S3Ep1:Belonging and Becoming: Central and Eastern European Women Academics Making Britain Home
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S3Ep1:Belonging and Becoming: Central and Eastern European Women Academics Making Britain Home
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In this episode, hosts Dr. Lauren Siegel and Dr. Rami Shamseen speak with Dr. Agnieszka Rydzik(University of Lincoln) and Dr. Maria Gebbels (University of Greenwich) about their forthcoming book, Central and Eastern European Women Academics in the UK: Making Britain Home (out 20 March 2026). Originating from reflections on the 20th anniversary of the 2004 EU expansion and stereotypes about Eastern European women, the project gathered 29 first-person chapters by 30 authors, spanning PhD students to professors, to “give voice” to personal yet political experiences of migration, academia, language, and belonging. Contributors use diverse formats beyond essays, including poems, photography, collage, paintings, soundscapes, and dialogue.
01:27 Origin Story and EU Migration
02:49 A Personal Political Anthology
05:52 Trust and Writing Vulnerably
06:51 Authors' personal stories
15:25 Creative Formats and Methods
23:12 Language Identity and Accents
24:06 Diversity Across Backgrounds
26:19 Surprises Hope and Belonging
29:20 Who the Book Is For
30:22 Closing Thoughts