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In aflevering 2 van 'Wat zullen ze zeggen, Meltem?' gaat Meltem Halaceli in gesprek met actrice, theatermaakster en zangeres Meral Polat over de feministische waarden die zij heeft meegekregen van haar ouders.

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In deze eerste aflevering gaat Meltem in gesprek met haar eigen moeder, die in Turkije de roerige jaren 70 en 80 meemaakte. De feministische beweging heeft haar gevormd, en beïnvloedde ook de opvoeding van Meltem. Met Bertil Emrah Oder, hoogleraar rechtsgeleerdheid aan de Koç Universiteit in Istanbul, spreekt ze over de geschiedenis van de vrouwenbeweging.

Philosopher and author Simon(e) van Saarloos once again seeks depth in a remarkable conversation and, with Simon(e)s typical carefulness, asks very accurate questions. Listen how the American poet, essayist and author Claudia Rankine (Just Us: An American Conversation, Citizen: An American Lyric) is increasingly withdrawn from the podcast conversation and gets more and more involved. Enjoy the reading by poet Rosabelle Illes in which she responds to the conversation.

In the second Writers Unlimited podcast, philosopher and writer Simon(e) van Saarloos invites the New York-based poet, performer, visual artist, and educator Pamela Sneed for an Asterisk conversation – “een sterretjesgesprek”. Asterik conversations expand and overlap, trusting that different themes and threads interweave and cross, influencing each other. The asterisk resists the idea of core business, of a single issue struggle (Audre Lorde) or truth with a capital T. As Jack Halberstam writes in Trans*: the asterisk refuses to “situate transition in relation to destination, a final form, a specific shape, or an established configuration of desire and identity”.

The Asterisk Conversations features each episode a writer overseas and invites a maker based in The Netherlands to create a new work in response. This way, each podcast ends with the beginning of a new conversation. And this time it was very obvious that we should invite Jolyn Phillips to respond. Jolyn is a writer, poet, composer, singer and activist. Her 2016 debut collection of short stories, Tjieng Tjang Tjerries, received critical praise, was shortlisted for the University of Johannesburg Prize for best debut, and won the NIHSS Prize for best fiction. Phillips herself adapted the stories for the stage. More of her poems and short stories have appeared in various magazines and anthologies.

Credits The Asterisk Conversations #2 | Writers Unlimited
Guests: Pamela Sneed & Jolyn Phillips
Host: Simon(e) van Saarloos
Editor: Ilonka Reintjens
Audio editor: Jörgen Gario Unom JG
Transcription: Terry Ezra
Thanks to: Robin Vinck

In the first Writers Unlimited podcast, philosopher and writer Simon(e) van Saarloos invites the internationally-beloved storyteller and Professor of Creative Writing Nalo Hopkinson for an Asterisk conversation – “een sterretjesgesprek”. Asterik conversations expand and overlap, trusting that different themes and threads interweave and cross, influencing each other. The asterisk resists the idea of core business, of a single issue struggle (Audre Lorde) or truth with a capital T. As Jack Halberstam writes in Trans*: the asterisk refuses to “situate transition in relation to destination, a final form, a specific shape, or an established configuration of desire and identity”.

The Asterisk Conversations features each episode a writer overseas and invites a maker based in The Netherlands to create a new work in response. This way, each podcast ends with the beginning of a new conversation. And this time it was very obvious that we should invite Tirsa With to respond. Tirsa With is an audio-storyteller, and she builds on the traditions of her Maroon Surinamese heritage which taught her the importance of multiplicity of voice and the way audio creates space for this. Tirsa has decided to respond with her story on the questions that Nalo and I share on non-linear time.

Credits The Asterisk Conversations #1 | Writers Unlimited
Guests: Nalo Hopkinson & Tirsa With
Host: Simon(e) van Saarloos
Editor: Ilonka Reintjens
Audio editor: Jörgen Gario Unom JG
Transcription: Terry Ezra
Special Thanks: Mitchell Renardus