HeyJaredStudio Central and Eastern Europe
Our 20-minutes podcasts are interviews, recorded at the Forum on Central and Eastern Europe of KU Leuven, Belgium. The episodes feature academic researchers, who discuss their recent work on the region.
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John Beachamp on how do you preserve a sound and why does it matter (opens the original)
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In this episode, Kris Van Heuckelom, Professor of Polish and Cultural Studies, sits down with John Beauchamp, cultural heritage researcher, broadcaster, and a recognisable voice in Poland's public soundscape. Together, they explore the growing importance of preserving both tangible and intangible heritage, from historic buildings to the sounds that shape collective memory. Why are contemporary societies increasingly drawn to their past? And why has cultural heritage become such a powerful source
Olivera Simić on How to Understand the Intellectual Turned War Criminal Biljana Plavšić (opens the original)
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In this episode, Peter Vermeersch, Professor of Political Studies at KU Leuven, speaks with Olivera Simić, Professor at Griffith University, about Biljana Plavšić—a respected biologist and university professor who became a senior Bosnian Serb political leader during the Bosnian War and was later convicted of crimes against humanity by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. At the heart of the conversation is Simić's effort to gain access to Plavšić and build a relationshi
Katarzyna Wojnicka on How to Dismantle Patriarchy (opens the original)
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What would it take to build a more equal society—and what role do men have in making it possible? In this episode of Studio CEE, Maryna Shevtsova of KU Leuven speaks with Katarzyna Wojnicka, sociologist and Associate Professor at the University of Gothenburg, whose research explores masculinities, gender equality, and social change. Drawing on years of work in the field, Wojnicka argues that dismantling patriarchy requires more than engaging men as allies. It demands that we place men themselves
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