Conjuncture

In the first episode of Conjuncture, Jordan T. Camp’s guest is political theorist Anthony Bogues, who discusses his research on the Black radical intellectual tradition and its distinctive critique of the present.

Conjuncture is a monthly web series and podcast curated and co-produced by Jordan T. Camp and Christina Heatherton through the Trinity Social Justice Initiative. It features interviews with activists, artists, scholars, and public intellectuals. Taking its title from Antonio Gramsci and Stuart Hall’s conceptualization, it highlights intellectual work engaged in struggles over the meaning and memory of particular historical moments. Amidst a global crisis of hegemony, this web series curates conversations about the burning questions of the day.

Anthony Bogues is Asa Messer Professor of Humanities and Critical Theory, Professor of Africana Studies, and Director of the Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice at Brown University.