Interventions from the Global South: Recent Episodes
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In this episode of Interventions from the Global South, host Mohan Dutta and guest Rafael Grohmann take a deep dive into what it means to engage with the academic journal landscape as a researcher in the Global South, centered in the context of open data access in Brazil. They discuss what can be lost in translation as journal texts move in and out of English and analyze how the communication research landscapes in Latin American countries have benefited over time by prioritizing multilingual translation and eliminating article processing costs. Take a listen to learn more about how researchers are connecting publication processes to the larger global context of digital sovereignty, and how workers and academics are both working to build their own platforms in order to engage directly with questions on how to best share their own work.
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Featuring
Mohan Dutta
Rafael Grohmann
Sponsor
Institute for Advanced Study in the Global South at Northwestern University Qatar
More from the host & speakers:
Mohan Dutta
Professor, Dean's Chair | School of Communication, Journalism and Marketing
Director, Center for Culture-Centered Approach to Research and Evaluation (CARE)
Massey University, Aotearoa, New Zealand
Twitter - @mjdutt @CAREMasseyNZ
Rafael Grohmann
Assistant Professor | Communication
Director, DigiLabour Research Lab
Unisinos University, São Leopoldo, Brazil
Twitter - @grohmann_rafael @DigiLabour
Papers/Journal referred to in episode:
Martin-Barbero, Jesús. Communication, Culture and Hegemony: From the Media to Mediations. London: SAGE Publications, 1993. Print.
In this episode, host Mohan Dutta discusses with guest Colin Chasi his newest book, Ubuntu for Warriors, as an anchor for a wider conversation about the roles of history and tradition in the landscape of African social and moral philosophies. They discuss what traditions look like when they are adapted organically rather than being contrived to prop up geopolitical agendas - and also how various social systems have impacted the practice of traditions over time. Listen in to learn more about how scholars from the Global South are reclaiming their own traditions within the academic landscape, as well as about the subsequent emotional labor many scholars face.
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Featuring
Mohan Dutta
Colin Chasi
Sponsors
Institute for Advanced Study in the Global South at Northwestern University Qatar
More from the host & speakers:
Mohan Dutta
Professor, Dean's Chair | School of Communication, Journalism and Marketing
Director, Center for Culture-Centered Approach to Research and Evaluation (CARE)
Massey University, Aotearoa, New Zealand
Twitter - @mjdutt @CAREMasseyNZ
Colin Chasi
Professor; Director, Unit for Institutional Change and Social Justice | Communication Science
University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa
Twitter - @UFSweb
Papers/Journal referred to in episode:
Chasi, C. 2021. Ubuntu for Warriors. Africa World Press: Johannesburg.
In this introductory episode, Mohan Dutta, the host of Interventions from the Global South, introduces listeners to communication theory and practice coming out of the Global South. Listen in to learn about how the physical and intellectual landscape of the Global South has developed over time, interacting with concepts including sovereignty, embeddedness and dispossession. How can communication studies from the Global South offer an alternative frame for examining - and pushing back on - colonialism, capitalism and resource drain?
Click here for the episode transcript on our website.
Featuring
Mohan Dutta
Sponsor
Institute for Advanced Study in the Global South at Northwestern University Qatar
More from the host & speakers:
Mohan Dutta
Professor, Dean's Chair | School of Communication, Journalism and Marketing
Director, Center for Culture-Centered Approach to Research and Evaluation (CARE)
Massey University, Aotearoa New Zealand
Twitter - @mjdutt @CAREMasseyNZ