colonialism
3 podcasts
05.03.2025
0 MIN
Spanish
Son[i]a #422
Tania Safura Adam
Tania Safura Adam
In this podcast, researcher, writer and curator Tania Safura Adam takes us inside her research processes and strategies to revive the individual and collective memories of blackness in Spain: an urgent and tenacious writing operation based on fragments that are often scattered and disjointed. The public dissemination of these silenced and ignored narratives has the power to make us feel uncomfortable, and in this discomfort lies the potential for transformation. We also talk about gaps in the archive, about potential archives, and about what it means to take responsibility for this. And on a more personal note, about what motherhood and child rearing in the diaspora means for her and for many other women.
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18.02.2025
93 MIN
English
Son[i]a #421
Mabel O. WIlson
Mabel O. WIlson
In this podcast, we start by asking architect, curator and researcher Mabel O. Wilson to talk about her personal, educational, and professional development, in response to a lack or silencing of critical thought. We then discuss ideas of land, property, and possession, and also—based on the context of her recent trip to the West Bank—colonial encounters, spatial aspects of enclosures, and degrees of containment. Mabel reminds younger generations of the importance of using architecture not just as a means to build and design, but also to gather, observe, and build relations, to understand history from a different perspective, and to survive within the current socio-political climate, without giving in to despair.
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31.10.2024
94 MIN
English
Son[i]a #412
Vijay Prashad
Vijay Prashad
In this podcast, Marxist historian, editor, and journalist Vijay Prashad emphasises the power of storytelling, expressing emotion as he critiques imperialism and raises awareness about war. While disagreeing with hyper-imperialism, he recognises the uncertain material conditions that underpin conservative ideologies. Reflecting on Palestinian oppression, he thoughtfully revisits the intertwined histories of European colonialism and antisemitism, with a particular focus on the German context. Though fatigued by dishonest discourse, he finds hope in the dissent of younger generations and the socially constructed courage they embody. And despite attempts at silencing, he embraces the defiant spirit of protest, rallying behind the cry: ¡No pasarán!
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