Chelsea Mikael Frazier, a faculty member in the English Department, is interviewed in the podcast series Temperature Check, in an episode titled, "How Beyoncé, Issa Rae, and other black women are leading the environment:"
"Host Andrew Simon and co-host Yessenia Funes start the sixth installment of Temperature Check – Grist’s new climate, race and culture podcast – by examining what climate justice will look like on a global level and the implications of John Kerry as the choice for the climate envoy.
Later in the episode, Simon and guest Dr. Chelsea Mikael Frazier discuss black feminism, the work of Octavia Butler, and how black women have always led to environmental protection."
Listen to the podcast here.
Dr. Chelsea Mikael Frazier is a black feminist ecocritic – writing, researching, and teaching at the intersection of black feminist theory and environmental thought. As Founder and Creative Director at Ask An Amazon, she designs educational tools, hosts community gatherings, lectures, and provides consulting services for Black Feminist Fuel for Sustainable Futures. She is also a faculty member in the English Department at Cornell University and, in the fall of 2021, she will begin her tenure as an Assistant Professor of African American Literature.
She is currently working on her first book manuscript – an eco-critical study of contemporary black artists, writers and activists.
