RU165: DR DAVID RENTON on No Free Speech for Fascists in History, Law and Politics

Dr. David Renton is a barrister and political activist. Before becoming a barrister, he was an academic historian and sociologist, teaching at universities in England and South Africa. His books include No Free Speech for Fascists: Exploring ‘No Platform’ in History, Law and Politics (Routledge, 2021), Labour’s Antisemitism Crisis: What the Left Got Wrong and How to Learn From It (Routledge, 2021) and Jobs and Homes: stories of the law in lockdown (Legal Action Group, 2021). http://www.dkrenton.co.uk Follow him at Twitter: https://twitter.com/dkrenton This episode also available at YouTube: https://youtu.be/sQD37iyePNc Rendering Unconscious Podcast is hosted by psychoanalyst Dr. Vanessa Sinclair, who interviews psychoanalysts, psychologists, scholars, creative arts therapists, writers, poets, philosophers, artists & other intellectuals about their process, work, world events, the current state of mental health care, politics, culture, the arts & more. Support the podcast at Patreon. Your support is greatly appreciated! https://www.patreon.com/vanessa23carl Rendering Unconscious Podcast can be found at your favorite podcasting platforms, including: Spotify / iTunes / Soundcloud / Podbean Dr. Sinclair is the author of The Pathways of the Heart (Trapart Books, 2021), Scansion in Psychoanalysis and Art: the Cut in Creation (Routledge, 2020) and Switching Mirrors (Trapart Books, 2016). Dr. Sinclair is the editor of Rendering Unconscious: Psychoanalytic Perspectives, Politics & Poetry (Trapart Books, 2019) Outsider Inpatient: Reflections on Art as Therapy (Trapart Books, 2021) with Dr. Elisabeth Punzi, On Psychoanalysis and Violence: Contemporary Lacanian Perspectives (Routledge, 2018) co-edited with Dr. Manya Steinkoler, and The Fenris Wolf, vol 9 (Trapart, 2017) co-edited with Carl Abrahamsson. http://www.drvanessasinclair.net Visit the main website for more information and links to everything: http://www.renderingunconscious.org Rendering Unconscious: Psychoanalytic Perspectives, Politics & Poetry (Trapart 2019): https://store.trapart.net/details/00000 The song at the end of the episode is “Deviation (Trust what you perceive)” from the album "Conceive ourselves" by Vanessa Sinclair and Pete Murphy from Highbrow Lowlife. https://vanessasinclairpetemurphy.bandcamp.com/album/this-is-voyeurism Many thanks to Carl Abrahamsson, who created the intro and outro music for Rendering Unconscious podcast. https://www.carlabrahamsson.com Image: No Free Speech for Fascists: Exploring 'No Platform' in History, Law and Politics (Routledge, 2021)