Musab Younis

Musab Younis, author of 'On the Scale of the World: The Formation of Black Anticolonial Thought' (U California Press, 2022), explores the reverberations of anticolonial ideas in the Black Atlantic during the interwar period. The podcast discusses the urgency of the anti-colonial project, the global nature of imperial systems, the intellectual thought zone that united different locations, the historical context and significance of black anticolonial thought, and the history of West African structuralism and black liberation.

Musab Younis, author of a book about the formation of Black Anticolonial Thought, discusses the global resonance of Black intellectual contributions during the interwar years. They delve into reclaiming the global scale for anti-colonial thought, Marcus Garvey's ideology and the symbolism of the Garvey flag, the historical context and global impact of exploitation on Africa, and the exploration of time in racialization and anti-racism efforts.