New Books in Critical Theory
Marshall Poe
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Episodes
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Jul 4, 2024 • 34min
Racism as Power Relation: A Discussion with Adaner Usmani (EF, JP)
Adaner Usmani, Assistant Professor, discusses the roots of racism and inequality in America, focusing on the legacy of the Southern plantation economy. He explores the economic origins of mass incarceration and the belated access to social mobility for African-Americans due to racist structures. The discussion emphasizes the intertwining of class imbalances, bigotry, and prejudice in perpetuating racial injustice.
Jul 4, 2024 • 1h 3min
Firuzeh Shokooh Valle, "In Defense of Solidarity and Pleasure: Feminist Technopolitics from the Global South" (Stanford UP, 2023)
Firuzeh Shokooh Valle, argues for the inclusion of women from the Global South in technology fields, critiquing the idealized entrepreneurial female figure. She examines how feminist activists resist depoliticizing scripts, emphasizing solidarity and pleasure in a new feminist technopolitics. The podcast explores feminist activism, technological portrayals of women, critiques of liberal feminism, cooperative structures, legal challenges, and the intersection of solidarity, pleasure, and activism.
Jul 3, 2024 • 54min
Oneka LaBennett, "Global Guyana: Shaping Race, Gender, and Environment in the Caribbean and Beyond" (NYU Press, 2024)
Oneka LaBennett discusses the environmental impacts of resource extraction, intersecting race and gender formations in the Caribbean, and the hidden ways Caribbean women's lives are affected. She explores how oil extraction and sand export contribute to pillaging natural resources and disproportionately affect women and children. The podcast uncovers the symbiotic relationship between gendered labor, racial capitalism, and ecological erosion in the Caribbean region.
Jul 2, 2024 • 1h 7min
Balihar Sanghera and Elmira Satybaldieva, "Rentier Capitalism and Its Discontents: Power, Morality and Resistance in Central Asia" (Palgrave MacMillan, 2021)
Balihar Sanghera and Elmira Satybaldieva discuss rentier capitalism and countermovements in Central Asia, highlighting grassroots activism against neoliberal commodification. The podcast explores rent extraction, moral justifications, and social struggles in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, shedding light on economic dynamics and societal resistance in the region.
Jul 2, 2024 • 59min
Feng-Mei Heberer, "Asians on Demand: Mediating Race in Video Art and Activism" (U Minnesota Press, 2023)
Feng-Mei Heberer, Assistant Professor in the Department of Cinema, discusses her book 'Asians on Demand: Mediating Race in Video Art and Activism'. Topics include challenging stereotypes, visibility politics in film, video art and activism in different contexts, erasure of racial discourse in post-war Europe, disrupting identity expectations through art, stateless cinema, and sentimental activism in Taiwan.
Jul 1, 2024 • 44min
Kehbuma Langmia, "Black 'Race' and the White Supremacy Saga" (Anthem Press, 2024)
Dr. Kehbuma Langmia challenges notions of race and white supremacy, highlighting the origins of civilization in Africa. He discusses the impact of colonial education, flaws in ideas of racial superiority, lack of African history representation in education, and the importance of incorporating Afrocentric theories in academic curricula.
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Jun 30, 2024 • 1h 29min
Race, Social Reproduction, and Capitalist Totality
Geographer William Conroy discusses the interconnected themes of race, gender, ecology, and capitalism, highlighting the complexities of studying these interactions. The debate on race and capitalism within the context of racial capitalism is explored, along with the interconnection of race, capitalism, and social reproduction. Debates on the Marxist concept of totality in political science and urban studies are also discussed, emphasizing the importance of anti-racism efforts and unique political responses.
Jun 30, 2024 • 51min
Michael Sonenscher, "Capitalism: The Story Behind the Word" (Princeton UP, 2022)
Historian Michael Sonenscher discusses the historical origins of capitalism, exploring its connection to war finance and the division of labor. The conversation dives into Rousseau's separation of professions, Adam Smith's division of labor, Marx's views on communism, Hegel's concept of civil society, and critiques of the division of labor within capitalism.
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Jun 30, 2024 • 1h 15min
Bayley J. Marquez, "Plantation Pedagogy: The Violence of Schooling Across Black and Indigenous Space" (U California Press, 2024)
Author Bayley J. Marquez discusses 'Plantation Pedagogy,' exploring how industrial education linked slavery to land dispossession. The podcast delves into historical analysis of plantation pedagogy globally, its impact on Black and Indigenous education, and challenges linear narratives in historical analysis.
Jun 28, 2024 • 1h 7min
Christina M. García, "Corporeal Readings of Cuban Literature and Art: The Body, the Inhuman, and Ecological Thinking" (U Florida Press, 2024)
Author Christina M. García explores Cuban literature and art challenging body assumptions, emphasizing shared materiality and vulnerability. Topics include aesthetics vs. ethics, El Hombre Nuevo archetype, marginalized bodies, corporeal readings in art and literature, and marginalized voices in Cuban culture.
