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Interview with Prof. Johanna Oksala

Johanna Oksala holds the position of Arthur J. Schmitt Professor of Philosophy at Loyola University in Chicago (LUC). Before her role at LUC, she was on faculty at Pratt Institute of Art and Design in New York, the New School for Social Research in New York, the University of Helsinki in Finland, and the University of Dundee in Scotland. Prof. Oksala specializes in political philosophy, feminist philosophy, environmental philosophy, Marxist theory, Michel Foucault, and phenomenology.…

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Soulful Interviews

What is a soulful interview? Why is it important? How does it impact research and recruitment? Every interview has the potential to be a singular event, yet most interviews gravitate toward patterns that are frequently repeated. The spectrum between complete uniqueness and total repetition represents the range in which most interviews take place. Interviews, whether for research or recruitment, can become mechanical procedures, overlooking the fact that they are human encounters that can be conducted…

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User-Experience (UX) Research Interviews

The following seven interviews were conducted during the October and November of 2022. The interviewees represent a diverse group of paths into, and fields within, User-Experience Research. Therefore, the interviews serve as a good, general introduction to the field for those interested in learning about it. More interviews are available on my YouTube channel.

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Interview with Marc Applebaum

Recently I had the pleasure of speaking with Marc Applebaum. We talked about his experience and education in psychological research and about how his interest was first developed in phenomenology. We also talk about phenomenological attitude, the importance of empathy with the experience of another human being, the connection between knowing someone and the style of relating to them, and how the phenomenological attitude differs from the attitude encouraged by natural scientific psychology. I hope…

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