Rights Talk
With authoritarianism, nationalism, and xenophobia on the rise, gaping global wealth disparities, and the accelerating climate emergency, human rights appear increasingly fragile. Rights Talk is devoted to engaging contemporary challenges around the world across the human rights spectrum of civil and political rights; economic, social, and cultural rights; and solidarity rights, including to a safe and healthy environment. The podcast invites critical perspectives and questions the future of rights in the twenty-first century. __________________________________________________ Music Carefree by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3476-carefreeLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Rights Talk
E9: Literature, Iran, War, and the "Empathy Ceiling" with CCNY Prof. Salar Abdoh
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CCNY Downtown
This episode features Iranian novelist Salar Abdoh, CCNY Professor and Deputy Chair, English Department, and Interim Director of the MFA Program in Creative Writing. Abdoh discusses his publications, especially his new work Out of Mesopotamia, the story of an Iranian journalist covering the war against ISIS in Iraq and Syria, which is based on his own experience as a journalist in the region. The conversation's themes include: US-Iranian relations, exile and identity, and the human rights challenges that Iran and the United States face within their own respective borders.