UNRAVEL - S1 Ep1_"Good research is the one that surprises you" (w/ Dr. S. Bezabeh)

In this episode Dr. Bezabeh (Hong Kong University) is in dialogue with Redmix's team member Sara Zanotta (UNITO).Prof. Bezabeh is the author of “Subjects of Empires /Citizens of States” (AUC Press, 2016), which examines the presence of Yemenis diasporas in the Horn of Africa and “Djibouti: A Political History“ (Lynne Rienner, 2023) which documents the history of Djibouti since its independence from France in 1977. In this interview from March 2025 he shares useful tips for researchers as well as talking us through the turning point of his career and the overlap with the REDMIX Project.Literature mentioned in this episode:Elena Ferrante - My Brilliant FriendJames Clavell - Shogunhttps://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/books/best-books-21st-century.htmlYeshitela Kokeb - no specific title mentionedUNRAVEL 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. UNRAVELis written and presented by Francesco Dragonethe sound designed is curated by Lorenzo Crippathe 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 2026by the Redmix project in collaboration with theDepartment of Historical Studies at the University of Turin Italy