Dr. Nikolas Kosmatopoulos, political anthropologist and founder of the InsurgenSeas project, sets the stage for a new conversation about oceans, politics, and resistance. Drawing from years of academia and activism across the Mediterranean, he reflects on how the sea, often seen as empty space or a border to be policed, can be reimagined as a site of radical possibility. Why turn to the sea at all? What does it mean to think politically from the waterline? Through stories, historical traces, ...
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Episode 01: Oceans of Palestine Solidarity part I: Ships to Gaza, with Huweida Arraf
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51:02In this episode, Dr. Nikolas Kosmatopoulos joined by student Roua Chakaroun speaks with Mrs. Huwaida Arraf, Palestinian-American lawyer, activist, and co-founder of the International Solidarity Movement. Known for her work organizing the Gaza Freedom Flotillas, civilian ships that challenged the Israeli naval blockade of Gaza, Arraf reflects on the…
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Dr. Nikolas Kosmatopoulos, political anthropologist, associate professor at the American University of Beirut, amateur sailor and host of the InsurgenSeas project, sets the stage for a new conversation about oceans and the politics of oceanic change. Drawing from decades of research and activism around the sea, he reflects on how the sea is often s…
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