Between, Across, and Through is the official podcast of the Centre for Diaspora and Transnational Studies at the University of Toronto. The Centre’s research focuses on individual experiences of migration in consideration of the complex dynamics of politics, culture, and society. Our podcast features conversations between leading scholars and Professor Kevin Lewis O’Neill, the director of the Centre of Diaspora and Transnational Studies. In each episode, we discuss the links that bind humanity, how we learn from the past, and how we learn from each other.
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On today's episode we discuss what happened to Beirut's City Centre after the Civil War in Lebanon.
We take a look at how the land was reclaimed after the conflict, who was served best by the expropriation of land, and the consequences that the reconstruction had for regular citizens.
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Published 02/18/21
How does a colony build nationhood after independence?
How do they define who they are, and how they're different - through their sovereignty? How can music help shape and build a nation?
In today's episode, we discuss all these questions, as we examine the Independence movement in Jamaica.
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Published 01/04/21