The CMR Team is happy and proud of all involved in another successful season of the CMR Podcast. Season 4 ends with the topic of accessibility in heritage spaces—a critical and timely conversation for everyone in the field. There has been a longstanding belief from both academics and the public that the goal of historical … Read more
How does a group’s identity change if it is subject to two vastly different conditions? How has Sahrawi identity developed in exile and under occupation? In this episode, Maarten Weinrich, a postgraduate student in Strategic Studies with a background in conflict transformation and peacekeeping research, explores how decades of conflict, exile, and occupation have led … Read more
In this episode, Natalia Hernandez Somarriba, a second-year PhD student in Modern Languages, compares two texts by Peruvian authors that address the broad context of unequal social relations within post-colonial Peru, as well as between Peru and Europe as a former colonial power. The first is the neo-indigenista novel Los ríos profundos (1958) by José … Read more
How can museums, traditionally visual spaces, become more accessible to visually impaired audiences? In this episode, Renato Trotta, a PhD candidate in Museum and Gallery Studies, explores the tensions between ocularcentric institutions and the need for non-visual engagement. He shares insights from his interdisciplinary research, drawing from museology, social sciences, critical disability theory, and psychology. … Read more
In this episode of the CMR Podcast, Allan Mjomba Majalia, a third-year PhD student in Sustainable Development at the University of St Andrews, School of Geography and Sustainable Development, delves into the Indigenous and local knowledge of fisher folk in Kenya and Ghana. He examines how marine social science—a Western epistemological framework—intersects with African ontologies … Read more
The CMR Podcast is back with its 4th season, bringing fresh perspectives and engaging conversations on key issues surrounding minority research. Episode 1: Christian minorities of Egypt In the season premiere, Sara Allam Shaltout, a PhD candidate at the School of International Relations, delves into the intricate dynamics of church-state relations in Egypt and their … Read more