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NBN Episodes hosted by Josephine:

Mobilities and Methods October 13, 2021

Capital Development

Mandate Era Amman and the Construction of the Hashemite State (1921-1946)

Harrison Guthorn

Hosted by Josephine Chaet
Amman, the capital of Jordan, contends with a crisis of identity rooted in how it grew to become a symbol for the Anglo-Hashemite government first, and a city second. As …
Mobilities and Methods October 5, 2020

Women’s Political Activism in Palestine

Peacebuilding, Resistance, and Survival

Sophie Richter-Devroe

Hosted by Josephine Chaet
Dr. Sophie Richter-Devroe’s book, Women’s Political Activism in Palestine: Peacebuilding, Resistance, and Survival (University of Illinois Press, 2018) offers an analysis of the forms assumed by women’s political resistance in …
Mobilities and Methods August 20, 2020

Arab Americans in Film

From Hollywood and Egyptian Stereotypes to Self-representation

Waleed Mahdi

Hosted by Josephine Chaet
Dr. Waleed Mahdi’s book, Arab Americans in Film: From Hollywood and Egyptian Stereotypes to Self-Representation (Syracuse University Press) offers a comparative analysis of the portrayals of Arab Americans in film …