Language and Culture with Dr. J

Integration vs. Belonging

An episode that started out with the initial title, “Caviar, Pasta, and Bratwurst,” this interview ended up focusing more on serious questions such as integration, political engagement, dual citizenship, and national identity. The interview was conducted in March 2023.

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Farkas Zoárd Világa

Magyar szülők egyetlen fia, Zoárd Dániában született, Spanyolországban járt iskolába, most pedig Ausztráliában nő fel. És Zoárd egy nagyon tehetséges úszó reménység. Ezek a nézetei a nyelvről, az utazásról és a kulturális identitásról.

Third Culture Kid Zoárd Farkas

These are the views of a 14-year-old Hungarian-Australian-Danish-Spanish young man, who happens to also be an Olympic hopeful in swimming.

Mixing it Up in the Dorm

This episode takes us to an ecumenical student dormitory, the Carl Malsch Haus in Hamburg, Germany. Sponsored by the Carl Malsch Foundation and the Protestant Church, this very special private dorm welcomes 89 Students from around the world – 50% German students and 50% international student – and promotes cultural understanding and mixing.  

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Fashion, Cuisine, and Diplomacy

Associate Professor at Georgetown University, Myriam Vukovic, helps me recap the episode originally recorded in German with the French Consul General to Northern Germany, Valérie Lübken, the fashion influencer, Britta Ahrens (@mrsmoin_hamburg) and the chef and restaurant owner, Sebastian Junge from the restaurant Wolfs Junge. This episode connects fashion, cuisine and diplomacy historically and in modern times by looking at how Louis XIV approached fashion, cuisine, and diplomacy, or how Chanel is more than just a luxury fashion brand, or how the fashion atelier MadeaufVeddel and the restaurant Wolfs Junge work out of the same principles.

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Mode, Küche und Diplomatie

Wie ging Ludwig XIV. mit Mode, Küche und Diplomatie um? Inwiefern ist Chanel mehr als eine Luxusmodemarke? Was haben das Modeatelier MadeaufVeddel und das Restaurant Wolfs Junge gemeinsam? Findet heraus, wie die französische Generalkonsulin zu Norddeutschland, Valérie Lübken, diese und weitere Fragen beantwortet. Hört, wie sich die Diskussion entwickelt, wenn die Mode-Influencerin Britta Ahrens (@mrsmoin_hamburg) und Sebastian Junge, der Inhaber und Küchenchef des Restaurants Wolfs Junge, ihre Ansichten teilen. Diese Folge verbindet Mode, Küche und Diplomatie historisch und heute.

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Students from the Sophie-Barath-Schule on Language, Culture, and their Lives

The students from a private Catholic school in Hamburg, Germany speak about the role of culture in their every-day lives - from the food they eat to the languages they speak. Each stemming from a different cultural background, the students offer insight into what it means to be mono, bi, or multicultural.

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What it takes to be Italian in a Multicultural Context

This episode takes us to the Pony Bar, where we start out with a little quiz about Italy and Italian culture. Then, the students, Francesca Merletti, Maria Poltoratskaya, and Gaia Rupp fill us in on what connects them to Italy and explain the complexities of their national and cultural identities. At the end, the interview involves the audience and turns into a discussion of multiculturality and of some of the dilemmas faced by third culture or global individuals.

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Third Culture Kid, Kyle Akins, and the Sociocultural Effects of Multiculturalism

Recorded before a live audience at the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning, this episode kicks off Season 5 of the podcast and starts a discussion about the many sociocultural aspects of multiculturalism. In this episode, I speak with Kyle Akins, the son of a US-American diplomat and a Japanese mother. Kyle has already lived in 8 countries around the world, although he is only 19 years old. The interview looks at how Kyle views his international upbringing, hones in on his social and individual development in this multicultural context, and explores his personal experiences in the various countries.  

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Reflections of an Argentinian Abroad

Dr. Mario Navarro is an Argentinian linguist and rugby player, but he calls Hamburg, Germany home, which is where he lives with his wife and children, coaches rugby for FC St. Pauli, and works at the University of Hamburg. This episode wraps up my season on Latin America through Mario’s observations about the Spanish language and how it is spoken in the different parts of the world, through personal stories about family and friendship that transcend cultural differences, and through reflections on Argentina’s history and lifestyle from abroad.  

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