In our last episode of Black History Month, Rachel interviews political theorist Adom Getachew on her new book, Worldmaking after Empire: The Rise and Fall of Self-Determination. Her book reconstructs an account of self-determination offered in the political thought of Black Atlantic anticolonial nationalists during the height of decolonization in the twentieth century.
We have lots of great recommendations for listeners this week, including books on race and feminism, a virtual event on African folktales, a virtual resource for those of us missing travel and fieldwork, podcast episodes you should listen to, and more!
Listen to the episode below!
Our Guest
Books from the Episode
White Tears/Brown Scars: How White Feminism Betrays Women of Color by Ruby Hamad
To Exist is to Resist: Black Feminism in Europe edited by Akwugo Emejulu and Francesca Sobande
The Expansion of International Society edited by Hedley Bull and Adam Watson
Neither Settler nor Native: The Making and Unmaking of Permanent Minorities by Mahmood Mamdani
Other Links and Articles
“Africans Want Elections, but Fewer Believe They Work” by Fredline M’Cormack-Hale and Mavis Zupork Dome
Reflections on 1960, the Year of Africa
“Discover Gullah-Geechee Cuisine on a Culinary Road Trip Through South Carolina and Georgia” by Michael W. Twitty
“Georgia Southern Offers Program of African Folktales in Virtual Black History Month Event” by Donnell Suggs
Digital Fieldwork created by Lahra Smith , Diana Kapiszewski, and Lauren Morris MacLean
“My Heart Is in Cairo”: Malcolm X, the Arab Cold War, and the Making of Islamic Liberation Ethics” by Edward E. Curtis IV
“My Heart Is in Cairo”: Malcolm X, the Arab Cold War, and the Making of Islamic Liberation Ethics” Podcast Episode by Journal of American History Podcast
“Black Moses” Lives On: How Marcus Garvey’s Vision Still Resonates
“Black History Month: What’s Happening at NPR?” by Nicole Collazo Santana
Previous Episodes We Mentioned
Ep5. A conversation with Dr. T.J. Tallie to kick off Black History Month
Ep7. A conversation with Dr. Michelle Moyd on colonial East African soldiers
Ep8. A conversation with Dr. Daniel Magaziner on an Apartheid-era art school
Transcript
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