Interwoven

Azka Rehman
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Join me, Azka Rehman – an undergraduate at the University of Oxford (Jesus College) – and my guests as we traverse the winding threads of literature, unravelling and reweaving the various patterns that shape stories, one conversation at a time. Centred on raw, unfiltered conversation, Interwoven is a space for students, creatives and academics  to discuss the enduring power of books and stories in an age that is increasingly shaped by anti-intellectualism, an age that demands justification for the very existence of the humanities.  This podcast is an invitation to slow down and ruminate on the various questions and themes that literature raises but refuses to neatly answer. Here, we linger in the textures, ambiguities and contradictions that leave edges frayed and knots twisted. Thoughts are allowed to wander and ideas are in a state of constant formation, never fully complete and always resistant to tidy conclusions.  Together, we will follow wherever the intertwining threads of literature may lead. Listen in every fortnight and join the conversation. 

Episodes

  1. 31 MAR

    Episode 2 - Seeing the World Through a Child's Eyes: A Conversation with Emma Boor

    Inspired by the TORCH event, 'Reading Choices in Young and SEND Children: A Conversation,' this episode explores how accessible forms of theatre, puppetry and performance can spark children’s interest in reading and storytelling.  I’m joined by Emma Boor, Creative Director of Wild Boor Ideas, to discuss the visceral responses that theatre often invites. We explore how interactive, sensory-based approaches can make theatre more accessible and enjoyable for SEND audiences. The immediacy of responses to children’s theatre opens performance up to something that lies beyond the written page as it refuses containment within scripts or rehearsed acts. We consider how this real-time unfolding of children’s theatre turns the stage into a kind of playground where the imagination runs free, as the mind transforms even the most mundane objects into entire worlds that spark wonder. The very act of storytelling becomes a gift, one that can be packaged and repackaged, opened and repurposed. We draw unexpected connections between Old English kennings and the sort of wordplay found in theatre and in children’s language, before turning to the problem of the impact of AI on literacy as we slowly edge towards a ‘postliterate’ age. At its heart, this episode is propelled forward by the spirit of play, brought to life by Emma’s infectious enthusiasm!     For more information about Emma Boor and Wild Boor Ideas, please visit this website: https://www.wildboor.com/.   Music credits go to Isobel (Issi) Marklew.

    58 min

  2. 29 MAR

    Episode 1 - The Craft of Comics: A Conversation with Sam Hart and Anvita Kopparthi

    What can comic books achieve that no other storytelling medium can?    In this episode, I’m joined by comic book artist and writer, Sam Hart, and Oxford English undergraduate, Anvita Kopparthi (the most avid reader of comics I know!), to unpick the intricacies that underpin graphic novels. Sam is based in London and has worked on a broad range of comics, varying from Joan of Arc to The Coldest City, which was turned into the movie, Atomic Blonde. He is currently working on the series, 10 Lost Days and you can find him on Instagram: @samrahart.    Drawing on over 30 years of experience, Sam shares his perspectives on the particular affordances of comic books: their ability to play with time, evoke emotion through colour and create meaning from the interplay between words and images. We consider how narrative coherence emerges from the interaction between negative and positive spaces, between what is said and what remains unsaid. We examine the political and social undercurrents that shape the narratives we often find in the pages of a graphic novel. The question of what makes a graphic novel distinct from a painting leads us to consider the creation of pace and motion within the pages of a comic. The seemingly modernist approach to piecing together fragments of time and emotion segues into a conversation about experiments within comic books such as Nightwing.    Grounded in our personal experiences of reading comics, we dive into the complexities of a genre (whether comics are a genre is a debate in itself…) that is often understudied despite being one of the most dynamic modes of storytelling today.  Music credits go to Isobel (Issi) Marklew.

    1hr 5min

  3. EPISODE 1

    Welcome to Interwoven!

    Welcome to Interwoven, a podcast where we follow the winding threads of literature, as they weave together stories and voices across time and cultures. In this episode, I share the inspiration that led to the creation of Interwoven. I talk about the vision and purpose that lie at the very heart of every conversation to come. Music credits go to Isobel (Issi) Marklew.

    6 min

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Join me, Azka Rehman – an undergraduate at the University of Oxford (Jesus College) – and my guests as we traverse the winding threads of literature, unravelling and reweaving the various patterns that shape stories, one conversation at a time. Centred on raw, unfiltered conversation, Interwoven is a space for students, creatives and academics  to discuss the enduring power of books and stories in an age that is increasingly shaped by anti-intellectualism, an age that demands justification for the very existence of the humanities.  This podcast is an invitation to slow down and ruminate on the various questions and themes that literature raises but refuses to neatly answer. Here, we linger in the textures, ambiguities and contradictions that leave edges frayed and knots twisted. Thoughts are allowed to wander and ideas are in a state of constant formation, never fully complete and always resistant to tidy conclusions.  Together, we will follow wherever the intertwining threads of literature may lead. Listen in every fortnight and join the conversation. 

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  • Creator
    Azka Rehman
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  • Episodes
    3
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