Telenovelas: The Cultural Power of Melodrama

This week, we look at the worldwide popularity of Turkish television dramas, and the way they have interacted with the geopolitics of the Middle East. With us on this episode is Yasemin Celikkol, rese...

9 Des 202027min

This week, we're exploring the built environments around us by investigating the tensions between city-planning and the organic, unplanned life of their inhabitants. With us on this episode is Witold ...

2 Des 202033min

This week, we're looking at science-fiction, its intersections with colonialism, and the exciting ways in which the genre is being pushed forward by Afrofuturists. With us on this episode is John Ried...

25 Nov 202044min

In this episode, we look at the restaurant culture of 18th Century China, how Chinese-American cuisine has developed over time, and how this has been interwoven with the politics of migration in Ameri...

4 Nov 202026min

In this episode, we unpack the ways in which beauty pageants in the United States and Nigeria have been sites for contesting ideas of womanhood and national identity. With us on this episode are Margo...

28 Okt 202046min

In this episode, we talk about the foreign influences that shaped Korean popular music and how the scene evolved into the global phenomenon of K-Pop. To round it all off, we look at what this all mean...

21 Okt 202031min

Welcome back to Season Two of the Seasoned Migrant podcast! In this episode, we look at the origins of the study of English literature and it’s strong and unexpected connections to the colonial agenda...

14 Okt 202050min

In this episode, we look at the impact Muhammad Ali had on shaping the course of social history: from his conversion to Islam and changing his name, to refusing to fight in the Vietnam War, Ali stood ...

26 Aug 202022min