The College Experience: Recent Episodes
Nour Fahed
A podcast about students' experiences at Swedish universities. A talk show goes from a student's own perspective of Swedish academic life, where they would also discuss their graduation theses and their future projects. This podcast will also include the educational life from the eyes of college educators.
Creating genetically modified humans is no longer for science fiction movies and comics. It is for the now. Genome editing using CRISPR is revolutionizing our lives in ways that we never imagined before. From insulin to designer babies, this field has opened up a lot of questions regarding its possibilities and challenges. Will gene therapy exacerbate racial or other prejudices? Might it lead to a society of DNA haves and have-nots? Sunburns can lead to skin cancer, so why not see this as some sort of vaccine? What if somebody is obese due to an underlying medical condition? Can they take advantage of this technology? In the first episode of Hype Lab, we bring forth a discussion regarding genome modification technology, a technology that has been changing human lives as we know them today. Just like the controversies around IVF in its early years to the technology helping with the birth of more than 4 million babies today, we hope genome modification will also find more acceptance in the future and that it will be purely beneficial to the human race. Hosts: Nour, Leeloo Guests: Lydia, Bahram, Ludwig, Anjali Design & Edit: Nour, Music: AstralVibe Additional music contributions: Janty
Janty, my best friend, takes on the role of host in the tenth episode. This episode will go through my college experience as well as the similarities and contrasts between my time in Sweden and Syria. We'll also go through the first section of my graduation thesis, which is on social media platforms, algorithms, and self-image.
Host: Janty Ossman
Guest: Nour Fahed
Design & Edit: Nour, Music: AstralVibe
Additional music contributions: Janty
To read my graduation essay, here is the link: https://lnkd.in/ecmzdF4u
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A very useful website raises awareness of the nature of terms and conditions that we don't read before we sign on to social media platforms and shopping websites: https://tosdr.org/?fbclid=IwAR3Mttz53qwBgoQjl5bu7Il2-hi6kPtNeVDVzc75kXTn36yD1Z6X6UQUpo8
Felicia, the ninth episode's rock star, will discuss her experiences at various Swedish universities. She will also discuss her role as an international coordinator at Södertörn University, as well as her thoughts on the Rasmussen exchange program. We will eventually discuss Felicia's master's dissertation on domestic violence and Sweden's international self-image.
Host: Nour
Guest: Felicia Fernelius
Design & Edit: Nour. Music: AstralVibe
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References:
1) Critical Discourse Analysis as a method: Dubber, D. M.(2014). Critical Analysis of Law: An International & Interdisciplinary Law Review, Vol 1, No 1.
2) Feminist criticisms of Swedish law and its masculine echo: Hunter, R. (2013). The Gendered Socio of Socio-Legal Studies.
3) United Nation's Campaign "Say NO–UNiTE to End Violence against Women": https://www.unwomen.org/en/what-we-do/ending-violence-against-women/take-action/unite.
4) Spindel, C, Levy, E and Connor, M. (2000). With an End in Sight: Strategies from the UNIFEM Trust Fund to Eliminate Violence Against Women, The United Nations Development Fund for Women, New York.
5) In-depth study on all forms of violence against women (United Nations): https://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/vaw/violenceagainstwomenstudydoc.pdf
6) Domestic violence, the case of Sweden during the pandemic: https://www.hhs.se/en/about-us/news/site-publications/2020/domestic-violence---the-case-of-sweden-during-the-pandemic/?fbclid=IwAR1F9Umqh_9wYQwL_GaMdfdxx7uH07HCKOVadCVPKurnnDZTD4_xqsrE0S8
7) Swedish government gender equality policy strategy: SOU 2015:55 - (2015). “ Nationell strategi mot mäns våld mot kvinnor och hedersrelaterat våld och förtryck”, Stockholm.
8) Women's peace reform (1997): https://eige.europa.eu/gender-based-violence/resources/sweden/regeringens-proposition-1997-9855-kvinnofrid.
Genius, my eighth episode guest, will discuss his experience as a research assistant and international ambassador at Södertörn University. Furthermore, we will discuss Södertörn and the situation of its worldwide prestige, as well as what awaits international students at Södertörn. Host: Nour
Guest: Genius Amaraizu
Design & Edit: Nour. Music: AstralVibe
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In the seventh episode, my guest, Elizabeth, will talk about her experience at Lund University. In addition, we will go over her master's thesis, which is about a qualitative study of authentic communication and the role of female leaders in improving the integration of immigrants in Sweden.
Host: Nour
Guest: Elizabeth Denyshchenko
Design & Edit: Nour. Music: AstralVibe
In this survey, you can share with us your integration experience and how satisfied you are with the integration status in Sweden: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeecreh9Q0eDf9LIuAfRpZ1cUX9ofj1RdyIc0WVWWdRl4xo-A/viewform?fbclid=IwAR1EOUlYdjd6oVDatp_qpmdy_93kuvhTcl0-aReEEAQnfPDsbdLxhzRvc7c
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References:
1) Female immigrants are susceptible to discrimination due to unrecognized qualifications and job experience: Abbasian, S. & Bildt, C. (2009). Empowerment through entrepreneurship – a tool for integration among immigrants women? CISEG Working Paper. Vol.6: 1-16.
2) The risk of social exclusion is the highest in Sweden and Greece in comparison with EU countries: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/products-eurostat-news/-/ddn-20210202-2.
3) Strategic and authentic communication: Molleda, J.-C., & Jain, R. (2013). Testing a perceived authenticity index with triangulation research: the case of Xcaret in Mexico. International Journal of Strategic Communication. Vol. 7 (1): 1-20.
4) Authentic leaders’ communication helps to shape meanings, influence groups, raise aspiration, and boost motivation: Enke, N. & Borchers. N. S. (2019) Social Media Influencers in Strategic Communication: A Conceptual Framework for Strategic Social Media Influencer Communication. International Journal of Strategic Communication. Vol.13 (4): 261-277.
5) Authentic female leaders create an engaging environment to increase one’s well-being, through portraying their authentic selves: Abitbol, A. & Sternadori, M. (2019) Championing Women’s Empowerment as a Catalyst for Purchase Intentions: Testing the Mediating Roles of OPRs and Brand Loyalty in the Context of Femvertising, International Journal of Strategic Communication. Vol. 13 (1): 22-41.
6) The role of local empowerment for immigrants: Sharaby, R. & Lipkin, A. (2018). To stand tall, to look people in the eye: empowerment of Ethiopian women immigrants via an employment programme. Migration and Development. Vol. 7 (3): 448-473.
7) The ethics of care theory: Nicholson, J. & Kurucz, E. (2019). Relational Leadership for Sustainability: building on ethical framework from the moral theory of ‘Ethics of Care’. J Bus Ethics. Vol. 156: 25-43
8) Authentic leadership theory: Gardner, W. L., Karam, E. P., Alvesson, M. & Einola, K. (2021). Authentic leadership theory: the case for and against. The Leadership Quarterly.1-24. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.leaqua.2021.101495
9) Qualitative approach as a method of research: Rubin, J. H. & Rubin, S. I. (2005). Qualitative interviewing: The Art of Hearing Data. The USA: Sage.
In the sixth episode, my guest, Lars, will talk about his experience as a teacher at KTH Royal Institute of Technology. In addition, Lars is sharing his resolution about teaching nowadays and the difficulties that higher educational institutions are facing in Sweden.
Host: Nour
Guest: Lars Wallentin
Design & Edit: Nour. Music: AstralVibe
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In the fifth episode, my guest, Viviana, will talk about her experience at Jönköping University. In addition, we will go over her master's thesis, which is about critical discourse analysis of the Mexican media, framing a project proposal known as El Tren Maya.
Host: Nour
Guest: Viviana Levet
Design & Edit: Nour. Music: AstralVibe
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References:
1) The power and influence of the fourth estate, represented by the media: Gilroy, J., Ragen, J., & Meekosha, H. (2018). Decolonising the dynamics of media power and media representation between 1830 and 1930: Australian Indigenous peoples with disability. In K. Ellis, G. Goggin, & B. Haller, Routledge Companion to Disability and Media (pp. 1-23). New York: Routledge.
2) The Indigenous population is treated as "the other": Johnson, M. (2018). Stories we tell about "others":Pathologizing discourses in mainstream media and their role as a distal determinant of indigenous peoples' health. British Columbia: University of British Columbia.
3) Critical discourse analysis: Machin, D., & Mayr, A. (2012). How to do Critical Discourse Analysis. SAGE.
4) The voices of indigenous people in the media: McCallum, K., Waller, L., & Meadows, M. (2012). Raising the Volume: Indigenous Voices in News Media and Policy. SAGE Journals , 101-11.
5) Critical discourse analysis as a Method of research: Ahrne, G., & Svensson. (2015). Handbok i kvalitativa metoder. Stockholm: Liber. Hammersley.
6) Discourse analysis, the role of the media, and the discursive practice of a society: Fairclough, N. (1995) Media Discourse, London & New York: Arnold.
7) The case of the Aboriginal population and oil pipelines in Canada: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/mar/10/canadian-pipeline-groups-spend-big-to-pose-as-indigenous-champions
8) Mexico defends Maya train from deforestation, pollution claims: https://www.bnamericas.com/en/features/mexico-defends-maya-train-following-deforestation-pollution-claims
In the fourth episode, my guest, Laura, will talk about her experience at Stockholm University. In addition, Laura is sharing her experience at law school and her perception regarding regulations and legal aspects.
Host: Nour
Guest: Laura Herzog
Design & Edit: Nour. Music: AstralVibe
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References:
Ronald Sullivan was removed as a Harvard professor and dean: https://edition.cnn.com/2019/05/11/us/harvard-law-professor-ronald-sullivan-loses-deanship-harvey-weinstein/index.html
In the third episode, my guest, Alicia, will talk about her experience at Södertörn University. In addition, we will go over her graduation thesis, which is about critical discourse analysis of Alexander Bard, cancel culture, and freedom of speech.
Host: Nour
Guest: Alicia Sörensen
Design & Edit: Nour. Music: AstralVibe
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References:
1) Alexander Bard Tweets: a) Bardissimo (2020). If black lives want to matter, then black lives get their fucking shit together, study hard, go to work, make their own money instead of depend on welfare, stop lying, get out of prison, and become heroes instead of self-appointed victims for the world to laugh at. That matters! [Twitter], 13 June. https://twitter.com/bardissimo/status/1271715838505205762 [2021-04-22].
b) Bardissimo (2017). Well, I'm a Marxist libertarian. So if I chat with Marxists, I get blocked by libertarians, and if I hang out with libertarians, I get blocked by Marxists. So I personify the Antiblocking Movement on Twitter. Now there's the next political victim identity! [Twitter] 24 December. https://archive.ph/20200614204501/https://twitter.com/bardissimo/status/944831547126853637#selection-429.0-429.257 [2021-04-22].
2) Why voice matter: Couldry, N. (2010). Why voice matters: culture and politics after neoliberalism. London: Sage.
3) Cancel culture: D.Clark, M. (2020). DRAG THEM: A brief etymology of so-called “cancel culture”. Communication and the Public, 5(3-4) 88–92 DOI: 10.1177/2057047320961562.
4) Discourse analysis, the role of the media, and the discursive practice of a society: Fairclough, N. (1995) Media Discourse, London & New York: Arnold.
5) Critical discourse analysis: Van Dijk, T. (2008). “Critical discourse analysis”. Deborah Schiffrin, Deborah Tannen & Heidi E. Hamilton, red., The Handbook of Discourse Analysis.
6) Critical discourse analysis as a Method of research: Ahrne, G., & Svensson. (2015). Handbok i kvalitativa metoder. Stockholm: Liber. Hammersley.
In the second episode, my guest, Magdalena, will talk about her experience in Swedish universities. In addition, we will go through her graduating thesis about the semiotic examination of pictures, Deepfake, and social media.
Host: Nour.
Guest: Magdalena Wallentin
Design & Edit: Nour. Music: AstralVibe
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References:
1) Hawkins, Derek (2018) Reddit bans ‘deepfakes,’ pornography using the faces of celebrities such as Taylor Swift and Gal Gadot: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2018/02/08/reddit-bans-deepfakes-pornography-using-the-faces-of-celebrities-like-taylor-swift-and-gal-gadot/ Extracted 23/4/2021
2) Plato cave, reality, and public opinion: Lippmann, W. (2010). Public Opinion. Greenbook Publications, Print.
3) Propaganda and building public opinion: Jowett, G, and O'Donnell, V. (2012). Propaganda and Persuasion. 5.th ed. London: SAGE, Print.
4) Semiotics as a method of research: Ahrne, G., & Svensson. (2015). Handbok i kvalitativa metoder. Stockholm: Liber. Hammersley.
5) Deepfake and the story of Rana ayyub: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/03/25/threat-deepfakes-isnt-hypothetical-women-feel-it-every-day/.
The first episode is with Hanan Arbab, who is going to discuss her college experience. In addition, I will go through Hanan's graduation thesis about the semiotics behind the Sudan Uprising. In addition, we will go through the role of the media by analyzing the discursive analysis of the media coverage of the revolution in 2018.
Host: Nour
Guest: Hanan Arbab
Design & Edit: Nour. Music: AstralVibe
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References:
1) The role of the media and the discursive practice of a society’s social codes: Fairclough, N. (1995) Media Discourse, London & New York: Arnold.
2) The role of myth in delivering a semiological message: Barthes, R. (1957/2007) Mytologier. Lund: Arkiv förlag. ” Del 2. Myten idag.”
3) The role of media in the uprising of Sudan: Durie, A. (2019). The Sudan Uprising and the critical role of social media: https://english.alaraby.co.uk/english/indepth/2019/9/17/sudans-uprising-and-the-critical-role-ofsocial-media [Accessed:2021/03/20].
4) Representation and discourse analysis as a linguistic concept that gives a meaning and a way of producing knowledge through written passages and speeches, videos, photos and non-verbal communication: Hall, S, Evans ,J & Nixon, S. (eds.) (2013) Representation. London: SAGE, kap. 1 & 6.
5) Critical discourse analysis as a Method of research: Ahrne, G., & Svensson. (2015). Handbok i kvalitativa metoder. Stockholm: Liber. Hammersley.
6) The syntagmatic and paradigmatic analysis of texts and events: Gillespie, M, Toynbee, J. (2006), Analysing Media Texts, Open University Press.
7) The mechanism of semiotics as it turns signs into a system of resources that generates a predetermined interpretation for signs helps to deliver the meaning behind the sign in the context of words: Van Leeuwen, T. (2005). Introducing social semiotics. London & New York: Routledge.