Miriam Davoudvandi
Miriam Davoudvandi (born 1992 in Bucharest)[1] is a German music journalist, radio personality, lecturer, and podcaster.
Life
[edit]Davoudvandi grew up as the daughter of an Iranian father and a Romanian mother[2] in Bucharest until the age of six.[3] At the age of six, she moved to Bad Säckingen, where she grew up - in her own words - "very far from bourgeoisie".[4] According to Davoudvandi, she has suffered from depressions since her youth.[5] After graduating from high school, Davoudvandi moved to Frankfurt am Main[1] and later studied media at the University of Leipzig. Media, Communication and Political Science. This is where her interest in feminist theory began.[6]
After graduating, she worked as editor-in-chief of Splash! Mag. Until the end of Splash! Mag in 2019, she was the only female editor-in-chief of a hip-hop medium.[4] Nach dem Ende des Splash! Mags arbeitete Davoudvandi als freie Journalistin, hauptsächlich über die Themen Musik, psychische Gesundheit und Politik.[7] She has written articles for Spiegel,[1] Die Tageszeitung[8] and Das Wetter[9] and was a guest on Deutschlandfunk[10] and NDR.[11]
She has also worked as a workshop leader and as a DJ under the pseudonym Cashmiri.[12] She gives lectures on rap and feminism. Since 2020, Davoudvandi has been working for Cosmo (WDR) the podcast Danke, gut. Der Podcast über Pop und Psyche, in which she talks to public figures about mental health.[13] She hosts the documentary series Untergrund[14] for the online music magazine Diffus.
Miriam Davoudvandi lives in Berlin.
Reception
[edit]Philipp Bovermann Süddeutsche Zeitung sees Miriam Davoudvandi as one of the most important voices of a new, feminist and critical public within the rap scene. In her interviews with rappers, she also addresses their feelings, which is unusual for interviews of this kind. Davoudvandi tries to connect the two worlds of rap and feminism and is an "ambassador of sisterhood".[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Miriam Davoudvandi (2020-06-10), "Haftbefehl als Vorbild für Migranten: Weil er unsere Sprache spricht", Der Spiegel, ISSN 2195-1349, retrieved 2023-01-26
- ^ "Minorities In Germany Are Sounding Off Against Racism With #MeTwo Hashtag". NPR. Retrieved 2023-04-26.
- ^ "Durch den Monat mit Miriam Davoudvandi (Teil 3): Was ist eigentlich Ihre Identität?" (in German). 2021-06-16. Retrieved 2023-01-26.
- ^ a b c Philipp Bovermann (13 December 2019). "Volle Verstärkung". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 2023-01-26.
- ^ "Durch den Monat mit Miriam Davoudvandi (Teil 2): Weshalb sprechen Sie über psychische Probleme?". woz.ch. 2021-06-09. Retrieved 2023-04-26.
- ^ "Back2Tape: Miriam Davoudvandi aus Berlin im Portrait". BACKSPIN WEB #allesbackspin (in German). 2020-02-28. Retrieved 2023-01-26.
- ^ "Miriam Davoudvandi" (in German). Retrieved 2023-01-26.
- ^ Miriam Davoudvandi (2021-09-08), "Rezeption von Rapper Kanye West: Seine Widersprüche", Die Tageszeitung, ISSN 0931-9085, retrieved 2023-01-26
- ^ "Das Wetter #23". wetter-magazin.com. Retrieved 2023-01-26.
- ^ "Depressionen im Ghetto - Haftbefehl mit "Das schwarze Album"". deutschlandfunk.de. May 2021. Retrieved 2023-01-26.
- ^ "Miriam Davoudvandi - Wie hilft die Musik?". ndr.de. Retrieved 2023-01-26.
- ^ ""Ich bin kein Dienstleistungs-DJ": Miriam Davoudvandi alias Cashmiri im Interview w". Badische Zeitung. 2018-06-06. Retrieved 2023-01-26.
- ^ "COSMO Danke, gut. Der Podcast über Pop und Psyche". ardaudiothek.de. Retrieved 2023-01-26.
- ^ "Uuntergrund". Diffus. Retrieved 2023-01-26.