With a background of mixing art & history, PhD candidate Aliénor Gandanger discusses the wartime godmothers of WW1, a theme about women, relationships, emotions and about portraying a wartime godmother through a comic book heroine and turning a history subject into a comic book. KaleidHERscope is brought to you by Magda Zenon.
Evren İnançoğlu, Kemal Baykallı ve Sertaç Sonan'ın hazırlayıp sunduğu Garip Zamanlar podcast bu bölümde Nobel alan Kıbrıslı bilim insanlarını, The Beatles grubunun ünlü Hey Jude şarkısını, Kore'nin kültür sanattaki öncü rolünü, bitcoin'i bulan kişiyi, İngilizce'de "nerd"in anlamını, Kıbrıs'ta bu aralar devam eden konserleri, Teoman'ı, sinemada The Substance filmini, Joker'in devam filmini konuştular. Kemal, Orta Avrupa'da Budapeşte ve Viyana izlenimlerini anlattı.
In the 21st episode of Terra Nullius Cyprus, meet Anaïs LLobet. Having lived and worked for 5 years in Cyprus, and as a citizen of the world, Anaïs calls Nicosia one of her homes. She’s a journalist, writer and a contributor to the group exhibition ‘Imagining Home Between the Walls’ in the Buffer Zone at the Ledra St / Lokmaci crossing. Check it out until 31 October 2024.
Kainat Riaz, an education advocate and the keynote speaker at the ‘United for Peace, EU-UWC youth leadership’ forum in Cyprus recently, speaks to Magda Zenon on kaleidHERscope about October 9th 2012 when she was with Malala when she was targeted by the Taliban, about the value of education and the UWC and about ‘Beydaar Society’, the NGO she co-founded that helps to promote peace & harmony in Pakistan by using education as a tool.
Cyprus is more innovative than you think. In this episode Sapienta Economics Director Fiona Mullen talks to Cyprus Seeds Managing Director Maria Georgiadou, and Innovation Programme Manager Margarita Kyprianou about the wide sectoral range of innovators in universities, research institutions, and Centres of Excellence in the Republic of Cyprus who have been supported by Cyprus Seeds in bringing their research to market. Support includes small grants, mentoring, hands-on training, and networking opportunities to help academic teams commercialize their research by creating startups or licensing their technology. The most prominent success to date involves a gene therapy innovation that is awaiting much sought-after approval from the…
The two Cypriot leaders have agreed to meet for a "social dinner" at the presence of the UN Secretary General. The expectations are low as sides have shown no signs of departure from their respective positions. While the Turkish Cypriot side is adamant on their so called "two states" position, which is vocally and openly supported by the Turkish government, the Greek Cypriot side has been consistent expressing their commirment to a bicommunal, bizonal federation as stipulated by the numerous UN resoutions. The negative developments in the Middle East is regarded as a distracting factor for the attempts to…
In the 20th episode of Terra Nullius Cyprus, meet Dr Alex Willem Copper Willheim. Also known as ‘Dr Xynisteri’, he is an expert on Cypriot wine, with a strong focus on the indigenous Xynisteri and Maratheftiko varieties. He introduced these drought resistant grapevines to Australia, in particular in South Australia, and the rest is history! From the foothills of Troodos in Limassol to the plains of Down Under, he is leading the way for the future of Australian wine, and taking the famous Cypriot variety to the global stage. Great to discuss the richness of the Cypriot cultural heritage in its cusine and produce.
Dr. Habiba Sarābi, the first Afghan woman to become a provincial governor and 1 of the 4 women at the negotiation table with the Taliban in Doha this year, speaks on kaleidHERscope about the life of the women in Afghanistan, the mental health of all Afghans and the rise in suicides and about how we can help.
Evie Theocharous, a researcher and a board member of Cyprus Youth DiplomaCY, speaks on kaleidHERscope about why it is imperative that there is a substantive inclusion of youth in the Cyprus Peace Process and about transitional justice, especially its gender perspective. Disclaimer: The House of Youth Representatives is a simulation of the House of Representatives co organised by Cyprus Youth Council and Cyprus Youth DiplomaCY. DISACT is a 5 year ERC - Funded Project. It investigates the logic of the crime of disappearances in repressive and (post)conflict settings.
Evren İnançoğlu, Kemal Baykallı ve Sertaç Sonan'ın hazırlayıp sunduğu Garip Zamanlar podcastın bu bölümünde Almanya'dan Leipzig, Bonn, Dusseldorf ve Berlin manzaraları, Almanya'nın doğusu ile batısının sosyolojik analizleri; Amsterdam. Brüksel, Riga, Kopenhag ve Tokyo izlenimleri masaya yatırıldı. Adeta seyahat programı gibi bir bölüm oldu. Bölüm başlığı "Almanya'nın doğusu batısı"olacaktı ki Sertaç izlenimlerini bir cümlede özetledi: Batı Avrupa bitmiş yeaa. Bu arada ekonomi de konuştuk - dikkat yatırım tavsiyesi değildir!