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Episode 7 - Flip the Script

Season 1, Ep. 7

In this episode, we flip the script! The team behind the podcast are in the hot seat. Jen, Jenna, Megan and Ali share their favourite moments from Season 1, and the themes that they would like to see more of in future episodes. 


To learn more about the themes presented in this episode, refer to these papers from Diaspora: A Journal of Transnational Studies


  • Král, F. (2011). Mapping diaspora studies: (Un)settled past, heterogeneous present, and multidisciplinary future(s). Diaspora: A Journal of Transnational Studies, 20(3), 391-397. https://doi.org/10.3138/diaspora.20.3.008
  • Fischer, J. (2005). Feeding secularism: Consuming Halal among the Malays in London. Diaspora: A Journal of Transnational Studies, 14(2-3), 275-297. https://doi.org/10.3138/diaspora.14.2-3.275

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