Long Reads: Maya Goodfellow on Resisting Racism in Britain's 'Hostile Environment'
How immigrants became scapegoats.
May 28, 2022
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May 28, 2022
Long Reads: Maya Goodfellow on Resisting Racism in Britain's 'Hostile Environment'
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<p>Maya Goodfellow joins <em>Long Reads</em> for a discussion about racism in Britain's "hostile environment" and resistance to the repressive migration policies put forth by both Tory and Labour governments. Maya is an academic and the author of <em>Hostile Environment: How Immigrants Became Scapegoats</em>.</p><br /><p>For more, see <a href="https://www.versobooks.com/books/3673-hostile-environment" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Maya's book</a> as well as her article for <em>Jacobin</em>, <a href="https://www.jacobinmag.com/2020/08/border-immigration-refugee-uk" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">"Borders Are the Problem, Not the People Crossing Them."</a></p><br /><p><em>Long Reads</em> is a Jacobin podcast looking in-depth at political topics and thinkers, both contemporary and historical, with the magazine’s longform writers. Hosted by Features Editor Daniel Finn. Produced by Conor Gillies, music by <a href="https://knxwledge.bandcamp.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Knxwledge</a>.</p>
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