162/ Spaces of Exception and the Struggle for Native American and Palestinian Autonomy

The Fire These Times: Voices from the Periphery

For episode 162, host Ayman Makarem is joined by two guests, Malek Rasamny and Matt Peterson, to talk about their 10-year long multi-media project 'The Native and the Refugee'. The three talk about the project, its many manifestations, its focus on settler colonialism as a framework, as well as the current genocidal situation unfolded in Gaza. They also talk about their film 'Spaces of Exception' (2018), which is currently being screened across the globe.

Malek Rasamny is a documentary filmmaker, researcher and writer. He is currently working on a doctoral research project at Paris Nanterre University concerning the social phenomenon of reincarnation within the Druze community of Lebanon.

Matt Peterson is an organizer at Woodbine, an experimental space in New York City. He previously directed the documentary feature Scenes from a Revolt Sustained (2015), and co-edited the books In the Name of the People (2018) and The Reservoir (2022).

Credits:

• Host: Ayman Makarem

• Producer: Ayman Makarem

• Guest(s): Malek Rasamny & Matt Peterson

• Music: ⁠Rap and Revenge⁠

• Sound editor: Ayman Makarem

• Episode designer: Elia J. Ayoub

• Team profile pics: Molly Crabapple

• Original TFTT design: Wenyi Geng

• TFTT Transcripts: Antidotezine