EPISODE · Jun 19, 2024 · 36 MIN
Prof. Daniel Widener, 'The Dream of a Common Language: Afterlives of U.S. Thirdworldism'
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Daniel Widener is a Professor of History at the University of California, San Diego. He is the author of Black Arts West and the book under discussion today: Third Worlds Within: multiethnic movements and transnational solidarity, available through Duke University Press. Taking their cues from the book’s introduction, titled “The Dream of a Common Language: Afterlives of U.S. Thirdworldism,” Fergus Selsdon Games and Kris Dekatris—PhD candidates here at Cambridge—join Daniel to discuss Thirdworldism, racial capitalism, neoliberalism, settler colonialism, Daniel’s scholarly influences, and solidarity.
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Daniel Widener is a Professor of History at the University of California, San Diego. He is the author of Black Arts West and the book under discussion today: Third Worlds Within: multiethnic movements and transnational solidarity, available through Duke University Press. Taking their cues from the book’s introduction, titled “The Dream of a Common Language: Afterlives of U.S. Thirdworldism,” Fergus Selsdon Games and Kris Dekatris—PhD candidates here at Cambridge—join Daniel to discuss Thirdworldism, racial capitalism, neoliberalism, settler colonialism, Daniel’s scholarly influences, and solidarity.
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