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Diaspora with Diasporastan
FromHigh Theory
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Length:
19 minutes
Released:
Jun 1, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
In our second crossover episode, Saronik talks to Maryyum Mehmood and Aditya Desai, the hosts of Diasporastan, a podcast for discussions on the South Asian diaspora, both as topic and lens through which to view the world. They talk about the podcast, and what the word ‘diaspora’ has meant to them in identitarian and generative capacities.
Maryyum is a socio-political analyst, cultural commentator and community cohesion expert. Along with her interfaith work, she teaches in the Department of Theology and Religion at the University of Birmingham.
Aditya is a writer, teacher, and activist in Baltimore. His stories and essays have appeared in in B O D Y, Barrelhouse Magazine, The Rumpus, The Millions, The Margins, District Lit, The Kartika Review, The Aerogram, and others.
Image: The logo of Diasporastan, created by Nirja Desai (@kalakar on Instagram)
Music used in promotional material: ‘The Beginning or the End’ by Nicholas Mackin
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Maryyum is a socio-political analyst, cultural commentator and community cohesion expert. Along with her interfaith work, she teaches in the Department of Theology and Religion at the University of Birmingham.
Aditya is a writer, teacher, and activist in Baltimore. His stories and essays have appeared in in B O D Y, Barrelhouse Magazine, The Rumpus, The Millions, The Margins, District Lit, The Kartika Review, The Aerogram, and others.
Image: The logo of Diasporastan, created by Nirja Desai (@kalakar on Instagram)
Music used in promotional material: ‘The Beginning or the End’ by Nicholas Mackin
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Released:
Jun 1, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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