Interweaving
What is Interweaving?
Join us for fresh, timely conversations about underreported stories from around the globe. We highlight the role of grassroots journalists, activists, and authors who are working to create a better information ecosystem and a more just world.
Interweaving #24 - Somdeep Sen on Racism, Geopolitics, and Ukraine
In this episode of Interweaving, host John Collins talks with Somdeep Sen, author of a recent article on how race and racism have shaped the field of international relations. They talked about how deeply racism is entrenched in the way we talk and think about geopolitics, both in general and in relation to stories such as the ongoing war on Ukraine.
Interweaving #23 - Damon Berry on Christian Nationalism, Russia, and Ukraine
In this episode of Interweaving, host John Collins talks with religious studies scholar Damon Berry about Christian nationalism and its relevance to the war on Ukraine. They discuss how Christian nationalists in the US see the world through a lens of white nostalgia, where their views connect with Vladimir Putin’s agenda, and why it is politically necessary to look closely at these views even if we find them abhorrent.
Interweaving #22 - Claudia Hoffmann on Ukrainian Refugees
In this episode of Interweaving, host John Collins talks with Claudia Hoffmann (University of Miami) about how a critical understanding of race and xenophobia can help us understand public discourse surrounding Ukrainian refugees. Drawing on her experience in Germany, Hoffmann insists that European hypocrisy regarding migrants from different parts of the world can be overcome if we focus on the humanity of the migrants themselves rather than the polemical debates surrounding them.
Interweaving #21 - Mark Ayyash on Ukraine and Palestine
John Collins speaks with sociologist Mark Ayyash about the war on Ukraine and how it connects with the colonization of Palestine.