Podcast

This episode features Iranian novelist Salar Abdoh, CCNY Professor and Deputy Chair, English Department, and Interim Director of the MFA Program in Creative Writing. Abdoh discusses his publications, especially his new work Out of Mesopotamia, the story of an Iranian journalist covering the war against ISIS in Iraq and Syria, which is based on his own experience as a journalist in the region. The conversation's themes include: US-Iranian relations, exile and identity, and the human rights challenges that Iran and the United States face within their own respective borders.

This episode features Joan H. Robinson, Assistant Professor of Social Science and Law at the City College of New York's Division of Interdisciplinary Studies. Through an intersectional lens, it engages the themes of gender inequality, domestic violence, pregnancy testing, abortion rights, and sexual violence in the United States. It also address the issue of biomedical testing and privacy rights with regard to the COVID-19 pandemic. 

This episode features CCNY's Master's of Public Administration Program Executive Director Bobby Derival. Bringing his expertise in public health and international peace and conflict resolution, the conversation covers the right to health and intersecting rights challenges, including racial injustice, in the United States, Haiti, and globally.

This episode features Susanna Schaller, Associate Professor of Urban Planning and Studies, at CCNY's Division of Interdisciplinary Studies. Its themes include: urban governance, the right to the city, business improvement districts and the impacts of gentrification, and grassroots activism. 

This episode features Dr. Eric Weitz, Distinguished Professor of History at The City College of New York and the CUNY Graduate Center. Drawing on a range of case studies that are extensively examined in Wetiz's published works, the conversation focuses on the connection between the contemporary political order, genocide, and race, and the conditions under which mass atrocity crimes are likely to occur. It also engages in discussion about international human rights law and enforcement mechanisms as well as the role of social movements in advancing human rights.