The International Podcast

Obinna Chukwu

The International Podcast looks at pivotal historical events that are important for understanding International Affairs today.

  1. 05/19/2021

    The Credits

    Thanks and Gratitude

    6 min

  2. 05/19/2021

    Bonus Episode

    All topics covered and the future of the continent. Ifedoyin Shotunde: Visual Artist and Sculptor

    1h 12m

  3. 05/19/2021

    Africa and The Neoliberal Age

    The rise of democracy, the evolution of tyranny and the nature of coups, the structural adjustment programs, and the intellectual, economic, and political transformations. Nic Cheeseman: Department of International Development, University of Birmingham. Nicole Beardsworth: Department of Political Science, University of Pretoria. Miles Larmer: Department of History, University of Oxford.

    47 min

  4. 05/19/2021

    International Organizations and African States

    United Nations and Africa, the role of Africans, the shifting narrative of Africa within these organisations. Sacha Hepburn: Department of History, Birkbeck University of London. Marie Huber: Department of History, Humboldt University of Berlin. Nicole Beardsworth: Department of Political Science, University of Pretoria.

    28 min

  5. 05/19/2021

    Apartheid and The International Stage

    The international nature of the resistance, uMkhonto we sizwe, the utilization of global organisations for the struggle. Brendon Nichols: School of English, University of Leeds. Nicole Beardsworth: Department of Political Science, University of Pretoria. Tamikar Sankar: Department of Media and Communications, London School of Economics.

    1h 5m

  6. 05/19/2021

    The Emergence of Pan-Arabism

    From Nasser to Sadat, the first Arab state to recognize Israel is African, and the role of the continent in the machinations of the Middle East Yotam Gidron: Department of History, Durham University Amina El-Abed: Managing Partner, Impart Peace

    1h 4m

  7. 05/19/2021

    Coups and Conflict

    The battle of ideologies, the role of Africans in the push and pull during the cold war, coup d'etats, civil wars and revolutions. Olayinka Ajala: Department of Politics and International Relations, Leeds Beckett University. Tinuke Adigun: School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University. Marie Huber: Department of History, Humboldt University of Berlin.

    56 min

  8. 05/19/2021

    Makerere African Writers Conference

    The role of literature, the conference, the impact of writing on society, the adoption of English, French, Portuguese as the educational languages of the new African states Brendon Nichols: School of English, University of Leeds James Currey: Editor of The African Writers Series at Heinemann (1967 - 1984) Mugabi Byenkya: Author of Dear Philomena

    1h 22m
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The International Podcast looks at pivotal historical events that are important for understanding International Affairs today.

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