
The Seventh Floor
A podcast about the ethos of the Political Science community at the University of Calgary.
Episodes
7 episodes
Terrorism, Genocide, and Supportive Supervisors: Dr. Gavin Cameron and Dr. Maureen Hiebert
In this episode, we interview Dr. Cameron and Dr. Hiebert about their work on terrorism and genocide, respectively. You might think that because they grapple with the darkest forms of political behaviour in their academic work that they would b...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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41:45

Political Philosophy and the Science of Political Science: Dr. Barry Cooper and Dr. Joshua Goldstein
In this episode, we wax-philosophic with Dr. Cooper and Dr. Goldstein (our supervisors!) about their work on love, violence, magic, and Paleolithic politics among other things. If you want to know what it takes to be a political philosopher, lo...
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42:56

Women and Politics: Dr. Susan Franceschet & Dr. Brenda O'Neill
In this episode, we had a chance to sit down with Drs Susan Frenceschet and Brenda O'Neill and talk about their wonderful contributions to scholarship on Gender & Politics, Women & Politics, and so much more!
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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35:26

How Do You Know? Dr. Daniel Voth & Dr. Gina Starblanket
In this episode, we sit down with Drs Voth and Starblanket to talk about their visions for the department's Indigenous Studies program, why academia matters, and who should think about graduate school. Sit down and take some time to listen to t...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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39:06

Oh, the Places You Should Go: Dr. Roberta Rice & Dr. Pablo Policzer
In this interview, we are talking to Dr Rice and Dr Policzer about their passion for field research and the importance of rigour. Both Professors are important contributors to Latin American and Indigenous studies research dialogues. Any studen...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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32:49

The Community Advantage: Dr. Jack Lucas & Dr. Kim-Lee Tuxhorn
We were lucky enough to kick off our podcast interviews with Dr Lucas and Dr Tuxhorn, both of whom are what we sometimes refer to as "quants," but don't let that fool you––both of them have many added tools in their academic toolboxes! Dr Jack ...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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33:09

Introduction to the Series
This introductory podcast sets out our reasons for creating it in the first place! As two graduate students, we are passionate about our department and the opportunities it offers. So, we decided to take the leap into the world of podcasts to t...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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