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Resisting Empire: A History Podcast
By AlexHistory
Resisting Empire: A History Podcast episodes
- Movie Review: The Zone of Interest
"In many ways, the Zone of Interest plays like a psychological horror film except the residents never realize the land is cursed and they are the monsters."
Listen to my review of the newest Jonathan Glazer movie: the Zone of Interest, starring Christian Friedel and Sandra Hüller
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9 min - Special Announcement: Around the World Bookclub!
Tired of reading the same white people? Looking for books that don't uphold white supremacy and colonialization? Then join the Around the World Bookclub today! We'll be reading authors from around the world and coming together on Zoom to discuss the books.
Join the Around the World Bookclub now and read books from all over the world, not just the traditional American and English literary canon.
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4 min - Episode 60 - the RIC, Auxiliaries, and Black and Tans During the Irish War of Independence
England's first police force was created in Ireland and this episode discusses why England switched to relying on paramilitary units instead of the local police during the Irish War of Independence.
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28 min - Episode 59 – Cumann na mBan During the Irish Civil War
Listen to the last episode of 2023!
Despite the many challenges facing them, women were not passive observers of the Irish War of Independence or the Irish Civil War. Many women joined Cumann na mBan, a nationalist organization that worked closely with Sinn Fein and the IRA to achieve an independent Ireland. Cumann na mBan would be the first organization to reject the treaty and provide the anti-treaty side with its iron and stubborn core.
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23 min - Episode 58 – Women During the Irish Civil War
The study of women in Ireland, whether it be from a social or historical perceptive, is experiencing a renaissance. There are so many amazing historians such as Linda Connolly, Mary McAuliffe, Gemma Clark, Margaret Ward, etc. examining not just the role of famous women like Constance Markievicz or Mary MacSwiney or bad ass Kathleen Clarke and Hanna Sheehy-Skeffington, but also the role and experiences of everyday women who weren’t even necessarily involved in republicanism or the Free State apparatus, but still suffered from reprisals, acts of violence, etc. Learn how the Irish Civil War affected everyday women's lives.
Please note this episode has the following content warnings: rape, sexual assault, and sexual violence.
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35 min - Episode 57 – Protestants During the Irish Civil War
When we think of Irish Protestants, we most likely think of Northern Ireland and the Troubles, however, they were hundreds of thousands of Protestants who lived in the rest of Ireland during the Irish War of Independence and the Irish Civil War. This episode discusses the troubles they ran into as they tried to adjust living in a new state that was descending into civil war.
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41 min - Episode 56 – Northern Ireland During the Irish Civil War
The Anglo-Irish Treaty may have formalized partition, but there were
several factions in Ireland that didn’t want to recognize NorthernIreland as its own state and would do anything they could to undermineits independence. Meanwhile, James Craig and the Unionists did all theycould to ensure that Northern Ireland would be “safely” in the hands of amajority Protestant and Unionist government that would never unite orgovern jointly with a Dublin Parliament.Support this podcast by joining my Patreon
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43 min - Episode 55 – Liam Lynch and the Irish War of Independence
Liam Lynch: leader of the anti-treaty IRA, the Provisional Government’s
best hope at preventing civil war, and a nationalist hero who shonebrightest during the Irish War of Independence. Lynch represented boththe best of the Irish nationalist’s tendencies and the worst. But whowas he and how did he become a key player during the Irish Civil War?Support this podcast by joining my Patreon
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35 min - Episode 54 – The 1922 Army Convention
Publicly, everything is fine. Privately, the anti-treaty IRA want to hold an army convention to declare an army executive and break away from all governmental control while the Provisional Government does everything it can to avoid civil war.
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31 min - Episode 53: the Provisional Government and the Anti-Treaty Side
The Provisional Government was created to handle the transition from a British colony to a British dominion. However, they face steep challenges, including their angry comrades who consider the treaty to be the gravest of all betrayals.
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About Resisting Empire: A History Podcast
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A decolonial history podcast that studies how people all over the world have resisted empires and colonialism. Join me as I discuss a different conflict each season, highlighting the different tactics…
that were, and can still be used today, against imperialism, colonialism, and empire building.