The Malcolm Effect

A crossover episode discussing the Balkans from a decolonial perspective.    Piro Rexhepi is a researcher based in London. He holds a PhD in politics and writes about borders, racism, religion, and sexuality. He is the author of “White Enclosures Racial Capitalism and Coloniality along the Balkan Route.” It was published by Duke University Press in December 2022 and is discussed in today’s episode.   Adem Ferizaj is a PhD student at the Centre for Gender Studies at SOAS University of London. His dissertation is an epistemological study of the roles of Muslim-majority populations from the Balkans in the global hierarchies of whiteness. He has previously worked as a graduate teaching assistant at SOAS.   @ademfer @Pirorexhepi

In this episode, we speak to Dr. Alison Phipps regarding some of the challenges for feminism in our current moment.   Alison Phipps is a UK-based scholar, writer, and teacher working in the area of gender, with a specific focus on sexual violence. She is currently a Professor of Sociology at Newcastle University. Her most recent book is called Me, Not You: the trouble with mainstream feminism and is published by Manchester University Press.   I.G. @TheGambian   Twitter: @MomodouTaal @Too_Black_ @FanonIsCanon

We spoke to Ashok Kumar around the themes in his book “Monopsony Capitalism”   Ashok Kumar is a Senior Lecturer of Political Economy Birkbeck University.  His most recent book Monopsony Capitalism: Power and Production in the Twilight of the Sweatshop Age (Cambridge University Press) was the winner of the American Sociological Association's 2021 Paul Sweezy Outstanding Book Prize and the 2022 Immanuel Wallerstein Memorial Book Award. The book demonstrates that the production process under global capitalism is governed by a universal logic that shapes the structural bargaining power of workers. He’s a member of the editorial collective of the journal Historical Materialism.   Twitter:   @broseph_stalin @momodoutaal @ctayj   Instagram:   TheGambian Broseph_stalingram Ctayj 

In this episode we discuss why Marxism in our current moment has a new lease on life?   Stephan Hammel’s work is focused on developing a historical materialist framework for the study of music. His research encompasses the history of Marxist approaches to the subject—both “Western” and “Eastern” variants—as well as the role of music in the communist movement. In addition, he harbors an interest in musical modernism in Latin America, especially as it relates to Left politics. Both agitator and educator, he frequently gives talks on political education. He has delivered papers at Left Forum, Historical Materialism, the American Society for Aesthetics, and the American Musicological Society.   I.G. @TheGambian @CtayJ   Twitter: @MomodouTaal @Ctayj

In this episode, we spoke to Professor Jodi Dean regarding what a socialist future would look like. And how we can make steps in advancing to a socialist project in the United States

In this episode, we discuss the legacy of Guinean's first president and Pan-Africanist Ahmed Sekou Toure.   Grovogui is a professor at Cornell university of international relations theory and law.   I.G. @TheGambian Twitter: @MomodouTaal  

What is Islamic Liberation Theology? Listen in as we speak to Professor Farid Esack on how we may utilise Islamic liberation theology in our fight for justice Farid Esack (born 1955 in Wynberg, Cape Town) is a South African Muslim scholar, writer, and political activist known for his opposition to apartheid, his appointment by Nelson Mandela as a gender equity commissioner, and his work for inter-religious dialogue.   I.G. @TheGambian @MetalMaoMustafa   Twitter: @MomodouTaal @AshaariML

In this episode we speak to Dr. Gerald Horne on all things elections. He gives us his post-midterm election analysis whilst delving into the utility of elections and much more!    Gerald Horne, is an American historian who currently holds the John J. and Rebecca Moores Chair of History and African American Studies at the University of Houston. I.G. @TheGambian @CtayJ   Twitter: @MomodouTaal @Ctayj

We're talking film, arts and politics with Comrade Yami   Xtian Osagiede is a Nigerian American artists and filmmaker. He's committed to creating Transgressive Cinema that depicts visceral, emotionally intense experiences.    “Christian, also known as comradeyami on IG”   “Check out HUNTED his debut short film here: https://vimeo.com/704682201

In this episode Annie and I discuss Cedric Robinson's Black Marxism. Its rise to prominence, the position it occupies within the academy and what are some critiques?   Annie Olaloku-Teriba is a PhD student based in London, working on legacies of empire and the complex histories of race. I.G. @TheGambian Twitter: @MomodouTaal @Annie_etc_