Dissens #306 Tommie Shelby: "Only grassroots solidarity can stop the march of authoritarianism"
Politics for the rich, blatant discrimination against minorities and attacks on basic rights: How can we build new forms of solidarity against the creeping authoritarianism in the United States and elsewhere? In his Benjamin Lectures US-philosopher and Harvard professor Tommie Shelby turns to the tradition of Black Radical thought and the struggles against racial injustice to tackle the question of solidarity, freedom and self-respect in these times. Tommie joins the Dissens Podcast to talk about his idea of a "Political Ethics of the Oppressed", resistance to Trumpism and the democratic vision of abolishing the carceral state.
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Mach Dissens möglich! Werde jetzt Fördermitglied auf Steady und unterstütze damit die Arbeit von Dissens-Host Lukas sowie Inken und Valentin von der "Was Tun?"-Crew.
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Tommie Shelby is a philosopher and African American studies professor at Harvard University. He grapples with issues of racial and class-based injustices, drawing on ideas from the Black Radical Tradition, Analytical Marxism and Africana Philosophy. He is author of highly acclaimed books such as "The Idea of Prison Abolition", "Dark Ghettos: Injustice, Dissent, and Reform" and "We Who Are Dark: The Philosophical Foundations of Black Solidarity" as well as the anthology "Hip Hop and Philosophy" .
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SAVE THE DATE - BENJAMIN LECTURES WITH TOMMIE SHELBY IN BERLIN, JUNE 18 TO 20
Tommie Shelby will hold this years Benjamin Chair at the Centre for Social Critique in Berlin. From June 18 to 20 he will develop a Political Ethics of the Oppressed in his Benjamin Lectures. The three lectures will be held in the "Haus der Kulturen der Welt" (HKW) in the Miriam-Makeba-Auditorium, from 6 to 8pm respectively. Admission is free and no registration is needed, the space is limited to 950 attendees though. Here you can find all information in Germany language.
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Dissens verlost ein gedrucktes Exemplar von Tommie Shelbys "The Idea of Prison Abolition" unter allen Fördermitgliedern und denen, die es bis zur nächsten Folge werden.
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Musik
DOS-88 – City Lights: https://youtu.be/egKdVELkKVI
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