Living the Political: Choosing Kosovo
Living the Political: Choosing Kosovo with Her Excellency Kosovar Ambassador to the Kingdom of Norway Dr. Nita Luci
H.E. Dr. Nita Luci is Ambassador of the Republic of Kosovo to the Kingdom of Norway. She holds an MA and PhD in Anthropology from the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor and assistant professorship in anthropology at the University of Prishtina.
Her academic, teaching and research practice, as well as activism, has focused on issues of gender inequalities, social and political movements, and the state.She has published on topics of masculinity, contemporary and activist art, digital heritage and memory, and participatory action research.
In 2014 she spearheaded the establishment of the University Program for Gender Studies and Research at the University of Prishtina. She has also contributed to gender equality processes in Kosova through research, CSO development, assessment and design of projects intersecting political, social, and legal dimensions of social and gender inequalities.
Her latest cowritten publication is 'Epistemic justice and everyday nationalism: An auto-ethnography of transnational student encounters in a post-war memory and reconciliation project in Kosovo'.
From time to time, I will conduct interviews with individuals whose personal histories in Kosovo have been deeply intertwined with the experience of the diaspora an experience that stands apart as unique.This series will explore the decision to return to Kosovo, even when the option to live abroad remains available. It will delve into how these individuals have shaped their life paths, and how events back home have influenced their journeys.Intro music:
North-Albanian Instrumental.
Interlude: Minatori - 'Te dua sa Kosoven'.
Diasporas Speaking
A trilingual and critical diasporas podcast series chronicling Kosovar, Albanian and Balkan diaspora histories.
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- Latest episode: 2025-03-24
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