In The Ring With Eusebius McKaiser

Professor Steven Robins (sociology and social anthropology, Stellenbosch University) and Dr Lwazi Lushaba (poltical studies, University of Cape Town) debated whether or not comparisons between the experiences of Jewish people and Black people are of any moral or intellectual use.  Various themes emerged including a debate about whether or not Dr Lushaba is essentialising whiteness in his insistenc...

In the first of a two-part series, we focus on a debate sparked by a lecture by UCT academic Dr Lwazi Lushaba on the history of the study of politics. The online lectuee has now been widely reported on. The Sunday Times reported him as stating that Hitler "committed no crime" based on, by their own admission, 12 seconds taken from a 54 minute video. They declared him "Mampara of the...

In this edition of In The Ring With Eusebius McKaiser, I ask whether Professor Adam Habib, director at SOAS, is a racist who should be fired for vocalising the N-word in a webinar with students. There are many complexities that these bald questions raise, and with the help of some excellent guests (Lovelyn Nwadeyi, a social justice strategist; Rob Berkely, who works on anti-racism in the UK; and K...