GENXZ is a miniseries hosted by Sarah Al Asmar that tackles Lebanese political, economic and social issues from a youth perspective.
For this episode Sarah is joined by Chrystine Mhanna, a journalist and human rights advocate.
Click to watch video version: https://youtu.be/b2HRIqtg_OQ
The discussion covers digital media trends, differentiating 'alternative' from 'activist' descriptions, narrative trends when covering marginalized communities and the wider struggle for human rights advocacy.
The conversation also includes a back and forth on sectarian governance and its reasons for failure, feminist advancements in today's political environment, and external factors that limit reform, accountability and good governance.
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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
1:28 Public attention
7:32 Media & marginalized communities
17:40 Political satire & sarcasm
20:35 Individual experience
23:50 ‘Activist’ vs ‘alternative’
27:50 Talk show vs podcast
30:49 National identity
36:04 Narrative disconnect
45:53 Sectarianism
55:07 Feminism
1:11:09 External factors preventing reform
1:22:40 Performance
1:27:19 Accountability
