The Construction of Racial Hierarchies in Colonial Eritrea
This episode explores one of the most misunderstood aspects of Italian colonial rule in Eritrea. Drawing on the research of historian Giulia Barrera, it examines how racial hierarchy was not an accide...
12 Juli 26min
Voices That Shaped a Nation
What happens when the most influential voices of a nation emerge from places society dismissed?In this episode of the Eritrawi Podcast, we explore Christine Matzke's groundbreaking research on the wom...
5 Juli 21min
Looking for Eritrea's Past Property
What happens when a society's most important stories survive not in archives, but in memory?In this episode of The Other Side of Eritrea, we explore the history of Eritrean theatre, performance, and c...
21 Juni 17min
Missionaries and the Making of Colonial Notables
Missionaries and the Making of Colonial NotablesHow did institutions created to strengthen colonial rule help lay the foundations of Eritrean national consciousness?In this episode of The Other Side o...
14 Juni 19min
Massawa The History and the Earthquake That Nearly Erased The Red Sea City
In August 1921, a devastating earthquake struck the Red Sea port city of Massawa, damaging large sections of one of Eritrea's most historic urban centers. For a moment, it seemed possible that centuri...
7 Juni 24min
The Difficult Years: Eritrea and the Great War (1914–1922)
This episode of the Eritrawi Podcast explores the profound socioeconomic transformation of Eritrea during and after the First World War between 1914 and 1922. Although far from the European frontlines...
10 Maj 22min
From Warriors to Urban Dwellers
This episode of the Eritrawi Podcast examines how Italian colonial rule reshaped Eritrea through military-driven urban planning between 1890 and 1941. Cities were not built for organic growth, but for...
3 Maj 24min
Hade Zanta – The Conscript Rewriting the Foundations of African Literature Episode 3
Hade Zanta – The Conscript Rewriting the Foundations of African Literature Episode 3This episode of the Eritrawi Podcast In this final episode of Hade Zanta – The Conscript, the story follows Tuquabo ...
26 Apr 20min
