Hidah: Jewish Counter-Colonial Thoughts
Hidah: Jewish Counter-Colonial Thoughts
Podcast Description
Hidah: a virtual beit midrash for counter-colonial Jewish thought. At a time when Jewish histories are being weaponised at an all-time high, we open radical conversations for learning, interviewing scholars, activists, and artists from across the globe. This podcast works towards liberation and the dignity of all.
Hidah is part of the From the Periphery media collective. To support: patreon.com/fromtheperiphery
Hosts: Alexia Levy-Chekroun, Yonathan Busquila Listik and Daniel Macmillen Voskoboynik
Producers: Hannah Dvora and Elia Ayoub
Music: Isaac Loeb and Slomo Souiri
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The podcast explores themes of counter-colonialism and Jewish identity, with topics such as the weaponization of Jewish histories, the role of activism within Jewish communities, and the intersection of art and political struggle, including episodes focusing on the experiences of marginalized voices and the challenges faced by modern Jewish diasporas.
Hidah: a virtual beit midrash for counter-colonial Jewish thought. At a time when Jewish histories are being weaponised at an all-time high, we open radical conversations for learning, interviewing scholars, activists, and artists from across the globe. This podcast works towards liberation and the dignity of all.
Hidah is part of the From the Periphery media collective. To support: patreon.com/fromtheperiphery
Hosts: Alexia Levy-Chekroun, Yonathan Busquila Listik and Daniel Macmillen Voskoboynik
Producers: Hannah Dvora and Elia Ayoub
Music: Isaac Loeb and Slomo Souiri
In this episode, we talk with Gil Anidjar about mothering, the future, the Messiah, defining what is Jewish, and the questions that keep us up at night.
Gil Anidjar is Professor in the Departments of Religion and the Department of Middle Eastern, South Asian, and African Studies (MESAAS) at Columbia University. He is the author of books such as The Jew, the Arab: A History of the Enemy (2003); Semites: Race, Religion, Literature (2008); and Blood: A Critique of Christianity (2014). His most recent book, published in 2024, is On the Sovereignty of Mothers: the Political as Maternal.
This episode was recorded early in 2024.
Hosts: Yonathan Busquila Listik, Alexia Levy-Chekroun & Daniel Macmillen Voskoboynik
Producers: Hannah Dvora & Elia Ayoub (The Fire these Times, Hauntologies)
Music: Isaac Loeb and Slomo Souiri
This podcast is part of the From the Periphery media collective. To support: patreon.com/fromtheperiphery
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