Winter Shorts 6: Hidden Identities

    How do you answer "Where are you really from"?

    Episode Fast Facts

    Time: 21 minutes

    “Kathakars were known as storytellers, and these are ways of telling mythological stories: they convey meanings through the form of dance, and you can think about it in sociological terms – the dancer is conveying a story.”

    – Hari Krishna Gami

    Episode host: Emma Gill, Avantika Menon

    Episode Guest: Hari Krishna Gami

    Krishna in Kathak poses, with a percussion instrument around his feet called Ghungroos. Supplied by Hari Krishna Sami.

    Episode Credits

    Hosts: Avantika Menon and Emma Gill

    Special Guest: Hari Krishna Gami

    Produced and Edited by: Emma Gill

    Audio Engineering: Matthew Gill

    Shownotes by: Avantika Menon and Camila Pardo Uribe

    Audiogram by Headliner 

    In this Winter Shorts episode, science communication student Hari Krishna Gami shares his short podcast about Kathak, a traditional North Indian dance form, with hosts Avantika and Emma – discussing how this connects to science communication, hybrid identities, and intersectionality. Drawing on their lived experiences, Krishna and Avantika muse about what it means to wear multiple hats in multicultural Australia and how culture, language and community shape the way we see ourselves and others.
     
    The conversation explores the challenges and strengths of holding multiple identities and the role of cultural practices in maintaining connections. They also reflect on the importance of listening across different perspectives and how embracing diverse experiences can help create more inclusive science communication.
     

    “The conversation needs to be less around ‘do you belong to a certain community?’ and instead ‘do you belong to multiple communities of cultural identities?’”

    – Hari Krishna Gami

    Episode links:

    Master of Science Communication: The University of Western Australia.

    Learn more about the art of Kathak dancing here.

    Dive in deeper about the role of identity and culture in science communication here.

    Take a closer look at inclusion in science communication here.

    Check out interculturalism and choreography here.

    Keywords:

    Science communication, Student podcast spotlight, The SciComm Collective, Cultural identity, Kathak dance, Interculturalism, How art helps navigate dual identity crisis, What does it mean to have a dual identity, Identity and its impact on science communication

    The Collective on this episode:
    Avantika Menon

    Avantika Menon

    Host, Shownotes
    Emma Gill

    Emma Gill

    Host, Producer, Editor
    Camila Pardo Uribe

    Camila Pardo Uribe

    Shownotes
    Hari Krishna Gami

    Hari Krishna Gami

    Special Guest

    We love hearing everyone’s stories of how they got into science communication. What about you? What brought you here? Feel free to share in the comments!

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