Discussing Diaspora with Dr. Sargon Donabed

In this episode we are joined by Dr. Sargon Donabed to discuss
the intersection of his research on Indigenous Middle Eastern
cultures and Anthrozoology. Dr. Donabed is a Director of the
Assyrian Studies Association (ASA) and holds a PhD in Near and
Middle Eastern Civilizations and an MSc in Anthrozoology.


We discuss nonhuman animal populations that have been displaced
and separated using the lens of human diaspora, arbitrarily drawn
borders, and the concept of "home". Additionally, we consider the
factors that lead us to focus on certain animal species or human
populations over others, including assigned personhood and the
optics of protective action.


Meet the hosts:
Tiamat Warda - www.humanima.de/en | @TiamatWarda
Molly Sumridge - www.mollysumridge.com | @MollySumridge
Rebecca Madrid - www.rebecca-madrid.com | @RebeccaLMadrid


ASA (Assyrian Studies Association)
https://www.assyrianstudiesassociation.org/
*Reforging a forgotten history: Iraq and the Assyrians in the
Twentieth Century:
https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/reforging-a-forgotten-history/40E789C116E3485B9B774BE46569EBEA

*The Assyrian heritage: threads of continuity and influence:
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/292782661_The_Assyrian_Heritage_Threads_of_Continuity_and_Influence

*Rethinking nationalism and an appellative conundrum:
historiography and politics in Iraq:
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14608944.2011.646973?journalCode=cnid20

*Remnants of Heroes: The Assyrian Experience: the Continuity of
the Assyrian Heritage from Kharput to New England:
https://www.abebooks.com/9780974445076/Remnants-Heroes-Assyrian-Experience-Continuity-097444507X/plp