by efc8d-admin | Aug 25, 2026 | Human Rights, Palestine, Poetry, Politics and Culture, The Arts
Today it is a true honor to welcome Feisal G. Mohamed to Speaking Out of Place to discuss his new poem, Nowhere is safe in Gaza. This book is “an erasure poem using as source text South Africa’s Application Instituting Proceedings against Israel for Violations of the...
by efc8d-admin | Apr 19, 2026 | Iran, Media, Politics and Culture, War
Today I am deeply honored to welcome back Iranian journalists Fatemeh Jamalpour and Nilo Tabrizy. Before, they talked about their book, For the Sun After Long Nights: the Story of Iran’s Women-led Uprising, today they tell us of conditions in Iran, which since January...
by efc8d-admin | Apr 3, 2026 | Abolition, Decarceration, Law and Violence, Organizing
Today I am honored to speak with veteran journalist Victoria Law. She is the author of such books as Resistance Behind Bars: The Struggles of Incarcerated Women, Prison By Any Other Name: The Harmful Consequences of Popular Reforms (co-authored with Maya Schenwar),...
by efc8d-admin | Mar 30, 2026 | Migration and Borders, Politics and Culture
Today it’s a special honor to welcome Serhat Tutkal and Hevin Karakurt to Speaking Out of Place. These two scholars engage in a broad discussion of Kurdish history, culture, politics, literature and language, with particular attention to issues of statelessness,...
by efc8d-admin | Jan 19, 2026 | Abolition, Activism and Actions, Human Rights, Migration and Borders, Politics and Culture
Today I am happy to speak with Ananya Roy and Veronika Zablotsky about their co-edited volume, Beyond Sanctuary: The Humanism of a World in Motion, which was based on a Sawyer Seminar they convened at UCLA. The essays collected in this book are international in scope...
