Talking Culture
58 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago -Talking Culture is about what it means to be human and all the paths anthropology takes to explore that question. The deep conversations and stories layered with field recordings and found sound approach a broad range of anthropological topics. Produced with support from CKUT and the McGill University Anthropology department.
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COVID Conversations: Sandra Hyde
July 23, 2020 13:00 - 50 minutes - 34.8 MBHost Alejandra Melian talks with Dr. Sandra Hyde about mask-wearing practices and advocacy, the surge in anti-Chinese racism in Canada during the pandemic, as well as "affective politics" and the way it affects how politicians and the public are dealing with COVID-19.
COVID Conversations: Kit Mitchell and Rhian Lewis
July 16, 2020 14:00 - 40 minutes - 28.1 MBIn today's episode, host Alejandra Melian talks with colleagues in her own cohort, Kit Mitchell and Rhian Lewis. This conversation is between individuals who are in a very similar places right now in their graduate programs, yes, but also in their engagement with the world and to anthropology in general. They discuss what the pandemic will mean for their research, but also what it can mean for the world and their communities.
COVID Conversations: Les Sabiston
July 08, 2020 21:00 - 53 minutes - 36.7 MBHost Alejandra Melian talks with Dr. Les Sabiston about the inequalities in experiences of COVID, but also the implications of the rhetoric of economy vs. public health. They discuss the responsibility of the state and how we feel it has been lacking, but also about social solidarity and our feelings of responsibility to one another.
COVID Conversations: Raad Fadaak
July 02, 2020 13:00 - 54 minutes - 37.5 MBIn this conversation with Dr. Raad Fadaak, a McGill University alum, host Alejandra Melian asks about an anthropological perspective on COVID from the ground. They speak about studying responses to the pandemic and reflecting on COVID in this different context: working directly with clinics, hospitals, and policy.
COVID Conversations: This overlapping moment
June 25, 2020 13:00 - 59 minutes - 41.1 MBDiverting from the anthropological perspective a bit, host Alejandra Melian speaks with Melissa Calixte, Dr. Nicholas King, Dr. Jay Kaufman, and Dr. Debra Thompson to explore the intersection between COVID and the current Black Lives Matter protests and growing movement. Link to donate to Hoodstock: https://www.hoodstock.ca/implique-toi-dans-le-hood
COVID Conversations: Heather Anderson
June 18, 2020 13:00 - 38 minutes - 26.2 MBIn this third episode of Talking Culture's mini-series on the topic of COVID-19, host Alejandra Melian talks with fellow anthropology graduate student Heather Anderson. They discuss some of the difficulties for graduate students the pandemic has revealed and highlighted, as well as the purpose of research and goals anthropologists should be setting for themselves going forward. Link to Code Switch's episode mentioned by Alejandra in the introduction: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/c...
COVID Conversations: Samuele Collu
June 11, 2020 16:00 - 41 minutes - 28.7 MBAs part of Talking Culture’s mini-series on the topic of COVID-19, host Alejandra Melian-Morse talks with Dr. Samuele Collu, who will be joining McGill’s anthropology department as Assistant Professor in the fall. They discuss the implications of the current crisis for the discipline of anthropology and beyond, as well as what Dr. Collu calls the zoomification of our everyday lives.
COVID Conversations: Todd Meyers
June 08, 2020 21:00 - 55 minutes - 38 MBIn this second episode of Talking Culture’s mini-series on the topic of COVID-19, host Alejandra Melian-Morse talks with Dr. Todd Meyers, who will be joining the Department of Social Studies of Medicine at McGill as the Marjorie Bronfman Chair in Social Studies in Medicine this coming Fall. Their conversation ranges from war metaphors in relation to COVID to the intimacy of care in clinics and hospitals while also tackling issues surrounding the future of anthropology and what it will mean ...