In this episode, we are joined by George Washington University Associate Professor Vanessa Wills to discuss her article “What Could It Mean to Say, ‘Capitalism Causes Sexism and Racism’?” We try to figure out why critics badly understand the Marxist concept of causation as it concerns identity-based oppression, why labor and production provide the conditions ... Show More
Nov 19
124 | Living Through Capitalism w/ Dr. James Chamberlain
<p>In this episode, we talk with James Chamberlain about his new book, <em>Living Through Capitalism</em>, in which he argues that capitalism is hostile to biological life processes and our ability to know them well enough to lead flourishing lives. Capitalism mutilates all life, ... Show More
57m 4s
May 2019
"Féminisme pour les 99%", de Cinzia Arruzza, Tithi Bhattacharya et Nancy Fraser
Dans ce troisième épisode du Deuxième Texte, Aude Lorriaux, Nassira El Moaddem et Marie Kirschen se sont plongées dans Féminisme pour les 99%, de Cinzia Arruzza, Tithi Bhattacharya et Nancy Fraser (éditions La Découverte). Un manifeste pour un féminisme à la fois anticapitaliste, ... Show More
37m 20s
Jan 2021
#59 - L'art peut-il être raciste ?
<p><strong>Nombreuses sont les voix prêtes à affirmer que non, l’art ne peut pas être raciste. </strong>Derrière cette posture, un déni - très français - autour du barbouillage (blackface en anglais), de la perpétuation des stéréotypes racistes dans les représentations artistique ... Show More
36m 59s
Jun 2023
Why antiracism means anticapitalism
The Metropolitan Police’s diversity and inclusion strategy claims it is determined to “eliminate racism and discrimination”. But the force was branded ‘institutionally racist’, and not for the first time, in an official report this spring. Recently, a Met firearms officer has bee ... Show More
39m 17s
Apr 2022
[BEST OF] Critical Race Theory and Black Liberation w/ Zoé Samudzi
<p><em>[Originally released Oct 2017]</em></p> <p>Zoe Samudzi is a black feminist writer whose work has appeared in a number of spaces including <em>The New Inquiry</em>, <em>Warscapes</em>, <em>Truthout</em>, <em>ROAR Magazine</em>, <em>Teen Vogue</em>,<em>BGD</em>, <em>Bitch Me ... Show More
1h 9m