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Gender in language, from power to resistance

This series of podcasts offers a deep dive into the Arabic language, through the point of view of Arabic-speaking journalists, feminist activists, translators and academics. On the occasion of a series of workshops organized by inkyfada, the latter dissect the language in an attempt to deconstruct it. At the core of the linguistic mechanism, they question the systems of domination related to gender and the different ways to resist them.
18 December 2020
series Série | Le genre dans la langue, entre pouvoir et résistance - سلسلة | الجندر في اللغة، بين السلطة والمقاومة Cette série de podcasts propose une plongée dans la langue arabe, à travers le point de vue de journalistes, militantes féministes, traductrices et académiciennes arabophones. À l’occasion d’une série d’ateliers organisés par inkyfada, ces dernières décortiquent la langue et tentent de la déconstruire. Au cœur des rouages linguistiques, elles interrogent les systèmes de domination liés au genre et les différentes manières d’y résister.
الجندر في اللغة، بين السلطة والمقاومة، هي سلسلة تنغمس في اللغة العربية وما تحمله في طياتها من عنف وسلطة. بعد لقاءات ومحادثات تمت في مقر إنكفاضة، تم إنتاج هذه السلسلة من البودكاست بصوت صحفيات وناشطات نسويات، ومترجمات وجامعيات من المناطق الناطقة بالعربية، يفكّرن في اللغة ويحاولن تفكيكها. تبحث السلسلة في سُبل مقاومة أنظمة الهيمنة التي تمر عبر اللغة، - وعلى رأسها، أنظمة الهيمنة الجندرية. 
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Inkyfada Podcast is the first platform entirely dedicated to original Tunisian podcasts, and was conceived by Inkyfada media in collaboration with the in-house research and development laboratory, InkyLab.
Inkyfada joined the global podcast boom in 2017, when the team produced the first Tunisian audio documentary, diving deep into the belly of the El Kamour struggle taking place in the desert.
Since then, Inkyfada Podcast has produced a wide variety of documentaries, investigations, and podcast series, as well as articles accompanied by music; covering a multitude of contemporary issues in order to offer an immersive and alternative podcast experience.
Whilst exclusively offering audio content, the Inkyfada Podcast team upholds the same core values and principles of inkyfada.com, and is committed to producing high quality content though a dynamic and meticulous production process.
In addition to the permanent team, Inkyfada podcast works closely with various journalists, artists, illustrators, musicians and other content creators in order to diversify the platform and support artistic creativity.
These podcasts differ from traditional radiophonic content in that the applied production and editing process is more akin to cinematographic techniques, in addition to being web-based, downloadable and accessible on demand.
Additionally, Inkyfada Podcast uniquely offers subtitles in French, Arabic and English for all audio content, the majority of which is recorded in Tunisian or in the preferred language of the speaker in question.

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