Between, Across, and Through

On today's episode we discuss what happened to Beirut's City Centre after the Civil War in Lebanon. We take a look at how the land was reclaimed after the conflict, who was served best by the expropriation of land, and the consequences that the reconstruction had for regular citizens. Please join us, as Professor Kevin Lewis O'Neill sits down with Professor Nada Moumtaz, from the University of Toronto. -- This podcast is sponsored by the Centre for Diaspora and Transnational Studies at the University of Toronto. Our Host is Professor Kevin Lewis O'Neill. Between, Across, & Through is produced, edited, and mixed by Ianeke L Romero cc This work by Ianeke L Romero, The Centre for Diaspora and Transnational Studies, and - Between, Across, and Through is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) . Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available at thecdtspodcast@gmail.com (https://creativecommons.org/choose/thecdtspodcast@gmail.com) .   

How does a colony build nationhood after independence? How do they define who they are, and how they're different - through their sovereignty? How can music help shape and build a nation? In today's episode, we discuss all these questions, as we examine the Independence movement in Jamaica. In particular, we will discuss how one LP (and the musicians behind it) reflected the attitudes and beliefs of pro-black civil rights movements of the 60's. Please join us, as Professor Kevin Lewis O'Neill sits down with Professor Ted Sammons, from the University of Toronto. In this episode, we will discuss the legacy of the Workshop Octet, their album Jazz Jamaica, and how they imagined the project of nationhood should move forward. -- This podcast is sponsored by the Centre for Diaspora and Transnational Studies at the University of Toronto. Our Host is Professor Kevin Lewis O'Neill. Between, Across, & Through is produced, edited, and mixed by Ianeke L Romero cc This work by Ianeke L Romero, The Centre for Diaspora and Transnational Studies, and - Between, Across, and Through is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) . Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available at thecdtspodcast@gmail.com (https://creativecommons.org/choose/thecdtspodcast@gmail.com) .   

Thousands fleeing violence Thousands desperate for hope A long, dangerous journey across an unforgiving sea. The result: thousands drowned, displaced, orphaned, stranded, and alone. Professor Kevin Lewis O'Neill is joined by Professor Naor Ben-Yehoyada, from the University of Columbia - in a conversation recorded in 2019. In this episode, we will discuss the refugee crisis in the Mediterranean, -- and how re-framing the conversations we have about refugees can open a political avenue to help alleviate the ongoing suffering in the Mediterranean Sea. -- This podcast is sponsored by the Centre for Diaspora and Transnational Studies at the University of Toronto. Our Host is Professor Kevin Lewis O'Neill. Between, Across, & Through is produced, edited, and mixed by Ianeke L Romero -- cc This work by Ianeke L Romero, The Centre for Diaspora and Transnational Studies, and - Between, Across, and Through is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) . Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available at thecdtspodcast@gmail.com (https://creativecommons.org/choose/thecdtspodcast@gmail.com) .   

During the 19th Century, Britain still held onto many of its colonial territories. But throughout the world, the abolishment of slavery was spreading fast. In the Caribbean and at home, amelioration became a heated topic, used both by abolitionists and slave-owners, to advocate for their interests and decide the future of the sugar-cane industry and the people bound to it.  Today, Professor Kevin Lewis O'Neill is joined by Professor Padraic Scanlan, from the University of Toronto. In this episode, we will discuss how the implementation of amelioration policies did not intend to end racism against newly freed people in the Caribbean. -- This podcast is sponsored by the Centre for Diaspora and Transnational Studies at the University of Toronto. Our Host is Professor Kevin Lewis O'Neill. Between, Across, & Through is produced, edited, and mixed by Ianeke L Romero

*This episode features some graphic content. Listener discretion is advised* Music is often the only way to express sorrow, loss, and perhaps leave your story behind. This might be especially true for some Jewish communities, who were rounded up and killed during the Holocaust.  Today, Professor Kevin Lewis O'Neill is joined by Professor Anna Shternshis - Director of the Anne Tanenbaum Centre for Jewish Studies at the University of Toronto In this episode, we will discuss Yiddish Glory - a research project that revives Yiddish songs that were thought lost or destroyed.  The songs feature lyrics and poetry written by jews in concentration camps -- and cover issues like Soviet Jewish wartime service in the Red Army, survival and death in Nazi-occupied Europe. These songs were curated, arranged, and performed throughout Europe. -- later they were recorded into an album.  All the music in this episode was used with permission from Professor Shternshis. The full album can be found at soundcloud.com/yiddishglory To learn more about this project please visit http://www.yiddishglory.com. -- This podcast is sponsored by the Centre for Diaspora and Transnational Studies at the University of Toronto. Our Host is Professor Kevin Lewis O'Neill. Between, Across, & Through is produced, edited, and mixed by Ianeke L Romero

Ballet appears to have a very well studied and rigid history. But what happens when you dig a little deeper into its less well-known past? What can ballet tell us about Peruvian emperors and french colonizers?  Today, Professor Kevin Lewis O'Neill is joined by Professor VK Preston, from the Centre for Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies at the University of Toronto. In this episode, we will discuss how the history of French ballet allows us to explore themes of appropriation, extraction, political dissent, and indigenous ideologies of third gender. -- This podcast is sponsored by the Centre for Diaspora and Transnational Studies at the University of Toronto. Our Host is Professor Kevin Lewis O'Neill. Between, Across, & Through is produced, edited, and mixed by Ianeke L Romero

Filipino fashion is a system that opens a window to questions of nationalism, colonialism, and the politics of respectability. Couture fashion there serves the powerful and the wealthy, and is integral to the life of the elites. Today, Professor Kevin Lewis O'Neill is joined by Professor Denise Cruz, from the Department of Anthropology and Comparative Literature at Columbia University. In this episode, we will explore how the world of Filipino couture disrupts the romance of globalization through slow design, slow production, and slow survival. -- This podcast is sponsored by the Centre for Diaspora and Transnational Studies at the University of Toronto. Our Host is Professor Kevin Lewis O'Neill. Between, Across, & Through is produced, edited, and mixed by Ianeke L Romero

Colombia's history of armed conflict has left its scar on the country... But even through war, one thing that never seemed to stop was the shipping of goods through the Magdalena River. This river is an ever-changing fluid highway of bends, sandbars, and channels that can only be navigated by the expert hands of the captains and crews of Colombia's barge convoys. It is a world dominated by men, where strangers are rarely permitted. Please join us as Professor Kevin Lewis O’Neill sits down with Professor Austin Zeiderman to discuss his trip aboard a shipping barge along the Magdalena River. -- This podcast is sponsored by the Centre for Diaspora and Transnational Studies at the University of Toronto. Our Host is Professor Kevin Lewis O'Neill. Between, Across, & Through is produced, edited, and mixed by Ianeke L Romero

There is a lot of research about LGBTQ+ communities. Right? Maybe. But is there enough?  Professor Andrea Allen argues not.  In today's episode of Between, Across, and Through, we travel with her to examine the lives and relationships of lesbian women in Brazil.    Please join us as Professor Kevin Lewis O’Neill sits down to discuss how the embodiment of lesbian sexuality sits at an intersection of race, socioeconomic status, and gender roles.  -- This podcast is sponsored by the Centre for Diaspora and Transnational Studies at the University of Toronto. Our Host is Professor Kevin Lewis O'Neill. Between, Across, & Through is produced, edited, and mixed by Ianeke L Romero

If Life is Gouda... Why are we talking about cheese? Cheese production is about something larger than whether you throw a good cheese party or not.  It’s larger than whether a single cheese shop in your trendy neighbourhood stays open or closes.  Cheese is a multi-billion dollar industry that ties together networks of people across the world. It is a commodity that sustains us, and makes us into certain kinds of people: someone who likes Kraft Singles, or gruyere.  It's just one moment in a larger and growing world of critical food studies, in which scholars across the world understand food as a larger production of culture and identity.   Please join us as Professor Kevin Lewis O’Neill sits down with Professor Ken MacDonald––a founding member of the Culinaria Research Centre, Toronto’s new hub for food studies.  -- This podcast is sponsored by the Centre for Diaspora and Transnational Studies at the University of Toronto. Our Host is Professor Kevin Lewis O'Neill. Between, Across, & Through is produced, edited, and mixed by Ianeke L Romero

Do you love research, but have a hard time narrowing down on your scope? You're not alone. On today's episode we'll look at the research agenda designed by Professor Tania Li to organize, guide, and develop research on the topic of "the proper job." Please join us as Professor Kevin Lewis O’Neill sits down with Professor Li to discuss the research possibilities that the idea of the "proper job" has to offer. View the working paper on which the conversation was based here (https://cdts.utoronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Beyond-the-proper-job-Ferguson-and-Li.pdf) . -- This podcast is sponsored by the Centre for Diaspora and Transnational Studies at the University of Toronto. Our Host is Professor Kevin Lewis O'Neill. Between, Across, & Through is produced, edited, and mixed by Ianeke L Romero.

Canada tends to compare itself to the United States in a positive light when it comes to dealing with citizenship and migration. Canada's entire cultural policy revolves around the idea of multiculturalism... but what does that really mean? Today, Professor Kevin Lewis O’Neill sits down with Professor Rinaldo Walcott to discuss Canada's diversity policies, which often hide the harsh reality of inequality and racism in our society. -- This podcast is sponsored by the Centre for Diaspora and Transnational Studies at the University of Toronto. Our Host is Professor Kevin Lewis O'Neill. Between, Across, & Through is produced, edited, and mixed by Ianeke L Romero.

We like to imagine that our understanding of the past is well rounded. But history has secrets and, too often, we’ve settled for incomplete stories. Mostly, we know tales that are loud, bold, and dominant.  They dictate what stories are told... and what is left to be forgotten. Today, Professor Kevin Lewis O’Neill sits down with Professor Nhung Tran to look at the lives of Vietnamese Catholics in the seventeenth century. They discuss how taking a closer look and reading between the lines can unlock the secrets that the dead leave behind and shift the narrative of our past. -- This podcast is sponsored by the Centre for Diaspora and Transnational Studies at the University of Toronto. Our Host is Professor Kevin Lewis O'Neill. Between, Across, & Through is produced, edited, and mixed by Ianeke L Romero.

Controversy can come from almost anywhere. With outlets like Facebook and Twitter, even the most entertaining of topics can get out of hand. So, it’s important to understand that entertainment sits atop years of historical and cultural context. And people, because of how they fit into that history, can have visceral reactions to things that to some appear inconsequential. Questions like ‘who cares?’ or ‘why does it even matter?’ are important... They are key to understanding the discourse and exposing the larger issues at hand. Today, Professor Kevin Lewis O’Neill sits down with Professor Farzaneh Hemmasi to discuss how the Googoosh Music Academy stirred up the emotions of millions of people—spread across the globe all at once—and how those emotions were tied to a deep understanding of what it means to be Iranian. -- This podcast is sponsored by the Centre for Diaspora and Transnational Studies at the University of Toronto. Our Host is Professor Kevin Lewis O'Neill. Between, Across, & Through is produced, edited, and mixed by Ianeke L Romero.

How does Freud understand language, and how does this language change between the different levels of id, ego, and the super-ego? This episode explores the diasporic nature of psychoanalysis, by looking at jokes, dreams, and the very history of its founder. Please join us today for a conversation with Professor Naomi Seidman from the University of Toronto. -- This podcast is sponsored by the Centre for Diaspora and Transnational Studies at the University of Toronto. Our Host is Professor Kevin Lewis O'Neill. Between, Across, & Through is produced, edited, and mixed by Ianeke L Romero.

Space… space… space-  Yes there’s a whole lot of it out there.  But it’s also… here. The shape of the metro trolley,  the street names you glance at as you walk by,  the inside of a mascot’s costume. All these spaces govern the way we interact with each other, And the way we understand our world. How? Join us today for a conversation with Professor Ato Quayson from Stanford University. -- This podcast is sponsored by the Centre for Diaspora and Transnational Studies at the University of Toronto. Our Host is Professor Kevin Lewis O'Neill. Between, Across, & Through is produced, edited, and mixed by Ianeke L Romero.