Queerness and Faith | Between Tradition and Resistance
Nik Jovčić-Sas will be our guest for this episode of Diasporas Speaking.Thank you to Arbër Qerka-Gashi for agreeing to co-host this episode with me. Nik Jovčić-Sas is a British-Serb LGBTQ+ activist, m...
6 Jan 202537min
Bonus Episode: What is your most memorable New Year's Eve celebration?
For many people in the Balkans, where Islam, the Christian Orthodox tradition, and Catholicism coexist, New Year's Eve is the defining end-of-year celebration. In Albania, the Christmas tree is called...
27 Des 202423min
Balkan Cuisine in the Diaspora: Exploring Identity Through Culinary Traditions
In this episode, Irina Janakievska joins us to share her diaspora story, speak about her debut cookbook “The Balkan Kitchen” and explore food traditions in the Balkans and their transformation beyond....
22 Des 202450min
Kasetat e Vitit Ri (New Year's Eve Cassettes) - Popular Culture and Diaspora Consciousness
Having lost the right to a cultural archive through colonisation, folklore, which in Kosovo had traditionally served as an instrument to reiterate history, played a crucial role in maintaining and pro...
1 Des 202438min
The silent(ced) women and mothers - an Interview with my mother Ilirjete Agushi-Kqiku (Albanian)
The experiences of women who migrated from Kosovo to the West during the 1990s or earlier remain largely unaddressed or marginalised in current Kosovar-Albanian migration narratives.With this in mind,...
15 Nov 202427min
Heteronationalism and Identity | Women and LGBT + communities navigating Albanian Digital Spaces
Contemporary Albanian identities in both digital and offline spaces are deeply influenced by legacies of war, colonialism, tradition, and modernity.Over the past decade, Albanian social media has incr...
1 Nov 202449min
Bonus Episode: Navigating misogyny and racism as an Albanian woman in Switzerland
BONUS Episode: In response to the current narratives about Albanian women and men in Switzerland, I teamed up with Swiss-Albanian feminists to create this bonus episode, delving deeper into the issues...
25 Okt 202438min
Are UK Kosovars the ‘posh spice’ of our diaspora and German-speaking diasporas a ‘different breed’?
Are UK Kosovars the "posh spice" of our diaspora and German-speaking diasporas a "different breed"?The evolution of diasporas in host countries is influenced by various factors, including the generati...
15 Okt 202428min
