The Fire These Times

139/ Anti-Imperialism From the Periphery w/ Leila Al Shami, Romeo Kokriatski & Dana El Kurd


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Joey is joined by Leila Al-Shami, British-Syrian activist and co-author of Burning Country: Syrians in Revolution and War, Romeo Kokriatski, Ukrainian-American managing editor of The New Voice of Ukraine and co-host of the Ukraine Without Hype podcast, and Dana El Kurd, Palestinian-American assistant professor in the department of political science at the University of Richmond to talk about an essay the four of us wrote.

The essay, "A view of anti-imperialism from the periphery," was published by the south/south movement as part of their south/south dialogues: Beyond the colonial vortex of the ‘West’: Subverting non-western imperialisms before and after 24 February 2022. I recommend giving it a read before listening, but this is not necessary.

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Mentions and Book Recommendations:

  • Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge
  • Too Like the Lightning Book I by Ada Palmer
  • Commons journal, including the interviews with Joey Ayoub and Dana El Kurd
  • Sumoud-Washing: A Queer-Feminist Analysis of the Syrian and Palestinian Struggle for Liberation by Nayrouz Abu Hatoum and Razan Ghazzawi
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    • You can follow Romeo on: Twitter | Bluesky
    • You can follow Dana on: Website | Bluesky | Twitter

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