Against the Grain – April 16, 2013
In “The Searchers: The Making of an American Legend,” Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Glenn Frankel shows how that classic western film rationalized US expansionism and the clash of cultures.
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 – April 15, 2013
Scholar-activist Jackie Smith is working to apply World Social Forum principles and processes to community-level activism. She also believes that more scholars need to engage with and participate in social justice movements.
Against the Grain – April 10, 2013
In his book “Present Shock,” media theorist Douglas Rushkoff argues that the digital age has created a situation in which we must keep track of everything at once, resulting in the loss of the future and of ourselves.
Against the Grain – April 9, 2013
Alison Mountz, a geography professor and principal investigator of the Island Detention Project, discusses US, Australian, and other national policies to house detainees in remote locations far from family, community, resources, and potential advocates.
Against the Grain – April 8, 2013
Sujatha Baliga and Mia Mingus spoke about restorative and transformative justice at the recent symposium “Race, Domestic, and Sexual Violence: From the Prison Nation to Community Resistance.” In another talk, Clarissa Rojas discussed anti-imperialist feminist politics and the medicalization of anti-violence work.
Against the Grain – April 3, 2013
According to Dean Spade, prisons, borders, the drive to criminalize more behaviors, and mainstream gay organizations stand in the way of efforts to transform society.
Against the Grain – April 2, 2013
If the arts change with the times, why hasn’t literature kept up? In “How Literature Saved My Life,” David Shields picks apart most of modern literature and argues passionately for a new kind of narrative.
Against the Grain – April 1, 2013
Are police, prisons, and criminalization the way to combat violence against women? In a recent talk at UC Berkeley, the black feminist scholar/activist Beth Richie said that’s exactly the wrong approach.
Against the Grain – March 27, 2013
In his new book “Towards Collective Liberation,” Chris Crass draws organizing and movement-building lessons from the experience of San Francisco Food Not Bombs.
Against the Grain – March 26, 2013
In “Song Without Words: Discovering My Deafness Halfway Through Life,” Gerald Shea writes about the lives of partially deaf people and about how society deals with them.