Zulu Love Letter Podcast

This week we examine the South African film Zulu Love Letter by Ramadan Suleman. The film examines how a woman and a culture come to terms with South Africa's Apartheid past. The concept of reconstructing the personal and collective narrative comes to bear on this powerfully poignant film.


This podcast was written and produced by Shailin Patel, Frank Ciongoli, Claire Bradshaw, Megan Mcgregor, and Miranda Holmes.

Shipwrecked Body Podcast

Shipwrecked Body is the 2008 translation of Ana Clavel's Cuerpo naufrago which was released one year prior. In this novel Antonia wakes up one morning in a male body and tries to make sense of her new biological sex while working out her gender. 

This podcast was written and produced by Casey O’Neill, Zoe Adler, Taylor Deane, Manuel Figueroa, and Shannon Tarr.

Death and the Maiden Podcast

This week we examine Ariel Dorfman's Death and the Maiden. This seminal work deals with the complexity of a nation's return to democracy after a brutal dictatorship and the feelings of those that transition left behind.

This podcast was written and produced by Jun Suk (Andy) Byun, Tracy Knittel, James
Patrushev, Joelle Karlitz, and Chandi Mehta

Tsotsi (Film)

 This podcast follows the novel Tsotsi as it is adapted to film. While some of the differences are relatively minor, other alterations change the focus and perhaps violate the world of the original, or does it? We recommend that you read the novel and watch the film.

This podcast was written and produced by Natasha Bhave, Sara Mannion, Angie Hedglin, Chris Clark, Jacqueline Pinou, and Carli Truax. (Additional Images are forthcoming.)

Puccini For Beginners Podcast

The 2006 film Puccini For Beginners by Maria Maggenti is a wonderfully comedic film that deals with how people can struggle with relationships and identity politics. Allegra self identifies as a lesbian who has trouble dealing with commitment but soon finds herself in a complicated pair of relationships and in the end learns a great deal about herself.

The Puccini for Beginners podcast was written and produced by Marissa Boardley, William Graber, Sarah Eason, and Nick Boutin.