A mixtape continuation of Ep 3 devoted to International Women's Day 2020. The official colour of IWD, purple, has been used throughout history to signify solidarity and resistance. This mixtape spans genres, generations and geography - Enjoy. Shameless plug: For updates on future episodes along with tracklists, follow us on Instagram: @sound.and_colour
Fred speaks to Paul Basu, Professor of Anthropology about the archive of Northcote Thomas and the ‘Museum Affordances / [Re:]Entanglements’ project he is leading. Tune in for 5 archival selections. https://re-entanglements.net/
An episode devoted to purple - the official colour of International Women's Day. Expect inspiring, genre defining female aritists from a range of decades. For tracklists, updates on future episodes and fresh tunes, catch our insta @sound.and_colour
Join our relaxed ascent into the ultramarine with this layed back mixtape of tracks that didn't quite make it onto episode 2.
Digital identity systems: Great potential but let's not forget the risks. In conversation with Mushtaq Khan In our third podcast from the SOAS Anti-Corruption Evidence research consortium, Mushtaq Khan joins Agata Slota to explain why digital identity systems have been lauded for their potential to reduce fraud and improve the delivery of public services. But along with the benefits come risks, especially for the poor and marginalised.
nother of our Global Sports Conversations with Amran Malik, Wicketz Development Office, Cricket East Lords Taverners & Dave Summers, Diverse Communities Officer Cricket East Lords Taverners.
This edition Syraat AL- Mustaqeem, Hana, and Maliha discuss topics of journalism, diversity, and representation in journalism, as well as some of their favourite articles from issue #11
In this Episode, Christa's prior talks about how sports is a "universal delivery system for joy" especially for young females around the world. Listen to how Christa and Lindsay break down the nuances of sports and it's impact on changing gender dynamics and perceptions when the opportunity to engage with them becomes more open to women.
Tongue tied – do you speak your mother's tongue? Kúnmi speaks to people who grew up with a home or family language different to a dominant societal one. Heritage speakers, as they're often called (who sometimes do not actually speak the language at all) feel a connection to the associated 'minority' culture which at times leads to complex relationship with the language. In the year of indigenous languages, this episode sought to ask what some people feel their indigenous language is. We heard fr...
Join us on a journey into the ultramarine. This episode explores the sounds of midnight and the accompanying thoughts to this mysterious hour. Expect relaxing tones and badly pronounced names.
Out of the drawer of history, we summoned out an interview that DanDana co-hosts Christina Hazboun and Yamen Mekdad conducted in December 2018 with the prolific producer Ammar 808 before is performance at Café Oto. We spoke to Sofyan Ben Youssef about his work, production, electro-percussion and how the latest album Maghreb United with all its influences came into being. We also speak about cross border north African collaboration with Algerian Sofiane Saidi, Maroccan Mehdi Nassouli and Tunisian...
In the sixth episode of the humanitarian hub podcast, Tayba Ahmed talks with Dr Natalie Roberts about her role as head of emergencies with MSF. Dr Natalie draws our attention to the ongoing Ebola epidemic in the DRC, while also highlighting the cohort of actors involved in the work she does. More broadly, she shares her insights and predictions of the future landscape of humanitarianism and development from the perspective of a medical doctor. To access some of Natalie's previous blog posts and ...
In the fifth episode of the SOAS Humanitarian Hub Podcast, Jake Tacchi talks with Ellen Goodwin about her PhD research exploring the potentials of promoting local, inter-religious cooperation to build resilience in fragile contexts. Ellen is currently researching at SOAS, in conjunction with World Vision UK. We were able to explore various aspects of her expertise, and to talk more generally about the growing prominence of religion in humanitarian and development work. For more information about...
In the fourth episode of the SOAS Humanitarian Hub Podcast, Jake Tacchi talks with Dr. Claudia Seymour about her book: 'The Myth of International Protection, War and Survival in the Congo'. Dr. Seymour's book presents a highly engaging, and very readable, amalgamation of her own experiences working within the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)as a child protection adviser, alongside her subsequent PhD research. We discussed many themes that arose from the book, as well as the difficulties of...
In the third episode of the SOAS Humanitarian Hub Podcast, Jake Tacchi talks with SOAS's Professor Steve Hopgood about his latest article: 'When the Music Stops, Humanitarianism in a Post Liberal World Order'. Amidst a shifting away from a liberal world order, most notably exemplified by the rise of China over the last 30 years, Professor Hopgood argues that humanitarianism and human rights as we know them are likely to suffer. He argues that, because such concepts are underpinned by the values ...
In the second episode of the SOAS Humanitarian Hub Podcast, Jake Tacchi talks with Amy Joce, a 3rd year undergraduate student at SOAS. Amy, who read Development Studies, has just completed a dissertation exploring sexual exploitation within humanitarian settings. In the backdrop of the #metoo movement, alongside highly publicised scandals, such as those including Oxfam, Amy has provided a relevant and topical piece of research that looks to better understand the role of the humanitarian. We disc...
In the first episode of the SOAS Humanitarian Hub Podcast, Jake Tacchi talks with Dr Suda Perera, Senior Teaching Fellow in Conflict and Migration at SOAS, about her recent article: ‘To Boldly Know: Knowledge, Peacekeeping and Remote Data-Gathering in Conflict Affected States’. Dr Perera’s article covers the growth of remote technologies as a tool for data gathering in conflict affected areas. Using her own experience of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Dr Perera discusses how these n...
Almira speaks to Meera Sabaratnam as she shares 5 tracks and speaks on community organisation, decolonisation and her academic career.
A fast paced mixtape of confidence: A continuation of episode 1, crimison watermelons.
Loosely based on synesthesia, this new show explores music’s relationship to the colours of our daily lives through varying lens’ of emotion. Dress code: Casual. The Sound & Colour journey begins with confidence and crimson watermelons. In this first episode, expect some empowering artists serving you a variety bag of sweet tunes.
Join us for a revealing conversation between Dr J Simon Rofe (CISD, SOAS) and Mr Matt Barrett, of Goal Click https://www.goal-click.com/ - a fascinating account of an organisation that operates globally 'helps people understand one another through football'.
In this episode of Global Sport Conversations, Lindsay Sarah Krasnoff speaks with POWDR SVP of International Business Development and former alpine coach for the Austrian and US ski teams Herwig Demschar.
Check out one of SOAS's very own Noah Adeoye's Podcast 'Our Inner Voices'. He will be dropping episodes on SOAS radio from time to time. If you'd like to suggest ideas, speak with him about topics, join him on an episode please email at MrInnervoices@gmail.com. You can also follow him on Instagram at @MrInnerVoices. Love.
In the last episode of 2019 co-host and producer Christina Hazboun interviews Tunisian producer and musician Nuri during his London visit to Shubbak Festival. Throughout the episode we play songs that evolved around Nuri’s musical journey, mirroring the social events happening on the ground at each given moment in Tunis. Come ride the soundwaves with us!
Join Leo and Frazer, as they take you on a whistle-stop tour around the world via interviews with speakers of a variety of languages in an attempt to answer the above questions. They explore what it means to speak more than one language, whether fluency is all that important, the darker side of multilingualism, language ideologies and policies, how they affect us all, and a whole lot more in between. Thanks to all the interviewees who shared their stories! This podcast was recorded at SOAS Radio...
In our next episode of Global Sport Conversations, Dr Lindsay Sarah Krasnoff speaks with David Lasday, the Chief Operating Officer of the Israel Lacrosse Association. Lasday explains how the interest in lacrosse is steadily growing around the world with Israel at the forefront of its expansion. Furthermore, he highlights how Lacrosse in Israel has helped build relations on both the local and global scale
Are you indigenous? What makes a person indigenous? What does being indigenous really mean? Join Francesca, Clare and Kúnmi on a big discussion on what it means to be ‘indigenous’, the differences between indigenous and endangered languages, and the rate at which indigenous and endangered languages are disappearing. With flash interviews from linguists and SOASians, and a conversation with SOAS World Languages Institute director Mandana Seyfeddinipur, we disentangle the different meanings and co...
Jee has recently raised a complaint against the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland for homophobic, racist and transphobic abuse. In this episode, they reflect on a journey of resisting a white institution, and how this intersects with their family's living under an authoritarian government back in Singapore. Laura Siegler Song : Faye Wong - You're Happy, so I'm Happy
SOAS Radio's Jean Kostrzewski in conversation with SCRAP's project coordinator Dr. Olamide Samuel about how young people can get involved in an exciting disarmament campaign! This discussion of youth involvement comes in the context of a recent development on the 21st of October this year, when the United Nations General Assembly passed a resolution on Youth, Disarmament and Non-Proliferation. We discuss whether this resolution gives young people a meaningful platform to engage in Disarmament an...
2019 Bertha Lutz Prize winner Professor Sylvia Bashevkin questions what we know about women's participation in political executive roles with Dr Jennifer Cassidy and Marissa Conway. Sylvia Bashevkin is a professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Toronto. Her primary research focus is gender and politics, notably women’s impact as public leaders. Jennifer A. Cassidy is a Departmental Lecturer in Global Governance and Diplomacy at the University of Oxford Her gained PhD...
