Cultural Relativism Student Podcast Channel

Removing the Veil with Nina

This podcast provides a critical examination of the practice and controversies surrounding women's veiling in Abrahamic religions with Nina.

This episode includes references to:

  • Abbas, S. Z. (2023). The Veil: A Silhouette of Autonomy and Empowerment. Culture & Psychology, 29(2), 247-259. https://doi.org/10.1177/1354067X221115852

  • BELL, SARAH C. “Nubo: The Wedding Veil.” The Veil: Women Writers on Its History, Lore, and Politics, edited by Jennifer Heath, 1st ed., University of California Press, 2008, pp. 171–73. http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1525/j.ctt1pnq61.15. Accessed 24 Feb. 2025.

  • Diallo, Rokhaya. “What Has 20 Years of Banning Headscarves Done for France?” The Guardian, 12 Apr. 2024, https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/apr/12/ban-headscarves-france-secularism-exclusion-intolerance.

  • Farago, Jason. “In France, Debates About the Veil Hide a Long History.” The New York Times, 29 June 2019, pp. 2–2.

  • Grace Stafford, Veiling and Head-Covering in Late Antiquity: Between Ideology, Aesthetics and Practicality, Past & Present, Volume 263, Issue 1, May 2024, Pages 3–46. https://doi.org/10.1093/pastj/gtad017

  • Radjy, Mir-Hussein. “Iran’s Anti-Veil Protests Draw on Long History of Resistance.” The Associated Press, 28 Sept. 2022, https://apnews.com/article/iran-middle-east-religion-7de9a98cc304922098a62dc9223986ad.

  • Topolski, Anya. “The Race-Religion Constellation: A European Contribution to the Critical Philosophy of Race.” Critical Philosophy of Race, vol. 6, no. 1, 2018, pp. 58–81. https://doi.org/10.5325/critphilrace.6.1.0058. Accessed 25 Feb. 2025.

  • “Veil, C. (1).” Cambridge Dictionary, https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/veil. Accessed 23 February 2025.

Skidmore PM Radio

With Aniekan and Mlondi

On this episode of PM Radio, hosts Aniekan and Mlondi discuss the controversial topics of polyamory and polygamy.

This episode includes references to:

  • Balzarini, Rhonda N., et al. 2017. “Perceptions of Primary and Secondary Relationships in Polyamory.” PLoS ONE 12 (5): e0177841. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0177841.

  • Molefi, Stanley, Priscilla Gutura, and Linda Eskell-Blokland. 2022. “Understanding Polyamory as a Form of Concurrency to Enhance HIV Programmes in South Africa: The Need to Re-Conceptualize the Partner Reduction Policy.” The Journal of Practice Teaching & Learning 19 (1-2). https://doi.org/10.1921/jpts.v19i1-2.1675.

  • Ukoha, Sunday Igwe. 2017. “The Plight of Polygamists in Contemporary African Society.” African Journal of Social Sciences 14 (2): 178.

  • Farmer, Paul, and Amartya Sen. 2003. “On Suffering and Structural Violence: Social and Economic Rights in the Global Era.” In Pathologies of Power: Health, Human Rights, and the New War on the Poor, 1st ed., 29–50. University of California Press. http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1525/j.ctt1pnznf.7.

Tackling Taboos with Simone

In this episode of the "Tackling Taboos" podcast, host Simone gets into a heated debate about public nudity with Professor Templeton Beef Wellington-Hampshire.

This episode includes references to:

  • Barre, Weston La. “Obscenity: An anthropological appraisal.” Law and Contemporary Problems, vol. 20, no. 4, 1955, pp. 533–543, doi.org/10.2307/1190284.

  • Cover, Rob. “The naked subject: Nudity, context and sexualization in contemporary culture.” Body & Society, vol. 9, no. 3, Sept. 2003, pp. 53–72, doi.org/10.1177/1357034x030093004.

  • King, Barbara J. “The Art and Science of Going Nude.” NPR, NPR, 17 May 2012, www.npr.org/sections/13.7/2012/…ience-of-going-nude.

  • Warren, H. C. “Social nudism and the body taboo.” Psychological Review, vol. 40, no. 2, Mar. 1933, pp. 160–183, doi.org/10.1037/h0073466.

  • West, Keon. “Naked and unashamed: Investigations and applications of the effects of naturist activities on body image, self-esteem, and life satisfaction.” Journal of Happiness Studies, vol. 19, no. 3, 21 Jan. 2017, pp. 677–697, doi.org/10.1007/s10902-017-9846-1.

Anthropologies Anonymous

with Bella, Harper, and Madelyn

This week on "Anthropologies Anonymous," hosts Bella, Harper, and Madelyn compare funerary rites (their symbolisms, taboos, and origins) across cultures.

This episode includes references to:

  • B"Baptismal Water and Incense." Video, 01:54. YouTube. Posted by Michael Singh, June 7, 2015. Accessed March 6, 2024. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uebB-iPY6qE.

  • Bearak, Barry. "Dead Join the Living in a Family Celebration." The New York Times, September 6, 2010. Accessed March 5, 2024. https://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/06/world/africa/06madagascar.html.

  • "Diversity in Dying: Death Across Cultures." Milne Publishing Library. Accessed March 5, 2024. https://milnepublishing.geneseo.edu/nursingcare/chapter/diversity-in-dying-death-across- cultures/.

  • Douglas, Mary. Purity and Danger: An Analysis of Concepts of Pollution and Taboo. London and New York City: Routledge, 1966. Accessed March 6, 2024.

  • Gadie, Paul. "The Christian Funeral." The Furrow 57, no. 3 (2006): 151-59. Accessed March 5, 2024. https://www.jstor.org/stable/27665309

  • Hidalgo, Ivette, Dorothy Brooten, JoAnne M. Youngblut, Rosa Roche, Juanjuan Li, and Ann Marie Hinds. "Practices following the Death of a Loved One Reported by Adults from 14 Countries or Cultural/ethnic Group." Nursing Open 8, no. 1 (2020): 453-62. Accessed March 5, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.646.

  • Keber, Lily. "A Dance of Liberation." The Bitter Southerner. Accessed March 5, 2024. https://bittersoutherner.com/a-dance-of-liberation-buckjumping.

  • Little, Becky. "Poignant Pictures of Death Rituals." National Geographic. Last modified March 15, 2016. Accessed March 5, 2024. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/article/160314-pictures-death-ritual-funeral- burial-ceremony-people-culture.

  • "Madagascar / Famadihana - a Celebration for the Deceased." Video, 05:36. YouTube. Posted by Guy Shachar, November 5, 2019. Accessed March 6, 2024. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLm9pOfzL5E.

  • Miner, Horace. "Body Ritual Among the Nacriema." American Anthropologist 58, no. 3 (1956): 503-07.

  • Munnik, Jo, and Katy Scott. "In Famadihana, Madagascar, a Sacred Ritual Unearths the Dead." CNN. Last modified March 27, 2017. Accessed March 5, 2024. https://www.cnn.com/2016/10/18/travel/madagascar-turning-bones/index.html.

  • Newcomb, Tim. "7 Unique Burial Rituals Across the World." Encyclopedia Britannica. Last modified May 4, 2023. Accessed March 5, 2024. https://www.britannica.com/list/7-unique-burial-rituals-across-the-world.

  • Nielssen, Hilde, and Karina Hestad Skeie. "Christian Revivalism and Political Imagination in Madagascar." Journal of Religion in Africa 44, no. 2 (2014): 189-223. Accessed March 5, 2024. https://www.jstor.org/stable/43303308

  • "Second Line following the Funeral of Lois Nelson-Andrews. November 20, 2021." Video, 04:44. YouTube. Posted by Wwozneworleans, November 20, 2021. Accessed March 5, 2024. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0jadTL-MxE&t=206s.

  • "Songs of the Angels." Video, 02:37. YouTube. Posted by Release - Topic, May 19, 2016. Accessed March 6, 2024. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Y-1KBnfn7Q.

  • Swayne, Seán. "Christian Burial." The Furrow 27, no. 6 (1976): 384-86. Accessed March 5, 2024. https://www.jstor.org/stable/27660167

  • Wainaina, Binyavanga. "How to Write About Africa." Granta. Last modified May 2, 2019. Accessed March 6, 2024. https://granta.com/how-to-write-about-africa/.

  • "World: Dancing with the Dead | the New York Times." Video, 03:29. YouTube. Posted by The New York Times, September 9, 2010. Accessed March 5, 2024. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmWPkSDwtVI.

  • Young, Nicole. "The New Orleans Funeral Reminds Us That Grief Is a Burden That Can Be Shared." Vox Media. Last modified January 28, 2022. Accessed March 5, 2024. https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/22876551/mourning-grief-second-line-new-orleans-ja zz-funeral.