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TROUBLEMAKERSEp30: Postcolonialism with Somdeep Sen“Imperialism leaves behind germs of rot which we must clinically detect and remove from our land but from our minds as well.” — Frantz Fanon
What does liberation mean when the very language of freedom is shaped by empire?
In this episode, we speak with Somdeep Sen, political scientist and author of Decolonizing Palestine: Hamas Between the Anticolonial and the Postcolonial, about what it means to struggle for freedom in a postcolonial world. Drawing from personal experience and deep theoretical work, Sen challenges the universalist narratives of human rights, democracy, and justice that often underpin activist discou...2025-05-281h 01
Takeover United PodThe Failure of Manchester United!I have no words. The club is beyond repair.2025-05-231h 36Takeover United PodIs MUFC Cooked?This week on #TakeoverUnitedPod, Pratyush, Somdeep, and Rohan dive deep into the shortcomings of Manchester United Football Club, debate if Ruben Amorim is the right man for the future, and analyze if INEOS has the stomach to do the long-term squad planning that the club sorely needs!2025-05-161h 32Takeover United PodClinging on to the European Dream!This week on #TakeoverUnitedPod, Pratyush, Somdeep, and Rohan rejoice (and analyze) the dominant win against Athletic Club, dissect why Manchester United has such bipolar performances between the Premier League and the Europa League, and have a free-ranging discussion on Ruben Amorim's philosophy!2025-05-021h 26Takeover United PodA Magical European Night at Old Trafford!This week on #TakeoverUnitedPod, Pratyush, Somdeep, and Rohan celebrate the wild win against Olympique Lyonnais, ignore the loss against Newcastle United, and give their respective lists of 3 realistic summer transfers that they believe would elevate the club for next season!2025-04-181h 02Takeover United PodUninspiring in Attack and Leaky in Defense!This week on #TakeoverUnitedPod, Pratyush, Somdeep, and Rohan mourn two frustrating draws against listless opposition - one because of a toothless attack against Manchester City and the other because of a sieve-like defense against Olympique Lyonnais. Two winnable games, but instead we got two depressing draws!2025-04-111h 01Takeover United PodLamenting Familiar Mistakes!This week on #TakeoverUnitedPod, Pratyush, Somdeep, and Rohan rue the team reverting to familiar mistakes against Nottingham Forest!2025-04-0430 minTakeover United PodGuess the Manchester United player!This week on #TakeoverUnitedPod, Pratyush, Somdeep, and Rohan put their United knowledge to the test with "Guess the Manchester United Player!" See how well they (and you!) remember the club's legends and current stars.2025-03-291h 12Takeover United PodRating Manchester United's 2024-25 incoming transfers!This week on #TakeoverUnitedPod, Pratyush, Somdeep, and Rohan discuss the Leicester City game, debate the team's potential ceiling this season, and rate the incoming transfers for the 2024-25 season!2025-03-221h 04Takeover United PodLearning the Ruben Amorim Way!This week on #TakeoverUnitedPod, Pratyush, Somdeep, and Rohan discuss the team's encouraging progress, analyzing tactical shifts in the Arsenal and Real Sociedad matches with positive signs of Ruben Amorim's influence, dissect Sir Jim Ratcliffe's revealing interview, and share some (cautiously optimistic) thoughts on the exciting new stadium plans!2025-03-151h 11Takeover United PodWe do not deserve Bruno Fernandes!This week on #TakeoverUnitedPod, Pratyush, Somdeep, and Rohan analyze the Everton, Ipswich, Fulham, and Real Sociedad games, give a passionate defense of Bruno Fernandes, rant on the club's transfers (again), wonder if Kobbie Mainoo will really depart Manchester United this summer, and serve up some predictions for Arsenal and Real Sociedad!2025-03-081h 15Takeover United PodToothless in London and penny-pinching in Manchester!This week on #TakeoverUnitedPod, Pratyush, Somdeep, and Rohan discuss the gutless performance against Tottenham Hotspur, a revealing interview from an ex-Manchester United player - Raphaël #Varane, and an analysis of the heartless way in which INEOS is carrying out a much-needed cost-cutting.2025-02-221h 33Takeover United PodPicking the best lineup for Ruben Amorim!This week on #TakeoverUnitedPod, Pratyush, Somdeep, and Rohan build the perfect XI for Ruben Amorim...twice! We've got one dream lineup for you ignoring the injury crisis, and another realistic one that accounts for the mountain of sidelined players. We also break down the incoming January transfers!2025-02-161h 34
JACOBIN PodcastDer globale Schulterschluss der Rechten – von Somdeep Sen
Ob Trump, Orbán, Meloni oder Milei: Weltweit erobern immer mehr Rechte die Regierungsführung. Nach ihren Erfolgen im Inland setzen sie nun alles daran, ihre globale Hegemonie aufzubauen.
Artikel vom 03. Februar 2025: https://jacobin.de/artikel/trump-milei-orban-meloni-bukele-modi-rechtsextreme-global
Seit 2011 veröffentlicht JACOBIN täglich Kommentare und Analysen zu Politik und Gesellschaft, seit 2020 auch in deutscher Sprache. Die besten Beiträge gibt es als Audioformat zum Nachhören.
Nur dank der Unterstützung von Magazin-Abonnentinnen und Abonnenten können wir unsere Arbeit machen, mehr Menschen erreichen und kostenlose Audio-Inhalte wie diesen produzieren. Und wenn Du schon ein Abo hast...2025-02-1012 minTakeover United PodDreadful on the pitch and disappointing in the window! 😭This week on #TakeoverUnitedPod, we dissect the Crystal Palace and Leicester City games, vent our frustrations about a very underwhelming transfer window, and debate: was Rashford's departure the right move? Join Pratyush, Somdeep, and Rohan for a tactical breakdown that's as insightful as it is entertaining!2025-02-091h 49Takeover United PodWelcome to Takeover United Pod!Love Manchester United? You have come to the right place! Introducing #TakeoverUnitedPod! Pratyush, Somdeep, and Rohan take over your weekend with all things #mufc! Get ready for an entertaining discussion of the past week's games, tactics, squad building, transfers, and much more!2025-02-011h 16
Book Café Podcast📚 Book: Decolonizing Palestine | ✍️ Author: Somdeep SenIn Episode 45 of Book Café Podcast, we speak to Prof. Dr. Somdeep Sen about his 2020 book "Decolonizing Palestine".Hosted by: Follow Omar on Twitter / X: @OmarNizamAuthor's bio:Somdeep Sen is Associate Professor in International Development Studies at Roskilde University, Denmark. His research focuses include spatial politics, race and racism in international relations, liberation movements, settler colonialism, postcolonial studies and migration. He is the author of Decolonizing Palestine: Hamas between the Anticolonial and the Postcolonial (Cornell University Press, 2020) and the co-editor of Globalizing Collateral Language: From 9/11 to Endless Wars...2024-10-2153 min
Root of ConflictDecolonizing Palestine | Somdeep SenHow can we imagine liberation under colonial rule? In this episode, we speak with Dr. Somdeep Sen, a post-colonial studies professor at Roskilde University. His book, "Decolonizing Palestine," draws on his ethnographic research in the region to study how Israeli occupation shapes life and politics in the Palestinian territories. He documents how liberation is not a single moment in history but instead a complicated process that begins before and continues long after the colonizer loses power. We talk about how settler-colonialism is embedded at heart of the Israel-Palestine conflict and what the struggle for liberation can look like around the...2023-04-051h 00
Richardson InstituteSEPADPod With Somdeep SenOn this episode of SEPADPod Simon speaks with Somdeep Sen, Associate Professor of International Development Studies at Roskilde University. Somdeep is the author of the fabulous Decolonizing Palestine (Cornell University Press 2020). He is on twitter @ssen03.
On this episode Simon and Somdeep speak about Som's wonderful new book, the journey from India to Denmark via the US, the process of doing research in Gaza, settler colonialism, the broader intellectual environment and much more.2022-06-0947 min
InterweavingInterweaving #24 - Somdeep Sen on Racism, Geopolitics, and UkraineIn this episode of Interweaving, host John Collins talks with Somdeep Sen, author of a recent article on how race and racism have shaped the field of international relations. They talked about how deeply racism is entrenched in the way we talk and think about geopolitics, both in general and in relation to stories such as the ongoing war on Ukraine.2022-03-2530 min
The Fire These Times83/ Understanding Hamas: Anti-Authoritarian Perspectives (with Tareq Baconi)This is a conversation with Tareq Baconi, author of the book "Hamas Contained: The Rise and Pacification of Palestinian Resistance" published in 2018.
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List of topics discussed:
How Hamas is often talked about
Contextualising Hamas in recent and ongoing uprisings
Hamas and popular protests
The Great Return March
Hamas and Israel
Western hypocrisy on Palestinian democracy, with a focus on the EU and the US
Hamas-Fatah relations
The horrific...2021-07-171h 11
POMEPS Middle East Political Science PodcastDecolonizing Palestine, Empire's Opposition, & Beginnings, Continuities, Revivals (S. 10, Ep. 12)Somdeep Sen of Roskilde University talks about his latest book, Decolonizing Palestine: Hamas between the Anticolonial and the Postcolonial, with Marc Lynch on this week's podcast. The book considers the case of the Palestinian struggle for liberation from its settler colonial condition as a complex psychological and empirical mix of the colonial and the postcolonial. (Starts at 27:13). Lisel Hintz of Johns Hopkins University discusses her new article, "The empire’s opposition strikes back: popular culture as creative resistance tool under Turkey’s AKP," published in the British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies. (Starts at 0:54). Also, Michaelle Browers joins the podcast to di...2021-03-2557 min
The Musafir Stories - India Travel Podcast50: Land of Pashmina with Adventure SindbadThis week, The Musafir Stories speaks to Vishwas Raj, founder of the adventure travel company - Adventure Sindbad (www.adventuresindbad.com). Adventure Sindbad specializes in a variety of adventure activities across the Himalayas, right from hiking, cycling, whitewater rafting to family adventure tours. Sit back and enjoy as Vishwas takes us to Changthang, the land of the Pashmina! Today's destination: Changthang, Jammu & Kashmir Nearest Airport: Leh Airport Nearest Railway Station: Udhampur Railway station Prerequisites - Inner line permits may be required for a few areas. This is taken care of by...2018-11-2937 min
The Musafir Stories - India Travel Podcast50: Explore the land of Pashmina with Adventure SindbadThis week, The Musafir Stories speaks to Vishwas Raj, founder of the adventure travel company - Adventure Sindbad (www.adventuresindbad.com). Adventure Sindbad specializes in a variety of adventure activities across the Himalayas, right from hiking, cycling, whitewater rafting to family adventure tours. Sit back and enjoy as Vishwas takes us to Changthang, the land of the Pashmina!
Today's destination: Changthang, Jammu & Kashmir
Nearest Airport: Leh Airport
Nearest Railway Station: Udhampur Railway station
Prerequisites - Inner line permits may be required for a few areas. This is taken care of by Adventure Sindbad if you travel with them.
Packing...2018-11-2938 min