Whose Voices?

Whose Voices? is the podcast from Whose Knowledge?. Here we collect conversations with people and communities who are decolonizing the internet and working towards knowledge justice. Whose Voices? is CC BY-SA 4.0 licensed.

Putting People First: Community-Based Approaches to Accessible Language Technologies

In this episode, Khansa Maria, Rahul Bajaj and Asmelash Teka share insights on language barriers, community-driven solutions, and legal advocacy for an accessible internet. Learn more: https://podcast.whoseknowledge.org/posts/ep32/

07-01
28:15

Unpacking Wikidata’s possibilities with Lydia Pintscher

Lydia Pintscher, the portfolio lead for Wikidata, foregrounds the human factor in data and what decolonising it looks like from her perspective as a builder of knowledge graphs.

11-14
17:44

Ep 30 - Alice Kibombo explores how librarians can use structured data

Librarian extraordinaire and wikipedian from Uganda, Alice Kibombo explores the possibilities of structured data for librarians and colonial inheritances within these systems.

11-08
17:33

Ep 29 - Making structured data more accessible with Kira Wisniewski

Kira Wisniewski, Executive Director of Art+Feminism, champions moving slowly when it comes to decolonizing structured data. Tune in for more.

11-04
16:09

Cuestionando cómo los datos estructurados invisibilizan las realidades LGBTQIA+, con Vic Sfriso.mp3

In this episode of we sit down with Vic Sfriso, Cooperation Program Manager at Wikimedia Argentina, to explore queerness and structured data. Note: this episode is only available in Spanish.

10-28
15:59

Ep 27 - Dumisani Ndubane reflects on ways to decolonise structured data.mp3

Tune in to listen to our conversation with Dumisani Ndubane, an activist Wikipedian from South Africa who has spent the last 10+ years building wiki communities in the African continent.

10-21
17:36

Ep 26 - Rachel Kagoiya & Anasuya Sengupta on the journey to DTI-EA and beyond

Rachel Kagoiya and Anasuya Sengupta sit down to speak about the journey from the first Decolonizing the Internet in Cape Town, to DTI-EA and so much more!

12-13
50:14

Ep 25 - Irene Mwendwa On Language Exclusion And Coloniality Online

Language exclusion in digital platforms can have significant consequences - this episode with Irene Mwendwa from Pollicy delves deeper.

12-06
32:00

Ep 24 - Lena Anyuolo on community libraries and grassroots organising, queering the internet

Lena Anyuolo, poet, activist and librarian speaks about Kenyan political organising, leftist community library Ukombozi Library and how the future of the internet looks very queer.

11-29
30:55

Ep 23- Arya Jeipea Karijo On Queer Digital Utopias

Join Kerubo and Youlendree as they have a thoughtful conversation with Arya Jeipea Karijo, a transwoman activist who views life through a young, African feminist lens.

11-22
45:23

Ep 22- Meron Estefanos On Eritrean Refugee Advocacy, Online Harassment And Self - Care

Meron Estefanos is a Swedish-Eritrean activist who speaks to us about rescuing fleeing Eritreans and Sounds of Torture, her film about the plight of refugees.

11-15
54:32

Ep 21 Sandra Kwikiriza On The Many Ways Online Spaces Can Be Safer For Queer People

In this episode, Sandra Kwikiriza, founder of Her-Internet joins Youlendree and Kerubo to explore knowledge gaps in terms of digital space and challenges faced by the queer community while using the internet.

11-08
27:22

Ep 20 - Chipasha Mwansa On How To Migrate Reproductive Justice Work Online

We explore whether the digital space can adequately serve African women by implementing sexual and reproductive health and rights through an intersectional lens. Listen to more episodes on our website: https://podcast.whoseknowledge.org/.

11-01
32:54

Ep 19 Esther Mwema On Digital Colonialism And Who Owns Our Undersea Cables

This episode features Esther Mwema an artist who questions Big Tech (like Facebook and Google) in Africa, through literary fiction, abstract art, and poetry.

10-25
26:41

Ep 18 - Memory Kachambwa On Knowledge Justice In Africa

How do African feminists reimagine and want to rethink what the web feels, sounds, and reads like? Join as Memory Kachambwa tells us more.

10-18
42:42

Ep 16 - Arya Jeipea Karijo on "our existence is our truth"

In this episode, Kenyan transgender activist and feminist Arya Jeipea Karijo, unravels the complexities of online representation of trans people from marginalized communities. Go to our podcast website to listen or read the transcript: https://podcast.whoseknowledge.org/posts/ep16/.

06-28
25:43

Ep 15 - Wangui Wa Goro and the role of new media content in decolonizing knowledge

For many Africans, reclaiming their language isn’t only tied to books. Wangui wa Goro talks about alternate forms of decolonizing knowledge online. Listen to the episode on our website:

04-03
11:22

Ep 14 - Theresa Sainty and the path to revive the palawa kani language

The palawa kani language has been revived based on records from most of the original languages spoken in Lutruwita. Theresa Sainty shares about this community-led initiative.

03-27
16:14

Ep 13 - Subhashish Panigrahi and meaningful access to the internet in South Asia and beyond

For speakers of Indigenous languages, what does the internet look like? Getting online isn’t enough, says Subhashish Panigrahi, who builds open resources for Indigenous and endangered languages.

03-20
13:28

Ep 12 - Majd Al-Shihabi and the mission to produce more knowledge and archives in Arabic

Millions of people speak Arabic, yet it remains underrepresented online. Majd Al-Shihabi explores how power dictates what is present and accessible in the language. More here: https://podcast.whoseknowledge.org/posts/ep12/.

03-13
11:18

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