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.

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

Part 2 covers:

Challenges to Globalization since 9/11, including Austerity, the EU, NAFTA, Trump, Brexit, BLM and more

Part 1 covers:

What is Globalization?

Global History and Transnational History

Telos and Modernity

Capitalism and Globalization