Best Center for Research on Architecture Podcasts (2024)

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Julia Cohen & Devi Mays, "Global Threads: An Alternative History of Fin-de-Siecle Parisian Fashion" 17:33

4d ago17:33

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The history of European fashion typically focuses on singular, Christian European geniuses who conjured bold designs and created cutting-edge garments. But in Paris in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Jews from the Middle East and North Africa played important roles in shaping European tastes in fashion.In this episode, Devi Mays, an associa…

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Subaltern Urbanisation in India: An Introduction to the Dynamics of Ordinary Towns 42:08

1M ago42:08

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Shreyank Khemalapure engages in a discussion with Eric Denis and Marie-Hélène Zérah, Editors of ‘Subaltern Urbanisation in India: An Introduction to the Dynamics of Ordinary Towns' and Solomon Benjamin, author of the chapter 'Multilayered Urbanisation of the South Canara Territory' in the book, which was published by Springer in 2017The book, ‘Suba…

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From the Frugal to the Ornate - Stories of the Seat in India 30:36

1M ago30:36

30:36

Bhavin Shukla engages in a discussion with Sarita Sundar about her book ‘From the Frugal to the Ornate - Stories of the Seat in India' which was published by Godrej and Boyce in 2022In the book 'From the Frugal to the Ornate: Stories of the Seat in India', Sarita Sundar explores the significance of seating in Indian culture, delving into its relati…

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Uncivil City: Ecology, Equity, and the Commons in Delhi 40:20

2M ago40:20

40:20

Soumini Raja engages in a discussion with Amita Baviskar about her book ‘Uncivil City: Ecology, Equity and the Commons in Delhi' which was published by the SAGE Publications Pvt. Ltd in 2020"Uncivil City: Ecology, Equity and the Commons in Delhi" by Amita Baviskar explores the complex interplay between urban development, environmental sustainabilit…

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Footprints of Visvakarma: Studies in Indian Sculpture and Architecture 27:36

2M ago27:36

27:36

Bhavin Shukla engages in a discussion with Snehal Shah, Editor of ‘Footprints of Visvakarma: Studies in Indian Sculpture and Architecture' published by the Akshara Publications in 2018Footprints of Visvakarma: Studies in Indian Sculpture and Architecture" is a scholarly exploration of Indian sculpture and architecture, delving into the rich heritag…

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Sen Kapadia Architect: In Pursuance of Meanings 32:28

2M ago32:28

32:28

Shreyank Khemalapure engages in a discussion with Pinkish Shah, Editor of ‘Sen Kapadia Architect: In Pursuance of Meanings', published by the CEPT University Press in 2022The book authored by Sen Kapadia, "In Pursuance of Meanings" is a profound reflection by esteemed architect Sen Kapadia, offering insights gleaned from over 50 years of profession…

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Durga Pujo and the City of Kolkata 25:39

2M ago25:39

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Bhavin Shukla engages in a discussion with Anjan Mitra about his book, ‘Durga Pujo and the City of Kolkata', which was published by the INDIANA & Sustained Actions for Value and Environment in 2022The book written by Anjan Mitra delves into the concept of temporality and its connection to the Bengali tradition of Durga Pujo in Kolkata. It transcend…

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The Great Padma 33:51

3M ago33:51

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Soumini Raja discusses the book ‘The Great Padma' with author Professor Kazi Khalid Ashraf. The Great Padma was published by the Goff Books in 2023This book offers a comprehensive exploration of the intricate tapestry of life and history woven within the vast expanse of the Bengal Delta. The Book delves into the rich cultural heritage, geographical…

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The Unforgiving City and Other Stories 26:53

3M ago26:53

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Shreyank Khemalapure engages in a discussion with Vasudhendra Shroff about his book, ‘The Unforgiving City and other stories', which was published by the Penguin Viking in 2021The book written by Vasundendra and translated by Mysore Nataraja, offers a raw and unflinching portrayal of urban life. Through a series of gripping narratives, it delves in…

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Monsoon As Method: A Book By Monsoon Assemblages 27:04

3M ago27:04

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Soumini Raja engages in a discussion with Lindsay Bremner about her book, ‘Monsoon as Method: A Book by Monsoon Assemblages', released by the Actar Publishers in 2022The book written by Lindsay Bremner, Beth Cullen, Christina Leigh Geros, Harshavardhan Bhat, Anthony Powis and John Cook explores how the Monsoon Assemblages project engages with the m…

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Zoya Brumberg-Kraus, "Ethnic Identity in California’s Architectural Vernacular" 17:52

3M ago17:52

17:52

From Gold Mountain to Tinseltown: Ethnic Identity in California’s Architectural VernacularIt’s well known that millions of Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe immigrated across the Atlantic to the United States, settling mostly in New York and other large cities. But some Jewish immigrants crossed the Pacific and settled on the West Coast of the …

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Architecture and Independence: The Search for Identity-India 1880 to 1980 32:16

3M ago32:16

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Bhavin Shukla engages in a discussion with Prof. Miki Desai and Prof. Madhavi Desai about their book, 'Architecture and Independence: The Search for Identity – India 1880 to 1980', which was released in its second edition by the CEPT University Press in 2022.The book written by Miki Desai, Madhavi Desai and Jon Lang explores how Indian architecture…

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Adam Lowenstein, The Jewish Horror Film: Taboo and Redemption 32:59

5M ago32:59

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Jews are no strangers to horror. They’ve encountered and dealt with horrifying events throughout their history - exile, destruction of two temples, expulsion, blood libels, ghettoization, genocide, terrorism. The list goes on and on. And so, it’s perhaps not surprising that Jewish critics and filmmakers have done some really interesting work in the…

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Louis Kaplan, Jewish Photographic Humor in Dark Times: Visual First Responders to the Third Reich 20:47

6M ago20:47

20:47

The rise of the Nazis and their antisemitic agenda during the early 1930s was the beginning of the darkest era of modern Jewish history. For obvious reasons, we tend to not make jokes about it. And yet, at the time, some Jewish writers and artists, including photographers, did exactly that.In this episode, Louis Kaplan, a professor of visual studie…

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Deborah Dash Moore - Camera as a Passport 21:00

8M ago21:00

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2023-24 Frankel Institute "Jewish Visual Cultures"Today's Guest: Deborah Dash MooreProject Title: “Camera as Passport”During the 1930s, ‘40, and ‘50s, throughout the great depression and into the post-WWII era, photographers who were members of the NY Photo League, many of whom were Jews, documented working-class street life in New York City. And w…

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Yali Hashash, "Whose Daughter Are You?: Ways of Thinking about Mizrahi Feminism" 20:22

1y ago20:22

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Since the earliest years of the modern state of Israel, Jews from Arab and Muslim lands, known as Mizrahim, have had to fight for equal rights and opportunities. Mizrahi Jews were looked down upon by the Zionist establishment as primitive–in many ways the very opposite of the image of the New, Western-style Jew that the establishment hoped to foste…

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Avner Ofrath, "A Language of One’s Own: Writing politically in Judeo-Arabic, c. 1860-1914" 19:38

1y ago19:38

19:38

Like most Jews living in Muslim lands, the Jews of Algeria had over the centuries built a vibrant culture, with homegrown traditions, institutions, and religious practices. Tying it all together was the Algerian Jewish community’s unique dialect of Judeo-Arabic, which rendered Arabic in Hebrew script–much like Yiddish, a German dialect written in H…

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Gal Levy, "What kind of diversity are we?": Mizrahiut from the Occident 13:44

1y ago13:44

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Mizrahiyut, or Mizrahi identity and consciousness, is an Israeli phenomenon, born in the decades after hundreds of thousands of Jews from Arab and North African lands immigrated to Israel.But recently, a version of Mizrahi identity has taken root in the United States among the sons and daughters of Mizrahi Jews who have relocated to America. In thi…

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Inbal Blau, "Mizrahi Discourse on Transitional Justice" 18:50

1+ y ago18:50

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During the late 1940s and early 1950s, the fledgling State of Israel scrambled to accommodate a flood of Jewish immigrants from war-torn Europe and from the Middle East and North Africa. The Middle Eastern and North African Jews, who came to be known as Mizrahi, or Eastern, Jews, were seen as backwards and primitive by the Zionist establishment. Tw…

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Erez Tzfadia, "Mizrahim and the Local Politics of Ethnicity in Development Towns" 17:02

1+ y ago17:02

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2022-23 Frankel Institute: Mizrahim and the Politics of EthnicityProject Title: Mizrahim and the Local Politics of Ethnicity in Development TownsIf you’ve ever visited Israel, you most likely spent some time in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, maybe also Haifa and Eilat. But chances are you didn’t go to places like Sderot, Ofakim, and Kiryat Shmona–development…

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Catherine Bonesho, "Gentile Rulers in the Early Jewish Imagination" 17:01

2y ago17:01

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2021-22 Frankel Institute Second Temple Judaism: The Challenge of DiversityFellow, Catherine BoneshoProject Title: Gentile Rulers in the Early Jewish ImaginationBy University of Michigan Frankel Center for Judaic Studies

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Rodney Caruthers, Judaism and its Practice Beyond Rivers 19:26

2y ago19:26

19:26

2021-22 Frankel Institute Second Temple Judaism: The Challenge DiversityFellow, Rodney Caruthers Project Title: Judaism and its Practice Beyond RiversBy University of Michigan Frankel Center for Judaic Studies

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Alexei Sivertsev, "Construction of Jewish Identities in 2nd Temple Period" 15:58

2y ago15:58

15:58

2021-2022 Frankel Institute Second Temple Judaism: The Challenge of DiversityFellow, Alexei Sivertsev"Construction of Jewish Identities in 2nd Temple Period"By University of Michigan Frankel Center for Judaic Studies

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Liane Feldman, "Rewriting Sacrifice in Second Temple Judaism" 24:00

2+ y ago24:00

24:00

2021-22 Frankel Institute Second Temple Judaism: The Challenge of DiversityFellow, Liane FeldmanProject Title: The Myth of Cultic Centralization in Second Temple JudaismBy University of Michigan Frankel Center for Judaic Studies

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M Tong, "Circumcision and Bodily Discourse" 20:11

2+ y ago20:11

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2021-22 Frankel Institute Second Temple Judaism: The Challenge of DiversityM TongLine 3: Project Title: "Circumcision and Bodily Discourse"By University of Michigan Frankel Center for Judaic Studies

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Oren Ableman, "Resistance to Rome in Second Temple Literature" 19:23

2+ y ago19:23

19:23

2021-22 Frankel Institute Second Temple Judaism: The Challenge of DiversityFellow, Oren AblemanProject Title: Resistance to Rome in Second Temple LiteratureBy University of Michigan Frankel Center for Judaic Studies

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The Unfinished: The Stone Carvers at Work in the Indian Subcontinent 40:21

2+ y ago40:21

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‘The Unfinished: Stone carvers at work in the Indian Subcontinent’ by Professor Vidya Dehejia and Peter Rockwell, is an exploration of the notions of ‘completeness’ in the context of construction of stone monuments of India. In this podcast, Venugopal Maddipati talks to Professor Dehejia about the varying degrees of unfinished stone monuments acros…

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The Qutb Complex: The Minar, Mosque and Mehrauli 39:53

2+ y ago39:53

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Delhi’s Qutb Complex is one of the most iconic sites that has encountered several changes since its inception to the present day. Catherine Asher’s book ‘The Qutb Complex: The Minar, Mosque and Mehrauli’ traces these historical changes by analysing the site’s monuments, patrons, inscriptions, and history. In this conversation, Sunaina Shah talks to…

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Gregg E. Gardner, "Digging Up Judaism: Archaeology, Diversity, and Material in the 2nd Temple Era" 19:49

2+ y ago19:49

19:49

2021-2022 Second Temple Judaism: The Challenge of DiversityFellow, Gregg E. GardnerProject Title: "Digging Up Judaism: Archaeology, Diversity, and Material Religion in the 2nd Temple Era"By University of Michigan Frankel Center for Judaic Studies

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Accumulation by Segregation: Muslim Localities in Delhi 37:50

2+ y ago37:50

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Rajshree in conversation with Dr. Ghazala Jamil, on her book ‘Accumulation by Segregation: Muslim Localities in Delhi’, published by the Oxford University Press in 2017. The book explores the processes of creation and articulation of social identities of Muslims in Delhi and spatial components of identification like residential segregation, interac…

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The Mughal Empire from Jahangir to Shah Jahan: Art, Architecture, Politics, Law and Literature 39:29

2+ y ago39:29

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Sunaina Shah talks to Ebba Koch on the book titled ‘The Mughal Empire from Jahangir to Shah Jahan: Art, Architecture, Politics, Law and Literature’. The book is edited by Ebba in collaboration with Ali Anooshahr and published in 2019. It is a collective volume of articles written by 14 eminent scholars, and it takes a multidisciplinary approach to …

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Mark Leuchter, "Persian Imperial Myth & the Formation of Early Jewish Textual Identity" 23:36

2+ y ago23:36

23:36

2021-22 Frankel Institute Second Temple Judaism: The Challenge of DiversityFellow, Mark LeuchterProject Title: So Let It Be Written: Persian Imperial Myth and the Formation of Early Jewish Textual IdentityBy University of Michigan Frankel Center for Judaic Studies

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Julia Cohen & Devi Mays, "Global Threads: An Alternative History of Fin-de-Siecle Parisian Fashion" 17:33

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Subaltern Urbanisation in India: An Introduction to the Dynamics of Ordinary Towns 42:08

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From the Frugal to the Ornate - Stories of the Seat in India 30:36

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Uncivil City: Ecology, Equity, and the Commons in Delhi 40:20

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Footprints of Visvakarma: Studies in Indian Sculpture and Architecture 27:36

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Sen Kapadia Architect: In Pursuance of Meanings 32:28

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Durga Pujo and the City of Kolkata 25:39

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The Great Padma 33:51

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The Unforgiving City and Other Stories 26:53

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Monsoon As Method: A Book By Monsoon Assemblages 27:04

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Zoya Brumberg-Kraus, "Ethnic Identity in California’s Architectural Vernacular" 17:52

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Architecture and Independence: The Search for Identity-India 1880 to 1980 32:16

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Adam Lowenstein, The Jewish Horror Film: Taboo and Redemption 32:59

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Louis Kaplan, Jewish Photographic Humor in Dark Times: Visual First Responders to the Third Reich 20:47

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Deborah Dash Moore - Camera as a Passport 21:00

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Yali Hashash, "Whose Daughter Are You?: Ways of Thinking about Mizrahi Feminism" 20:22

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Avner Ofrath, "A Language of One’s Own: Writing politically in Judeo-Arabic, c. 1860-1914" 19:38

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Gal Levy, "What kind of diversity are we?": Mizrahiut from the Occident 13:44

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Inbal Blau, "Mizrahi Discourse on Transitional Justice" 18:50

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Erez Tzfadia, "Mizrahim and the Local Politics of Ethnicity in Development Towns" 17:02

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Catherine Bonesho, "Gentile Rulers in the Early Jewish Imagination" 17:01

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Rodney Caruthers, Judaism and its Practice Beyond Rivers 19:26

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Alexei Sivertsev, "Construction of Jewish Identities in 2nd Temple Period" 15:58

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Liane Feldman, "Rewriting Sacrifice in Second Temple Judaism" 24:00

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M Tong, "Circumcision and Bodily Discourse" 20:11

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Oren Ableman, "Resistance to Rome in Second Temple Literature" 19:23

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The Unfinished: The Stone Carvers at Work in the Indian Subcontinent 40:21

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The Qutb Complex: The Minar, Mosque and Mehrauli 39:53

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Gregg E. Gardner, "Digging Up Judaism: Archaeology, Diversity, and Material in the 2nd Temple Era" 19:49

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Accumulation by Segregation: Muslim Localities in Delhi 37:50

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The Mughal Empire from Jahangir to Shah Jahan: Art, Architecture, Politics, Law and Literature 39:29

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Mark Leuchter, "Persian Imperial Myth & the Formation of Early Jewish Textual Identity" 23:36

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