Miniatures Episode 12: Navigating the Borderlands - Everyday Shopping Practices with Dr Nedson Pophiwa

Just why do people travel thousands of kilometers to go to the shops? Dr Ushehwedu Kufakurinani is joined by Dr Nedson Pophiwa to delve into the fascinating world of shopping at the borderlands. Dr Pophiwa takes us to the Zimbabwe-South Africa border towns of Beitbridge and Musina, exposing the realities of cross-border shopping, the complex networks of transport and trade, and the methodological challenges of gathering data at the border. This podcast was originally published on 27th November 2023 as part of the ERC research project ‘Dictatorship as experience: A comparative history of everyday life and the ‘lived experience’ of dictatorship in Mediterranean Europe (1922-1975)’ led by Prof. Kate Ferris at the University of St Andrews. To learn more about the wider project, visit: ⁠arts.st-andrews.ac.uk/everyday-dictatorship/⁠ Hosted by: Dr Ushehwedhu Kufakurinani Produced by: Islay Shelbourne Music by: Oi Palaiológoi (Violin - Roddy Beaton, Outi - David Hughes)