E092 Brendan McGeever: Antisemitism & the Russian Revolution

This week Brendan McGeever joined us to talk through some of the themes in his latest book Antisemitism and the Russian Revolution. In locating racism(s) and antisemitism on the Left during the Russian Revolution, Brenda’s scholarship helps us to understand race, (anti) racism & politics in contemporary society. Useful links- http://www.bbk.ac.uk/psychosocial/our-staff/academic/brendan-mcgeever https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/antisemitism-and-the-russian-revolution/AF5AE3BB29CB5A7909C75036694CDADE https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/01419870.2017.1361544 Reading: B. McGeever, Antisemitism and the Russian Revolution https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/antisemitism-and-the-russian-revolution/AF5AE3BB29CB5A7909C75036694CDADE H. Jones & E. Jackson (edited) Stories of Cosmopolitan Belonging: Emotion and Location https://www.routledge.com/Stories-of-Cosmopolitan-Belonging-Emotion-and-Location-1st-Edition/Jones-Jackson/p/book/9781138000650#:~:text=Book%20Description,-What%20does%20it&text=Stories%20of%20Cosmopolitan%20Belonging%20argues,played%20out%20through%20emotional%20attachment. A.Mbembe, Necropolitics https://www.dukeupress.edu/necropolitics Listening: Katy B - On A Mission https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=425bS4ByBik Mr Eazi – London Town ft. Giggs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4-BhRWpaCs Sound of Eden, Shades Of Rhythm https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGNKdhSQ9Po *Please note season 9 is recorded entirely via video call during the COVID-19 Global Pandemic. Hosts Chantelle and Tissot and executive producer George pride themselves on ensuring a comfortable and encouraging recording atmosphere but this is clearly difficult to suffice remotely. Bear with us on this*