Best Arab Studies Institute Podcasts (2024)

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

1M ago17:33

17:33

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

4M 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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Adam Lowenstein, The Jewish Horror Film: Taboo and Redemption 32:59

6M ago32:59

32:59

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

8M 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

9M ago21:00

21:00

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

20:22

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

1+ y 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

1+ y ago13:44

13:44

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

18:50

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

17:02

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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Moroccan novelist Zineb Mekouar discusses her debut novel “La Poule et son Cumin” 24:25

2y ago24:25

24:25

Zineb Mekouar was born in Casablanca. She studied at the French international school Lycée Lyautey and later graduated from Science Po and HEC Paris before launching her career in strategic consulting, serving in the campaign of French President Emmanuel Macron. Her debut novel “La Poule et son Cumin” (The Hen and its Cumin) tells the story of two …

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Daniel Yergin explains how the Ukraine war and the Middle East are impacting The New Map in global politics 21:13

2y ago21:13

21:13

Daniel Yergin, Vice Chairman of S&P Global, is an authority on energy, international politics and economics. Attending Yale University and receiving his Ph.D. from Cambridge University, Yergin in 1983 founded Cambridge Energy Associates. He won the Pulitzer Prize in 1992 for his work “The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money & Power.” His latest bo…

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

2y ago17:01

17:01

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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Israeli-French filmmaker Amos Gitai talks about his celebrated body of work that examines the Arab-Israeli conflict, traumas of war and celebration of life amid adversity 30:59

2y ago30:59

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Israeli-French filmmaker Amos Gitai is internationally known for documentaries and feature films about the Middle East and broader Arab-Israeli conflict. As an architecture student in the 1970s, Gitai was wounded during the Yom Kippur War. The experience encouraged him to switch careers and begin making films. He has since created over 90 works of …

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Turkey’s first Nobel laureate Orhan Pamuk discusses his new novel that delves into the psychology of a pandemic and paying attention to the daily “beauties of life” 29:17

2y ago29:17

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Born in Istanbul, Orhan Pamuk rose to become one of Turkey’s most prominent novelists. His works have sold over 11 million copies worldwide and have been translated into sixty-three languages. In 2006, Pamuk was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, becoming Turkey’s first-ever Nobel laureate. His latest novel “Veba Geceleri” (“The Nights of the P…

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Louvre Abu Dhabi architect Jean Nouvel speaks about incorporating Arabian elements in Parisian buildings 35:27

2+ y ago35:27

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Speaking to Gilles Kepel from the Arab World Institute in Paris, renowned French architect Jean Nouvel talks about his experience designing world-famous buildings throughout the Middle East — including in Qatar, the UAE and Saudi Arabia — as well as adapting Arabian architectural elements into Parisian projects under the principle that “all archite…

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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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Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa discusses the risks to independent media and dealing with Abu Sayyaf, Al-Qaeda's affiliate in southeast Asia 37:05

2+ y ago37:05

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Maria Ressa, co-founder, president and CEO of Rappler, the top digital news site leading the fight for press freedom in the Philippines, discusses the challenges to independent journalists, especially women, in southeast Asia, the Middle East and worldwide; the impact of hi tech social media companies in stifling free media; her experiences coverin…

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

2+ y ago20:11

20:11

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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Prince Turki Al Faisal discusses his role in ’The Afghanistan File,’ chronicling Saudi Arabia’s involvement with Afgha 38:53

2+ y ago38:53

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HRH Prince Turki Al Faisal Al Saud, who served as head of Saudi Arabia's General Intelligence Directorate from 1979-2001, discusses his book, The Afghanistan File, reflecting on the early support for the Mujahideen against the Soviet occupation, the rise to power of the Taliban and Al-Qaeda and their threats to the kingdom and the West, and his mee…

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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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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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Sultan Sooud al-Qassemi discusses Building Sharjah, the story of the evolution of modern architecture in the UAE’s third largest city 29:12

2+ y ago29:12

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Emirati columnist, researcher and founder of the Barjeel Art Foundation Sultan Sooud al-Qassemi speaks with Gilles about his book, Building Sharjah, co-edited with Todd Reisz, which explores how the discovery of oil in Sharjah in the 1970s propelled the Emirati city onto the world stage, as well as the many local, Arab and Persian influences on the…

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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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Martin Indyk discusses his book, Master of the Game, and reflects on Kissinger’s diplomatic legacy in the Middle East 39:53

2+ y ago39:53

39:53

Former US ambassador to Israel, assistant secretary of state for Near East Affairs, special assistant to President Clinton and special envoy under President Obama for Israeli-Palestinian negotiations Martin Indyk speaks on his latest book, Master of The Game: Henry Kissinger and the Art of Middle East Diplomacy, which is based on hours of conversat…

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"The eighteen days of the revolution were the best days of my life," says Egyptian novelist Alaa Al Aswany 23:27

3y ago23:27

23:27

Renowned Egyptian novelist Alaa Al Aswany, author of the award winning The Yacoubian Building, discusses his experience during the Egyptian revolution and his book, The Republic of False Truths, which was released in English this year. “The Egyptians I lived with in Tahrir Square have nothing to do with the Egyptians I used to live with before the …

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Trailer 1:25

3y ago1:25

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On “Reading the Middle East with Gilles Kepel,” the latest Al-Monitor podcast, renowned French scholar Gilles Kepel interviews the ground-breaking authors and thought leaders who are both shaping and explaining the complex trends in the Middle East and Islamic world. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at h…

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Lucia Finotto, "Republic of Scholars: Jewish Translators in Medieval Sicily” 11:51

3y ago11:51

11:51

2020-21 Frankel Institute Translating Jewish CulturesFellow, Lucia FinottoProject Title: Republic of Scholars: Jewish Translators in Medieval SicilyBy University of Michigan Frankel Center for Judaic Studies

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Maya Barzilai, "Love and the Zionist Translation Project" 12:06

3y ago12:06

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2020-21 Frankel Institute Translating Jewish CulturesFellow, Maya BarzilaiProject Title: Love and the Zionist Translation ProjectBy University of Michigan Frankel Center for Judaic Studies

Podcasts Worth a Listen

Arab Studies Institute Podcasts

Podcasts Worth a Listen

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Frankely Judaic: Explorations in Jewish Studies

University of Michigan Frankel Center for Judaic Studies

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Reading the Middle East with Gilles Kepel

Al-Monitor/Crossover Media

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

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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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Moroccan novelist Zineb Mekouar discusses her debut novel “La Poule et son Cumin” 24:25

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Daniel Yergin explains how the Ukraine war and the Middle East are impacting The New Map in global politics 21:13

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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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Israeli-French filmmaker Amos Gitai talks about his celebrated body of work that examines the Arab-Israeli conflict, traumas of war and celebration of life amid adversity 30:59

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Turkey’s first Nobel laureate Orhan Pamuk discusses his new novel that delves into the psychology of a pandemic and paying attention to the daily “beauties of life” 29:17

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Louvre Abu Dhabi architect Jean Nouvel speaks about incorporating Arabian elements in Parisian buildings 35:27

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

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Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa discusses the risks to independent media and dealing with Abu Sayyaf, Al-Qaeda's affiliate in southeast Asia 37:05

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

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Prince Turki Al Faisal discusses his role in ’The Afghanistan File,’ chronicling Saudi Arabia’s involvement with Afgha 38:53

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

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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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Sultan Sooud al-Qassemi discusses Building Sharjah, the story of the evolution of modern architecture in the UAE’s third largest city 29:12

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

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Martin Indyk discusses his book, Master of the Game, and reflects on Kissinger’s diplomatic legacy in the Middle East 39:53

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"The eighteen days of the revolution were the best days of my life," says Egyptian novelist Alaa Al Aswany 23:27

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Trailer 1:25

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Lucia Finotto, "Republic of Scholars: Jewish Translators in Medieval Sicily” 11:51

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Maya Barzilai, "Love and the Zionist Translation Project" 12:06

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