Diasporas Speaking

<p>In this episode, Rina Limoni, founder and host of the Diasporas Speaking Podcast will be interviewed by Arbër Qerka-Gashi, to reflect on her life experiences through music. Using songs and music as prompts to evoke...

<p>Writing Oneself into History: Queer, Bosnian, Muslim, and Foreign with Ervin Malakaj Ervin Malakaj was born in Doboj. In the 1990s he lived as refugee in Germany before immigrating to the USA. After completing...

<p>Selma Jahić was born in 1988 in Srebrenica and grew up nearby in a village called Blječeva. During the war years from 1992 to 1995, she and her family stayed exclusively in Srebrenica and the surrounding area.In...

<p>From the Margins to the Centre: Reframing Mental Health Through a Community Lens with Alberta Sinani</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Alberta Sinani is a Kosovo-born artist and community psychologist based in Austria. Her...

<p>Post-2000 Migration from Serbia: Storming Against Your Government's Political Legacy with Damnjan Jovanović'sDamnjan Jovanović was born in Montenegro and grew up in Serbia, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in...

<p>After all, Eurovision explains everything with Dr Catherine Baker</p><p><br></p><p>Dr Catherine Baker is Reader in 20th Century History at the University of Hull. Her research on narratives of national and European...

<p>Sounds of Struggle: Music and Cultural Divides in 1990s Serbia with Dr Eric Gordy </p><p><br></p><p>Dr Eric Gordy is Professor of Political and Cultural Sociology at the School for Slavonic and East European Studies...

<p>Living the Political: Choosing Kosovo with Her Excellency Kosovar Ambassador to the Kingdom of Norway Dr. Nita Luci</p><p><br></p><p>H.E. Dr. Nita Luci is Ambassador of the Republic of Kosovo to the Kingdom of...

<p>Gendered experiences in the legal system: refugee and migrant women with Hana Marku</p><p><br></p><p>Hana Marku is an immigration and refugee lawyer in Toronto, Canada. She practices law at Marku & Lee Immigration...

<p>Raising Political Awareness: The Role of Extracurricular Civic Education with Nejra Dedić-Demirović</p><p>Non-formal Political Education refers to educational processes and activities that take place outside of...

<p>Kosovo and Statehood: The Battle for Recognition and the Fight Against De-recognition with Dr Gezim Visoka.Dr Gëzim Visoka is the Associate Dean for Research in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences and...

<p>Framing Post-2000 Kosovo E-Migration: Between the Legacy of War and a New Generation of Professionals In this episode, we are joined by Dr Vjosa Musliu, who will share her motivations for emigrating from Kosovo and...

<p>What happens when a place declares independence?How does the political landscape evolve in the aftermath, and how do these shifts affect the people and political figures dealing with the past in that newly...

<p>Nik Jovčić-Sas will be our guest for this episode of Diasporas Speaking.</p><p><br></p><p>Thank you to Arbër Qerka-Gashi for agreeing to co-host this episode with me. </p><p><br></p><p>Nik Jovčić-Sas is a...

<p><br /></p> <p>For many people in the Balkans, where Islam, the Christian Orthodox tradition, and Catholicism coexist, New Year's Eve is the defining end-of-year celebration.</p> <p>In Albania, the Christmas tree is...