Enemy Encounters
Know your enemy, love your enemy – enmity as the most extreme form of antagonism is often full of ambivalences. Entangling hatred and fear with respect and even admiration, the construction of the enemy is seldom as clear-cut as it seems. In this podcast, members of the research and training group “Ambivalent Enmity” at Heidelberg University and the Heidelberg University of Jewish Studies will talk to selected guests to explore the ambivalences of enmity over time and space. Brace yourself for Enemy Encounters!
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6 days ago
6 days ago
In this episode, Dr. Ana Yara Postigo Fuentes offers an insight into the EU-funded research project ARENAS (Analysis of and Responses to Extremist Narratives), which brings together scholars from various disciplines and civil society institutions. The project involves a cooperative examination of the ideological core, modes of dissemination and the impact on public discourse of extremist narratives. Answering the questions of Ambivalent Enmities doctoral candidate Laura Gärtner, Dr. Postigo Fuentes gives insight into the challenges and benefits of large interdisciplinary research projects. How can you reach an agreement on definitions? What are characteristics of extremist narratives? And how can we measure their impact? Listen in for more!
Wednesday Jan 29, 2025
Wednesday Jan 29, 2025
While enmity in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is all too familiar, attitudes towards Israel in the Arab world are more ambivalent than daily media coverage would suggest. In this episode, Prof. Johannes Becke interviews Tom Würdemann and Hussein Aboubakr Mansour about their work on Arab thought and politics. What perspectives on Jews and Zionism have Arab intellectuals developed over time? Is Arab anti-Judaism rooted in Islam? Can there be hope for a solution to the conflict? Listen in!
Wednesday Dec 04, 2024
Wednesday Dec 04, 2024
In this episode, Dr. Lola Guyot shares her research findings on the Sri Lankan civil war and the particularities of enemisation in a diasporic context. What sparked the conflict between the Tamil Tigers and the Sri Lankan government? How did the Tamil diaspora engage in the conflict? How can scholars undertake critical research in an antagonistic context? Tune in for answers.
Thursday Nov 21, 2024
Thursday Nov 21, 2024
In the first episode of Enemy Encounters, the speakers of “Ambivalent Enmity” give insight into the theories, methodologies and lived experiences that undergird the interdisciplinary research and training group. Why should we explore ambivalences of enmity? How have present wars shaped research? Which disciplinary perspectives best inform our understanding of enmity? Listen in for more.