Shows
Caravan of Hope PodcastCaravan of Hope PodcastThis week we have a two part show. In this first part, Caravan regular Professor Alison Phipps returns to Ōtepoti and introduces us to her colleague and collaborator, Dr Tawona Sithole aka Ganyamatopè. Tawona is a lecturer in creative practice education, UNESCO chair in refugee integration through education languages and the arts, University of Glasgow. He is also co-founder Seeds of Thought arts collective, Glasgow. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2025-03-1446 min
UNESCO RIELA: The sounds of integrationE78 - Jo Beall on her debut novel Meadowlands DawnIn this episode, Dr Tawona Sitholé speaks with academic and author Jo Beall (FAcSS) about her debut novel, Meadowlands Dawn, set in apartheid South Africa during the 1980s. Their conversation explores Jo’s personal connection to the story, how she switched from academic to creative writing, and the important distinction between love and infatuation.
For the full show notes, including biographies of the speakers, please visit bit.ly/thesoundsofintegration2025-03-1347 min
Translation and Medical HumanitiesI shiver a little, I shudder a little:” Gist Translation and Uncanny Bodily KnowledgesA moving scholarly exploration and poetic performance. Appearing from distinct cultural traditions, but coalescing in the tradition of scholarship, we not only recognise but rely on gist to navigate the often-opaque waters of intercultural flows. A moving scholarly exploration and poetic performance.
Alison Phipps holds the UNESCO Chair for Refugee Integration through Languages and Arts at the University of Glasgow where she is Professor of Languages and Intercultural Studies.
Tawona Sitholé is a poet, playwright, storyteller and musician. He is currently UNESCO artist-in-residence at the University of Glasgow, where he is also a Research Associate for MIDEQ.2024-01-0416 min
Who do we think we are?Beyond the headlines … with Alison Phipps and Tawona SitholeIn June 2022, the headlines in the UK were full of news about the Rwanda plan. As an ECHR ruling halted the first deportation flight scheduled to depart from Rwanda, from the Prince of Wales to the Archbishop of Canterbury it was the high-profile opponents of the scheme to offshore the UK’s responsibilities to those seeking asylum that caught the attention of the press. But this public outpouring of resistance to bordering did not emerge from nowhere. It sits on years of resistance and protest from the grassroots and within local communities. Professor Alison Phipps, UNESCO Chair in Refugee In...2022-08-051h 00Who do we think we are?Beyond the headlines … with Alison Phipps and Tawona SitholeIn June 2022, the headlines in the UK were full of news about the Rwanda plan. As an ECHR ruling halted the first deportation flight scheduled to depart from Rwanda, from the Prince of Wales to the Archbishop of Canterbury it was the high-profile opponents of the scheme to offshore the UK’s responsibilities to those seeking asylum that caught the attention of the press. But this public outpouring of resistance to bordering did not emerge from nowhere. It sits on years of resistance and protest from the grassroots and within local communities. Professor Alison Phipps, UNESCO Chair in Refugee In...2022-08-051h 00
I Am An Immigrant2.6 Tawona Sitholé: My Uncle and Ambition Brought Me HereTawona Sitholé, like a lot of artists, does many things. Better known as Ganyamatope (his ancestral family name), he is a poet, playwright, storyteller and musician. He was born in Zimbabwe just before independence and moved to the UK aged 21. He has research and teaching roles in the school of education and medical school, at the University of Glasgow. Other educational roles are with Glasgow School of Art, University of the West of Scotland, University of Stirling and Newcastle University, and Scottish Book Trust. He is co-founder of Seeds of Thought, a non-funded arts group. Taw...2022-07-2525 min
UNESCO RIELA: The sounds of integrationE28 - Collaborative keynote listener poem 2021Tawona Sitholé reads out the Collaborative Keynote Listener Poem, created by participants of the UNESCO RILA Spring School: The Arts of Integrating in May 2021. For the transcript, please head over to https://bit.ly/RILA_Podcasts2022-04-1207 min
UNESCO RIELA: The sounds of integrationE25 - The Invention of Multilingualism with David Gramling part 2In this second episode of our series The Sounds of Good Books, Alison Phipps, Charles Forsdick and Tawona Sitholé continue their conversation with Prof David Gramling from the University of British Columbia, about his latest book The Invention of Multilingualism. Read the full show notes on our website: bit.ly/RILA_Podcasts2022-01-1849 min
UNESCO RIELA: The sounds of integrationE24 - Sensation of BlacknessThis episode is a condensed version of a discussion we organised for Black History Month 2021, entitled Sensation of Blackness. Tawona Sitholé interviews Bella Matambanadzo, Ropafadzo Zinyuke and ShaNon Bobinger. Members of the audience also get involved. For the full show notes, please go to https://bit.ly/RILA_Podcasts.2021-12-211h 00
UNESCO RIELA: The sounds of integrationE23 - The Invention of Multilingualism with David Gramling part 1In this first episode of our new series The Sounds of Good Books, Alison Phipps, Charles Forsdick and Tawona Sitholé enter into conversation with Prof David Gramling from the University of British Columbia, about his latest book The Invention of Multilingualism. Read the full show notes on our website: https://bit.ly/RILA_Podcasts2021-12-0742 min
UNESCO RIELA: The sounds of integrationE17 - Dar To Dunoon - A Closer LookEpisode 8 of series "The Sounds of the Spring School 2021"
Tawona Sitholé, Kate Cowcher, Madeleine Conn, Elikem Logan and Meredith Loper discuss a two year research project to document twelve works of modern art from East and Southern Africa from the Argyll Collection. The efforts to track down their makers and trace the artefacts journeys from the African continent to Argyll.
For the full show notes, please visit https://bit.ly/RILA_Podcasts2021-09-1334 min
UNESCO RIELA: The sounds of integrationE10 - Comforting Sounds (Tawona Sitholé)Episode 1 of series "The Sounds of the Spring School 2021".
This is a collection of sounds gathered during Tawona Sitholé's workshop "Comforting Sounds" at the UNESCO RILA Spring School: The Arts of Integrating 2021. For the full show notes, please visit https://bit.ly/RILA_Podcasts.2021-06-0511 min
UNESCO RIELA: The sounds of integrationE8 - The sounds of 2017-2020 part 1In this episode we will listen to three songs that were written and/or performed at events organised by the UNESCO Chair in Refugee Integration through Languages and the Arts during the period 2017-2020. Presented by Tawona Sitholé, with music by Fergus McNeil, Farzane Zamen and Clare Robertson. For the full show notes, please see https://bit.ly/RILA_Podcasts.2021-05-1017 min
The Traverse PodcastThe Dream Frequencies: From Dusk to DawnFollow the Dreamers from dusk until dawn in this seamless, 40 minute audio journey, encompassing all episodes of The Dream Frequencies in a single listening experience.Over the last 12 months, our waking lives have changed beyond our imagining – and for many of us, so have the lives we lead during sleep.During the UK’s first Covid-19 lockdown, musician and sound designer MJ McCarthy (Turntable) found himself regularly talking to his friends and family about their dreams; dreams which were getting more frequent, vivid, abstract, confusing, disturbing, and sometimes even liberating.Insp...2021-04-1440 min
The LoudcastGolden Shovel - NaPoWriMo 2021Week two of #NaPoWriMo2021 and we’re writing a golden shovel! If you’d like to get involved then we have good news! Not only do we have great golden shovels from Rachel Amey & Tawona Sithole but we also have a comprehensive workshop led by Dr. Katie Ailes to help you write your own! You can find Rachel & Tawona’s poems here: https://youtu.be/OioUZz9L4ck And to start writing your own, join Katie here: https://youtu.be/8TWsJKfj8wA2021-04-121h 01
The Traverse PodcastThe Dream Frequencies: Episode 3 - DawnOver the last 12 months, our waking lives have changed beyond our imagining – and for many of us, so have the lives we lead during sleep.During the UK’s first Covid-19 lockdown, musician and sound designer MJ McCarthy (Turntable) found himself regularly talking to his friends and family about their dreams; dreams which were getting more frequent, vivid, abstract, confusing, disturbing, and sometimes even liberating.Inspired by these conversations and confessions, MJ set out to explore the liminal world of dreams in a series of interviews with a range of creative collaborators. Blending a po...2021-03-3116 min
The Traverse PodcastThe Dream Frequencies: Episode 2 - Deep Sleep (Lockdown)Over the last 12 months, our waking lives have changed beyond our imagining – and for many of us, so have the lives we lead during sleep.During the UK’s first Covid-19 lockdown, musician and sound designer MJ McCarthy (Turntable) found himself regularly talking to his friends and family about their dreams; dreams which were getting more frequent, vivid, abstract, confusing, disturbing, and sometimes even liberating.Inspired by these conversations and confessions, MJ set out to explore the liminal world of dreams in a series of interviews with a range of creative collaborators. Blending a po...2021-03-2413 min
The Traverse PodcastThe Dream Frequencies: Episode 1 - DuskOver the last 12 months, our waking lives have changed beyond our imagining – and for many of us, so have the lives we lead during sleep.During the UK’s first Covid-19 lockdown, musician and sound designer MJ McCarthy (Turntable) found himself regularly talking to his friends and family about their dreams; dreams which were getting more frequent, vivid, abstract, confusing, disturbing, and sometimes even liberating.Inspired by these conversations and confessions, MJ set out to explore the liminal world of dreams in a series of interviews with a range of creative collaborators. Blending a po...2021-03-1710 min
The Traverse PodcastThe Dream Frequencies: An IntroductionOver the last 12 months, our waking lives have changed beyond our imagining – and for many of us, so have the lives we lead during sleep.During the UK’s first Covid-19 lockdown, musician and sound designer MJ McCarthy (Turntable) found himself regularly talking to his friends and family about their dreams; dreams which were getting more frequent, vivid, abstract, confusing, disturbing, and sometimes even liberating.Inspired by these conversations and confessions, MJ set out to explore the liminal world of dreams in a series of interviews with a range of creative collaborators. Blending a po...2021-03-1102 min
The LoudcastGetting into Spoken Word (w/ Gray Crosbie)Welcome to 2021 and our first Loudcast of the year! This time host Kevin is joined by Gray Crosbie and they dive into discussion about Poetic form, Putting on your own shows and the ever famous "Exposure". You can keep up with Gray over on Twitter (@GrayCrosbie), Instagram (@plantpowered_poet) and Facebook: facebook.com/plantpoweredpoet Links From The Show: Gray Crosbie - Wrong Fairytale: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czK9oPcHsgU Return To Form: Golden Shovel - Rachel Amey and Tawona Sithole: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OioUZz9L4...2021-01-101h 08
UNESCO RIELA: The sounds of integrationE2 - Tawona Sitholé - Cape Coast Caper + introTawona Sitholé, Artist in Residence with the UNESCO Chair in Refugee Integration through Languages and the Arts at the University of Glasgow, introduces his poem Cape Coast Caper.
In 2019, Tawona visited Elmina slave castle in Cape Coast, Ghana, as part of the MIDEQ project. In this poem, he shares that experience. It is being released here to mark the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition 2020.
For more information about this podcast, please visit our website https://bit.ly/RILA_Podcasts.2020-08-2310 min
The LoudcastMusic in Spoken Word Poetry (w/Jack Hinks)This week on The Loudcast Kevin is joined by spectacular musician Jack Hinks to chat about collaborating with poets, the importance of being multidisciplinary, staying creative in lockdown, and more! We also have poems from Katie Ailes, Tawona Sithole, and we check out one of Jack's music videos!. You can see an extended interview with Jack as part of The Loudcast Extra which is available to our $3 and up supporters over on our Patreon channel right now! Also keep up to date with our wonderful guest Jack Hinks over on their Website https://www.jackhinks.co.uk/2020-08-031h 06
AccentricityMultilingualism is not a Curse part 2Why is it that despite all of the evidence that using multiple languages is good for you, multilingualism is still sometimes treated with suspicion? In this episode, I examine the concept of verbal hygiene, and how the policing of linguistic borders affects our lives.*** The contributors: * Agnieszka Wodzińska is a writer. She has a zine about the experience of moving to Scotland, which is out now and available on Etsy. It’s called ‘One Of The Good Ones’. Her essay ‘When The Curtain Falls’ is going to be featured in the anthology The Bi-ble v...2020-03-3032 min
SMHAF PodcastDust 2017: Art in a time of anxietyWhat does it mean to be mentally healthy in the midst of so much anxiety-inducing political and cultural turmoil? And what can artists do to help? Kevin Williamson of Neu! Reekie!, Linda Irvine of NHS Lothian, playwright Lynda Radley and poet/playwright Tawona Sithole discuss mental health in the age of Brexit and Donald Trump. Chaired by leading cultural critic Hannah McGill. This discussion took place as part of arts and mental health symposium The Dust of Everyday Life, CCA, Glasgow, 20 April 20172017-05-0149 min