Echoes of Southern African liberation struggles

The podcast explores echoes of Southern African liberation struggles in Swiss journalism archives. In each episode, an invited collaborator presents a mixtape made with archival recordings from Swiss journalism archives, as well as recordings from personal collections or newly created ones, to reflect on the southern African liberation struggle and the meanings of these recordings in the present moment. Each mixtape is followed by a conversation in which collaborators reflect on their practice, their experiences of listening to the archival recordings and how sound features in their work, and share their thoughts about the challenges and responsibilities resulting from the fact that important sound archives concerned with the Southern African independence era located far away from the region, in Switzerland. The podcast was developed as part of the research project "Echoes of Southern African independence in Swiss journalism archives", conducted at the University of Lausanne from February to July 2024, funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) with a Spark grant (project number 221267). Collaborators are Melanie Boehi, Lynsey Chutel, Talya Lubinsky, Cara Stacey, Niren Tolsi, Andrei van Wyk, Belinda Zhawi, and Percy Zvomuya.

Seeking guests who are historians, archivists, or sound artists with expertise in Southern African liberation struggles, Swiss journalism archives, or sound archival practices, to discuss and reflect on historical recordings and their contemporary implications on our podcast, "Echoes of Southern African Liberation Struggles."

Note: Guest insights are created with AI assistance.