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UNRAVEL - S1 Ep4_"What a source means is more important than what does it say" (A conversation with Prof. Anne Bang)

UNRAVEL - S1 Ep4_"What a source means is more important than what does it say" (A conversation with Prof. Anne Bang)

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 In this episode Prof. Bang (University of Bergen) is in dialogue with Redmix's team member Francesco Dragone (UNITO).

Anne K. Bang is a Professor of History at the University of Bergen (UiB) specializing in Islamic history in East Africa and the Indian Ocean rim during the 19th and 20th centuries. Her expertise focuses on religious change, intellectual discourse, manuscript conservation, and transnational networks.
Professor Bang is currently working with the collections of Arabic manuscripts from Sudan.
She is the author of "Zanzibari Muslim Moderns Islamic Paths to Progress in the Interwar Period" (2024).
During this interview, she shares her tendency of working in team and by project.
To her "research is a team work, even if you are doing it individualy, you aways consullt, you always discuss".
She generously shared with us her fieldwork practice, organizational and annallytical skills as well as her love for reading out loud.
Dive into this episode to get a better undersatnding on how her work bridges with some of the areas annd methods of the REDMIX Project.


Episode content and literature mentioned:
In this episode Prof. Bang suggested a podcast series called "Akbar's Chamber - Experts Talk Islam", hosted by Nile Green.

UNRAVEL is made possible by the ERC-2023-COG Grant Agreement 101124725 “REDMIX: Unpacking Mixedness for an Inclusive History of the Red Sea, 1800s-2000s” whose Principal Investigator is Professor Valentina Fusari at the Department of Historical Studies at the University of Turin, Italy.

URAVEL
is written and presented by Francesco Dragone
the sound designed is curated by Lorenzo Crippa
the main theme of this podcast is the cover of the Björk's song "Unravel"
generously made available to us by the talented Wes Swing
the other music and sounds of UNRAVEL are taken by Creative Commons Library or have been regularly purchased from the platform Audiio.com in accordance with their copyright rules.

UNRAVEL is a Podcast Series launched in 2026
by the Redmix project in collaboration with the
Department of Historical Studies at the University of Turin Italy
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