Angela Davis recently spoke at the University of Chicago for the CSRPC Annual Public Lecture and CSGS Classics in Feminist Theory Series. Her Lecture was entitled Feminism and Abolition: Theories and Practices for the 21st Century. Check out the video below.
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This is a pretty awesome idea. Two of the most perplexing writers of gender and sexuality, Butler and Foucault, is explained through conversations with cats and Hipsters. (Courtesy of BINARYTHIS).
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As I am sitting here doing my morning writing and internet surfing, I came across a cool video. Matthew Winkler, author of The Bloomberg Way: A Guide for Reporters and Editors, takes us on a historical journey to answer the question: Who Invented Writing in this TEDed animated video. His answer may surprise you.
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Can you believe it? Some folks got together and decided to do a musical about Rawls’ political philosophy treatise, “A theory of Justice”. Yes, there actually is a musical filled with melodies about the veil of ignorance, the original position, and principles of justice. It bought me back to the day when my colleague Sophia Wong played a Rawls
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Here is a great resource for any educator or activist interested in the New Jim Crow and the Collateral Consequences of Incarceration. This is a 1.5 hour panel I organized around the stigma of incarceration.
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I have a new article at the Huffington Post called “Gays and the Myth of The Christian Minority”. In it I argue that the so-called persecution of Christians who oppose homosexuality is a myth. Not only do I critique this claim but I also offer up reasons for why this is a good time for
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The folks at Public Philosophy Network in New York City has a cool conversation series happening on the East Side. They are bringing philosophy to the public, the way it’s suppose to be. Check out the schedule below for some interesting topics. Then go to the bar with an open mind and talk/think your heart
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The United States imprisons more people than any other nation in the world. An estimated 700,000 people are released from prison in the United States every year. Where do they all go? How do they imagine their lives? How do they find employment, housing, education and reunite with their families? Please join The Institute for
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My new business cards with words from Franz Fanon, Angela Davis, and W.E.B. Dubois on the back.
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I’ve written so many posts on Angela Davis that I don’t know where to start. I respect her intellectually and always admire her passion to refuse to allow knowledges to stay within the ivory tower but to see it in the world through activism. There is a new documentary film about her in theaters NOW
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