The Surviving Society team are extremely excited to present #TheSpotlightSeries. In these episodes Chantelle and Tissot take a step back from the mic and handover to both local and global academics, researchers, and community organizers. The Spotlight series continues with the themes from the original Surviving Society podcast focused on race, class, anti- racism and social movements. Guest hosts: Mwenza Blell: Mwenza is a biosocial anthropologist. She is currently a Rutherford Fellow affiliated...
Aug 18, 2020•49 min•Transcript available on Metacast Scholar- activist and co founder of European Race & Imagery Foundation, Bel joined us to talk about racism in the Netherlands, Blackface and living/growing up in predominately white places. Useful links- https://erifonline.org https://project-parnell.com Reading: Dunn, R.S , A Tale of Two Plantations: Slave Life and Labor in Jamaica and Virginia https://buff.ly/33qtMWV J. Pitts, Afropean: Notes from Black Europe https://buff.ly/39CKVxU D. Owusu, That Reminds Me https://buff.ly/3i2joZR Listening:...
Aug 11, 2020•54 min•Transcript available on Metacast In our final reflection (for now!) we reflect on 20 minisodes of sociologically documenting the lockdown period in the UK. Weekly sociological reflections with Tissot and Chantelle during the COVID19 global pandemic
Aug 07, 2020•16 min•Transcript available on Metacast David provides us with an extensive analysis on Britain’s relationship with the Gulf states from his latest book - AngloArabia: Why Gulf Wealth Matters to Britain. Useful links https://politybooks.com/angloarabia-why-gulf-wealth-matters-to-britain/ https://www.ippr.org/juncture-item/uk-ties-with-saudi-arabia-costs-and-alternatives https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xkp06Jvh0GU&t= Reading: G. Wekker, White Innocence https://buff.ly/2Br6Efu D. Wearing (article) https://buff.ly/3f9WXjz Anna Stavrianak...
Aug 04, 2020•55 min•Transcript available on Metacast Danny Dorling joined us to reflect on the emerging economic recession (or depression?!) and where we might be be able to find some hope... Weekly sociological reflections with Tissot and Chantelle during the COVID19 global pandemic
Jul 31, 2020•30 min•Transcript available on Metacast Feminism Interrupted: Lola talks through the radical and imaginative themes within her latest book, Feminism, Interrupted: Disrupting Power Useful links- https://www.plutobooks.com/9780745340067/feminism-interrupted/ https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/A-Fly-Girls-Guide-To-University-by-Odelia-Younge-editor/9781912565146 Reading: W.E.B DuBois, The Souls of White Folk C. Boyce Davis, Left of Karl Marx: The Political Life of Black Communist Claudia Jones – A.Davis , Are Prisons Obsolete? C.S...
Jul 28, 2020•52 min•Transcript available on Metacast Khadijah joined us for reflect on how we spiritually, emotionally and intellectually respond to the people around us trying to 'fix' racism. It was a timely discussion for us (we were exhausted!) where we discussed how Blackness transcends modernity. Weekly sociological reflections with Tissot and Chantelle during the COVID19 global pandemic
Jul 24, 2020•25 min•Transcript available on Metacast Co-founder of Swimdem Crew -Nathaniel A. Cole - joined us to talk about the organisations brilliant work on swimming, community and belonging in the inner city (London). Useful links- https://linktr.ee/swimdemcrew https://www.swimdemcrew.co.uk/ http://tedxlondon.com/attend/TEDxLondonWomen2019/speakers/NathanielCole Reading C.L.R. James, The Black Jacobins: Toussaint L'Ouverture and the San Domingo Revolution https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/775985.The_Black_Jacobins Akala, Natives D.Smith, Ho...
Jul 21, 2020•50 min•Transcript available on Metacast Katherine Smith joined us to myth-bust the REF, the impact agenda and the future of university funding. These questions are particular pertinent as the global pandemic is likely to have a dramatic effect on universities and public intellectualism. Weekly sociological reflections with Tissot and Chantelle during the COVID19 global pandemic
Jul 17, 2020•25 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week Brendan McGeever joined us to talk through some of the themes in his latest book Antisemitism and the Russian Revolution. In locating racism(s) and antisemitism on the Left during the Russian Revolution, Brenda’s scholarship helps us to understand race, (anti) racism & politics in contemporary society. Useful links- http://www.bbk.ac.uk/psychosocial/our-staff/academic/brendan-mcgeever https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/antisemitism-and-the-russian-revolution/AF5AE3BB29CB5A7909C750366...
Jul 14, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Transcript available on Metacast Norman joined us to reflect and discuss who attended the far right demonstrations in June 2020. Weekly sociological reflections with Tissot and Chantelle during the COVID19 global pandemic
Jul 10, 2020•27 min•Transcript available on Metacast Nadine joined us to discuss key themes in her new book, Bordering Britain: Law, Race and Empire Useful Links- https://manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526145420/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrMvuqDNMT0 Reading: Field, Bunce, Hassan & Peacock, Here to Stay, Here to Fight L.Back & V.Ware, Out of Whiteness K. Okanlawon (Editor) This is Us: Black British Women and Girls Listening: Faithless, Forever Faithless: the Greatest Hits https://open.spotify.com/album/2Vcq2BbEjHFdfodZ8hlcZL?highlight=s...
Jul 07, 2020•53 min•Transcript available on Metacast Our last chat with Dan was after the UK General Election in December 2019 where he helped us come to terms with the tory landslide. In this pre recorded episode (from early June 2020) we discuss the illuminating fractures of the Left laid bare by COVID-19 and the politics surrounding lockdown. Useful links- https://medium.com/@Dan_Renwick Weekly sociological reflections with Tissot and Chantelle during the COVID19 global pandemic
Jul 03, 2020•30 min•Transcript available on Metacast A very excited Chantelle and Tissot speak with Imogen Tyler about her latest book, Stigma: the Machinery of Inequality Useful links- https://stigmamachine.com/author/drimogentyler https://www.zedbooks.net/shop/book/stigma/ http://www.morecambebaypovertytruthcommission.org.uk/ Reading: S. Lindqvist, Exterminate All The Brutes M.Rediker, T. Chakraborty M. van Rossum (eds), A Global History of Runaways, A Global History of Runaways: Workers, Mobility, and Capitalism, P.Mendez, Rainbow Milk N.Machia...
Jun 30, 2020•59 min•Transcript available on Metacast Recording from the official book launch of Reactionary Democracy: How Racism and the Populist Far Right Became Mainstream. With thanks to Aurelien Mondon, Aaron Winter, Fran Amery, Sophie O'Brien and Catherine Smiles. "Democracy is not necessarily progressive, it will only be so if we make it!" Book - https://www.versobooks.com/books/3173-reactionary-democracy Weekly sociological reflections with Tissot and Chantelle during the COVID19 global pandemic
Jun 26, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week Alana Lentin joined us to discuss key themes within her new book, Why Race Still Matters. Useful links- http://www.alanalentin.net/ https://www.wiley.com/en-gb/Why+Race+Still+Matters-p-9781509535712 Reading: J. Kincaid, Lucy K. Reid, Such a Fun Age D. McKinney-Whetstone, Tumbling M. Duneier & O. Carter, Sidewalk A. Whittaker, ‘So White, So What?’ https://meanjin.com.au/essays/so-white-so-what/ S.E. Jones-Rogers, They Were Her Property Listening: John McLaughlin, Zakir Hussain & Shankar...
Jun 23, 2020•1 hr 3 min•Transcript available on Metacast Founder of Leading Routes, Paulette Williams joined us to discuss UK university responses (so far) to Black Lives Matter. We also continue our discussion about the institutional use of 'BAME' & 'BME' during this moment. Useful links: https://leadingroutes.org Weekly sociological reflections with Tissot and Chantelle during the COVID19 global pandemic.
Jun 19, 2020•37 min•Transcript available on Metacast Joy joined us to discuss her new book; Terraformed, which broadly traces the impact of neoliberalism, regeneration and free markets on young Black lives in Newham, London. Useful links- https://www.joywhite.co.uk https://repeaterbooks.com/product/terraformed-young-black-lives-in-the-inner-city Reading T. Morrison, A mouthful of blood bell hooks, Salvation: Black People and Love bell hooks, Black Looks: Race and Representation Listening Kano ft. Popcaan, Can’t Hold We Down https://www.youtube.com...
Jun 16, 2020•53 min•Transcript available on Metacast Gurminder joined us to discuss the inextricable links between the Brexit discourse,(mis)understandings about the British Empire and the COVID-19 global pandemic Useful links- https://discoversociety.org https://globalsocialtheory.org https://discoversociety.org/2020/04/22/rethinking-brexit-in-the-light-of-covid-19/ Weekly sociological reflections with Tissot and Chantelle during the COVID19 global pandemic.
Jun 12, 2020•28 min•Transcript available on Metacast Cheraine joined us to discuss the juxtaposition of Grime music's growing national appeal and the Conservative led antagonism expressed towards the Black British genre. Cheraine contests how this is revealing of the conflict between life in the UK verses how Britain sees itself. Useful links- http://www.getaperspective.net/p/about-author.html Reading: H. Carby, Imperial Intimacies: A Tale of Two Islands Wretch 32, Rapthology: Lessons in Life and Lyrics Stormzy & Jude Yawson, Rise up: THE #MERKY S...
Jun 09, 2020•1 hr 3 min•Transcript available on Metacast Bev Skeggs joined us to talk about the launch of the Sociological Review's new public platform - Solidarity and Care During the COVID-19 Global Pandemic. Useful links- https://www.thesociologicalreview.com/introducing-solidarity-and-care-during-the-covid-19-pandemic/ https://www.solidarityandcare.org/ Useful stats- Data from the Office of National Statistics (ONS), found black males are 4.2 times more likely to die from a COVID-19-related death and black females are 4.3 times more likely than th...
Jun 05, 2020•34 min•Transcript available on Metacast Lecturer, PhD researcher and curator, Janine joined us to critically examine the role of British art museums in upholding colonial imaginations of art and culture. *Please note season 9 is recorded entirely via video call during the COVID-19 Global Pandemic. Hosts Chantelle and Tissot and executive producer George pride themselves on ensuring a comfortable and encouraging recording atmosphere but this is clearly difficult to suffice remotely. Bear with us on this* Reading: Paul Gilroy, There Ain...
Jun 02, 2020•1 hr•Transcript available on Metacast ‘Telling It Like It Is: Placing Black scholarship during COVID-19’ Janine, Rita and Agostinho deliver a lively conversation drawing upon community, personal and professional experiences as they discuss the impact of COVID-19 globally and the responses of Black scholarship. Guest Hosts Janine Francois is a Lecturer at Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London and is a Ph.D student exploring, ‘Can Tate be a ‘safe(r) space’ to discuss race and cultural differences within a teaching and l...
May 29, 2020•1 hr 7 min•Transcript available on Metacast Chantelle and Tissot reflect on academic podcasting and the politics of audio (and visual) representations when trying to produce anti-racist content. This episode was recorded as part Politics of Representation Collective conference - The Visual and Critical Representation in an Age of Impact supported by the Sociological Review and University of Cambridge Education faculty. With thanks to Sharon Walker, Rebecca Gordon, Lakshmi Bose & Arif Naveed. Useful links- politicsofrepresentationcollectiv...
May 26, 2020•52 min•Transcript available on Metacast TW: mental health Chantelle and Ez talk through their own journeys with mental health; how the global pandemic might be impacting young Black and brown women and critically engage with the discourse around mental health week. Weekly sociological reflections with Tissot and Chantelle during the COVID19 global pandemic. Useful links- https://open.spotify.com/show/61NN9bklzhHZs5YvR0jyoT https://blackballad.co.uk/
May 22, 2020•23 min•Transcript available on Metacast How can academics use social media in a meaningful way? Is there a way of us working against neo-liberal habits in our use of it as academics? Mark Carrigan helps us think through epistemology, scholarship and labour. This episode was recorded as part Politics of Representation Collective conference - The Visual and Critical Representation in an Age of Impact supported by the Sociological Review and University of Cambridge Education faculty. With thanks to Sharon Walker, Rebecca Gordon, Lakshmi ...
May 19, 2020•51 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week Michaela Benson joined us to talk about her Discover Society article about who is considered 'the good citizen' in pandemic times. Together, we repeat how important it is to be clear on how unevenly felt and experienced both the lockdown and Covid-19 is. Weekly sociological reflections with Tissot and Chantelle during the COVID19 global pandemic. Useful links- https://discoversociety.org/2020/04/16/a-good-citizen-for-pandemic-times/
May 15, 2020•27 min•Transcript available on Metacast Amber joined us to talk us through her PhD and the radical possibilities of Black feminism in literature. We also talk about including Black man taking part in conversations on Black feminism and our complicated relationship with academic heroes! Reference list - Cedric Robinson, Black Marxism: The Making of the Black Radical Tradition (London: Zed, 1980) Simon Gikandi's chapter in Eva Rask Knudsen and Ulla Rahbek, In Search of the Afropolitan: Encounters, Conversations, and Contemporary Diaspor...
May 12, 2020•51 min•Transcript available on Metacast Adam Elliot-Cooper breaks down *what should be* our collective concerns about the increase in police powers during and beyond the global pandemic. Weekly sociological reflections with Tissot and Chantelle during the COVID19 global pandemic. Useful links- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIIaJmJ4zng&feature=youtu.be
May 08, 2020•21 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week Fiyory helped us return to a topic we covered a few years ago – how the personal training/gym industry exploits workers. Fiyory talks of how frustrating the health, nutrition and fitness sector is and how through her scholarship she is trying to get adults and young people to think more critically about training and nutrition. Useful links- https://hypekcl.com/
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