Maaza Mengiste presenta "IL re ombra" (Einaudi) con Antonio Monda.

In questo romanzo si racconta una parte di storia che poco viene narrata, quella in cui le donne svolgono un ruolo attivo. Le vicende sono quelle di Hirut e Aster, appunto, che, nonostante l’iniziale riluttanza e il continuo scetticismo da parte degli uomini, guidano una rivolta contro l’esercito di fascisti, capitanato dal terribile Carlo Fucelli. Le vicende si intrecciano con quelle del soldato Ettore Navarra, il fotografo dell’esercito, un ebreo, a cui viene dato l’ordine sadico e pornografico di immortalare esecuzioni e nudi femminili.

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8 aprile 2021

☀️ Desiderare il mondo: Maaza Mengiste

Amateur treasure hunters race to uncover $100,000 in gold and silver after a man buries his entire jewelry store around the state of Michigan. Hunters are given clues and left to explore the woods.

This episode contains strong language, sensitive listeners please be advised.

BIG thanks to Johnny & everyone out on the hunt for sharing your story with us! Learn more about Johnny and his treasure quest on his website and Facebook.

Produced by Will McCarthy, original score by Derek Barber

Artwork by Teo Ducot

Season 12 – Episode 41

The King's Ransom

Previously in this podcast we examined Prof AbdouMaliq Simone’s talk on ‘Blackness and the Urban’, and used it to think through the racialised city. In this episode, we unpack another key aspect of Simone’s talk: his articulation of Blackness as a form of unsettling. We are joined by the social anthropologist Dr Hélène Neveu Kringelbach, whose work takes us to Francophone West Africa. Dr. Hélène Neveu Kringelbach is Associate Professor of African Anthropology at UCL.

You can find out more and access the transcript here: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/urban-lab/transcript-black-urbanisms-unsettling-and-collectives-run

Black Urbanisms - Episode 3: Black Urbanisms, Unsettling and Collectives on the Run

On July 21st, 2021, The Phelan US Centre’s Chris Gilson spoke to Professor Michael Cox of LSE IDEAS about his new article in the journal, International Politics, “What do Think Tanks do? Chatham House in search of the United States” and how think tanks affect policymaking in the UK and the US. They also discuss his upcoming book of essays Agonies of Empire, which outlines the ways in which five very different American Presidents have addressed the complex legacies left them by their predecessors while dealing with the longer-term problems of running a modern-day empire under increasing stress. This Extra Inning was produced Chris Gilson, Michaela Herrmann, and Elina Ganatra.
 
Professor Michael Cox is the Founding Director of LSE IDEAS. He was appointed to a Chair at the LSE in 2002, having previously held positions in the UK at The Queen's University of Belfast and the Department of International Politics, Aberystwyth. He helped establish the Cold War Studies Centre at the LSE in 2004 and later co-founded LSE IDEAS in 2008 with Arne Westad.

The Ballpark | Extra Innings: How UK Think Tanks influence US policymaking, with Prof. Michael Cox

From the Orionid meteor shower to International Observe The Moon Night, it’s a great weekend to look up.

Science Friday

This Weekend, Take Time For The Moon

Ecologists explain why tidal marshes are “the most valuable ecosystem you’ve never heard of,” and how to save them from rising seas.

Save The Wetlands, Save The World

The podcast ‘World According To Sound’ shows how there is more than one way to listen to a bolt of lightning.

The World According To Sound: Listening To Lightning

A new podcast from WSHU Public Radio explores the intersection of Native American territory, climate change, and suburbia in one of the wealthiest parts of the East Coast.

On Long Island, A Tribal Nation Faces Growing Pressures

Native American protesters and their allies have helped keep substantial amounts of fossil fuels in the ground.

Indigenous Activists Helped Save Almost A Billion Tons Of Carbon Per Year

Biological samples have been used for purposes that don’t benefit indigenous people. The Native BioData Consortium is working to change that.

Indigenious-Led Biology, Designed For Native Communities

An FDA advisory panel met this week to debate the role of COVID-19 vaccine boosters, and mixing and matching different vaccines.

More Boosters, For More People

Promuove e produce cultura, tutti i giorni, per tutt*, nelle sue tre sedi – Torino, Novara e Rivoli – con rassegne e festival. Un progetto di Regione Piemonte

☀️ Desiderare il mondo: Maaza Mengiste

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