The Revolution Will Not Be Televised: The Place for Politics, History, and Philosophy

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The Revolution Will Not Be Televised: The Place for Politics, History, and Philosophy episodes

August 14, 2020 1.3 - Revolutions, Part 3: Post-Soviet Revolutions
Historical overview and philosophical analysis of revolutionary change and anti-revolutionary reaction during the twentieth century. Specific case studies include German, Spanish, and Mexican fascism; Catholic integralism; anti-colonialism and decolonization movements; Negritude/Negrismo movement; 1960s student movements; Third-Worldism; Liberation Theology; Iranian Revolution.
1 hr 8 min
July 31, 2020 1.2 - What's in a Name? Media and Revolution
Episode 2 covers:
A brief history of media and activism
Media landscape of the US, Europe, and Mexico
24 hour news and corporate media model
Social media, influencer culture, free speech, the internet
The future of media and revolution
Reading:
Zadie Smith - Generation Why?
Edward S. Herman and Noam Chomsky - Manufacturing Consent
Michael Parenti - Inventing Reality
1 hr 21 min
July 17, 2020 1.1 - Globalization and its Discontents, Part 2
Part 2 covers:
Challenges to Globalization since 9/11, including Austerity, the EU, NAFTA, Trump, Brexit, BLM and more
1 hr 4 min
July 16, 2020 1.1 - Globalization and its Discontents, Part 1
Part 1 covers:
What is Globalization?
Global History and Transnational History
Telos and Modernity
Capitalism and Globalization
58 min

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