From? Podcast: Recent Episodes
From? Podcast
•FROM?• is a documentary podcast exploring the themes of identity, sense of belonging, origins and home through personal stories.
Throughout each episode, our guests will be sharing their personal experience of those topics.
Now that you've had a peek, you’re welcome to listen.
S1 E12 • Zamzam & Nour • 'wherever we are, we try to be alive'
"You have no idea how complicated it is to be Palestinian"
Although both share Palestinian roots, their life experiences have been drastically different one from another. Nour is a Palestinian refugee who grew up in Gaza. She recounts the difficulty to safeguard a sense of togertherness between the scattered Palestinian diaspora and the isolated Palestinian remaining in their land. Daughter and granddaughter to Palestinian refugees, Zamzam is a Syrian-Palestinian who spent most of her life in Syria before fleeing the war. By contrast to Nour, Zamzam was raised to know all about her roots and the condition of the Palestinian people, although she never set foot in Palestine.
This episode slightly differs from the previous ones. We have decided to hold space for our two guests, who brillantly succeeded in interviewing each other. Nour and Zamzam, as the last guests for this first season, we cannot thank you enough for such a moving conversation ♥️☀️
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Link to Nour’s writing : https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/18581009._
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From? Podcast
Hosts: Raphaëlle Cohen & Marine Géniaux
Graphic design: Raphaëlle Cohen
Music: MagPies by Sven Keromnes
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S1 E11 • Moka • 'a life long immigrant'
Does citizenship provide you with a sense of belonging? How can one unify the scattered pieces of their identity?
From Eritrea to the Middle-East and up to Sweden, from the "immigrant" to the "first-world" line at the airport, Moka takes us on a trip through the complex seas of identity, where one has to surrender to time, hoping to feel home somewhere, one day.
We are extremely grateful to our beloved friend Moka for sharing his rich thoughts and personal questionings with us at From? Podcast 💭
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✍🏾 To read more of Moka’s wonderful writing: go, follow and give unlimited love here @theeshallwrite
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From? Podcast
Hosts: Raphaëlle Cohen & Marine Géniaux
Graphic design: Raphaëlle Cohen
Music: MagPies by Sven Keromnes
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S1 E10 • Ali • 'always keep space for doubt'
From Iran to Sweden, from the outsider kid of the classroom to the ideas' explorer, from having role models to building his own value core, Ali tells us about the feeling of not fitting in a familiar environment, being hit by uncertainty, and gaining independence.
As the great story teller he is, our dear friend hooked us once more with his anecdotes, unexpected experiences and spiritual adventures.
Thank you Ali for 'opening your mind' to us 🪡
And remember... Always keep a small space for doubt .. 🌞
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From? Podcast
Hosts: Raphaëlle Cohen & Marine Géniaux
Graphic design: Raphaëlle Cohen
Music: MagPies by Sven Keromnes
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Our guest and dear friend Pedro is a one of a kind, unapologetic and particularily talented young man 💥 From Brazil 🇧🇷 to Sweden🇸🇪, you'll hear what it is like to be brought up in two very different cultures and social contexts. Pedro also shares his relation to photography and the versatility he embraces in his work, which by the way you really want to check out right here : @ossowicki_
S1 E8 • Seren Selvin Korkmaz • 'building nations, constructing identities'
Welcome to our 2nd Special Episode, with 'THE' very special guest of this season: Political analyst, researcher, teacher (non-exhaustive list)... and most importantly (for us) PODCAST INSPIRER: Seren Selvin Korkmaz 🙌
How did the 'nation-states' come about? Are national identities constant? What is populism? Join us now on this highly engaging lecture, following along with the handout we have prepared for you, see below 🎓
We are so honoured to have had Seren on the podcast for such an insightful episode, and very excited to share it with you today.
Thank you so much Seren for sharing your expertise with us 🌞
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HANDOUT
00:00:00 - Welcome to From? Podcast
00:57:18 - Today's guest: Seren Selvin Korkmaz
Executive director of IstanPol Institute, political analyst, researcher and teacher in Turkish and Middle Eastern Politics at Stockholm University. Expert in populism, identity politics and Turkish political history (non-exhaustive list).
02:21:03 - "Nation-state", some definitions and History
02:40:22 - Max Weber's definition of the state.
- Legitimate violence*, sovereignty, public institutions, domination
*Max Weber (see references below)
04:15:13 - the Nation, a political organisation
05:35:22 - The nation-building process, from one context to another
- Keywords: Empire, Nation-state, Treaty of Westphalia, Millet system, nationalism, modernisation
10:45:24 - How did the "national aspirations" come to the Ottoman Empire?
- Keywords: State, West, institutions, dispossession, migration
15:48:18 - What about the southern regions of the Ottoman Empire?
- Keywords: Protection, power, nation-state
17:55:11 - "National identity": a construct
- Keywords: collective identity, imagined communities*, Turkey, Palestine, Land / Absence of land, Nakba, Zionism, conceptual violence
*Benedict Anderson (see references below)
24:57:13 - The malleable nature of National Identity and its symbols
- Keywords: National identity, JDP, Istanbul, Republican era, Ottoman era, Islamic heritage, Urbanisation, Soft power
*See Seren's work "(Re)construction of Turkish National Identity in Urban Space" (see references below)
33:53:21 - National identity in the contemporary context: how can we make sense of it today?
- Keywords: Globalisation, Migration flows, Identity crises, Populism, Otherisation, Multiple identities, Coexistence
40:14:08 - Integration process for migrants in Sweden: what place is given to their own identity?
- Keywords: Assimilation / Integration, Covid-19, Citizenship
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References
Korkmaz, S. S. (2019). (Re)construction of Turkish National Identity in Urban Space: Transformation of İstanbul’s Panorama under JDP Rule. Lexington Books.
https://www.academia.edu/40366166/_Re_construction_of_Turkish_National_Identity_in_Urban_Space_Transformation_of_İstanbul_s_Panorama_under_JDP_Rule
Anderson, B. R. O'G. (2006). Imagined communities : reflections on the origin and spread of nationalism. Rev. ed. London: Verso.
Weber, M., Owen, D. S, Strong, T. B, & Livingstone, R. (2004). The vocation lectures. Indianapolis: Hackett Pub.
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From? Podcast
Hosts: Raphaëlle Cohen & Marine Géniaux
Graphic design: Raphaëlle Cohen
Music: MagPies by Sven Keromnes
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S1 E7 • Leonora • 'how do we relate?"
What’s common between singing and traveling? What does belonging means in increasingly individualistic societies? Can we choose what we embrace in an identity?
Thank you Leonora for giving us access to the depths of your thoughts 🕸
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From? Podcast
Hosts: Raphaëlle Cohen & Marine Géniaux
Graphic design: Raphaëlle Cohen
Music: MagPies by Sven Keromnes
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S1 E6 • Angelos • 'hybrid identity'
Is there a European identity? How different are our relations to education?
Welcome to 'From?', join us on this episode and listen to Angelos' story🇪🇺
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From? Podcast
Hosts: Raphaëlle Cohen & Marine Géniaux
Graphic design: Raphaëlle Cohen
Music: MagPies by Sven Keromnes
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S1 E5 • Olga • 'navigating different narratives'
Olga recounts her experience living across two continents and four different countries: Burundi, Cameroun, France and Sweden.
What is it like to master another language better than your mother tongue ? How much of your personal opinions should you be willing to leave aside in order to integrate ?
Welcome to 'From?', join us on this episode and listen to Olga's story 🌍
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From? Podcast
Hosts: Raphaëlle Cohen & Marine Géniaux
Graphic design: Raphaëlle Cohen
Music: MagPies by Sven Keromnes
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S1 E4 Special • Viola, Anthropology • 'identity is a process'
What is identity? Can we change it like we change clothes? What happens when we are confronted to the 'other'?
Welcome to 'From?', join us on this special episode and listen to Viola's anthropological perspective 👣
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Viola's book recommendation to start with anthropology:
Lavenda, R., & Schultz, E. (2017). Anthropology: what does it mean to be human? (4th ed.). New York: Oxford University Press.
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From? Podcast
Hosts: Raphaëlle Cohen & Marine Géniaux
Graphic design: Raphaëlle Cohen
Music: MagPies by Sven Keromnes
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S1 E3 • Zahid • 'always driven by curiosity'
What makes a family? How do we make sense of the world? What can we learn from each other and our surroundings?
Welcome to 'From?', join us on this episode and listen to Zahid's story
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From? Podcast
Hosts: Raphaëlle Cohen & Marine Géniaux
Graphic design: Raphaëlle Cohen
Music: MagPies by Sven Keromnes
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From? Podcast - Season 1, Episode 1 • Shreyas, 'how different are we?'
Why is it important to open to others? Is language the key to connect with one another? How much do we have in common despite cultural differences?
Welcome to 'From?', join us on this episode and listen to Shreyas' story 💬
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Cherry on top of the cake, Shreyas also has a podcast, find it here:
Leading With Social Impact Podcast : https://www.buzzsprout.com/1184732
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From? Podcast
Hosts: Raphaëlle Cohen & Marine Géniaux
Graphic design: Raphaëlle Cohen
Music: MagPies by Sven Keromnes
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From? Podcast - Season 1, Episode 1 • Simon, 'the importance of communities'
How does one define what “home” is? Do we get to choose the communities to which we belong? How many trade-offs are needed to integrate new groups?
Welcome to 'From?', join us on this episode and listen to Simon's story ❤
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From? Podcast
Hosts: Raphaëlle Cohen & Marine Géniaux
Graphic design: Raphaëlle Cohen
Music: MagPies by Sven Keromnes
Follow us on Instagram: @from.podcast
From? Podcast
Welcome to 'From?'
'From?' is a podcast in which we all come from different places, spaces and communities. In the image of the international student Campus where this podcast is born, diversity will be our fuel.
We are Marine and Raphaëlle, and together, we will stay up late into the night listening to our friends’ stories. 'From?' aims to bring into light the plurality of lived-experiences that foster one's sense of identity and belonging
Our guests' trajectories are all very unique but somehow intersect here in Sweden. We will look into the nature of those different links and see how they relate to one same place.
Every other Sunday, we will share a conversation, and it will be available on every podcast platform. Make yourself at home, open an ear (or two), and get ready to be moved with us.
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Hosts: Raphaëlle Cohen & Marine Géniaux
Graphic design: Raphaëlle Cohen
Music: MagPies by Sven Keromnes / Sound arrangements: Marine Géniaux
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