SCDAI Talks

TW: fatphobia

In this episode, we tackle issues of fatphobia, self-acceptance and fat liberation, and how these play out in higher education. Especially in the month of January, there are a lot of discourses around body image and weight loss. To amplify these important notions, Ekin talks to Walphana and Talea, two founding members members of SCDAI who have done activism on the topic beyond SCDAI. As well as deliberating on what anti-fatness means in everyday life for fat people, the speakers also discuss which approaches are not helpful, how fatphobia intersects with other oppressive systems, what universities can do to better accommodate these students, and how fat people can support each other.

TW: Discussions on sexual assault and rape culture.

In April’s episode on SCDAI Talks we highlight the complex topic of sexual assault, and more specifically healing from it, building healthy boundaries, (re)exploring our sexuality and enjoyment, and connecting with yourself in the process. To guide us through that conversation, we have Elizabeth, a sexuality- and pleasure coach based in Amsterdam.

And of course to top it off, we discuss the responsibility of institutions, especially higher education ones, and how we can combat the deeply harmful rape culture.

As today, the 31st of March, marks Transgender Day of Visibility, host Alex sits down with Hawun to talk about the topic of dealing with a gender identity crisis as an international student in the Netherlands. Hawun takes us along on their journey wtih exploring their gender identity and the road to finding true alignment with their gender in exerpiencing gender euphoria. Hawun also gives insights into what higher education should do to support their LGBTQIA+ students beyond performative actions (such as only acknowledging their existance on LGBT+ related holidays), and provides useful resources for trans and non-binary individuals in the Netherlands.

If you would like to read more about the resources Hawun speaks about, see our blog post on the same topic where they put down in writing every resource discussed in the episode, and more: https://www.scdaigroningen.nl/lgbtqia/resources-for-understanding-dealing-with-gender-identity-as-a-student-in-the-netherlands/

In this trailer, host Alex briefly describes what SCDAI is about and what you can expect from SCDAI Talks. Most importantly - this is a platform for you - underrepresented students and allies! Would you like to get in touch with us - either to give us feedback or to propose a topic and potentially record it with us? 

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In this episode host Genesis from SCDAI and guest Mwee from Black Ladies of Groningen discuss their take on feminism and the journey towards embracing the movement. The two discuss the many nuanced intersections of sexism with race, religion, ethnic diversity and other underrepresented social identities. They discuss experiences misogyny and racism in the context of Dutch higher education and the importance of feminism always being intersectional.

*TW mentions of homophobia and assault*

In this episode, we discuss with our guest Stan what is like to be queer, from growing up, to how it is to live in a heteronormative society on the daily, and how we personally celebrate pride yearly, monthly, and daily. We round off the episode with a small discussion on the rainbow washing business.

Throughout this episode we talk about our personal experiences and opinions. Please keep in mind that everyone has their own experiences, and even though we are comfortable being open about this, everyone is entitled to take their own time and find comfort with this topic, including you - our listeners! Everyone comes out at their own time and we request you to be respectful of this. 

In this episode, we delve into the issue of discrimination against the Asian community and the rise of anti-Asian racism during the Covid pandemic. We also look into the effects of discrimination in form of for example the model minority myth and other harmful stereotypes. Our guest Hai Ha shares the experiences she has had during her studies in the Netherlands. 

In this episode, we go into Islamophobia, the rise of it in recent years, the reprecussions which Muslims in the Netherlands face, and what higher education's responsibility in supporting Muslim students is. Our guest Naima shares her experiences as a Muslim woman having lived in the Netherlands for a while now.

In this episode the students discuss the concept of tokenism and how it is often mistaken for inclusion. The students give various examples of how tokenism takes place in society from their perspective and advises the listener on how to stray away from tokenism.