G&R Episode 24: Why Immanuel Wallerstein Matters w/ filmmaker David Martinez

In  our latest episode, we talk with filmmaker David Martinez about his  film featuring sociologist and leftist thinker Immanuel Wallerstein. Immanuel  Wallerstein passed away in 2019, but is best known for his development  of an approach in sociology called World Systems Analysis. His  influence was particularly strong in the Global South, in fact the  story goes that half of the guests at his wedding were later  assassinated. There is also a building named for him in Chiapas, and he  once sat on a panel with Subcomandante Marcos. He was also a main  influence on Abdullah Ojalan and the Kurdish movement's recent shift to  the more libertarian left. In short, he was much more than an academic,  but someone who tried to use his intellectual work to change the world. David Martinez is a filmmaker, writer, and teacher originally from San Antonio, Texas, now living in San Francisco. He's also the co-host of the Hammer and Tongs podcast (https://bit.ly/2BYRb6k). Learn more: Immanuel Wallerstein's website (https://bit.ly/30KH9jJ) Jacobin: Immanuel Wallerstein’s Thousand Marxisms (https://bit.ly/3cQuq1f) Read Karl Marx! A Conversation with Immanuel Wallerstein (https://bit.ly/2YpbZLH)  The Structural Crisis: Middle-Run Imponderables (https://bit.ly/3cVs6pI) David's Vimeo Page (https://bit.ly/30F5cjM)  Keep Green and Red independent! Become a recurring donor at  https://www.patreon.com/greenredpodcast  Or make a one time donation here: https://bit.ly/DonateGandR Also, help us make our social  media empire a reality: Like us on Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/GreenRedPodcast    Follow us at Twitter:  https://twitter.com/PodcastGreenRed   Check out our meme game on  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greenredpodcast/ This is a Green and Red Podcast production. "Green and Red Blues" by  Moody. Editing by Isaac. Produced by Scott (@sparki1969) and Bob  (@bobbuzzanco).