Handing over the Mic
Handing over the Mic
Podcast Description
Tune in to Handing Over the Mic, a new podcast series where influential voicesfrom the Global South share their perspectives on Europe—its past, present andfuture.What does Europe look like from the outside? What narratives do people fromregions of the Global South attribute to Europe?Hosts Elisa Diaz Gras, Margaux Cassan and Christine Mhundwa speak with politicalleaders, writers, artists, diplomats and intellectuals engaged in current geopoliticaldebate to explore Europe’s historical legacy, global image and evolving role in theworld.Listen to the podcast below, subscribe and share!This podcast is produced by the Brussels Institute for Geopolitics in collaborationwith the European Cultural Foundation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Content Themes
The podcast explores themes such as Europe's historical legacy, its global image, and its evolving geopolitical role, with episodes discussing topics like colonial memory, identity, and the arts. For example, the inaugural episode features Senegalese writer Mohamed Mbougar Sarr discussing the intersection of literature and politics in relation to Europe.
Tune in to Handing Over the Mic, a new podcast series where influential voices
from the Global South share their perspectives on Europe—its past, present and
future.
What does Europe look like from the outside? What narratives do people from
regions of the Global South attribute to Europe?
Hosts Elisa Diaz Gras, Margaux Cassan and Christine Mhundwa speak with political
leaders, writers, artists, diplomats and intellectuals engaged in current geopolitical
debate to explore Europe’s historical legacy, global image and evolving role in the
world.
Listen to the podcast below, subscribe and share!
This podcast is produced by the Brussels Institute for Geopolitics in collaboration
with the European Cultural Foundation.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this episode we hand over to Gabriela Cabezón Cámara, Argentine writer and journalist, and recent winner of the American National Book Award for Translated Literature. One of the most powerful literary voices in Latin America today, she reflects on Europe through the lens of history, language and lived experience.
In conversation with Elisa Díaz Gras and Valeria Santi, Gabriela Cabezón Cámara revisits her first encounters with Europe – shaped by migration, memory and European literature – and interrogates the enduring impact of colonialism on the relationship between Europe and Latin America. She challenges the very notion of ‘colonial legacy’, describing it instead as an open wound marked by violence, dispossession and ongoing economic domination.
Throughout the discussion, she explores how power shapes language and meaning: who gets to name the world, define ‘universal’ norms, and claim legitimacy. From the concept of the Global South to the rise of far-right movements on both sides of the Atlantic, she offers a sharp and uncompromising critique of Western narratives, institutions and futures.
A dense, provocative and deeply literary conversation on history, language, power – and the uncertain future of relations between Europe and Latin America.
Handing Over the Mic is a podcast by the Brussels Institute for Geopolitics, produced with the support of the European Cultural Foundation.
Production and Distribution
Episodes are available on all major platforms, including Apple Podcasts and Spotify, and are also featured on the homepages of BIG and our partner, the European Cultural Foundation.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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