Schooling and Surviving in England and Sudan
Back to school, life in Sudan, and how cities change. Explore stories of children, communities and urban life.
This month we are joined by Drs Christina Tatham & Cathy Wilcock for a post-summer bumper episode.
First in England, many children are starting school for the first time, including those with English as a second language, against a backdrop of stubborn spatial inequalities in educational outcomes later in life.
Then, in the face of civil war and conflict in Sudan, we dive into how urban communities in and beyond national borders are finding ways to build resilience and retain diaspora identities.
And on our radar:
- Labubus & counterfeits in the city
- Local variations in policing protests
- Urban mining over time
- Trump's 'take over' of Washington DC
- The symbolism of flags & roundabouts
- How cities might survive the loss of their physical territory
Guests:
Dr Christina Tatham is a Lecturer in Early Childhood Education and has written widely on superdiversity and multilingualism in schools, including the use of creative methodologies and the importance of play.
Dr Cathy Wilcock is a post-doctoral researcher in the School of Geography and Planning whose work has focussed on Sudan, South Sudan and the formation and importance of diaspora communities, and music scenes.
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Credits
- Guest: Nausheen Anwar (Founder and Director of the Karachi Urban Lab)
- Guest: Mona Fawaz (Co-founder of the Beirut Urban Lab)
- Podcast Production, Presentation & Editing: Tom Goodfellow (Professor of Urban Studies and International Development at the University of Sheffield)
- Podcast Production, Presentation & Editing: Beth Perry (Professor of Urban Epistemics at the University of Sheffield and Director of the Urban Institute)
- Post-Production Editing & Marketing: Polly Clifton (Student at the University of Sheffield)
- Training & Production Support: Jack Claytonn (Creative Media Service Support Adviser at the University of Sheffield)
- Sheffield Urbanism Editing Advice: Dr Linda Westman (Senior Research Fellow at the University of Sheffield)
- Distribution, Promotion and Marketing: Riya Singh (Research Assistant at the Urban Institute)
- Distribution, Promotion and Marketing: Vicky Simpson (Research Manager at the University of Sheffield)
- Podcast Cover: Dan Farley Designs
- Music: Horizon (Music by Tom Goodfellow, Recorded & Produced by Alan Thomson), Falling Down (Music by Tom Goodfellow, Performed by the Dice, Produced by Alan Thomson)
- Special Thanks: Supported by the Faculty of Social Science and the Creative Media Suite at the University of Sheffield
- Special Thanks: AbdouMaliq Simone and the Canadian Institute For Advanced Research Humanity's Urban Future programme for supporting the visit and podcast.