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Of all the young revolutionaries in Syria during the Arab Spring, Amina is different. An out lesbian in a country where homosexuality is illegal, she bravely documents her life on the blog Gay Girl in Damascus. Her candid posts attract readers from around the world, and soon she has a wide, ardent following. But then a post appears saying Amina has been abducted. Her fans mobilize, desperate to track down and save their fearless heroine. What they find shocks them. Journalist Samira Mohyeddi ...
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Join us as we discuss Egypt/MENA after the Arab Spring. Our primary focus is human rights in general. The podcast is in both English and Arabic.
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An ex-Al Qaeda jihadi turned MI6 spy and a former monk turned filmmaker, have been embedded at the heart of conflicts in the Middle East. Together Aimen Dean and Thomas Small unpack the realities of war, fundamentalism and their global implications through first-hand experience.
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A podcast on radical politics, critical theory, and history. Hosted by Alex Doherty. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/poltheoryother Contact: politicstheoryother@gmail.com
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How can you change the world? Join Krishnan Guru-Murthy and his guest of the week as they explore the big ideas influencing how we think, act and live.
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Revolution 1 brings the story of the Tunisian Revolution — the uprising that ignited the Arab Spring — to life through the voices of those who lived it.
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Want to be updated about the latest developments in the Middle East? Too busy to catch an event at our institute? Tune in to our podcast as we share snippets and insights from our in-house researchers and external speakers.
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Welcome to the LSE Middle East Centre's podcast feed. The MEC builds on LSE's long engagement with the Middle East and North Africa and provides a central hub for the wide range of research on the region carried out at LSE. Follow us and keep up to date with our latest event podcasts and interviews!
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Welcome to the AlBaher Arabic Language Center Podcast, where the beauty of language meets the art of communication. Dive into a world of linguistic richness as we unravel the intricacies of the Arabic language, weaving together culture, heritage, and modernity in every episode. Join our passionate instructors and language enthusiasts as they guide you through immersive conversations, insightful lessons, and vibrant stories that bring Arabic to life. Whether you're a beginner seeking to embar ...
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Hey there! Welcome to ‘How I Got Hired’: a show about ordinary people like you and me, and how they created extraordinary success in their career. Three times a month, we uncover how they got hired in those career defining roles, whether it's by companies, whether it's by their very first paid clients and we are all about fully practical strategies and tactics; who’s got time for fluff? Not us! So if that is what you are about, you are in the right place. My name is Sonal Bahl, International ...
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Commentary and analysis of trends and news from Arab and Muslim societies, brought to you by the Al-Mesbar Research and Studies Center in Dubai. For more information, browse www.almesbar.net.
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Introducing 30 minutes of new music (indie and alternative bands) from all over the world. Purplmac AKA Soph is a new music supporter focusing mostly on new bands. Dare new music!
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A deep dive into the world of graphic novels and the people that help bring them to life.
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Spring 2012 | Public lectures and events | Audio and pdf
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Audio and pdf files from LSE's spring 2012 programme of public lectures and events.
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Brave New Teaching: A Podcast for High School and Middle School Teachers
Marie Morris & Amanda Cardenas, Secondary ELA Teachers
Join hosts Amanda Cardenas (Mud & Ink Teaching) and Marie Morris (The Caffeinated Classroom) in discussions about being brave, trying new things, and all things teaching! As seasoned classroom teachers, Amanda and Marie bring their experience, insight, energy, and oh, so many opinions and ideas... It's time for all teachers to take their classroom and teaching practice into their own hands!
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We're doing podcasts with awesome artists and creators from our neighbourhood before we open our new performance venue in 2018. If you have a story you think we should podcast, email us at hello@streathamspaceproject.co.uk. If you enjoyed our podcasts, please support us at www.crowdfunder.co.uk/streatham-space-project-2018 and host the best theatre/music/comedy and more in South London. Thanks! The Space Project Team
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On the Global Counsel podcast, you can hear the GC team discuss and debate topical developments in public policy and regulation from around the world.Global Counsel is an advisory firm working with clients around the world to gauge political developments and how these impact both business risk and opportunity. For more information about Global Counsel, visit our website: www.global-counsel.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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129. Dr Mona Mourshed: From McKinsey Senior Partner to Global Non-Profit Founder, Learn from her Journey and the profound influence of the Arab Spring
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Join Dr. Mona Mourshed from Generation.org as we explore the magic of education and jobs. She's not your average leader; she's a trailblazer who's traveled from the Middle East to the forefront of changing careers. Our chat is packed with great insights. Mona explains how having a strong passion and connecting it with your goals can transform your …
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13 Years After the Arab Spring: What are the Chances for Legitimate Constitutions in the Arab World?
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This event, co-organised with LSE IDEAS, was the launch of the special issue ‘Arab Constitutional Responses to the Revolutions and Transformations in the Region’ published in the Journal of Constitutional Law in the Middle East and North Africa. The special issue is the result of a two year collaboration between the Carnegie Corporation, the Arab A…
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Comedian Bassem Youssef on the Israel-Gaza war, the Arab Spring, and why we can’t change the world
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Bassem Youssef thinks that he’s come on the wrong podcast. “People in power don't really care about any of our suggestions to change the world”, he tells Krishnan Guru-Murthy, “because if our ways to change the world affect their interests, they will stop you.” And he knows what he’s talking about, having fled his home country of Egypt after his TV…
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Your dose of indie pop, dream pop and alternative rock from France, America, the UK, Ireland, Sweden. Music featured on this episode: Pastel Coast: Rendez-vous The KVB: Tremors Funeral Lakes: Robber Baron Fantasy Whitelands (feat. Dottie): Tell me about it Virgins: Disappearer Hooveriii: This rock The Shop Window: Who’s in control Vice Killer: The …
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🔒 HH 70. WRITING COMMENTARY: INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGY
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Subscriber-only episode Cheers! Find all your Brave New Teaching Happy Hour member info HERE: https://www.bravenewteaching.com/hhmembers 📚 BNT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT & RESOURCES 👩💻 Join Happy Hour! Curriculum Rehab Down with the Reading Quiz Shop the BNT Resource Library Connect with us on Instagram @bravenewteaching Subscribe to our YouTube Cha…
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How is it even possible to balance writing novels, teaching, and empowering students as a role model? That’s exactly what our guest does daily! Brave New Teaching friends, you are in for a treat today as you hear from author and middle school teacher, Marc Gregson. In this episode, Marc shares his journey that led him to being a middle school teach…
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How Israeli universities deny Palestinian freedom w/ Maya Wind
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Israeli universities have long enjoyed a reputation as liberal bastions of freedom and democracy and they enjoy warm relationships with their counterparts in north America and Europe - including the University of Columbia. However, as Maya Wind explains in today's episode, contrary to the depiction of Israeli universities as centres of pluralism an…
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The second episode for our Conflicted Community is here! This bonus episode is the final one going out to all of our dear listeners on this feed, so to keep listening, you’ll need to subscribe. Subscribers can also join our Conflicted Community chatroom on Discord, which is already brimming with conversation and analysis. All the information you ne…
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Excerpt - Richard Seymour responds to listener's questions (part two)
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In today's PTO Extra! Richard Seymour responds to some more excellent listener's questions. We talked about the protests against Israel's genocidal war on Gaza taking place at American universities and the extremely repressive response from university authorities. We went on to discuss the situation regarding Iran and Israel, and Richard responded …
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Subscriber-only episode Cheers! Find all your Brave New Teaching Happy Hour member info HERE: https://www.bravenewteaching.com/hhmembers 📚 BNT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT & RESOURCES 👩💻 Join Happy Hour! Curriculum Rehab Down with the Reading Quiz Shop the BNT Resource Library Connect with us on Instagram @bravenewteaching Subscribe to our YouTube Cha…
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On this week's episode of the podcast, Nathaniel Mathews of Binghamton University joins Marc Lynch to discuss his new book, Zanzibar Was a Country: Exile and Citizenship between East Africa and the Gulf. This book traces the history of a Swahili-speaking Arab diaspora from East Africa to Oman. The stories of postrevolution exiles and emigrés from Z…
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200. A BRAVE NEW TEACHING TRIBUTE: CELEBRATING 200 EPISODES!
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Friends, we have made it to 200 episodes of Brave New Teaching! We are so incredibly thankful for you joining us here, whether you’ve been here since we started in 2020 or are just tuning in for the first time. In this episode, we’re featuring audio messages that you, our listeners, have sent in about what has stood out to you in our past 200 episo…
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Gay Girl Gone Introduces: Split Screen: Kid Nation
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The controversial reality TV show known as ‘Kid Nation’, which borrowed its premise from Lord of the Flies, was cancelled shortly after its 2007 debut. Producers took 40 kids into a makeshift desert town to fend for themselves and create their own society. Was the series an opportunity to discover what kids are capable of? Or simply a ploy for rati…
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Writer and art critic, Rahel Aima, who grew up and currently lives in Dubai, talks to us about living in the Gulf, a region rapidly developing itself as the place to be for smart cities and high-tech living. Rahel explores a concept she has been thinking about for some time, the Khaleeji Ideology, which meets at the intersection of technology, econ…
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Iran and Israel - stepping back from the brink? w/ Paul Rogers
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Paul Rogers returns to PTO to talk about Iran's attack on Israel on the 13th of April - the first such direct operation carried out by Iran. We discussed whether the operation was a failure or a qualified success, and the role of the United States, Britain, France, and Jordan in the downing of Iranian missiles and drones. We also talked about the p…
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Field Notes: The Making of Middle East Studies in the United States (S. 13, Ep. 24)
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On this week's episode of the podcast, Zachary Lockman of New York University joins Marc Lynch to discuss his new book, Field Notes: The Making of Middle East Studies in the United States. This book reconstructs the origins and trajectory of area studies in the United States, focusing on Middle East studies from the 1920s to the 1980s. Lockman show…
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199. LESSON PLAN RESCUE: NOT ENOUGH BOOKS
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What do you do when you aren’t provided enough copies of books for every student? Unfortunately, this is a real problem that ELA teachers are facing. We know how incredibly frustrating and problematic this is for both teachers and students! You want students to be engaged with the book. You know how important it is for students to read at home and …
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Crisis in the Geopolitics of MENA: “The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same.”
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A year ago, the Middle East region was in a state of flux in certain ways, but seemed to be stabilising in others. Confrontation paradigms were giving way to what seemed to be de-escalation plans: Normalisation of relations between Saudi and Iran, and the widening of the Abraham Accords, among others. October 7 upended all of that – or did it? Dr H…
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Conflicted Community: The Gaza War – What Are Both Sides Thinking?
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Welcome to the first episode for our Conflicted Community! We’ll be coming to you every two weeks with interactive episodes for our subscribers. We’re giving the first couple of episodes out for all of our dear listeners, but to keep listening, you’ll need to subscribe. And don’t forget, subscribers can also join our Conflicted Community chatroom o…
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Israel and the history of imperial feminism w/ Sophie Lewis
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Since October 7th Israeli politicians, spokespeople, and Israel's supporters have mobilised feminist narratives in defence of the state's genocidal actions in Gaza and sought to portray Palestinian resistance to Israel as suffused with religiously inspired misogyny. In a recent article in Salvage, Sophie Lewis wrote about the way in which Zionist f…
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Navigating the Crisis: Yemen 10 Years On
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Nearly ten years since the onset of the crisis in Yemen this discussion provided an in-depth assessment of the conflict over the past decade. Panellists examined the local origins of the war, the humanitarian catastrophe that has ensued, and the challenges for sustainable development given the prolonged violence. Regional dynamics fueling the crisi…
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128. Where are they now? Neil Bearden on Burnt Boats, Blowguns, Business & Moving back to USA after 14 years in Singapore
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Today’s episode is part of my series ‘Where are they now’ to check up on how some of my past guests are getting on and how sometimes the best laid plans can go differently. Neil Bearden was a guest on the show back in Nov 2020 on episode 4 titled ‘The True Power of your story’ and if you haven’t listented to it yet, I highly recommend you do, becau…
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🔒 HH 67. DARIUS THE GREAT: CLOSE READ (ARAB AMERICAN AUTHORS)
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The Resilience of Parliamentary Politics in Kuwait (S. 13, Ep. 23)
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On this week's episode of the podcast, Courtney Freer of Emory University joins Marc Lynch to discuss her new book, The Resilience of Parliamentary Politics in Kuwait: Parliament, Rentierism, and Society. This book provides an unprecedented holistic treatment of grassroots contemporary Kuwaiti politics in English in over two decades, incorporating …
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198. ESSENTIAL QUESTION WORKSHOP: THREE NEW EQs FOR TEACHING POETRY
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Do you struggle with knowing where to start when it comes to writing essential questions? We completely understand the challenge and we’re here to help! Essential questions play a crucial role in guiding lessons and engaging students in meaningful discussions. Knowing how to start crafting essential questions can be a challenge for some teachers. T…
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Excerpt - Richard Seymour on the US right's partial disenchantment with Israel
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In part one of a two-part episode Richard returns to give his thoughts on an apparent turn against Israel on parts of the American right, the significance of the protests against Netanyahu within Israel, the role of students in the Palestine solidarity movement, and his view of post-Marxist thought.To get access to the full episode become a £5 PTO …
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The Conflicted Community is now live! Want to hear bonus episodes of Conflicted and chat with fellow Dear Listeners? Now you can! We’re going to be putting out new interactive episodes every two weeks for subscribers, as well as giving access to our Conflicted Community chatroom on Discord, where you can engage in riveting post-episode debates. All…
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Art Meaning and Art Making with Nadim Choufi
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How can art complicate claims of progress, innovation and the use of rapidly developing emerging technologies in MENA? In this episode, Cima Chehab speaks to visual artist Nadim Choufi about how he incorporates technology into his artwork both as subject matter and as medium.In the conversation, they discuss Nadim’s own artistic practice, his use o…
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Regional Perceptions of China's Engagement in MENA
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Between Xi Jinping’s December 2022 visit to Riyadh and the August 2023 expansion of BRICS to include several Middle Eastern countries, China’s power and influence in the MENA region appeared to gain significant momentum. Regional expectations of China as a major external actor also grew, with many countries deepening their bilateral cooperation wit…
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🔒 HH 66. Celebrating Arab American Heritage Month: New Book & Author Recs!
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Playwright of Jodie Comer's Broadway hit, Suzie Miller, on sexual assault and getting justice
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When lawyer turned playwright Suzie Miller created a one-woman show starring Jodie Comer for the West End and Broadway called ‘Prima Facie’, she wouldn’t have dreamt that her play would fuel real change in the legal system’s approach to sexual assault cases. The play has won multiple awards, has inspired efforts to change UK laws, and has also been…
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My Brother, My Land (S. 13, Ep. 22)
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On this week's episode of the podcast, Sami Hermez of Northwestern University and Sireen Sawalha join Marc Lynch to discuss their new book, My Brother, My Land: A Story from Palestine. This is the story of Palestinian resistance that follows Sireen's family after walking back to Palestine against the traffic of exile. Through the lives of the Sawal…
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Yes, New Arab Strap and Ride songs are out and many more!
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Amazing songs handpicked by Sophie from France, America, Belgium, the UK, Italy Music featured on this episode: Arab Strap: Strawberry Moon You Said Strange: Trade Your Soul Ride: Last Frontier The Fashion Focus: Perfect Memory Wilsen: Ruiner She’s in Parties: Ritual (from the UK not Ireland) PSYMON SPINE: A Day is a Long Time Painted Vein: Lay Dow…
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197. TOP 10 TIPS FOR TEACHING POETRY: POETRY ROUND UP
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Does teaching poetry intimidate you or make you feel insecure about your ability to effectively teach your students? You are not alone and we’re here to help build your confidence by breaking it down and making teaching poetry a bit more accessible for you! When we are teaching something we aren’t very confident in (like poetry!), finding engaging …
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Late capitalism or technofeudalism? w/ Yanis Varoufakis
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Yanis Varoufakis joins PTO to discuss his book, Technofeudalism: What Killed Capitalism. We discussed why Yanis believes capitalism is no longer the appropriate term to describe contemporary economic and social relations. We also talked about the financial crisis, the Covid19 pandemic, and how central bank responses to both crises served to build t…
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The Global Month Ahead: Indian election, final session of the European Parliament, IMF and World Bank spring meetings
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Welcome back to The Global Month Ahead, Global Counsel's podcast on the events and stories that will define the month to come. In each episode, Global Macro Associate Director Isabelle Trick hears from different members of the GC team to preview the month's stories before they are in the headlines. On this month’s episode, Isabelle is joined by Sen…
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🔒 HH 65. A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS: CLOSE READ (ARAB AMERICAN AUTHORS)
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Poet Nikki Giovanni on white supremacy, the Capitol attack, and teaching the Virginia Tech shooter
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Nikki Giovanni has spent more than five decades in the public eye, as an activist, poet and innovator. Born on the "wrong side of the tracks" in Knoxville, Tennessee, during the era of segregation, Giovanni came of age during the Black power and civil rights movements in 1960s in America. She came under the spotlight again in 2007, when the univers…
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This week's episode is all about the Bard! We took listener questions about Shakespeare - planning, teaching, assessing, and more - and answered them in the nerdiest teacher way we could! PLUS a big announcement - registration is now open for the 2021 Shakespeare Teacher Festival (April 5-10, 2021). This free festival includes our best teaching tip…
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Archiving and Mapping Technologies in Palestine and Syria
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Majd Al-Shihabi of 'Palestine Open Maps' and Sana Yazigi of the 'Creative Memory of the Syrian Revolution' talk to us about how they have centered their archiving processes around maps, and what digital archiving can do for Palestinian and Syrian community-building.This episode also features comment from Dr Sara Salem and Dr Mai Taha of LSE, who ex…
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