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Resource Hub
This page contains recommended resources* for each past session of the learning forum, organised by topic. Resources are listed by media-type and almost all are freely available online.
We welcome suggestions for other resources that could be added to this list, to do this please contact l.burguete@bristol.ac.uk
*The organisers of TLF cannot guarantee the content of any resources listed below as we have not reviewed each item, nor do they provide comprehensive coverage of the topics. These are suggestions that we have come across in our own journey of discovery, that we hope will provide an interesting and informative starting point to inspire further engagement. If you find any content listed here that is false, harmful, or otherwise inappropriate, please let us know so that we can review it. Please also note that early sessions tend to have fewer resources. This does not reflect any disparity in the topics, simply that this aspect of the learning forum grew as we developed.
Race and Mental Health
Session held 25th November 2020
Guest speaker was Yannick Yalipende, founder of Black People Talk
Discussion focused on how issues of racism can give rise to and compound mental health problems, particularly in white-dominated spaces such as academia. Also talked about the lack of proper support available, particularly for those from marginalised groups who may require specific support related to those characteristics.
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The Whole Truth
A Channel 4 documentary, hosted by Jordan Stephens and featuring Koje Radical, Arlo Parks, and Che Lingo, discussing racism, mental health, and making music, in the UK
White Fragility
Session held 16th December 2020
Discussion focused on understanding the concept of white fragility, sharing occasions when members had displayed such behaviour, and how to challenge such behaviours both in oneself and in others.
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White Fragility
Robin DiAngelo's 2011 article describing the concept of White Fragility
Colorblindness: the New Racism?
Short article by Afi-Odelia E. Scruggs about the harm done by so-called 'colour-blindness'
Why Talk About Whiteness?
Short article by Emily Chiarielo about the concept of Whiteness and why it needs to be addressed when tackling racism
Understanding White Privilege
Article by Frances Kendall, an consultant on organisational change with a specialty in diversity and white privilege
Levels of Racism: A Theoretic Framework and a Gardener’s Tale
An article by Camara P Jones that offers a tiered framework for understanding racism at the institutional, inter-personal, and internal level
Decolonising medical education and exploring White fragility
News article about Bristol University Medical School's attempt to decolonise their curriculum and the backlash they received
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How Racist Are You?
Jane Elliott's famous blue eyes/brown Eyes Exercise
How to recognise your white privilege - and use it to fight inequality
TED talk by Peggy McIntosh
The following clips all feature Robin DiAngelo and pertain to the issue of white fragility and privilege
Deconstructing White Privilege
White Fragility in the Classroom
"White Fragility" - Extended Conversation with Amanpour and Company
The following clips all feature Tim Wise, a white American activist and writer on the topic of race
Race and History
Session held 27th January 2021
Discussion focused on how our understanding of history has been shaped by racism and white supremacy, what effect this has on current society and how we can combat the distortion of history in the present
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When We Ruled: The Ancient and Medieval History of Black Civilisations
A landmark book by Robin Walker that documents and explores the history of Black civilisations beyond the limited context usually presented in the west.
Before the Slave Trade: African World History in Pictures
A companion to the above, also by Robin Walker, containing a wealth of pictorial evidence of the history discussed
Akala’s writings for The Guardian
A link to the collection of pieces Akala has written for the Guardian
Articles on Black History (from blackhistorymonth.org)
Africa before Transatlantic Enslavement
5 Times Colonial Powers Warred against the Caribbean and Lost
The History of the Kingdom of Dahomey
These pages have numerous articles about famous Black people in their respective fields:
Akala's address to the Oxford Union
Akala talks about global Black history and it's suppression. Bibliography can be found here
Black and British: A Forgotten History
David Olusoga explores the enduring relationship between Britain and people whose origins lie in Africa
Britain's Forgotten Slave Owners
David Olusoga looks at the less well-known aspects of Britain's role in abolition, specifically how slave owners were 'paid off'
The following clips all feature Akala and bear some relevance to the issue of Race and History
Interview on Unfiltered with James O’Brien
Interview at the Edinburgh International Book Festival
Fire in the Booth - Freestyles on Charlie Sloth’s Radio 1Xtra show: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4
Race and Academia
Session held 24th February 2021
Guest speaker was Lara Lalemi, founder of Creative Tuition Collective
Discussion centred on how racism can make academia an exclusive space that leads to higher drop-out and poorer attainment for marginalised groups. Also touched on the reverse relationship, how academia has contributed to racism and supported white supremacist ideologies
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HBCUs for The Win!
Episode from the Blackademia podcast discussing Historically Black Colleges and Universities in the US
Cite Black Women Collective Podcast
A bi-weekly podcast, discussing the acknowledgment of Black women’s ideas and intellectual contributions both inside and outside academia
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Inside the Ivory Tower: Narratives of Women of Colour Surviving and Thriving in British Academia
A book centred on the perspectives, experiences and career trajectories of women of colour in British academia. Explores how experiences are shaped by race and gender and how racism manifests in day-to-day experiences. Book review here.
Transforming the ivory tower: models for gender equality and social justice
Sequel to the above. Contains research case studies by Black women academics describe the transformative work of contributors to the Ivory Tower project, adding intersectional voices from the United States, Canada and Australia, and LGBTQ perspectives. Drawing on critical race theory and Black feminism, the authors navigate challenging spaces to create meaningful roles in addressing race and gender disparities.
Presumed Incompetent: The Intersections of Race and Class for Women in Academia
An account of the intersecting roles of race, gender, and class in the working lives of women faculty of colour. Told Through personal narratives and qualitative empirical studies, more than 40 authors expose the daunting challenges faced by academic women of colour in America. Book review here.
Does STEM Stand Out? Examining Racial/Ethnic Gaps in Persistence Across Postsecondary Fields (Riegle-Crumb, King, & Irizarry, 2019)
National study showing that “Black and Latina/o youth who begin college as STEM majors are more likely to depart than their White peers.”
Invisible Labor
Column by Eric Anthony Grollman about how faculty of colour at Historically White Colleges and Universities often deal with disproportionate amounts of invisible labour, and gives advice on how to minimize this burden
How Gender and Race Stereotypes Impact the Advancement of Scholars in STEM: Professors’ Biased Evaluations of Physics and Biology Post-Doctoral Candidates (Eaton et al., 2019)
Study showing that the perceived race and gender of a postdoctoral applicant’s name affects how an otherwise-identical CV is judged
Black, Asian And Minority Ethnic Student Attainment At UK Universities
Report on the ‘Race’ Attainment Gap at UK universities
What Black scientists want from colleagues and their institutions
Nature article from 2020
Expectations of brilliance underlie gender distributions across academic disciplines
Science article analysing gender and racial imbalances across academia under the hypothesis that these are related to perceptions of innate talent and skill
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Decolonise the Curriculum
Pran Patel utilises his personal experience of education in the UK as a pupil, teacher and secondary school senior leader to discuss what decolonising the curriculum means
BIPOC Experiences in STEM: Confronting Racism in Academia
Panel discussion about racism in academia
Race and Healthcare
Session held 31st March 2021
Discussion touched on some of the many ways racism can produce healthcare disparities: through unequal treatment of staff and a lack of representation at different levels in the health service, through the direct physical harm caused by discrimination and racial violence, and through the absence of proper care provided to minoritized groups in the health service
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The Kings Fund Podcast
The King's Fund is an independent charitable organisation working to improve health and care in England. Their podcast series contains many episodes that examine aspects of racial healthcare disparities. In particular, see:
Professor David Williams on racism, discrimination and the impact they have on healthcare
Helen McKenna spoke with Professor David Williams from Harvard University about his research into the social influences on health and the interventions that could make a difference
Professor Dame Elizabeth Anionwu: nursing, resilience and building statues
Professor Dame Elizabeth Anionwu sits down with host Helen McKenna to talk about what drew her to nursing, becoming the first Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia nurse specialist in the UK, and how to remain positive in the face of adversity
Covid-19, racism and the roots of health inequality
How is Covid-19 repeating patterns of existing health inequalities? What factors are driving the disproportionate impact of the pandemic on the health of ethnic minority populations? And what needs to happen next? Helen McKenna sits down with Natalie Creary, Programme Delivery Director at Black Thrive, and James Nazroo, Professor of Sociology at the University of Manchester
Racism is a health risk: Part one and part two
Episode five of the KCL podcast, 'World: We Got This’, where they discuss racial health disparities, Covid-19, and the health risks posed by racism
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What are health inequalities?
A Kings Fund article giving an overview explanation of how health inequalities are experienced in England’s populations
The ethnic pay gap: Staff in the English NHS
Pay gap analysis of different ethnic groups in NHS England
Exclusive: deaths of NHS staff from covid-19 analysed
Healthcare Services Journal article on covid-19 deaths in the NHS workforce
Fair to refer?
Report commissioned by the General Medical Council on referral disparities
The government must not use pseudo-science to dismiss Covid's impact on BME communities
Article from the Runnymede Trust about impact of covid-19 on different ethnic groups
Workforce race inequalities and inclusion in NHS providers
Report commissioned by The King’s Fund
Harnessing the outrage: it’s time the NHS tackled racial bias
Short interview with David R. Williams in the British Medical Journal
Long-term ill health, poverty and ethnicity
A report by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation
Dissecting racial bias in an algorithm used to manage the health of populations
A Science journal article about racial biases on algorithms
Mind the Gap
A clinical handbook of signs and symptoms in Black and Brown skin, aiming to highlight the lack of diversity in medical literature and education
Autism in the Somali community
An article about the Bristol-based organisation ‘Autism Independence’ and their work to support Somalian communities with Autism (also links to their series of short films on this issue)
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Black Beetle Health
A public health community organisation dedicated to promoting health, wellbeing and equality for LGBTQ+ communities of colour
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Diversity in the Media
Trevor Phillips OBE and Deborah Williams in conversation, chaired by Su-Mei Thompson at the IPPR Oxford Media Convention 2019
Hollywood's diversity problem
When the 2016 Academy Award acting nominations all went to white performers for the second consecutive year, a trending hashtag - #OscarsSoWhite - swept Twitter. But in the span of just a few years, things seem to have changed. Professor Nancy Yuen explains the state of diversity in Hollywood, what challenges persist today, and how to reform the industry. See here for a related article
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Race, racism and race equality in the UK press
Report on a study conducted by the University of Lancaster (commissioned by the Runnymede trust initiative, Reframing Race)
The media's all-white club
Guardian article from 2010 about lack of opportunities for non-white people in UK media
Race and the media
Runnymede’s online editor Lester Holloway reflects on how far the media has come in 50 years since the first Race Relations Act
Superdiversity: television's newest reality
Report by Trevor Phillips OBE on diversity and representations within UK television
Black Women and the Media in Britain
Book chapter outlining media developments and key matters concerning the on-screen depiction of Black women in Britain in recent decades.
A Wholistic View of Black Women on Scripted TV: A Content Analysis
Article from the Journal of Black Psychology about the way in which Black women are represented on-screen
Black Racial Stereotypes and Victim Blaming: Implications for Media Coverage and Criminal Proceedings in Cases of Police Violence against Racial and Ethnic Minorities
Journal article from a study looking at how media coverage affects perception of police violence in America
Wanting to See People Like Me? Racial and Gender Diversity in Popular Adolescent Television
Study that examines representation in adolescent television in the US
Media and the representation of Others
Journal article that critiques how mass media has portrayed people outside the national mainstream
Why the Media’s Role in Issues of Race and Ethnicity Should be in the Spotlight
Journal articles examining the relationship between media and interracial dynamics
Representation of Minorities in the Media: UK. Final analysis report
Report on a large study done how the UK media represents minorities
Long term diversity monitoring for the TV production industry
This report presents data from programmes transmitted between August 2017 and July 2018
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We Need to Talk About Communication
Members of the UNLV community and local media discussed how biases affect newsrooms and the communities they cover. The impact of those perceptions can stretch beyond which stories are told, affecting which voices are elevated in media, whether intentional or not. See here for a summary of the video
TV Roles: Diversity in the detail?
BBC News’ Babita Sharma in conversation with Deborah Williams, Executive Director of the Creative Diversity Network, for a frank and lively appraisal of the TV sector’s latest race and ethnic diversity data
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Creative Diversity Network
An organization that aims to increase diversity and representation in UK media
Media Trust
A charity that works in partnership with the media and creative industry to give marginalised groups and young people a stronger voice
Reframing Race
An initiative of the Runnymede Trust and Voice4Change England with the ambitious aim of 'reframing' the public conversation around race, racism and racial justice
Race and The Media
Session held 28th April 2021
Discussion centred around the importance of representation in all media outlets, as well as how lack of diversity can lead to the compounding of stereotypes and biased coverage of news events
Race and The Gender Binary I & II
Session held 26th May 2021 and 24th November 2021
Guest speaker for session I was Travis Alabanza, award-winning writer, performer, and theatre maker
Discussion covered how the sex binary was used as a tool to oppress and colonise native and indigenous people, and its role in justifying enforced racial hierarchies in Europe and the US. It also acknowledged that the perceived newness of trans and gender non-conforming identities is a result of the active suppression of history along these lines
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The Life and Death of Marsha P Johnson
A documentary film on Netflix about Marsha P Johnson, a key figure in the gay liberations and trans rights movement
Alok Vaid-Menon interviews Dr Kyla Schuller
Alok Vaid-Menon, an internationally acclaimed gender non-conforming writer, performer, and public speaker, interviews Dr Kyla Schuller about her book ‘The Biopolitics of Feeling: Race, Sex, and Science in the Nineteenth Century’ (see Reading Suggestions)
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Non-Binary People Aren't A New Phenomenon – We've Been Here As Long As Humans Have Existed
An article, by Travis Alabanza, discussing the perceived ‘newness’ of discussions around gender identity and non-binary identities
Constructions of gender and race go hand in hand
A blog post highlighting how the social categories of race and gender have been used together to marginalise people for political purposes
The Gender Binary Is a Tool of White Supremacy
An article exploring the history of how different cultures have understood gender and how Colonialism has actively suppressed them
Black on Both Sides by C. Riley Snorton
A book that examines the intersections between blackness and transness
The Biopolitics of Feeling: Race, Sex, and Science in the Nineteenth Century
A book by Dr Kyla Schuller that describes and explains the racist history of the sex binary - (see here for a book review by Alok Vaid-Menon who has also interviewed the author, see Watching Suggestions)
No Mercy Here: Gender, Punishment and the Making of Jim Crow Modernity
A book, by Dr Sarah Haley, that examines the captivity and punishment of black women in the American South, to demonstrate how the system of incarceration was crucial to organizing the logics of gender and race, and constructing Jim Crow modernity
Barriers to health faced by transgender and non-binary black and minority ethnic people
A report by the Race Equality Foundation that studies access to healthcare in the UK in relation to the experiences of transgender and non-binary people of colour
The Coloniality of Gender
A highly cited journal article by Maria Lugones, Argentine feminist philosopher, activist, and Professor of Comparative Literature and of women's studies
Life in the UK as an LGBTQI+ Muslim
A report by Hidayah UK, a charity that supports LGBTQI+ Muslims in the UK and US.
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The Bullsh*t Binary
A podcast series that discusses and deconstructs various binary social concepts, including Gender, Race, and Sexuality
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eytandancers
Eytan Ballerini’s Instagram account (in Italian)
Cultural Appropriation
Session held 15th December 2021
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Cultural Appropriation: Compliment or Theft?
A panel discussion filmed at the Battle of Ideas 2017, the speakers are Dr Sarah Cheang, Dr Tiffany Jenkins, Kunle Olulode, Bijan Omrani, Sameer Rahim. The chair is Claire Fox.
What is Cultural Appropriation?
What is culture? Can it even be appropriated? Is there a difference between appreciation and appropriation? Join Danielle in the theoretical minefield!
Cultural Appropriation vs. Appreciation
What does it mean to appreciate vs. appropriate culture? Explore this question from three unique points of view: Comic Franchesca Ramsey, Kill Screen founder Jamin Warren and the “Godfather of Streetwear” designer Alyasha Owerka-Moore.
What’s the Difference Between Appropriation and Appreciation?
Cultural Appropriation: A triggering debate that permeates the modern conversation, both online and IRL. Why do fashion brands come under so much scrutiny when it comes to displaying clothing from ethnic backgrounds aside from their own? How much damage can cultural appropriation really do? And what’s the difference between appropriation and appreciation?
Cultural Appropriation: Whose problem is it?
Festival fashion has recently come under criticism for cultural appropriation. But if festivals are a space for freedom of expression, where is the line between appreciating and appropriating other cultures?
About cultural appropriations and how to connect with each other
The author Christine Otten does not want to be locked in her own world. She can be whoever she wants in her novels, a man, black or old, or a criminal. This is how she connects to others and the connection is what brings us closer together. This essential, empathic contact brings about a change between people because something new is created. In her talk, Christine explains how connecting doesn’t just bring us closer to one another but also gives us a better understanding of our own identity.
For the white girl with dreadlocks who smiled at me
In participation with the YWCA's Stand Against Racism day, Everyday Democracy and the Charter Oak Cultural Center hosted an event to explore "The Absurdity of Race." The event featured spoken word performances and a panel discussion. This video features the spoken word performance by Lynnette Johnson.
Documentary on Braids and Appropriation in America
Lupita Nyong'o, Young M.A, Ayana Bird, Lacy Redway, Vernon François and more talk about braids and black hair culture in America.
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A Practical Guide to Cultural Appropriation and Appreciation
Understanding cultural appropriation is incredibly important because it allows us to recognise the power that we have as individuals and consumers to push back against discrimination and exploitation.
The ethics of cultural appropriation
The Ethics of Cultural Appropriation undertakes a comprehensive and systematic investigation of the moral and aesthetic questions that arise from the practice of cultural appropriation. Explores cultural appropriation in a wide variety of contexts, among them the arts and archaeology, museums, and religion. Questions whether cultural appropriation is always morally objectionable. Includes research that is equally informed by empirical knowledge and general normative theory. Provides a coherent and authoritative perspective gained by the collaboration of philosophers and specialists in the field who all participated in this unique research project
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Yoga is dead – ep 1 White women killed yoga
In this episode, we discuss the role that white women play in killing yoga. We cover topics like spiritual bypassing, white fragility, cultural appropriation, power dynamics and the cultural characteristics of white women that wreaks havoc on the yoga industry. We wrap the episode with a toolkit for yoga studio owners, yoga teachers, and the yoga community at large to do better with diversity and inclusivity in the name of yoga.
James Baldwin
Session held 26th January 2021
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Here Be Dragons - Recommended resource
Originally titled ‘Freaks and the American Ideal of Manhood’, this short essay looks at isolation, sex and gender.
The Fire Next Time - Recommended resource
One of Baldwin’s most famous works, this book is a collection of two essays that discuss, in turn, the central role of race in American history and the relations between race and religion.
Jimmy, You crowned us
The eulogy written by Toni Morrison for James Baldwin after his death in 1987.
Trends in Baldwin Criticism, 2017–19
Dr Terrance Dean tracks the significance of Baldwin within the Black Lives Matter movement and our growing need for police reform in conjunction with a revaluation of the lives of racial and ethnic minorities within the oppressive systemic biases of American social and political life.
A short essay by James Baldwin on the role on an artist in society.
Revolutionary Hope: A Conversation Between James Baldwin and Audre Lorde
The conversation between Audre Lorde and James Baldwin, a portion of which was published by Essence Magazine and republished by MoCADA, discusses gendered difference between Black women and Black men against the larger stage of American Racism.
James Baldwin on Being Gay in America
The Voice commemorated the fifteenth anniversary of the Stonewall uprising with a special section exploring “The Future of Gay Life.” For the lead feature, senior editor Richard Goldstein interviewed James Baldwin about his experiences as a gay, black writer in America.
James Baldwin – biographical entry
James Baldwin’s biography entry on the Poetry Foundation website.
10 Great Articles and Essays by James Baldwin
An online repository with links to the listed material.
James Baldwin Now
A collection of interdisciplinary essays on James Baldwins life, presence, and political work and thought.
The Henry James of Harlem: James Baldwin's struggles
An online essay from the London Review of Books celebrating the work of James Baldwin.
James Baldwin, The Art of Fiction No. 78
An interview with James Baldwin, published in the Paris Review.
Where to start with James Baldwin
A short article summarising some of James Baldwin’s most famous books, by Penguin publishing house.
James Baldwin Review
An annual journal that brings together a wide array of peer‐reviewed critical essays and creative non-fiction on the life, writings, and legacy of James Baldwin.
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I Am Not Your Negro
A documentary film based on an unfinished book of James Baldwin’s. Narrated by Samuel L. Jackson it explores the history of Racism in the USA through Baldwin’s recollections of civil rights leaders and personal experience. Available on Netflix and BBC iPlayer.
Meeting the Man: James Baldwin in Paris
A short (27 mins) documentary portrait of James Baldwin.
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Ruth Rogers on James Baldwin
Part of the BBC Radio 4 ‘Great Lives’ series.
James Baldwin’s Fire & James Baldwin's Shadow
Two episodes from the NPR series ‘throughline’ show discussing Baldwin’s work and its relevance to modern society.
Nations, States, and Borders
Session held 1st February 2023
Guest speaker was Dr Annapurna Menon, researcher in politics and international relations.
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Coloniality and Modernity/Rationality - Recommended resource
Landmark article by Anibal Quijano
Encyclopaedia Britannica: Nation-State - Recommended resource
Postcolonial Territory and the Coloniality of the State
Article by Ajay Parasram
There is No “Migrant Crisis”
Article by Harsha Walia
The Demise of the Nation State
Article by Rana Dasgupta
Undoing Border Imperialism
Book by Harsha Walia
Nationhood Interrupted: Revitalising nêhiyaw Legal Systems
Book by Syliva McAdam
Unions, nations and states: A historical perspective
Article by Robert Frost
Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism
Book by Benedict Anderson
The Twilight of the Nation State: Globalisation, Chaos and War
Book by P. Shankar Jha
Democracy and Violence: A Theoretical Overview
Paper by J. Schwarzmantel
Democracy in the Non-West: Facts, Fictions and Frictions
Paper by N. Kaul
The Extinction of Nation-States
Paper by Ali Khan
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Millennials Are Killing Capitalism: Harsha Walia’s Border & Rule on Racial Capitalism, Border Imperialism and Global Migration - Recommended Resource
Podcast episode interviewing Harsha Walia
Should we abolish borders?
Podcast interview with Leah Cowan
The Nationhood Podcast
This podcast discusses Africa’s modern history through the lens of nationalism, independence movements, decolonization and post colonialism.
The Nation State
An episode of In Our Time hosted by Melvyn Bragg on BBC Radio 4
State, sovereignties and refuges: A view from the margins?
Lecture by Alessandro Monsutti
The Nation State: how ethical is it?
Debate about the ethics of nation states (from a religious perspective)
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The Nation State
A short (6 min) discussion of nation states by philosopher Noam Chomsky
Abolishing the State
A section (~8 min) from a longer interview with philosopher Noam Chomsky, discussion starts at 15:40.
The Nation State in the Modern World
A debate hosted by The Battle of Ideas, with Neil Davenport, Frank Furedi, and Angie Hobbs.
Idea of a Nation State: What Makes a Country?
Tedx talk by Akshobh Giridharadas
Do we need Nation States?
Tedx talk by Toni Lane Casserly
Colonial Legacies in a Post-Colonial World
Session held 22nd February 2023
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The Kashmir Podcast with Ifat Gazia (Episode 5) - Recommended resource
Podcast episode entitled 'Kashmiri Women Speak: Living and Working Under Occupation'
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Indian Empire (and the Case of Kashmir) - Recommended resource
Article by Suvir Kaul
China and India: Postcolonial Informal Empires in the Emerging Global Order
Article by Dibyesh Anand
Kashmir Is a Dress Rehearsal for Hindu Nationalist Fantasies
Article by Dibyesh Anand
Life and death in the borderlands: Indian sovereignty and military impunity
Article by Shubh Mathur
Imperialism, colonialism and sovereignty in the (post)colony: India and Kashmir
Article by Goldie Osuri
India: A 'lawless law': Detentions under the Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act
Amnesty International Report on Indian state’s use of use of administrative detention under the Public Safety Act.
Armed Forces Special Powers Act A study in National Security tyranny
South Asian Human Rights Documentation Centre Report on the use Armed Forces Special Powers Act in disturbed territories.
Blinding Kashmiris - The Right to Maim and the Indian Military Occupation in Kashmir
Article by Ather Zia
LoC: The Line "out" of Control in the Region of Kashmir
Article by Ather Zia
Article by Nitasha Kaul
History of betrayals in Kashmir
Article by Mridu Rai
Gendered Politics of Funerary Processions : Contesting Indian Sovereignty in Kashmir
Article by Inshah Malik
Knowing in Our Own Ways: Women and Kashmir
By Nitasha Kaul & Ather Zia
Fluid landscapes, sovereign nature: Conservation and counterinsurgency in Indian-controlled Kashmir
Article by Mona Bhan and Nishita Trisal
Kashmir Is Under the Heel of India’s Colonialism
Article by Nitasha Kaul
The Political Project of Postcolonial Neoliberal Nationalism
Article by Nitasha Kaul
Until My Freedom Has Come: The New Intifada In Kashmir
Collection of essays edited by Sanjay Kak
Collection of essays edited by Arundhati Roy, Pankaj Mishra, Tariq Ali, Hilal Bhatt, Angana P. Chatterji
A book on Kashmir’s colonial past by Mridu Rai
Resisting Occupation in Kashmir on JSTOR
Collection of essays edited by Haley Duschinski, Mona Bhan, Ather Zia, Cynthia Mahmood
Book by Victoria Schofield
Do You Remember Kunan Poshpora
Book by Essar Batool, Ifrah Bhat, Samreena Mushtaq, Munaza Rashid and Natasha Rather
WATCH
Expert testimony of Dr Nitasha Kaul - Recommended resource
Expert testimony on Kashmir at the US Congressional Hearing for the Committee on Foreign Affairs
The Kashmir conflict in under 4 minutes
YouTube video
Kashmir: Food and Ecological Systems Under Occupation
A webinar with Mona Bhan, Samina Raja, and Mehroosh Tak
Jashn-e-Azadi - How we celebrate freedom (Part 1, Part 2)
A film by Sanjay Kai
A film by Iffat Fatima
A movie on resistance in Kashmir through the mediums of art and music.
Directed by Tushar Madhav and Sarvnik Kaur
A documentary by Jezza Neuman for Channel 4
Kashmir: Fault Lines in the Valley
A Documentary by TRT World
Women In Kashmir: Dealing with Trauma and a Mental Health Crisis
By Vice Asia
Colonial Legacies in a Post-Colonial World
Session held 1st March 2023
LISTEN
The Kashmir Podcast with Ifat Gazia (Episode 5) - Recommended resource
Podcast episode entitled 'Kashmiri Women Speak: Living and Working Under Occupation'
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Indian Empire (and the Case of Kashmir) - Recommended resource
Article by Suvir Kaul
China and India: Postcolonial Informal Empires in the Emerging Global Order
Article by Dibyesh Anand
Kashmir Is a Dress Rehearsal for Hindu Nationalist Fantasies
Article by Dibyesh Anand
Life and death in the borderlands: Indian sovereignty and military impunity
Article by Shubh Mathur
Imperialism, colonialism and sovereignty in the (post)colony: India and Kashmir
Article by Goldie Osuri
India: A 'lawless law': Detentions under the Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act
Amnesty International Report on Indian state’s use of use of administrative detention under the Public Safety Act.
Armed Forces Special Powers Act A study in National Security tyranny
South Asian Human Rights Documentation Centre Report on the use Armed Forces Special Powers Act in disturbed territories.
Blinding Kashmiris - The Right to Maim and the Indian Military Occupation in Kashmir
Article by Ather Zia
LoC: The Line "out" of Control in the Region of Kashmir
Article by Ather Zia
Article by Nitasha Kaul
History of betrayals in Kashmir
Article by Mridu Rai
Gendered Politics of Funerary Processions : Contesting Indian Sovereignty in Kashmir
Article by Inshah Malik
Knowing in Our Own Ways: Women and Kashmir
By Nitasha Kaul & Ather Zia
Fluid landscapes, sovereign nature: Conservation and counterinsurgency in Indian-controlled Kashmir
Article by Mona Bhan and Nishita Trisal
Kashmir Is Under the Heel of India’s Colonialism
Article by Nitasha Kaul
The Political Project of Postcolonial Neoliberal Nationalism
Article by Nitasha Kaul
Until My Freedom Has Come: The New Intifada In Kashmir
Collection of essays edited by Sanjay Kak
Collection of essays edited by Arundhati Roy, Pankaj Mishra, Tariq Ali, Hilal Bhatt, Angana P. Chatterji
A book on Kashmir’s colonial past by Mridu Rai
Resisting Occupation in Kashmir on JSTOR
Collection of essays edited by Haley Duschinski, Mona Bhan, Ather Zia, Cynthia Mahmood
Book by Victoria Schofield
Do You Remember Kunan Poshpora
Book by Essar Batool, Ifrah Bhat, Samreena Mushtaq, Munaza Rashid and Natasha Rather
WATCH
Expert testimony of Dr Nitasha Kaul - Recommended resource
Expert testimony on Kashmir at the US Congressional Hearing for the Committee on Foreign Affairs
The Kashmir conflict in under 4 minutes
YouTube video
Kashmir: Food and Ecological Systems Under Occupation
A webinar with Mona Bhan, Samina Raja, and Mehroosh Tak
Jashn-e-Azadi - How we celebrate freedom (Part 1, Part 2)
A film by Sanjay Kai
A film by Iffat Fatima
A movie on resistance in Kashmir through the mediums of art and music.
Directed by Tushar Madhav and Sarvnik Kaur
A documentary by Jezza Neuman for Channel 4
Kashmir: Fault Lines in the Valley
A Documentary by TRT World
Women In Kashmir: Dealing with Trauma and a Mental Health Crisis
By Vice Asia
Bristol University: Names and the Legacy of Slavery
Session held 29th March 2023
READ
University of Bristol’s ‘Legacies of Slavery’ report – recommended resource
University of Glasgow’s Historical Slavery initiative
On Decolonisation and the University
Article by Priyamvada Gopal
The Aftermath of Slavery: Which Justice?
Article by Todd Mei
UCT ‘Rhodes must fall’ mission statement
University of Virginia’s President’s Commission on Slavery and the University
Articles by the Bristol Radial History Group contributors
Book by Gurminder K. Bhambra, Dalia Gebrial and Kerem Nişancıolu
WATCH
Building renaming consultation - reccomended resource
Discussion at University of Bristol
Towards a decolonised university
Discussion at University of Bristol
How Historians Address the Legacy of Colonialism?
By Olivette Otele
LISTEN
Bristol's Public Memory of Slavery
Bristol History Podcast - Episode 30
UCL Uncovering Politics podcast
Prison Abolition
Session held 26th April 2023
Guest speaker was Maria Askew, award winning director, performer, and educator.
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Is Prison Necessary? Ruth Wilson Gilmore Might Change Your Mind - recommended
Article by Rachel Kushner
Abolition Revolution
Book by Aviah Sarah Day and Shanice Octavia McBean
Abolition. Feminism. Now
Book by Angela Y. Davis, Gina Dent, Erica Meiners, and Beth E. Richie.
The Challenge of Prison Abolition: A Conversation
Article by Angela Y. Davis and Dylan Rodriguez
Prison Abolition
Article by Mirko Bagaric, Dan Hunter and Jennifer Svilar
WATCH
Geographies of Racial Capitalism with Ruth Wilson Gilmore - recommended
An Antipode Foundation film
Shut down Yarls Wood!
A video report by Siobhan McGuirk
Abolition. Feminism. Now.
Panel discussion with Angela Y. Davis, Gina Dent, Erica R. Meiners, and Beth E. Richie, moderated by Mariame Kaba
LISTEN
Hope Is a Discipline: Mariame Kaba on Dismantling the Carceral State - recommended
Episode of the Intercepted podcast with Jeremy Scahill
Why We Should Abolish Prisons in the UK
Episode 38 of the Yikes podcast
Prison Abolition: Decarceration and Transformation
Episode 50 of the LawPod at Queen’s University Belfast
Climate Justice
Session held 1st June 2023
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To achieve racial justice we must rebuild the world – and save the planet - recommended
Interview with Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò
‘Climate Action’, ‘Climate Delay’, ‘Climate Colonialism’, ‘Development’, ‘Eco Anxiety’, ‘Indigenous Knowledge’ and ‘Youthwashing’ - recommended
Word definitions on the Climate Words website
A People’s Green New Deal
Book by Max Ajl
Documents from the World People’s Conference on Climate Change and the Rights of Mother Earth
A selection of the resolutions passed at the 2010 conference in Cochabamba, Bolivia
WATCH
We fly, we crawl, we swim: a short film about climate justice - recommended
A film by Just Wondering…
Climate Justice and the Question of Reparations - recommended
Panel discussion from the Albright Lecture in Conservation
Meritocracy
Session held 30th June 2023
WATCH
Michael Sandel vs Adrian Wooldridge on Meritocracy - recommended
Online debate organised by Intelligence Squared
Meritocracy Debate - recommended
Recording of a debate at the Oxford Union
The Tyranny of Merit
Ted talk by Michael Sandel
The Tyranny of Merit
Interview and audience questions with Michael Sandel, LSE online event
How Meritocracy Degrades Democracy
Animated video about the with Michael Sandel
The Meritocracy Trap
Interview with Danial Markovits on ‘Room for Discussion’
The Aristocracy of Talent
Interview and with Adrian Woodridge, LSE online event
A Perspective with Malcolm Gladwell
A talk at Google Zeitgeist
READ
The Merits of Meritocracy – recommended
Review of the books ‘The Tyranny of Merit’ and ‘The Aristocracy of Talent’ by Jay P. Greene
Toppling the myth of meritocracy
Excerpt from “Tyranny of Merit: What’s Become of the Common Good?” by Michael J. Sandel
The populist backlash has been a revolt against the tyranny of merit
Guardian article by Julian Coman
How meritocracy harms everyone — even the winners
Vox article by Sean Illing
The myth of meritocracy: who really gets what they deserve?
Guardian article by Kwame Anthony Appiah
“The Meritocracy Trap” explained
Summary of Danial Markovits’ book, by Roge Karma
The Tyranny of Merit: What's Become of the Common Good?
Book by Michael Sandel
The Meritocracy Trap
Book by Daniel Markovits
Outliers: The Story of Success
Book by Malcom Gladwell (YouTube summary here)
The Aristocracy of Talent: How Meritocracy Made the Modern World
Book by Adrian Wooldridge
LISTEN
Meritocracy is killing the middle class - recommended
Daniel Markovits and Adrian Wooldridge debate on an episode of Munk Debates
Revisiting The Meritocracy Debate With Adrian Wooldridge And Michael Sandel
Podcase episode of Capitalisn’t
Propaganda
Session held 26th July 2023
WATCH
Fake: Searching For Truth In The Age Of Misinformation – recommended
Documentary made by Connecticut Public
Factcheck: How did India become a fake news hotspot? – recommended
Short video made by DW News
READ
LISTEN
Facebook’s Hate-Speech Rules Collide With Indian Politics - recommended
Article by Newley Purnell and Jeff Horwitz published in the New York Times
Twitter 'secretly helped' the US amplify its propaganda in Middle East – recommended
Article published on Middle East Eye
What Facebook Did to American Democracy
Article by Alexis C. Madrigal published by The Atlantic (needs subscription)
The Past and Future of Facebook and BJP's Mutually Beneficial Relationship
Article by Partha P. Chakrabartty published by The Wire
Indian elections: cinema as an instrument of propaganda
Article by Archana Atmakuri and Nazneen Mohsina published by The Lowy Institute
Fake news, propaganda, and conspiracy theories - The fight against disinformation
Documentary by DW News
Putting ‘Fake News’ on Trial – recommended
Podcast episode by The Daily
The truth about fake news
Podcast episode by The BBC Academy