Let's Talk About It
By Anar
Let's Talk About ItNov 05, 2020
Borat 2: race, gender and politics
Thank you so much to our team who were present last time during the recording and I appreciate these new strong voices that added more analysis and insight into this topic.
1. Dr. Robert Saunders, Professor of Geopolitics and International Relations, has been named as a boratologist, because of his extensive research on SBC characters from Bruno to Ali G to Borat, the author of "The Many faces of SBC: Politics, Parody, and the Battle over Borat" available on Amazon.
2. Edward Lucas, The Times columnist, Senior Fellow at Center for European Policy Analysis, author of “The Borat films are hilarious — for some", author of many books on politics, espionage and history available on Amazon.
3. Aizada Arystanbek, Gender Researcher, Hungary, Holder of a double-diploma Master of Arts degree in Critical Gender and Women's Studies at Central European University and the University of Oviedo. Author of “Borat profits from Kazakhstan’s name, we don’t”
4. Associate Professor at Bowling Green university, Dr. Megan Rancier, PhD in Ethnomusicology and her research focuses on Kazakhstan and the intersections between musical instruments, traditional and popular music, and national identity narratives. She is the co-author of “Turkic Soundscapes From Shamanic Sounds to Hip-Hop” available on Amazon
5. Wade Channel, Women’s Rights Champion, USA Host: Anar Umurzak is a curious mind who aims to bring awareness and harmony through dialogue, she is an entrepreneur and podcaster at "Let's Talk About It" and "Open School of Business". In her spare time, Anar sings and writes poetry.