BUR'YAN by beda.media

“BUR’YAN” is a podcast made in collaboration between decolonial researchers and activists of feminist translocalities and BEDA collectives. Each episode welcomes not only new guests but also new hosts.

The name of the podcast — “BUR’YAN” — in the Ukrainian language means wild grass, weeds. These undesirable plants, belonging to different plant families, are marginal in the agricultural hierarchy. They are mowed, uprooted, and sometimes even burned, but every year they sprout again. They are an integral part of local ecosystems and are essential for soil and riverbank preservation. They are diverse and numerous, and also they are stubborn and resilient. That is why for us wild grass signifies the diversity and multiplicity of decolonial movements that resist russian colonialism.

In each episode, together with guest speakers, we try to understand the contexts of specific regions, discuss different aspects of the colonial situation, and collectively search for ways to overcome the constraints of historical trauma. Considering the diversity of languages of our speakers and the role of russian as an instrument of colonization, we leave the choice of the language of communication to the guests and moderators of each issue.

This project is our attempt to find answers to complex questions. If you like to share your thoughts, feelings, experiences, or even suggest a topic for an episode, reach us at bedamedia@proton.me

Contains tracks

• BUR'YAN / Episode 5 / Crimean Tatar national movement: a constellation of solidarity and friendships by beda.media
• BUR'YAN / Episode 4 / Crimean Tatars: 80 years of resilience by beda.media
• BUR'YAN / Episode 3 / Traditions of anti-nuclear struggle in Qazaqstan by beda.media
• BUR'YAN / Episode 2 / Crimean Tatars: history and culture, identity and struggle by beda.media
• BUR'YAN / Episode 1 / “May the atom (never) be a worker, but a soldier” by beda.media