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Lowkey joined us for our first episode of 2021 to consider the realities of the Biden administration and the ever-expanding geopolitical influence of China.

Lisa explores the history of racist discourses and interventions on 'population control', anti-poor Malthusianism and eugenics. Lisa helps us to connect all this to the COVID-19 global pandemic. Useful links: https://discoversociety.org/2020/04/06/saying-the-quiet-part-out-loud-eugenics-and-the-aging-population-in-conservative-pandemic-governance/ https://discoversociety.org/2018/12/04/populist-ac...

We decided to release the patreon episode for this week to all listeners! We enjoyed taking to Leila so much and thought we would give you all an xmas treat of a super excited Chantelle and Tissot.

Leila Hassan Howe joined us to talk about her life story beginning in the East End of London and Zanzibar (now part of Tanzania). We talk about her activism, organising and radical action via the Black Unity and Freedom party, National Black People’s Day of Action and the Race Today Collective. Useful links: https://www.plutobooks.com/9780745339757/here-to-stay-here-to-fight https://www.theguardia...

The Surviving Society team are extremely excited to present #TheSpotlightSeries. In these episodes Chantelle and Tissot take a step back from the mic and handover to both local and global academics, researchers, and community organizers. The Spotlight series continues with the themes from the original Surviving Society podcast focused on race, class, anti- racism and social movements. Guest hosts:...

Bolaji (Bob) joined us to talk through histories of Poland's colonial extraction and the impact of whiteness, religion and (polish) centrism on racialisation and racism. *We want to be clear that we understand and do not make light of Jewish persecution in Poland. We are always looking to improve our racial literacy especially in relation to Jewish populations across the world* Useful papers/links...

Steve joined us to discuss the fluidity of masculinity and the social consequences of its violence and perversions. We also chat about our collective homogenizing of groups into distinctive generations. Useful links: https://research.monash.edu/en/persons/steven-roberts

The Surviving Society team are extremely excited to present #TheSpotlightSeries. In these episodes Chantelle and Tissot take a step back from the mic and handover to both local and global academics, researchers, and community organizers. The Spotlight series continues with the themes from the original Surviving Society podcast focused on race, class, anti- racism and social movements. Guest Hosts:...

This episode was originally recorded for our patreon subscribers after our interview with Paul Gilroy. We decided to release this for all listeners so we could better contextualise how we interview guests. This is about us publically declaring our reflexive approach to podcasting. We recognise our flaws and imperfections, but our priotity is always about communicating through love, solidarity and...

Paul joined us discuss how his analysis in the Black Atlantic: Modernity and Double-Consciousness and Between to Camps: Nations, Cultures and the Allure of Race can speak to the resurgence of anti-racist movements.

...A Kick in the Belly, Women, Slavery and Resistance: Stella Dadzie joined us to explore histories of resistance amongst enslaved West Indian women. Stella also offered some useful considerations for the next generation of anti-racist organisers. Useful links: https://www.versobooks.com/books/3699-a-kick-in-the-belly

Keston joined us to talk about legacies of colonialism in the Caribbean and Latin American, the politics of 'development' and how climate change should be understood through its disproportionate impact on previously colonized places. Useful links: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3561121 https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/opinions/2020/6/4/the-green-new-deal-should-not-be-a-new-imper...

Levi introduces key arguments from his book - Land, God, and Guns: Settler Colonialism and Masculinity in the American Heartland (2020) - to contextualise the (oppressive) cultures and structures which surround the 2020 USA election. Useful: https://www.zedbooks.net/shop/book/land-god-and-guns/

Prof William Lez Henry joined us to talk about reasoning through crisis and conspiracies and how we live through the legacies of slavery, empire and colonialism. Useful links: https://www.youtube.com/user/lezhenry/videos

Kennetta provides an analysis of the 2020 presidential election focused on histories of democray, representation and slavery.

Roxy joined us to talk about her brilliant activist work with Kids of Colour and the No More Police in Schools campaign. Kids of Colour create spaces for young people of colour to come together and explore race, identity and culture and support them to challenge the racism they face. No Police in Schools is a community campaign led by Kids of Colour and the Northern Police Monitoring Project. It i...

Kaneesha Johnson joined us to outline how the state suppresses the vote of previously incarcerated people during elections. Useful links: https://scholar.harvard.edu/kaneeshajohnson/home

Gary joined us to discuss his latest BBC documentary 'The Empty Cases' which focused on how change might occur in British museums as a result of the Black Lives Matter movement. Useful links: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000lyyd

Voting rights editor at the Guardian US , Ankita Rao, joined us to talk about the history and contemporary realities of voter suppression in USA elections. Useful links: https://www.theguardian.com/profile/ankita-rao

Kathryn spoke to us about her research focused on the history of internal border controls in Britain and resistance to them, as well as current NHS charges for migrant maternity care. Useful links: Docs not Cops Toolkit - https://patientsnotpassports.co.uk/ Foucault in Tunisia (DM us for a free copy): https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0038026119870107 Migrants’ Access to Healthcare During t...

Luke joined us for a second time to discuss the publication of his book, Deporting Black Britons: Portraits of deportation to Jamaica Useful links: https://manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526143990 https://www.theguardian.com/law/2020/aug/18/deportation-jamaica-britain-windrush-scandal-foreign-aid https://ceasefiremagazine.co.uk/deportation-cuts-black-britons/ https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/pod...

Toni gives us a brief introduction to international relations (IR) ongoing confrontation with race and introduces us to the history and contemporary relationship between the European Union and the African Union. Useful links: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/106092/1/WPS_2020_07_28_race_justice_and_new_possibilities_twenty_years.pdf (Global Racial Hierarchies and the Limits of Localization via National Ac...

...: Race and nation in twenty-first-century Britain. Vallu joined us to discuss keys from his latest book, The Clamour of Nationalism: Race and nation in twenty-first-century Britain. Useful links: https://manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526126146/

Ebun joined us to talk about themes in her latest book, Critical Race Theory and Inequality in the Labour Market: Racial stratification in Ireland. Useful links: https://manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526134394/

East-ender and housing enthusiast, Richard, joined us to critically engage and reflect on the re-generation of the East/East end of London. Although Richard’s specialism is based in Hackney, we think this conversation feeds into debates about social housing more broadly across the UK. Useful links: https://ricyeboah.com