In this episode, we speak with scholar and rapper Prof. Dr. Reyhan Şahin, also known by her stage name, Lady Bitch Ray.
She reflects on how she helped pioneer feminist German rap, embraced intersectional feminism, and pursued her academic career. She also discusses how she has combined her scholarly work with her artistic practice ever since.
Together, we explore sexism and racism in academia and German rap, the role of women with migration backgrounds and histories in academia and the arts, and the possibilities of feminist solidarity and what it takes to remain critical. We also discuss the power of visual imagery, explicit language, and swearing.
This episode is in German.
In dieser Episode sprechen wir mit der Wissenschaftlerin und Rapperin Prof. Dr. Reyhan Şahin, bekannt unter ihrem Künstlernamen Lady Bitch Ray.
Im Gespräch erzählt sie, wie sie den feministischen Deutschrap mitbegründete, den intersektionalen Feminismus für sich erschloss und wie ihre wissenschaftliche Laufbahn vorantreibt. Außerdem spricht sie darüber, wie sie seither ihre akademische Karriere und ihre künstlerische Arbeit miteinander verbindet.
Gemeinsam sprechen wir über Sexismus und Rassismus im Universitätssystem und im Deutschrap, über die Rolle von Frauen mit Migrationsbezug in der Wissenschaft und Kunst sowie über Möglichkeiten der feministischen Solidarität und darüber, wie es gelingt, kritisch zu bleiben. Außerdem sprechen wir über die Macht von bildlicher sowie von derber Sprache und Fluchen.
Diese Episode ist in deutscher Sprache.
14 Apr 2026
With Paul Feigelfeld
In this episode, we speak with Paul about our responsibility to society as analysts, and about the role of artists in translating back and forth between theoretical foundations and practical forms of action. The conversation explores how theory and practice can be meaningfully combined, how we can build the capacity to intervene and create change, and why a deep understanding of historical developments and their underlying structures is essential. Paul shares insights from his research into histories of knowledge transmission between China and the West, as well as the relationship between language and symbolic systems. Throughout the episode, we reflect on the importance of working with people who are in a position to bring about real transformation, and on the value of counter-histories in opening up new ways of thinking and acting.
18 Feb 2026
With Anna Antonakis
In this episode, we speak with Anna about the possibilities and limitations of bridging engaged research, activism, and academia, and about how social media platforms such as Facebook both support and constrain feminist activism. Examples include the Arab Spring as well as more recent developments. A central focus is the role of content moderation in feminist activism. In addition, Anna reflects on her experiences with feminism in Tunisia and Switzerland, as well as on the paradox of strong direct political participation alongside the very late introduction of women’s suffrage. Further aspects of the discussion include possibilities for empowerment in the context of Big Tech and the social responsibility of academic research.
Dr. Anna Antonakis is currently a senior researcher in the field of Social Design at the Institute of Design Research, Bern University of Applied Sciences. Drawing on science and technology studies and intersectional approaches, she investigates questions around digital technologies and representations, global inequalities and security/ies. Her research currently focusses on how power operates in and through the design of processes, narratives and (digital) artifacts.Her research interests are anchored in the historical moment of the revolutionary uprisings in Tunisia in 2010/2011, which she witnessed and analysed online and offline. She holds a PhD in political science from the Freie Universität Berlin.
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