Café Mehfil

Zahra Mansoor

Collective of conversations held at Café Mehfil, a virtuo-physical space for sociopolitical discourse by the Parsons Paris Student Government (The New School) amongst students and extended PP family rich with international perspectives on human culture.

Episodes

  1. 05/10/2021

    Racism at educational institutions

    Reflecting and unpacking the approach to racism and ethnicity at schools in 2021 and our wants from our education. Joined by guest student from the Educational University of Hong Kong.

    1h 36m

  2. 04/27/2021

    Our grandmas tell some stories

    In a laid back session, we had some of our grandmas (and one grandpa's video) come on to hear their stories, including embarrassing stories about their grandkids

    1h 40m
  3. Rap, poetry, and spoken word (with student performances at end)

    04/17/2021

    Rap, poetry, and spoken word (with student performances at end)

    Discussion on the connections between regional rap, poetry and spoken word as a tool of dissent and raw expression across our countries. Sharing lyrics, verses and proses from our communities.

    1h 30m

  4. 04/10/2021

    Religion away from home

    Talking about our cultural experiences of religion as we move away from home as young adults and how distance and desire for community affect our experience of belief

    1h 46m

  5. 04/03/2021

    Democratisation of English and accent identities

    How one's English language accent connects to their identity and what role the English language plays in one's identity across Hong Kong, France, India, Pakistan, the States, and China. (Apologies for technical issues with audio on this one).

    1h 41m

  6. 03/27/2021

    High school experiences in Israel, India, Lebanon, Pakistan, and the States

    How language, syllabus, post-colonial fallout, government influences, and religions in our countries made our high school experiences prior to being at Parsons, different for all of us and how these experiences compare to comment on the human experience and expectations one has as they go through the institution of schooling itself.

    1h 48m
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Collective of conversations held at Café Mehfil, a virtuo-physical space for sociopolitical discourse by the Parsons Paris Student Government (The New School) amongst students and extended PP family rich with international perspectives on human culture.

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  • Creator
    Zahra Mansoor
  • Years Active
    2K
  • Episodes
    6
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Zahra Mansoor
  • Show Website
    Café Mehfil