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South-South Globalisation PodcastContesting Sovereignty - How the African Union and ASEAN Negotiated Integration and SovreigntySovereignty is a foundational idea upon which regional organisation of nations is built, yet its demise has often been predicted. Regionalism, which commits states to common frameworks such as rules and norms, tests sovereignty as states relinquish some sovereign power to achieve other goals such as security, growth, or liberalisation.
At the dawn of the century, the European Union was held as the gold standard of regional organisations, and the universal adoption of European values was thought to be imminent. The question, for the emerging African Union (AU) and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), was...2021-07-2142 min
South-South Globalisation PodcastMaking Film in Egypt: The Artisans Behind the Camera in CairoIn this episode we talk about the material aspects of making movies in Egypt, trying to tease which aspects are shared and which are unique to that context. The Egyptian movie industry is also a powerhouse in the Arab world, we discuss its role in the region and which processes gave it the prominence it has today.
Chihab El Khachab is an academic and writer working on Egyptian cinema, popular culture, humour, technology, and bureaucracy. Chihab was born in Cairo and raised in Montreal. He holds a doctorate in Anthropology from the University of Oxford (2017) and is...2021-05-2441 min
South-South Globalisation PodcastThe Politics of Hair: Indian Hair and Nigerian EntrepreneursWithin any human community, human hair is intertwined with all sorts of gendered, racial, class, and religious politics and mean making. To make matters even more complex, at times hair entangles communities that are geographically far from each other in often intimate ways. In this episode Bani talks about the motivations and experiences of African entrepreneurs who travel to Delhi in search of the coveted ‘indian hair’, hoping to clench upward social mobility in the weave business, as well as the values and practices through which the business of hair becomes a multibillion-dollar market.
Dr Bani Gill is a...2021-05-0435 min
South-South Globalisation PodcastOld and New Languages in Ghana - Part IIWest Africa is currently undergoing a sociolinguistic crossroads. Francophone countries such as the Ivory Coast seem to be embracing English as a more economically viable lingua franca. Meanwhile, anglophone nations like Ghana have initiated more emphasis on French to the point of near officialisation. In the midst of these intersections, local African languages such as Akan and Dioula still have minimal representation in educational and commercial contexts. In this episode, Maciej Nowakowski, master student in linguistics at Oxford, Dr Isaac Mwinlaaru, Lecturer at University of Cape Coast, and Prof Yaw Skyi-Baidoo, from the University of Education in Winneba, will...2021-04-0532 min
South-South Globalisation PodcastOld and New Languages in Ghana - Part IWest Africa is currently undergoing a sociolinguistic crossroads. Francophone countries such as the Ivory Coast seem to be embracing English as a more economically viable lingua franca. Meanwhile, anglophone nations like Ghana have initiated more emphasis on French to the point of near officialisation. In the midst of these intersections, local African languages such as Akan and Dioula still have minimal representation in educational and commercial contexts. In this episode, Maciej Nowakowski, master student in linguistics at Oxford, Dr Isaac Mwinlaaru, Lecturer at University of Cape Coast, and Prof Yaw Skyi-Baidoo, from the University of Education in Winneba, will...2021-04-0348 min
South-South Globalisation PodcastThe Emergence of Southern MultilateralismsMultilateral institutions such as the United Nations and the World Trade Organisation are open to countries from all parts of the world. However, they were formed under the initiative of Western powers, thus countries from the Global South struggle to acquire economic and strategic relevance within those frameworks.
Dr Indrajit Roy tells the story of emerging "Southern Multilateralisms" that are becoming important to the global order. This draws from his academic research on emerging challenges to the Liberal International Order with a focus on the New Development Bank and the India-Brazil-South Africa Fund for international development. The...2021-03-2733 min
South-South Globalisation PodcastLiminal States Across the Mexican BorderHumberto was born in Mexico City, grew up in Monterrey, and moved to Houston, Texas when he was 10. Both countries have their own problems regarding race and immigration and from a young age, he was aware of the tensions in the United States, even in a place as diverse as Houston. Returning to Mexico - where others didn't see him as Mexican enough - and living in the US - where he wasn't American enough - has become something he recently accepted as part of his identity. There are many, many Mexicos, Mexicans say; Humberto’s story is emblematic of...2021-03-2534 min
South-South Globalisation PodcastDemystifying China in AfricaNicolas grew up in Rio and has always been aware of the African contributions to the formation of Brazil. These origin stories have a mythical, faded, character, contradicted by the stark racial inequality in the Latin American country. Today, despite the cultural links between the two regions, there are very little actual diplomatic or people-to-people exchanges, with some notable exceptions. This contrasts with China-Africa relations, where the absence of cultural links is compensated by vigorous diplomatic, commercial, and migration relations.
In this episode, which follows the conversation from the previous one, Nicolas reflects on the truths and...2021-03-2426 min
South-South Globalisation PodcastLatin American Forays in AfricaNicolas grew up in Rio and has always been aware of the African contributions to the formation of Brazil. These origin stories have a mythical, faded, character, contradicted by the stark racial inequality in the Latin American country. Today, despite the cultural links between the two regions, there are very little actual diplomatic or people-to-people exchanges, with some notable exceptions.
This contrasts with China-Africa relations, where the absence of cultural links is compensated by vigorous diplomatic, commercial, and migration relations.
In the next two episodes, Nicolas will tell us about some political and cultural encounters...2021-03-2120 min
South-South Globalisation PodcastDiscovering South in RioIn 1979 Elleke, then a 17 year old woman, travelled from South Africa to Brazil. She only stayed three days in the South American country, but the colours, sounds, and tastes of Rio left a long-lasting impression on her. Elleke, coming from the wrapped political and racial state of Apartheid South Africa, discovered a certain sense of South in Rio. In this episode, Elleke, now a Professor of World Literature in English, reflects on the scarcity of south-south links at the time, and how that has changed.2021-03-1728 min
South-South Globalisation PodcastSouth-South Globalisation Podcast - Intro2020 has presented us with many generational challenges. Within the context of the universities, the summer of protests has brought with it renewed calls to decolonise spaces, curricula, and knowledge production. At the same time, travel restrictions and social distancing have put into crisis the usual venues and modes of academia, and the makeshift solutions that were implemented have prompted a rethink of the status-quo. The combination of these factors has yielded two important realisations. First, we have seen how, even within calls to decolonise knowledge production, Western institutions are still centred in the global discourse. Second, and most importantly...2021-03-1402 min
Majorly Useless: A Philosophy and Literature Podcast05. On the Apathy of the Human Mind | Anton Wilhelm AmoWelcome back to yet another episode of Majorly Useless: A Philosophy and Literature Podcast.
This week's episode will be covering the work of philosopher Anton Wilhelm Amo, specifically his 1734 PhD thesis: On the Apathy of the Human Mind.
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Anton Wilhelm Amo: Introduction & English Translation by Dwight K. Lewis Jr.
https://www.academia.edu/32648027/Anton_Wilhelm_Amo_Introduction_and_English_Translation
Anton Wilhelm Amo's Philosophical Dissertations on...2021-02-2314 min