Here Be Media - Episode 55 - The Wire: The Arborescent Function of the Police w/ Oli Mould

Hello everyone!! We have a special episode with a great guest! In order to talk about the magnificent show The Wire (2002-2008) we bring along Oli Mould, professor of Human Geography at Royal Holloway, University of London! In this episode we dive into this destructive institution that is the police, alongside a few others. All while understanding how the show interweaves its characters, environment and narrative that is always aware of the sociological, the psychological and the personal. There is nothing quite like The Wire, and we have to talk about how it is still relevant for understanding the militarization of the US and its police, and plenty plenty more. Enjoy! Check out the article we mentioned by Oli! https://tacity.co.uk/2024/12/16/american-tv-and-post-9-11-political-imaginaries-24-the-west-wing-and-the-wire/ And Oli's TikTok & BlueSky! https://www.tiktok.com/@olimouldt=ZG-8wVtptq6hGb&r=1 https://bsky.app/profile/olimould.bsky.social If you can and are interested in early episodes and the Here Be Extras, check our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/leftpage  Also! If you're not there already, feel free to join our Discord, as we have been more talkative than usual, and plan to do so more and more! https://discord.gg/J2wgG3yrPN Intro Music: Home, by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio Outro Music: Leve Palestina, Spartacus Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.