{"id":17049,"date":"2020-11-02T12:20:52","date_gmt":"2020-11-02T17:20:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/humanities\/?page_id=17049"},"modified":"2022-03-23T15:36:10","modified_gmt":"2022-03-23T19:36:10","slug":"season-two","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/humanities\/media\/podcast\/season-two\/","title":{"rendered":"Season Two: Migration Memoirs in the Global Age"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Episode One (Parts 1 and 2)<a href=\"https:\/\/cmsw.mit.edu\/profile\/junot-diaz\/\"><\/a><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18647\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18647\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/humanities\/files\/2021\/10\/Padilla_Headshot-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"wp-image-18647 size-thumbnail\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/humanities\/files\/2021\/10\/Padilla_Headshot-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/humanities\/files\/2021\/10\/Padilla_Headshot-500x500.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/humanities\/files\/2021\/10\/Padilla_Headshot-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/humanities\/files\/2021\/10\/Padilla_Headshot-100x100.jpeg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18647\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dan-el Padilla Peralta<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18643\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18643\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/humanities\/files\/2021\/10\/Nina-Subin_Author_Junot_Diaz_Photo-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-18643\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/humanities\/files\/2021\/10\/Nina-Subin_Author_Junot_Diaz_Photo-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/humanities\/files\/2021\/10\/Nina-Subin_Author_Junot_Diaz_Photo-768x764.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/humanities\/files\/2021\/10\/Nina-Subin_Author_Junot_Diaz_Photo-1536x1528.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/humanities\/files\/2021\/10\/Nina-Subin_Author_Junot_Diaz_Photo-550x550.jpeg 550w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/humanities\/files\/2021\/10\/Nina-Subin_Author_Junot_Diaz_Photo-710x710.jpeg 710w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/humanities\/files\/2021\/10\/Nina-Subin_Author_Junot_Diaz_Photo-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/humanities\/files\/2021\/10\/Nina-Subin_Author_Junot_Diaz_Photo-600x600.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/humanities\/files\/2021\/10\/Nina-Subin_Author_Junot_Diaz_Photo-100x100.jpeg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18643\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Junot Diaz by Nina Subin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cmsw.mit.edu\/profile\/junot-diaz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Junot Diaz<\/strong><\/a>, major author and creative writing professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, interviews <a href=\"https:\/\/www.penguinrandomhouse.com\/authors\/2057933\/dan-el-padilla-peralta\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Dan-el Padilla Peralta<\/strong><\/a>, Associate Professor of Classics\u00a0at Princeton University on his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.penguinrandomhouse.com\/books\/318245\/undocumented-by-dan-el-padilla-peralta\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>memoir<\/strong><\/a>, <em><strong>Undocumented: A Dominican Boy&#8217;s Odyssey from a Homeless Shelter to the Ivy League<\/strong><\/em>. Excavating experiences of hollowed-out public amenities, crushing carcerality, uncaring government bureaucracy, and the complexities of being both Black and Latinx, the conversation traverses the challenges of growing up in New York City\u2019s Dominican diaspora.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"110px\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.acast.com\/5fa0330b6c47f703914056e9\/61baaea9afe1fc001a448581\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"110px\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.acast.com\/5fa0330b6c47f703914056e9\/61bab5306f620a00190a23e1\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Episode Two<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18790\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18790\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/humanities\/files\/2021\/11\/Hakakian_Headshot1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"wp-image-18790 size-thumbnail\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/humanities\/files\/2021\/11\/Hakakian_Headshot1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/humanities\/files\/2021\/11\/Hakakian_Headshot1-768x764.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/humanities\/files\/2021\/11\/Hakakian_Headshot1-1536x1528.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/humanities\/files\/2021\/11\/Hakakian_Headshot1-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/humanities\/files\/2021\/11\/Hakakian_Headshot1-710x710.jpg 710w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/humanities\/files\/2021\/11\/Hakakian_Headshot1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/humanities\/files\/2021\/11\/Hakakian_Headshot1-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/humanities\/files\/2021\/11\/Hakakian_Headshot1-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18790\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Roya Hakakian<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18796\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18796\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/humanities\/files\/2021\/11\/Messud_Photo-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"wp-image-18796 size-thumbnail\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/humanities\/files\/2021\/11\/Messud_Photo-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/humanities\/files\/2021\/11\/Messud_Photo-768x764.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/humanities\/files\/2021\/11\/Messud_Photo-1536x1528.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/humanities\/files\/2021\/11\/Messud_Photo-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/humanities\/files\/2021\/11\/Messud_Photo-710x710.jpg 710w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/humanities\/files\/2021\/11\/Messud_Photo-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/humanities\/files\/2021\/11\/Messud_Photo-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/humanities\/files\/2021\/11\/Messud_Photo-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18796\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Claire Messud<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.penguinrandomhouse.com\/authors\/70464\/claire-messud\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Claire Messud<\/strong><\/a>, novelist and literature and creative writing professor, interviews poet and essayist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.penguinrandomhouse.com\/authors\/36827\/roya-hakakian\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Roya Hakakian<\/strong><\/a> on her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.penguinrandomhouse.com\/books\/602379\/a-beginners-guide-to-america-by-roya-hakakian\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>book<\/strong><\/a>, <strong><em>A Beginner\u2019s Guide to America: For the Immigrant and the Curious<\/em><\/strong>. The discussion explicates the ambiguities of being a newly arrived refugee in the United States, a country that both embraces and type-casts newcomers, especially recently when animus against immigrants has been a prominent feature of public discourse.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"110px\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.acast.com\/5fa0330b6c47f703914056e9\/61bab6a39d21480013661712\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Episode Three (Parts 1 and 2)<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19263\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19263\" style=\"width: 146px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/humanities\/files\/2022\/03\/SianneNgai_2-477x636.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"136\" height=\"181\" class=\"wp-image-19263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/humanities\/files\/2022\/03\/SianneNgai_2-477x636.jpg 477w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/humanities\/files\/2022\/03\/SianneNgai_2-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/humanities\/files\/2022\/03\/SianneNgai_2-500x667.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/humanities\/files\/2022\/03\/SianneNgai_2-480x640.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/humanities\/files\/2022\/03\/SianneNgai_2-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/humanities\/files\/2022\/03\/SianneNgai_2.jpg 880w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 136px) 100vw, 136px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19263\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sianne Ngai<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19264\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19264\" style=\"width: 145px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/humanities\/files\/2022\/03\/Park-Hong-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"135\" height=\"203\" class=\"wp-image-19264\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19264\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cathy Park Hong<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In Episode Three, <a href=\"https:\/\/english.uchicago.edu\/people\/sianne-ngai\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Sianne Ngai<\/strong><\/a>, the <span>Andrew W. Mellon Professor of English at the University of Chicago interviews poet and professor of English and creative writing at Rutgers-Newark University <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oneworldlit.com\/bios\/cathy-park-hong\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Cathy Park Hong<\/strong><\/a> on her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oneworldlit.com\/books\/minor-feelings-tr\/minor-feelings-hc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>memoir<\/strong><\/a>, <em><strong>Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning<\/strong><\/em>.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"110px\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.acast.com\/5fa0330b6c47f703914056e9\/623b5a1ecda10800125746c4\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"110px\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.acast.com\/5fa0330b6c47f703914056e9\/623b5af9dd12870012b2ca1a\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Season Two podcasts are produced by <strong>Arthur George Kamya<\/strong>. The sound engineer is <strong>Ryan Blaney<\/strong>. The theme music is \u201cNe DoYefe,\u201d composed by <strong>Nathaniel Braddock<\/strong> and performed by the Occidental Brothers Dance Band International.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Episode One (Parts 1 and 2) Junot Diaz, major author and creative writing professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, interviews Dan-el Padilla Peralta, Associate Professor of Classics\u00a0at Princeton University on his memoir, Undocumented: A Dominican Boy&#8217;s Odyssey from a Homeless Shelter to the Ivy League. 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