Bedste The Academic Citizen-podcasts (2024)

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69. Reclaim The Ground 29:17

2M ago29:17

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Humans need to re-establish our connection with the Earth. In this episode, we explore the role of sound in helping us understand how waste has impacted the spaces and experiences of our planet with sociologist, filmmaker, and performer Dr. Julie Patarin-Jossen. Through feminist and queer perspectives, this episode helps us develop a new emotional …

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68. Imiphindo kwaXhosa 19:54

2M ago19:54

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Similar to spoken and written language, clothing conveys important symbolic meaning and serves as a creative space for preserving daily traditions. In this episode, we highlight indigenous language and knowledge systems with independent fashion practitioner, researcher, and archivist Siviwe James. Through the use of sound, we emphasize the signific…

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67. Nature Soundscapes 25:16

3M ago25:16

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The sounds of nature can offer a unique listening experience and make us aware of our spaces and the species that exist. In this episode, we head deep into the green urban belts and wild spaces of Aoteroa with wildlife filmmaker, storyteller and host of Tune into Nature Podcast, Karthic SS. This episode guides our attention and appreciation to natu…

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66. The Museum Of Portable Sound 20:06

4M ago20:06

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When we think of museums, we often envision a traditional building with objects and artefacts. In this episode, we challenge this notion with Dr. John Kannenberg from The Museum of Portable Sound. This episode delves into the concept of collecting and showcasing sound as cultural and museological heritage, offering a new perspective on traditional …

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65. Historical Soundscapes 21:32

5M ago21:32

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Listening is dynamic, especially in recreating historical places. In this episode, we explore Willow Road in Fairview, Gqeberha with musician and sound artist Andrei Van Wyk. It focuses on using sound to evoke the lost homes and communities of Willow Road, destroyed by the Group Areas Act of 1950. By reconstructing the past through sound, this epis…

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64. Listening For Emotions 23:28

5M ago23:28

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In this episode, we take a journey through time to explore radio archives from the colonial era. Presented by Luc Marraffa, a PhD candidate at the Amsterdam School for Cultural Analysis at the University of Amsterdam, this episode focuses on the histories that have been erased from radio records. It examines these narratives through the interdiscip…

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63. NASA Sonifications 23:52

6M ago23:52

23:52

On the premiere episode of Season 7, listeners are treated to an interstellar auditory experience in the form of an audio postcard. Narrated by Sarah Kane, a PhD researcher in Astronomy from Cambridge University, this episode offers a captivating exploration into the innovative realm of data sonifications. Kane, along with her esteemed team, sheds …

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Sound Matters Virtual Symposium - Call for Participation 5:19

1y ago5:19

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Are you interested in, passionate about or working on the possibilities of using audio to create, shape, and distribute scientific and academic research to the public? Submit a proposal/abstract for our upcoming virtual symposium "Sound Matters: Interdisciplinary Explorations Into Audio Knowledge Production" in collaboration with the South African …

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Commission & Collaborate With Us! 2:10

2y ago2:10

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Are you an academic, researcher or institution or department of higher education? Do you want to make a podcast to share your research with the world? Speak to us, we can help! We are open to being commissioned from 2023.Intro and Outro Music by The Academic CitizenBacking Music by Music Unlimited from Pixabay…

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62. Journeys 1:13:19

2y ago1:13:19

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In this episode, we explore three ways of understanding journeys from movement as knowledge with A/Professor Harmony Signaporia, to the ethics of flying and climate change with Dr Henri-Count Evans and to the elusiveness of nature and the wild by Dr Gabriella Leighton. Journeys is the final episode of Season 6. Come with us.…

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61. Failure 1:20:54

2y ago1:20:54

1:20:54

Being delayed is not being denied. In this episode, we explore the choppy waters of what it means to be success? with Adv Thato Toeba, who or what determines failure with Dr Sthabile Kolwa and unpacking the enabling conditions that aid us in taking risks and learning from our failure with Dr Dee Marco. Come with us.…

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60. Breathing 1:05:19

2y ago1:05:19

1:05:19

Breath is life. In this episode, our academic citizens explore how breathing helps our mental and physical well-being with Dr. Ela Manga and the advocacy for improved air quality in our cities and health with A/Prof Tolullah Oni. A special thank you to Dr Nosipho Mngomezulu for permission to use excerpts from her ethnographic audio Hold For Sixty, …

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59. Ancestors 1:22:30

2y ago1:22:30

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The past informs the present while the past and the present inform the future. In this episode, our academic citizens help us trace the importance of knowing the events and memories that inform our heritage with archaeologist and heritage specialist Dr Sven Ouzman, to our identities with feminist free radical Youlendree Appasamy, and academic genea…

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58. Blue 1:04:12

2+ y ago1:04:12

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The deep colour blue: often associated with vastness, the fear of the unknown yet calming, enduring and complete. Continuing from the last episode where we explored the colour Green, our three academic citizens help us explore and expand our understanding behind the symbolism of the colour blue. Our journey takes us from exploring the journey and u…

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57. Green 1:07:26

2+ y ago1:07:26

1:07:26

As universities grapple with what it means to take seriously the imperative to green our campuses and research practice, this episode explodes the colour green: to consider the importance of indigenous knowledge, the relationship between ecological and social diversity and how envy and competition shape our relationship to academic work. In this ep…

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56. Money 41:40

2+ y ago41:40

41:40

This episode explores the complexities that arise when considering the financial status of our universities and the higher education sector in general.Like any institution in a capitalist economy, universities revolve around money, income, and expenditure. We explore some aspects of the bigger picture of how money makes the university go round.…

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55. Comebacks 48:11

2+ y ago48:11

48:11

Animating the Post-Pandemic Academic Experience“You cannot come back to the same thing. You can’t step into the same river twice.” Dr. Carla TsampirasAfter a 4 year break, the Academic Citizen podcast, has staged a comeback. In doing so, the team as led by Professors Mehita Iqani and Nosipho Mngomezulu are reanimating the commitment to growing spac…

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54: New Universities 41:22

7y ago41:22

41:22

Carina Truyts is part of the pioneers at South Africa’s newest university, Sol Plaatje University in Kimberly. She has established the Anthropology department there. Her teaching and research is focused on contextual knowledge production, sharing and engagement. Truyts’ Masters Research was on Nourishment in the 'first thousand days' in the context…

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53: Decolonizing Science 33:48

7y ago33:48

33:48

53: Decolonizing Science by The Academic CitizenAf The Academic Citizen

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52: Politics of Academic Publishing 1:00:26

7y ago1:00:26

1:00:26

Writing for academic journals is highly competitive. The common saying in academic circles is, “get published or perish!”There’s no simple formula for getting published, expectations vary both between and within subject areas. But there are some challenges that will confront all academic writers regardless of their discipline. How should you respon…

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51: Mental Wellness in Academia 38:26

7y ago38:26

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In the Netherlands, a study revealed that 1 in 3 academics suffer from mental health disorder. This then begs the question if the same applies to Academics here in South Africa? If so what could be the reasons? Is mental wellness an Institutional problem? Is mental health gendered? How can academics cope? Well, this week’s podcast seeks to answer t…

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50: Young People and HIV Research Discourse 52:20

7y ago52:20

52:20

Dr. Beth Vale is a researcher at the Mapungubwe Institute for Strategic Reflection. She is a Mandela Rhodes and a Rhodes Scholar. Dr. Vale was a postdoctoral fellow under the NRF Chair in Local Histories, Present Realities at Wits University. Her research explored Johannesburg nightclub cultures as sites of identity, attachment and place-making. Va…

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49: In Conversation With SA's Youngest Dean 40:06

7y ago40:06

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49: In Conversation With SA's Youngest Dean by The Academic CitizenAf The Academic Citizen

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48: Bullying In Academia 42:19

7y ago42:19

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Academic bullying is a prevalent but unexplored phenomenon in South Africa. In this week’s episode, Kholeka Shange and Dr Colett Gordon discuss how it manifests itself in the context of Higher Education and beyond.Photo Cred: Melanie WasserProduced, Edited, Researched and Scheduled by: Simbarashe Honde…

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47 Public Intellectuals 47:11

7y ago47:11

47:11

47 Public Intellectuals by The Academic CitizenAf The Academic Citizen

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Welcome Back - Season 2 38:01

7y ago38:01

38:01

The Academic Citizen team is back and refreshed from the semester break. In this episode Dr Nosipho Mngomezulu introduces new cohost, Kholeka Belinda Shange. Shange is currently pursuing a PhD in History of Art. Her research is focused on visual representations of uMntwana Magogo kaDinuzulu. She is a Wits University graduate with a BA (Hons) in Dra…

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45: Season 1 Roundup 29:50

7+ y ago29:50

29:50

The Academic Citizen this year, since its relaunch in March 2017 has produced 14 episodes.In this episode, Prof Mehita Iqani and Dr Nosipho Mngomezulu reflect and look back on some of the interesting and topical conversations exploring diversity of topics and opinions relating to higher education in South Africa, today and into the future. We also …

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44: Public Intellectuals 28:27

7+ y ago28:27

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Public Intellectuals aim to help societies to better understand themselves and the world around them. Their writing and public talks can help create an informed citizenry and more just societies.Athambile Masola, is a teacher, and a PhD researcher who blogs about education, feminism and politics. This week’s show features a discussion with Dr Nosip…

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43: Economic Inequality & Pay 45:30

7+ y ago45:30

45:30

Most universities are at the forefront of denouncing social injustices and inequality yet, in 2013 for instance the highest paid chancellor earned an annual salary of 3.2 million more than what the President of South Africa earns. These figures reflect shocking high salary discrepancies between high earners in these institutions and low earners. Pr…

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42: The Art of Language 40:01

7+ y ago40:01

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Dr Hleze Kunje wrote his four-year-long PhD thesis in isiXhosa, about Xhosa people who settled in Mbembesi, an area outside of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. He graduated with his PhD in April 2017 and is a lecturer at Sol Plaatjie University. Hailing from rural Mqanduli in the Eastern Cape, Dr Kunju says his love affair with the language began at a young age…

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41: Africanizing Scientific Research 35:46

7+ y ago35:46

35:46

What does it mean to decolonise science? How can African knowledge be integrated into scientific research? Does emphasising indigenous knowledge systems mean abandoning western knowledge systems? In this week’s episode we explore these questions with Dr Nosiphiwe Ngqwala, a lecturer at Rhodes University in the Faculty of Pharmacy. The discussion to…

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40: Gender Gap in Institutions of Higher Education 40:56

7+ y ago40:56

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One of the most significant worldwide transformations in education has been the drastic increase in women's access to institutions of higher learning. But the question is, has this addressed the gender gap in institutions of higher learning in South Africa? In this episode, Dr Nosipho Mngomezulu and Dr Asanda Benya look into factors which influence…

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39: Cycle-Versities 44:25

7+ y ago44:25

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South African universities suffer from serious traffic congestion, lack of parking spaces and high pollution levels. Even though many staff and students aspire to own a car, arguably the bicycle offers huge potential to transform the environment and culture of campuses. In this episode Dr Mehita Iqani and Dr Njogu Morgan, a post-doctoral researcher…

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38: Academic Mentorship in Higher Education 33:19

7+ y ago33:19

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In 2016 the Department of Higher Education released a report which stated that almost half (47.9%) of the students who start university do not finish their degrees and a large majority of these are black. Dr Nosipho Mngomezulu took time to discuss these statistics with Leila Abdool Gafoor, the Team Leader for Psychological Services at PsyCaD at Uni…

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37: Community-Engaged Scholarship 46:22

7+ y ago46:22

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Are universities stuck in an ivory tower, cut off from day to day reality? In this episode, Prof Mehita Iqani discusses how research should and could be engaged with “communities”. The guest is University of Cape Town Associate Professor, Tanja Winkler, deputy dean of the Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment. They speak about how univer…

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36: Online Learning in Higher Education 40:11

7+ y ago40:11

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Online learning takes the form of a virtual classroom in which students from across the globe can watch, listen to a lecture at a time convenient to them, at their own pace. It allows participants to interact with one another and engage with resources in work groups. The University of Cape Town offers a, Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) designed f…

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35: Student Resistance in India 37:29

7+ y ago37:29

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35: Student Resistance in India by The Academic CitizenAf The Academic Citizen

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#34: Women in Science 41:13

7+ y ago41:13

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Women scientists have a critical role to play in Africa’s development. They have made significant strides in Science making incredible progress across the continent. Yet, despite this advancement, the reality remains that many countries are simply not equipped, or prepared, to accommodate this growth. In a 2016 Unicef funded study looking into, “Wo…

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33: Universities And Medical Aids 46:21

7+ y ago46:21

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Despite policy initiatives aimed at structuring affordable low cost health care funding products, medical schemes have remained unaffordable, and therefore inaccessible, to the majority of South Africans. Universities, through insurance companies, provide medical aid with high premiums to their staff. Coupled with high tuition, international studen…

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32: The Intellectualization of African Languages 46:21

7+ y ago46:21

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African scholarship wears a linguistic mask, making it invisible to the majority in Africa, accessible only to those with keys manufactured in Europe” Ngugi wa Thiong’o (2017). In this episode “Intellectualization of African Languages”, Dr Nosipho Mngomezulu reflects with Associate Prof Brenda Mhlambi, Head of Department of African Languages (Unive…

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31: Disseminating Research 45:59

7+ y ago45:59

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Many people are of the view that academics only write for academics. They conduct and carry out research into complicated issues where the findings often end up confined to journals. As a result, most people do not have access to some of these important research findings and if they do, their use is often beyond the grasp of the ordinary person. To…

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30: Queering Universities 38:07

8y ago38:07

38:07

In the final episode of The Academic Citizen for 2016, Dr Mary Hames joins us to discuss issues of gender and sexuality within spaces of higher learning.Heteronormativity and patriarchy are still dominant within South African society, which makes it important to analyse how our universities respond to questions of sexuality and the rights of queer …

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29: Decarbonising Universities 44:23

8y ago44:23

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Prof Vishwas Satgar discusses the importance of increasing awareness about environmental issues and transforming energy and renewable energy policy. In this week's episode, Prof Satgar reflects on the current state of multilateral efforts towards climate justice and how this relates to socio-economic disparities, particularly in developing countrie…

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28: Plagiarism and Pedagogy 40:21

8y ago40:21

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Dr Roger Davis from Red Deer College joins The Academic Citizen to discuss plagiarism and its impact on pedagogy. The problem of plagiarism is complicated by students' lack of knowledge about appropriate citation methods and the importance of enhancing critical thinking while still encouraging creative thought.Davis delves into the nuances of shari…

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27: Policing Protest 44:33

8y ago44:33

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Professor Jane Duncan of the University of Johannesburg, discusses the various ways in which protest has been 'policed' at university campuses around South Africa. From interdicts and suspensions to the deployment of private security and police units, Duncan explains why students have started to feel unsafe and, in some cases, under attack.This con…

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26: Why Basic Education Matters 33:45

8y ago33:45

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Parliamentary Liaison Officer for Equal Education, Andile Cele, joins The Academic Citizen to highlight the importance of primary and secondary education in the transformation of the higher education sector.Problems stemming from access and resources, to racial and socio-economic differences define the space of education and the experience of the l…

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25: Protest - A View From UKZN 38:09

8y ago38:09

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Dr Lubna Nadvi shares some insight into the #FeesMustFall student protests at the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal (UKZN). Speaking from Howard College campus, where she is based, Nadvi expands on some of the grievances of students, the recent surges in violence and clashes with campus and private security, and the university shutdown. Nadvi places emp…

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24: Wits SRC Speaks 42:02

8y ago42:02

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In our special episode for this week, the incoming President of the Student Representative Council, Kefentse Mkhari, joins the podcast to discuss the wave of national protests against the current fee system. Mkhari explains the demand of the #FeesMustFall movement: free, quality and decolonised education. We also address the recent violence during …

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23: Academic Freedom in Turkey 38:39

8y ago38:39

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Prof Serdar De?irmencio?lu joins The Academic Citizen to provide some insight into the state of higher education in Turkey. This conversation follows from systematic and recurring dismissals and suspensions of thousands of academics and other government workers, including De?irmencio?lu, since July 2016.Restrictions on academics' work and internati…

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22: The Commission of Inquiry into HE 47:41

8y ago47:41

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Professor Hlonipha Mokoena joins The Academic Citizen to discuss the fees and funding debates regarding higher education in South Africa. Mokoena explains the work of eight-member Wits Panel that delivered a report titled 'Funding Model(s) for Higher Education in South Africa' to the Commission of Inquiry into Higher Education chaired by Justice He…

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