Migrations: A World on the Move

Cornell University's Migrations Initiative

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Migrations: A World on the Move is a podcast that seeks to understand our world through the interconnected movements that shape it. With each episode, postdoc Eleanor Paynter speaks with experts who highlight how multidisciplinary multi-species perspectives on migration help us understand key global issues. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

08/07/2023

Crossing Foodways

In our final episode of the season, we talk to guests Philip Gleissner, Harry Eli Kashdan, and Reem Kassis about their book of essays and recipes called Resilient Kitchens: American Immigrant Cooking in a Time of Crisis, Essays and Recipes. Philip and Harry are editors of the book, which features immigrant restaurateurs, chefs, scholars, food writers, and activists. Although this book has its origins in the pandemic, the relevance and impact of the stories within go far beyond it. LinksPhilip GleissnerHarry Eli KashdanReem KassisResilient Kitchens: American Immigrant Cooking in a Time of Crisis, Essays and RecipesThe COVID Food Archive Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

43 min
06/02/2023

Crossing Racial Borders

E. Tendayi Achiume is a professor of law at UCLA. Her research focuses on international migration, refugee displacement, and especially the role of international law in shaping the way that borders work. Today’s episode covers a broad scope of Achiume’s work, including colonialism, human rights, and migration. This episode is a podcast mashup with Ufahamu Africa, a podcast on life and politics on the African continent, and Eleanor is joined by the show's co-host, Rachel Beatty Riedl, for the interview. LinksE. Tendayi AchiumeRacial Borders by E. Tendayi AchiumeMigration as Decolonization by E. Tendayi AchiumeReport of the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, E. Tendayi Achiume - Ecological crisis, climate justice and racial justice Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

51 min
05/08/2023

Crossing Cultures

In a visit to Novellara, Italy, last summer, our host Eleanor Paynter and guest host Elena Bellina learned about the community of Sikh Indians who began migrating to the area in the 1980s. The Sikhs are one of more than 50 different immigrant communities among the town's residents, but they've played an important role in shaping the region. As you'll hear in this episode, the story of this community is one about the search for stability, building and sustaining a sense of home in a new place, and the crossing of cultures. Our guests are Iqbal Singh, vice president of the town's gurdwara, Elena Carletti, the mayor of Novellara, and Barbara Bertolani, a sociologist studying Sikh communities in Italy. LinksElena CarlettiBarbara BertolaniGurdwara Singh Sabha in NovellaraNovellara, Italy"Attending Houses of Worship as Homes Out of the Home" by Barbara Bertolani and Sara BonfantiNovellara photo project by Jai ToorMovement to have Sikhism Formally Recognized by the Italian State (in Italian)Coverage of the 2023 Nagar Kirtan Celebrations (in Italian) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

39 min
04/26/2023 · BONUS

Out Now: The Next Monsoon

The next episode of Migrations: A World on the Move is coming soon! In the meantime, enjoy this introduction to a new podcast from our colleagues at the South Asia Program, available now wherever you get your podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

1 min
03/15/2023

Crossing Dance

Our guest today is Momar Ndiaye, assistant professor of dance at Ohio State University (OSU) and a celebrated choreographer. Momar’s work in African dance and contemporary dance is internationally recognized, and he’s toured across the U.S. and abroad. In our conversation, we view migration through the lens of dance and recognize it as an embodied experience. To interview Momar, Eleanor is joined by Amy Shuman, professor emerita at OSU. Her formative work in narrative studies includes books, articles, and collaborations on human rights and political asylum. Momar, Amy, and Eleanor talk broadly about human rights and migration in postcolonial contexts, ideas of how human rights operate and fail, and what that has to do with the crossing of borders. LinksMomar NdiayeAmy ShumanTechnologies of Suspicion and the Ethics of Obligation in Political Asylum edited by Bridget M. Haas and Amy ShumanUniversal Declaration of Human RightsWest and Central Africa - Precarious Migration Routes to Europe - West African Atlantic Route"Frontex Planning Operations in Senegal and Mauritania, Claims NGO" Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

51 min
12/07/2022

Crossing Memory

This summer, hosts Eleanor Paynter and Elena Bellina visited the Fondazione Archivio Diaristico Nazionale in Italy, an archive of stories and writing ranging from diaries to handwritten notes on loose slips of paper. Eleanor and Elena spoke with the director of the archive, Natalia Cangi, and researcher Giorgia Alù for this episode about the migrant stories present in the archive. Thanks to Isabella Corletto for her translation and voice acting for this episode. Links Giorgia AlùFondazione Archivio Diaristico NazionalePiccolo Museo del Diaro (Little Museum of Diaries)DiMMi ProjectOpening Australia’s Multilingual Archive project2021 DiMMi Award Presentation2022 DiMMi Award Presentation Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

41 min
09/13/2022

Crossing Language

This season, we're thinking about crossing, not only the physical crossing of national borders, but various forms of encounter and exchange that happen because of those migrations. Several episodes this season will look closely at crossing in the context of Italy, exploring how language and culture cross borders, how the focus on historical migrations helps us understand the present, and more. For these episodes, host Eleanor Paynter partners with colleague and guest host Elena Bellina, adjunct professor of Italian at New York University. Today's conversation is with multilingual writers Ubah Cristina Ali Farah and Amara Lakhous, whose work has been shaped by their own crossings. LinksAmara Lakhous"How Somali Women Are Breaking Tradition to Write Novels" in BBC News"Reimagining Italy through Black Women's Eyes"Commander of the River by Ubah Cristina Ali Farah"Bambi" by Ubah Cristina Ali FarahLe Stazioni della Luna by Ubah Cristina Ali FarahLa danza dell'orice (Words for Portraits) by Ubah Cristina Ali FarahDispute Over a Very Italian Piglet by Amara LakhousThe Night Bird by Amara LakhousInterview of Amara Lakhous in Full Stop Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

52 min
06/24/2022 · BONUS

Bonus: Refuge, Refusal, Rights

In this episode, we share a conversation with Dr. Lamis Abdelaaty and Dr. Rebecca Hamlin about refugee status in policy and in discourse, and more broadly about the categories and labels we use to talk about migration. We talked to Lamis and Rebecca last fall on Cornell’s campus after an event where they presented from their new books. With this episode, we’re rounding out our season on waiting. Thank you for listening as we have reflected on experiences of limbo from the U.S.-Mexico border, to the Underground Railroad, to Palestinian camps, to Tibetan exile here in Ithaca, NY. Limbo and questions of time haunt nearly every conversation about border crossing and asylum. You’ll hear some of that nuance in our conversation today. LinksLamis AbdelaatyRebecca HamlinRefuge, Refusal, Rights: A Conversation with Lamis Abdelaaty and Rebecca Hamlin in fall 2021Crossing: How We Label and React to People on the Move by Rebecca HamlinDiscrimination and Delegation: Explaining State Responses to Refugees by Lamis AbdelaatyJournal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies, Volume 20, Issue 2 (2022) edited with an introduction by Lamis Abdelaaty and Rebecca Hamlin Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Migrations: A World on the Move is a podcast that seeks to understand our world through the interconnected movements that shape it. With each episode, postdoc Eleanor Paynter speaks with experts who highlight how multidisciplinary multi-species perspectives on migration help us understand key global issues. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Cornell University's Migrations Initiative
Years Active

2021 - 2023
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19
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