Jacobin Show: The Promise of Radical Universalism w/ Nivedita Majumdar
Nivedita Majumdar, associate professor of English at John Jay College at CUNY, joins us to discuss the resurgence of cultural essentialism, the limitations of postcolonial theory, and what it would mean to forge a politics of radical universalism.
July 2, 2021
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July 2, 2021
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Jacobin Show: The Promise of Radical Universalism w/ Nivedita Majumdar
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<p>Nivedita Majumdar, associate professor of English at John Jay College at CUNY, joins us to discuss the resurgence of cultural essentialism, the limitations of postcolonial theory, and what it would mean to forge a politics of radical universalism.</p><p>Every Wednesday at 6 PM ET, The Jacobin Show offers socialist perspectives on class and capitalism in the twenty-first century, the failures of liberalism, and the prospects of rebuilding a left labor movement in the US. This is the podcast version of the show from June 30, 2021 with Jen Pan and Paul Prescod hosting.</p><p>Subscribe to Jacobin for just $10: <a href="https://jacobinmag.com/subscribe/?code=JACOBINYT" rel="nofollow">https://jacobinmag.com/subscribe/?code=JACOBINYT</a></p><p>Music provided by Zonkey: <a href="https://linktr.ee/zonkey" rel="nofollow">https://linktr.ee/zonkey</a></p><p>Patreon: <a dir="auto" href="https://www.patreon.com/jacobinmag" rel="nofollow">https://www.patreon.com/jacobinmag</a></p>
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