{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/77ca3392-3d6f-434f-8821-6472a6c25d8d/644fcde201f0310011707119?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"INTERVIEW: Why is Sweden scared to talk about racism? Part 2","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/60f989d37b49f291bd61251a/show-cover.png?height=200","description":"<p>Tune in for the second part of our interview with Lola Akinmade Åkerström where she talks more about how Sweden can get better at dealing with racism, how frequently she’s confronted with micro-aggressions, the ideas of integration versus assimilation, a tendency in Europe to fetishize and limit black women, what happens when the Swedish concept of <em>lagom</em> is applied collectively, the prospect of her novel In <em>Every Mirror She’s Black</em> making it to the screen, and what’s next for her characters in the upcoming sequel.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Don't miss:</strong></p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.thelocal.se/20221026/survey-sweden-is-decades-behind-on-racism-and-diversity?tpcc=podcast-article\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>SURVEY: 'Sweden is decades behind on racism and diversity'</strong></a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.thelocal.se/20170630/stop-this-is-what-lagom-truly-means-book-lola-akinmade-akerstrom?tpcc=podcast-article\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>'Stop! This is what lagom truly means'</strong></a></li><li><strong>Analysis - </strong><a href=\"https://www.thelocal.se/20221110/no-such-thing-as-race-why-swedens-colour-blind-approach-is-failing?tpcc=podcast-article\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>‘No such thing as race’: why Sweden’s colour-blind approach is failing</strong></a></li><li><strong>CNN - </strong><a href=\"https://edition.cnn.com/2023/03/31/opinions/lola-akinmade-kerstrm-sweden-lgs-intl/index.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Opinion: Why is Sweden afraid of publishing this book on race?</strong></a></li><li><strong>New York Times - </strong><a href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/11/opinion/swedengate-sweden-twitter.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>A Social Media Takedown Is a Blessing in Disguise for Sweden</strong></a></li></ul><p><strong>Previous episodes: </strong></p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.thelocal.se/20221029/listen-how-welcome-do-foreigners-feel-in-sweden-after-the-election?tpcc=podcast-article\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>LISTEN: Racism in Sweden, and how welcome do foreigners feel after the election?</strong></a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.thelocal.se/20221119/listen-why-doesnt-sweden-gather-data-on-race-and-ethnicity-and-should-it?tpcc=podcast-article\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>LISTEN: Why doesn't Sweden gather data on race and ethnicity – and should it?</strong></a></li></ul><p><strong>__</strong></p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.thelocal.se/membership-offer?tpcc=podcast-notes\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Become a member of The Local</strong></a></li></ul>","author_name":"The Local"}