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Classic Movie ReviewLaura (1944) - The Film Noir Masterpiece That Will Keep You Guessing⭐Laura (1944) - The Film Noir Masterpiece That Will Keep You Guessing ⭐ 🍿 Laura (1944) is a mesmerizing film noir directed by Otto Preminger. The story follows Detective Mark McPherson (Dana Andrews), who investigates the murder of Laura Hunt (Gene Tierney), a glamorous advertising executive. As he interviews those closest to her—including her possessive mentor, Waldo Lydecker (Clifton Webb), and her fiancé, Shelby Carpenter (Vincent Price)—McPherson becomes increasingly captivated by Laura’s image and presence. But just as he seems to have unraveled the case, a shocking twist changes everything. With its sharp dialogue, atmospheric cinematography, and unforgettable score, this noi...2025-04-0312 min
Centre for Minorities Research PodcastMinority Languages and their Reception in GermanyAimée Capraro, an undergraduate student of German at the University of St Andrews, discusses the place of minority languages in Germany with a special focus on the linguistic varieties spoken by people of Turkish descent in urban areas in Germany and social attitudes towards them. In this episode, she breaks these varieties down from a linguistic standpoint before examining their cultural and political significance.
References:
Tanager, ‘Learning to be German: immigration and language in Berlin’, in The Sociolinguistic Economy of Berlin, ed. by Theresa Heyd, Ferdinand von Mengden and Britta Schneider (Boston/Berlin: De Gruyter...2022-11-2834 min
Centre for Minorities Research PodcastReconnecting Heritage: Repatriation and MuseumsThis CMR episode is in collaboration with Two Friends Talk History podcast, hosted and produced by Zofia Guertin, a PhD Candidate in the School of Classics. In this episode Zofia interviews Dr Barbara Winter to discuss how indigenous artefacts have traditionally been collected and displayed in western Canada. This discussion touches on the arguments historically used to keep acquired material culture outside of minority communities (by colonial powers) and in large museum collections. To challenge these historic narratives made by cultural heritage caretakers, we explore how repatriation reconnects individuals and communities to pre-colonial pasts and helps build confidence for fut...2022-10-2644 min
Centre for Minorities Research PodcastDiversity in Green Film: A conversation with St Andrews Green Film FestivalIn this episode, Erica Ostlander, an undergraduate at the University of St Andrews studying film studies and sustainable development, discusses the importance of upholding diversity in Hollywood, particularly in the realm of environmental cinema. Working as Co-director of the St Andrews Green Film Festival alongside Tristan Sharman, an undergraduate geography student at St Andrews, they are able to discuss how film festivals can be an important resource for POC filmmakers and how festivals like GFF have a responsibility to curate a diverse filmography. Erica also speaks on her personal experience scouting for films in Puerto Rico and the obstacles...2022-09-2017 min
Centre for Minorities Research PodcastCaptain Jeffrey Hudson: Court Dwarf, Wonder, Entertainer, Courtier, Captain of Horse and Caroline England’s Greatest ManIn this episode, listen to St. Andrews History PhD student, Jessica Secmezsoy-Urquhart, as they tell the forgotten life story of the Greatest Man from the Smallest County in all of England, Jeffrey Hudson. As a young boy of only 1 1/2 foot tall, at the age of 7 his life changed forever when Charles I friend, the Duke of Buckingham, had him become his household dwarf before showing him at a royal banquet, which saw him given a new position as court dwarf and wonder (someone celebrated for looking physically different but not considered a monster) in Queen Henrietta Maria’s royal ho...2022-08-2544 min
Centre for Minorities Research PodcastDiversifying English and Higher EducationIn this episode Anisha Minocha and Nishita Koushik, both undergraduates in English at the University of St Andrews, will be discussing their own experiences and challenges with the structure of higher education. Stressing the importance of diversifying and decolonising the curriculum, and what steps are being done by students to improve this.2022-07-1934 min
Centre for Minorities Research PodcastGrowing Flowers in the Desert: A Conversation with the Lemon Tree TrustGrowing Flowers in the Desert: A Conversation with the Lemon Tree Trust will reveal how one packet of seeds can bring hope to even the most desolate of situations. In this podcast, Rachael Jefferies, a Master of Arts (Honours) student in French and German, at the University of St Andrews, explores the power of gardening with Jennie Spears from the Lemon Tree Trust. Discover stories of displaced individuals and see how the act of gardening becomes a common language of dignity between people and a bridge to build community.2022-06-0231 min
Centre for Minorities Research PodcastIs inclusivity an academic skill?In this episode Anushrut Ramakrishnan Agrwaal, a PhD Candidate in Film Studies at the University of St Andrews talks to Lara Jost, a PhD Candidate in Philosophy who also manages Philosophy's academic skills workshops for undergraduate students. Anushrut and Lara discuss the potential uses of the Academic Skills Projects workshops to make the discipline of Philosophy more inclusive, as well as the challenges facing it. The podcast seeks to elucidate on local practices that those concerned with equality, diversity, and inclusiveness within the University could support. Further, it offers a grassroots level perspective on how and why disciplines become...2022-02-2327 minCentre for Minorities Research PodcastPinkwashing and queer grassroot activism in Palestine/IsraelIn this episode Manar Kawasmi, a PhD Candidate in Social Anthropology at the University of St Andrews talks to Haneen Maikey, a Palestinian feminist queer activist and organiser. Haneen is the co-founder and former director of al-Qaws for Sexual and Gender Diversity in Palestinian Society, which is a Palestinian LGBT+ grassroots activist organisation. Manar and Haneen discuss the context in which al-Qaws was established and its main goals in countering colonialism, homophobia, and patriarchy. They also talk about pinkwashing and how it exposes the relationship between these three forces. For al-Qaws, countering pinkwashing works as a main queer activist s...2022-01-2537 minCentre for Minorities Research PodcastDiversifying a Discipline: The Expanding German Studies NetworkIn this episode, we discover the Expanding German Studies network with one of its founders, Dr Tom Smith, a Lecturer in German Studies at the School of Modern Languages at the University of St Andrews, and Gwendoline Choi, a German Studies Masters student. Expanding German Studies (EGS) is a collaborative resource, blog and collective, focussing on promoting teaching that reflects the diversity of German-speaking culture. EGS aims to better represent German Studies’ multitude of voices and to connect existing diversity work between different universities in the UK.2021-12-0732 minCentre for Minorities Research PodcastThe life of Behrooz Boochani: a study of refugee identity in “No Friends but the Mountains”In our fifth episode Parisa Saghafian, a recent graduate student from the University of St. Andrews in the Erasmus Mundus Masters of Crossways in Cultural Narratives, reflects on the life of Behrouz Boochani and his memoir “No Friends but the Mountains”, exploring his Kurdish and refugee identity.
Bibliography used for the podcast:
Boochani, Behrooz `No friends but the mountains: Writing from Manus prison` translated by Omid Tofighian, pub by Picador Publications, 2018.
Burnett, Karl `Feeling like an outsider: a case study of refugee identity in the Czech Republic`, Research Paper No. 251 in New issues in re...2021-11-1022 min
Centre for Minorities Research PodcastGender sensitivity in LanguagesIn our fourth episode, Federica Consiglio, an undergraduate in German and Comparative Literature at the University of St. Andrews, analyses different points of view on the issue of including greater gender sensitivity in languages, both in their everyday use and in their grammatical structure. Looking at possible practical solutions that have recently been explored by linguists and their relevant critiques in Italian and German, encouraging greater awareness on the subject, solutions and most importantly, to understand the need of a cultural change, together with a linguistic one.2021-08-1714 min
Centre for Minorities Research PodcastA conversation with Laura Moncada: Women and girls issues in VenezuelaOur third episode features Laura Jane Henderson, a Scottish second-year International Relations and Spanish undergraduate student at the University of St. Andrews, and Laura Moncada, an incoming NYU Abu Dhabi student from Venezuela. They discuss the work Moncada is undertaking to improve the lives of women and girls, as well as the issues women face in South America.2021-07-1430 minCentre for Minorities Research PodcastThe life of Charlotte von MahlsdorfIn our second episode, Sam Osborn, a third-year PhD student in German Studies (SoML) at the University of St Andrews, explores the life of Charlotte von Mahlsdorf through her memoir and diary. Charlotte was a transgender woman who lived in the Weimar Republic, the Third Reich, and the socialist German Democratic Republic.2021-06-0220 minCentre for Minorities Research PodcastA conversation with Dr Ankur Datta: Displacement among Kashmiri Pandits in Jammu and KashmiriIn the inaugural episode, Camila Marinelli, a second-year PhD student in Social Anthropology at the University of St Andrews, is joined by Dr Ankur Datta, Assistant Professor of Sociology at the South Asian University. Taking the lead from the term 'displacement', Camila and Ankur discuss their work with indigenous students in Brazilian universities and Kashmiri Pandits in Jammu and Kashmir, India, respectively. They talk about mental health and conflict and the moralities of conducting ethnographic research on and about minorities.2021-05-041h 22
Cracks Podcast con Oso Trava#014. María Ariza - Emprendedoras, Mentores y la Peor Experiencia de mi VidaDime qué piensas del episodio.“Es parte de la historia de un emprendedor asumir que no todas las cosas te van a salir como las pensaste.” - María ArizaMaría es Directora General de la Bolsa Institucional de Valores (BIVA), que nace en el año 2013 con el objetivo de crecer el mercado bursátil mexicano. Con anterioridad, María se desempeñó como Directora General de la Asociación Mexicana de Capital Privado (AMEXCAP).Previamente, María trabajó en el equipo de inversión del NAFTA Fund de México, como Direct...2019-04-291h 09