Industrial Education (a co-edited collection on race and industrialization with David Goldberg). Greason’s groundbreaking cultural history, Suburban Erasure, won the prize for Best Non-Fiction about New Jersey in 2014. He also serves as the Treasurer for the Society for American City and Regional Planning History (SACRPH). A life member of the African American Intellectual History Society, Dr. Greason’s #RacialViolenceSyllabus reached millions of readers after the “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, contributing to an ongoing public debate

During this episode Dr. Scott Speed & John Costino interview Historian and Economist Dr. Walter Greason about his research and work at the intersections of history, race, and economics.   Dr. Walter D. Greason is the CEO of the International Center for Metropolitan Growth. He has taught at hundreds of colleges and universities across the United States since 1997 and is currently teaching Business and Economic Development at Monmouth University. Dr. Greason's research interests include African and American history, emphasizing the relationship between poverty and economic development. His interests also include the trans-Atlantic slave trade, innovation in experiential education, and the intellectual legacy of white supremacy. For the last twenty years, he has established himself as the world's leading authority on the economics of race and metropolitan growth. Serving the world's most prosperous metropolitan region (the Boston to Washington, D.C. corridor), Dr. Greason has advised hundreds of businesses and organizations on fiscal management, investment, and development strategies. He also currently serves as the Treasurer of the Society for American City and Regional Planning History (www.sacrph.org) and is an officer on the Membership Committee of the Organization of American Historians. Recently, Dr. Greason won recognition as a Visiting Scholar at James Madison University in Virginia.  This was a fascinating interview and dialogue that you do not want to miss. Welcome to The Dialogue!