APSA Film Showcase

Grab some popcorn and enjoy a series of interviews from the APSA Oral History Project, sponsored by APSA Diversity and Inclusion Programs. This collection of interviews contributes to a continuous project that seeks to amplify the scholarship and contributions of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color to the profession and investigate the history of race and racism in the political science profession.

Learn more about the interview series: 

https://connect.apsanet.org/apsaoralhistory/

Dr. Joseph Silver, Sr., President of Silver and Associates, and Dr. Larry Edward Moss, former professor of political science at Atlanta University, discuss their careers as political scientists, what it means to be a Black political scientist, their research and their advice for the discipline in two separate oral history interviews captured at the 2025 National Conference of Black Political Scientists (NCOBPS) Annual Meeting held in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Friday, September 12, 8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.

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Dr. Sharon Wright Austin, University of Florida, and Dr. Lorenzo Morris, Howard University, discuss their careers as political scientists, what it means to be a Black political scientist, their research and their advice for the discipline in two separate oral history interviews captured at the 2025 National Conference of Black Political Scientists (NCOBPS) Annual Meeting held in New Orleans, Louisiana. 

 Friday, September 12, 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

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Dr. Andrea Simpson, University of Richmond, and Dr. Kim Geron, California State University, East Bay, discuss their careers as political scientists, what it means to be a political scientist of color, their research and their advice for the discipline in two separate oral history interviews captured at the 2025 Western Political Science Association (WPSA) Annual Meeting held in Seattle, Washington. 

Friday, September 12, 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

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Dr. Andy Aoki, Augsburg University, Dr. Anna Sampaio, Santa Clara University, and Dr. Pei-te Lien, University of California, Santa Barbara, discuss their careers as political scientists, what it means to be a political scientist of color, their research and their advice for the discipline in three separate oral history interviews captured at the 2025 Western Political Science Association (WPSA) Annual Meeting held in Seattle, Washington. 

Friday, September 12, 4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

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