Listen "26. Decolonization: Changing our Brains"
Episode Synopsis
Mara Tissera Luna is an international consultant focusing on understanding the root causes of forced displacement in Latin America and the Caribbean and improving protection for displaced populations.
She's a social anthropologist who specializes in Latin America and the Caribbean. She advises UNICEF, Georgetown University, the University of Edinburgh and Refugees International among others and has helped write more than 25 reports, handbooks, and short articles. Her latest work is “A Ridiculously Simplified Guide to Intersectional & Decolonial Research.”
In this episode, we talk about decolonial, intersectional, and feminist practices that peacebuilders should be bringing to all of their work.
Reach out to Mara:
:https://www.linkedin.com/in/maratisseraluna/
For more on her research and publications:
https://maratisseraluna.academia.edu/
Ridiculously Simplified Guide to Intersection & Decolonial Research here: https://latinamerica.website/guide
Suggested reading:
https://aidnography.blogspot.com
The World's Most Neglected Displacement Crisis:
https://www.nrc.no/feature/2023/the-worlds-most-neglected-displacement-crises-in-2022/
She's a social anthropologist who specializes in Latin America and the Caribbean. She advises UNICEF, Georgetown University, the University of Edinburgh and Refugees International among others and has helped write more than 25 reports, handbooks, and short articles. Her latest work is “A Ridiculously Simplified Guide to Intersectional & Decolonial Research.”
In this episode, we talk about decolonial, intersectional, and feminist practices that peacebuilders should be bringing to all of their work.
Reach out to Mara:
:https://www.linkedin.com/in/maratisseraluna/
For more on her research and publications:
https://maratisseraluna.academia.edu/
Ridiculously Simplified Guide to Intersection & Decolonial Research here: https://latinamerica.website/guide
Suggested reading:
https://aidnography.blogspot.com
The World's Most Neglected Displacement Crisis:
https://www.nrc.no/feature/2023/the-worlds-most-neglected-displacement-crises-in-2022/
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