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NBN Episodes hosted by Leigh:
May 19, 2022
Living in the United States as an Immigrant: A Collection of Stories
Today, millions of immigrants have found a home in the United States. But often, such people end up losing their individual cultures, languages, and i…
May 18, 2022
Re-orienting the Diaspora–Development Nexus
One of the outcomes of globalization is the growth of diasporic communities worldwide. This population has continued to face a lot of complexities due…
May 5, 2022
Forced Labor and Human Trafficking in the Fishing Industry
Forced labor and human trafficking in fisheries, albeit present in most parts of the world, have gone unnoticed for many years. Fishers at sea are out…
May 4, 2022
Central Asia Under Brussels’ and Moscow’s Eyes
The Soviet Republic once held tremendous sway over the politics of Central Asia as the grand hegemon of the region. But now, in the post-Soviet world,…
April 21, 2022
Labor Exploitation and Human Trafficking in Businesses
In the modern world, human trafficking and slavery take various forms: one such example is forced labor. But understanding exactly how and where force…
April 20, 2022
Yiddish in Europe
Yiddish is part of the family of Germanic languages with influences of Hebrew and Aramaic and encompasses many dialects spoken in several parts of Eur…
April 6, 2022
Schengen Borders and Multiple National States of Emergency: From Refugees to Terrorism to COVID-19
The Schengen area consists of 26 European states, most members of the EU but some not, and consists of two main features: the absence of intra-Schenge…
March 24, 2022
Slaving Zones in the Modern World
For centuries, slavery was prominent, driving economies and defining cultures. But in today’s socio-economically liberal world, it seems to have retre…
March 23, 2022
The Samaritans
The Samaritans have been around since biblical times. They share history with the Jews, Christians, and Muslims; yet their identity is at odds with th…
March 10, 2022
Looking at Slave Trade through the Prism of Community
The term “slavery” brings to mind transatlantic ships and human trade—both very disturbing visualizations of human experience. Historically, such slav…
March 9, 2022
Religion and Politics
Populism has been at the center of academic and non-academic discussions over the past century and one may argue that there has been an upsurge in pop…
February 23, 2022
Exploring Autonomy
The emergence of self-government in the Jewish community in Eastern Europe has been a slow process, often encouraged by invitations of existing regime…
February 9, 2022
A Guide to Administering Distance Learning
The Pandemic led to a massive shift in the course of education as the world was forced to switch to distance learning. And with a new model comes new …
January 26, 2022
Pandemic, Disruption and Adjustment in Higher Education
The pandemic has rapidly changed the world, making it one rife with online activity and information abundance. Education systems must be modified to m…
January 12, 2022
How World Events are Changing Education
Formal education became widespread only as recently as the end of the 19th century, as a way to train people for jobs created by the boom in industria…
December 29, 2021
Curriculum and Learning for Climate Action
Education is one of our main weapons in the fight against climate change. The need of the hour, therefore, is to enhance the world’s commitment to cli…
December 15, 2021
Homeschooling: A Guidebook of Practices, Claims, Issues, and Implications
Over the past few years and especially now— with COVID-19-related lockdowns necessitating that families stay at home—an increasing number of parents h…
December 1, 2021
Socially Responsible Higher Education: International Perspectives on Knowledge Democracy
With radical changes being engineered in society, education systems everywhere need to match up. As part of our podcast, Humanities Matter, the all-…
November 17, 2021
Climate Change and Individual Moral Duties
The global trends of increasing climate change are predicted to intensify over the next few decades. General consensus remains that climate change is …
November 3, 2021
War Stories
The lives of ancient Egyptians were truly colorful, and of them, the royals led the most vivid lives. The military pharaohs have left behind many reco…
October 20, 2021
Climate Change, Oceans and Gender
Oceans are inextricably linked to the climate. Today, oceans are warming far more rapidly than they have in the past 65 million years, placing the spo…
October 6, 2021
Milieudefensie v. Shell: A Tipping Point in Climate Change Litigation against Corporations?
In May 2021, a landmark court order from a district court in the Netherlands ruled that Royal Dutch Shell, one of the largest fossil fuel companies in…
September 22, 2021
Forces of Production, Climate Change, and Canadian Fossil Capitalism
As we see in the news every day, climate change is already upon us. The climate crisis is no longer a bridge to be crossed in the future. It must be d…
September 8, 2021
Gender Ideologies, Conservative Christianity, and Legislation in the U.S.
Gender, and regulations of and discourses on it, have historically been a cornerstone of the conservative Christian belief system. The stance of the C…