Against the Grain – November 26, 2013
Tony Platt recounts the shocking history of the looting and collecting of Native American remains, and James Miller discusses the infamous case of the so-called Scottsboro Boys.
Against the Grain
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Acclaimed program of ideas, in-depth analysis, and commentary on a variety of matters—political, economic, social, and cultural—important to progressive and radical thinking and activism. Against the Grain is produced and hosted by Sasha Lilley.
Against the Grain – November 25, 2013
It’s an argument widely accepted within, and forcefully promoted by, feminist and queer circles: Gender and sexuality are socially constructed; they are the product of only socialization and social norms. Julia Serano believes this crucially ignores the role played by biology. She forwards what she calls a holistic model of gender and sexuality.
Against the Grain – November 18, 2013
Does the postwar rise of US global power conform to the widely propagated notion of American exceptionalism? Not according to Julian Go.
Against the Grain – November 13, 2013
Sean Andrews explains the role of copyright in efforts by digital capitalists to exploit the cultural commons.
Against the Grain – November 12, 2013
UC Berkeley historian Waldo Martin has co-authored, with Joshua Bloom, the ambitious new volume Black Against Empire: The History and Politics of the Black Panther Party.
Against the Grain – November 11, 2013
Shari’a has become a politically loaded term, but what does it mean, exactly? And what does Islamic law actually prescribe? Islawmix scholars Mohammad Fadel and Lena Salaymeh share their expertise.
Against the Grain – November 6, 2013
Anne Tamar-Mattis on children born with intersex conditions, a new German law, and a landmark lawsuit.
Against the Grain – November 5, 2013
Activist librarian Alycia Sellie on the value of zines and other alternative publications, and on efforts to get libraries to carry them.
Against the Grain – November 4, 2013
Is the Internet not just facilitating protest but creating new reasons to do so? Francesca Polletta thinks it is.
Against the Grain – October 30, 2013
To say that there are 50 million Latinos in the US is to suggest that the category of “Latino” is clear-cut and straightforward. But is that true? Tomas Almaguer highlights the ambiguities; he also examines how Latinos, a tremendously diverse population, have been racialized, and how they racialize each other. Almaguer brings up as key … Continued