Promise No Promises!
Promise No Promises is a podcasts series produced by the Center for Gender and Equality, a research project of the Institute Art Gender Nature FHNW Academy of Art and Design in Basel, conceived as a think tank tasked to assess, develop, and propose new social languages and methods to understand the role of gender in the arts, culture, science, and technology, as well as in all knowledge areas that are interconnected with the field of culture today.
The podcast series originates from a series of symposia initiated in October 2018 in Basel and moderated by Chus Martínez and Quinn Latimer. Part of the Gender’s Center for Excellency, the symposia and the podcasts are the public side of this research project aimed to develop different teaching tools, materials and ideas to challenge the curricula, while creating a sphere where to meet, discuss, and foster a new imagination of what is still possible in our fields.
- Update frequency
- every 23 days
- Average duration
- 47 minutes
- Episodes
- 98
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
THE TALE AND THE TONGUE. To Stir the Desire for Something Else – María Salgado
“To Stir the Desire for Something Else” is episode 28, that emerged from multiple exchanges with poet and researcher María Salgado and Sonia Fernández Pan.
“Dear María,
I was told many times that poetr…
THE TALE AND THE TONGUE. A Place Where There Are Not Words – Elin McCready
“A Place Where There Are Not Words” is episode 27, emerging from one of several encounters with Elin McCready in Tokyo. Besides researching language inside and outside of academia, she's a member of …
THE TALE AND THE TONGUE. Finding along the way – Zheng Lu Xinyuan
“Finding along the way” is episode 26, which follows a conversation with filmmaker Zheng Lu Xinyuan and Sonia Fernández Pan, the host of this podcast series. Xinyuan said she wasn't too worried that …
THE TALE AND THE TONGUE. We lost the plot – Ella C Bernard
We lost the plot, episode 25 of the Tale and the Tongue podcast series, follows a two-instant conversation with artist Ella C Bernard and Sonia Fernández Pan, the host of this podcast series. The two…
THE TALE AND THE TONGUE. A point of contact, a common ground – Yuko Asanuma
A point of contact, a common ground is episode 24 of The Tale and the Tongue podcast series, following a conversation between music journalist, booking agent, event promoter, and translator Yuko Asan…
THE TALE AND THE TONGUE. Where does from scratch start? – Jesse Darling
Where does from scratch start? is episode 23, which developed after a conversation with artist Jesse Darling. While I believe that ideas are never entirely our own, there is something very personal i…
THE TALE AND THE TONGUE. Inhabiting a Tongue Together – Iz Öztat
Inhabiting a Tongue Together is the twenty-second episode of The Tale and the Tongue podcast series. It is a conversation with artist Iz Öztat, driven by the curiosity to learn more about Iz and Zişa…
THE TALE AND THE TONGUE. Getting Along with Discomfort - Rita Ouédraogo
Getting Along with Discomfort is episode twenty-one of The Tale and the Tongue podcast series, which follows a conversation with curator and researcher Rita Ouédraogo on the importance of conversatio…
THE TALE AND THE TONGUE. Every Gesture Counts, However Small – Karolina Grzywnowicz
EVERY GESTURE COUNTS, HOWEVER SMALL, is the 20th episode of the “Tale and the Tongue” podcast series. Full of intimate moments, Sonia Fernández Pan exchanged thoughts over months with Karolina Grzywn…
THE TALE AND THE TONGUE. Moving in Migrant Rhythms – Maya Saravia
MOVING IN MIGRANT RHYTHMS is episode nineteen, which follows a conversation with artist and loud thinker Maya Saravia and the podcast host Sonia Fernández Pan. In their conversation the migrant exper…
THE TALE AND THE TONGUE. How can a form be a holder for intentions and ideas – Crystal Z Campbell
HOW CAN A FORM BE A HOLDER FOR INTENTIONS AND IDEAS is episode eighteen, following a conversation with multidisciplinary artist, experimental filmmaker, and writer Crystal Z Campbell. While form is o…
THE TALE AND THE TONGUE. Not knowing how dead language sounded – Terre Thaemlitz
NOT KNOWING HOW A DEAD LANGUAGE SOUNDED—episode seventeen of the of The Tale and the Tongue series—follows a conversation with multi-media producer, writer, public speaker, educator, audio remixer, D…
THE TALE AND THE TONGUE. Staying with the wonder – Daniela Medina Poch
Staying with the wonder, is the sixteenth episode of the Tale and the Tongue series. As with Luz Broto, this episode is created through an audio recording exchange by artist Daniela Medina Poch and S…
THE TALE AND THE TONGUE. Stories of friendship – Tara and Silla
STORIES OF FRIENDSHIP is the fifteenth episode that emerged from a conversation with the podcast host Sonia Fernández Pan and the constellating artist-duo and friends Tara Njála Ingvarsdóttir and Sil…
THE TALE AND THE TONGUE. You never know what you are creating space for – Teesa Bahana
YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU ARE CREATING SPACE FOR is the fourteenth episode of the Tale and the Tongue series and arises from a conversation with Teesa Bahana, the director of 32° East, an independent n…
THE TALE AND THE TONGUE. To Move a Conversation – Luz Broto
“To Move a Conversation,” is the thirteenth episode of the Tale and the Tongue series. It is a very special one — created through an audio recording exchange over months by artist Luz Broto and Sonia…
SONGS TO SOUND WORLDS. 07 Names – by Acaye Kerunen
Names, the seventh episode of the series Songs to Sound Worlds Stories to Rewrite Them, is based on a talk by ugandan artist, storyteller, writer and performer Acaye Kerunen. Acaye Kerunen graduated …
SONGS TO SOUND WORLDS. 06 Systems – by Kara Springer
Systems, the sixth episode of the series Songs to Sound Worlds Stories to Rewrite Them, is based on a talk by Kara Springer, an artist of Jamaican and Bajan heritage, who was born in Bridgetown, Barb…
SONGS TO SOUND WORLDS. 05 Shapes – by Astrit Ismaili
Shapes, the fifth episode of the series Songs to Sound Worlds Stories to Rewrite Them, is based on a talk by artist and performer Astrit Ismaili, born in Kosovo and based in Amsterdam. Their artistic…
SONGS TO SOUND WORLDS. 04 Kiss – by Christian Campbell
Kiss, the fourth episode of the series Songs to Sound Worlds Stories to Rewrite Them, is based on a talk with Christian Campbell, a Trinidadian Bahamian poet, essayist, and cultural critic who studie…