Turkish Dramas: Politics in Popular Television
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 Dec 202027min
Urbanism: Mapping the Soul of our Cities
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 Dec 202033min
Science Fiction: The Social Realities of Imagined Worlds
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
Beauty Pageants: Constructions and Deconstructions of Womanhood
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
K-Pop: Cultural Power and Post-Colonialism in Popular Music
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
Literature & Empire: An Interview with Gauri Viswanathan
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
Muhammad Ali: Boxer, Activist, and Icon
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
