Human Rights in Transit Podcast
1) Episode 10: A conversation with Karma Chávez
Hosts Dr. Jennifer Suchland and PhD student Pritha Prasad speak with University of Texas, Austin professor Dr. Karma Chávez. They discusses the practice of coalitions, the importance of intersectiona...Show More
2) Episode 9: Precarious Journeys—Transit at EU Borders
In this episode, Kathryn Metz and Eleanor Paynter discuss conditions of transit for migrants both outside and inside EU borders. What factors shape the journeys of migrants as they reach and attempt t...Show More
3) Episode 8: Human Rights - Multiple Origin Stories
Dr. Jennifer Suchland and Dr. Katherine Marino discuss different origin stories for human rights.
4) Episode 7: Linguistic Profiling and Discrimination in Higher Education
A conversation between graduate students at Ohio State University about language, linguistic practices, and issues of discrimination in higher education.
5) Episode 6: Europe’s “Refugee Crisis”: What Kind of Crisis? For Whom?
This episode focuses on contemporary migration to the EU, and in particular on circumstances related to Mediterranean crossing. Eleanor Paynter, a PhD student in the Department of Comparative Studies,...Show More
6) Episode 4: Translating the Transnational
Sujatha Subramanian, a PhD student in Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies, is in conversation with fellow OSU graduate students Jennifer Nunes and Tatsiana Shchurko about the complexities of transla...Show More
7) Episode 5: Rethinking Representation in Diaspora: Art, Research, and Community Building
This episode takes up questions related to the potential of art for community building by focusing on a Columbus-based project with the local Somali community. Eleanor Paynter, a PhD student in the De...Show More
8) Episode 3: What is a sanctuary city?
In episode three, we discuss the issue of sanctuary, which is now widely discussed in local governments and university campuses across the nation. With the recent rise in political rhetoric and polic...Show More
9) Episode 2: Problematizing Humanitarian Intervention in Latin America
Malia Lee Womack, a PhD/MA Ohio State student in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and Latin American Studies (respectively), interviews Dr. Katherine Borland, an Associate Professor of Folklore ...Show More
10) Episode 1: Thinking Across Refugee and Indigenous (Re)Settlement
In episode one, we feature a dialogue between Professors Amy Shuman and Daniel Rivers on the interconnections between the refugee and resettlement experiences of Indigenous Americans and those coming ...Show More