25 APR 2024 · Mara Tissera Luna, a polyglot international consultant with over a decade of expertise in protection and forced migration, delves into the critical intersection of inclusive research and societal engagement. Explore how Mara's unique blend of skills in social anthropology and public administration informs her work in addressing root causes and developing policies for displaced populations across Latin America, the US, and Europe. Discover the power of decentering knowledge hierarchies, amplifying marginalized voices, and fostering a more equitable world. The transcript is available https://www.lucilleidi.net/?page_id=179 Sources:  - https://latinamerica.website/maratisseraluna - https://edintegrity.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1007/s40979-023-00134-3 - https://i2insights.org/2020/02/04/decentering-and-unlearning/ - https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13562517.2021.1971384 - https://open.spotify.com/episode/4cFm5engkPy32lxTp1zLma?si=DKIzlkn-T5e_Uh6EOlNV4w&_branch_match_id=1308790292693503434&_branch_referrer=H4sIAAAAAAAAA8soKSkottLXLy7IL8lMq9TLyczL1g8L8TV2DjQuDPRMAgCuX9H5IAAAAA%3D%3D&nd=1&dlsi=1d489b249c6f4f7e

11 APR 2024 · In this episode I’ll have a transformative chat with Patrick and Suhee, artists based in Daejeon, South Korea. We delve into their journey to reconnect with nature, challenging societal norms and embracing ecological respectability. Discover the essence of their creative studio, City as Nature, and their rebellion against coloniality. Explore the power of finding a place, recognizing your existence, and giving yourself permission to engage with nature deeply. Can we bring any of these practices to our daily work? Tune in for an inspiring conversation breaking free from conventional norms.  The transcript is availeblehttps://www.lucilleidi.net/podcasts-2/living-decoloniality/season-02-episode-04-patrick-and-suhee/(si%20apre%20in%20una%20nuova%20scheda) Sources:  - https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13280-023-01857-w#Bib1,  - https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-017-2076-z,  - https://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-65682015000100005,  - https://brill.com/display/book/edcoll/9789004351677/B9789004351677_009.xml,  - https://cityasnature.org/

28 MAR 2024 · In this episode I address one of the implicit narratives of coloniality: the narrative that  separates humans from nature, giving the firsts power over the second. I delve into the concept of 'coloniality of being' and its impact on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR).  In an insightful interview with two members of the Feminist Hiking Collective, I explore their research triggers, and learn how they rebel against colonial perspectives, and navigate the intersection of nature, humanity, and decoloniality. The transcript is availablehttps://www.lucilleidi.net/?page_id=158 FHC - Feminist Hiking Collective is a feminist non-profit organisation formed in January 2020 and registered in Italy.    Their aim is to contribute to transformative system change through feminist popular education, research and resource co-creation; and to build collective feminist leadership and power through hiking. Sources:  - https://www.waterstones.com/book/a-decolonial-feminism/francoise-verges/9780745341125 - https://reconference.creaworld.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/All-About-Power-Srilatha-Batliwala.pdf - https://www.sexualrightsinitiative.org/sites/default/files/resources/files/2019-05/Final%20Feminist%20Leadership%20Manual%2014-4-14_0.pdf  - https://feministhikingcollective.org/home

14 MAR 2024 · In this episode of 'Living Decoloniality,' I engage in a thought-provoking conversation with Charles Kojo Vandyck. From challenging colonial mindsets to reshaping narratives in the aid sector, Charles shares his journey and introduces 'Alternative Convos,' a podcast aiming to amplify diverse voices in international development. Join me as I delve into the complexities of decolonizing minds and practices, redefining leadership, and creating spaces for alternative narratives.  The transcript is available https://www.lucilleidi.net/podcasts-2/living-decoloniality/season-02-episode-02-charles/ Sources:  - https://books.google.de/books?id=_OTZjaMgCqAC&redir_esc=y - https://books.google.de/books?id=72fuDwAAQBAJ&redir_esc=y - https://books.google.de/books?id=nd_zDwAAQBAJ&redir_esc=y - https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alternative-convos

29 FEB 2024 · In this episode I reflect on the journey of this podcast, drawing inspiration from my sabbatical in Florence to the streets of Havana. I recall the framework of the Colonial Matrix of Power, and I introduce the second season and its themes. We will dive into Coloniality of Being, Coloniality of Knowledge, and Coloniality of Gender in the aid sector.Embracing the concept of extrapolation, we move beyond sector boundaries. No longer limited to replicating practices, we explore diverse contexts, seeking inspiration from unconventional sources. Let’s challenge colonial structures and discover new possibilities. The transcript is availablehttps://www.lucilleidi.net/?page_id=132 Sources: - https://www.jstor.org/stable/3178066?seq=2 - https://monoskop.org/images/c/cf/Mignolo_Walter_2009_Epistemic_Disobedience_Independent_Thought_and_De-Colonial_Freedom.pdf - https://www.dukeupress.edu/Assets/PubMaterials/978-0-8223-7109-0_601.pdf - https://www.decolonialtranslation.com/espanol/quijano-colonialidad-del-poder.pdf - https://www.jstor.org/stable/3326147

17 AUG 2023 · In this last episode of the first season of Living Decoloniality, Carla goes back to her initial purpose and recalls her initial questions. She then summarizes the topics addressed through the season an mentions topics that she would like to touch in the next one.

10 AUG 2023 · In this episode Carla Vitantonio talks to Kenneth Amaeshi about the project he is supporting in Nigeria. While talking about ways to improve livelihood for people and community, Kenneth admits that too often solutions are brought from abroad that don’t match local needs, practices, habits and customs. Kenneth explains how his working group and himself are, on the contrary, trying to build new opportunities based on local networks and practices. Resources: https://www.jstor.org/stable/178372 https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.cttq94t0 https://www.jstor.org/stable/25548253 How was it recorded? Live interview and studio for Carla’s voice re-recording

2 AUG 2023 · In this episode Carla Vitantonio interviews Nigerian health worker and activist Jennifer Uchendu. Jennifer is the founder of Sustyvibes, a community where young people with a passion for a just world come together to connect and design new ways of living, for themselves, the planet and the world at large. Carla and Jennifer talk about decolonial practices when linked to ecoanxiety, to narratives, but also to power relations and to how those power relations shall be unveiled, even when relations with donors are involved Resources: https://sustyvibes.org/ https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.5749/j.ctttt0vh https://uir.unisa.ac.za/bitstream/handle/10500/8548/Inugural%20lecture-16%20October%202012.pdf.pdf https://uir.unisa.ac.za/bitstream/handle/10500/8548/Inugural%20lecture-16%20October%202012.pdf.pdf How was it recorded? Interview on zoom

26 JUL 2023 · In this episode of Living Decoloniality, Carla interviews Themrise Khan. Themrise is an independent professional in international development, based in Pakistan, who is working to develop what she calls “a new ecosystem for international aid”. Themrise is not interested in using the framework of coloniality, although what she says echoes very much concepts and theories discussed in this podcast so far. She aims at creating a new roadmap that each country -and she stresses the national dimension of her plan – changes the way they live, provide, and ask for international aid. Resources: https://themrise.wordpress.com/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1YW6xj7OoU How was it recorded? zoom interview for Themrise. studio recording for Carla

19 JUL 2023 · This episode is focused on cooperation among universities. This kind of cooperation, fostered by programs and funds called “cooperation North-South” or “triangular cooperation”, sits on a number of unspoken colonial dynamics that Carla will start unpacking through her interview. The guests of this episode are three researchers: Adriana Moreno Cely, Kewan Mertens and Viola Nyakato. Through the story of how they personally met and decided to have open-ended transformative dialogues to iteratively unveil coloniality in their life and work, the 3 researchers share with us their decolonial practices and the methodology they are developing to tackle their own coloniality. Resources: https://items.ssrc.org/from-our-programs/decolonization-decoloniality-and-the-future-of-african-studies-a-conversation-with-dr-sabelo-ndlovu-gatsheni/ https://escholarship.org/content/qt7xf4w6v7/qt7xf4w6v7.pdf?t=pfel4z https://journals.openedition.org/belgeo/53076 How was it recorded? first interview through whatsapp messages, second interview on zoom