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Author (aut): Johal, Am, Author (aut): bergman, carla , Author (aut): Pinillos, Fiorella
Date created: 2020-06-30
SPECTRE OF FASCISM FREE SCHOOLThis publication started as the Spectre of Fascism Free School, organized by Samir Gandesha and Stephen Collis and co-sponsored by the Institute for the Humanities and rabble.ca, at UNIT/PITT Projects (236 E. Pender St.) over a 9-month period in 2017.The Free School aimed to open a discussion on the question of the extent to which what we are witnessing today is a return to classic 20th century “fascism” or some species of what Enzo Traverso, author of amongst other books, The Origins of Nazi Violence, calls “post-fascism.” The first session looked at theories and histories of 20th century fascism and authoritarianism, and the second session looked to more contemporary 21st century examples. Both sessions explored the practical responses to the global spread of authoritarianism.BOOK DESCRIPTIONFrom the United States and Britain to Egypt, India, Turkey and Brazil, fascist ideology, aesthetics and personalities are on the rise. Spectres of Fascism offers a framework to help us understand whether what we are witnessing today is best understood as a return to classic twentieth-century “fascism,” or some species of what has been called “post-fascism.” Applying a uniquely global perspective, it combines analyses of historical contexts, theoretical approaches and contemporary geopolitics.
Author (aut): SFU’s Institute for the Humanities , Author (aut): Johal, Am, Author (aut): Gandesha, Samir , Author (aut): Marks, Laura, Author (aut): Fernandez, Hilda, Author (aut): SFU's Vancity Office of Community Engagement
Date created: 2020-05-29
Author (aut): Mullins, Garth, Author (aut): Johal, Am, Author (aut): Smith, Paige, Author (aut): Feng, Kathy, Author (aut): Pinillos, Fiorella, Author (aut): Obungah, Jackie, Author (aut): SFU's Vancity Office of Community Engagement
Date created: 2020-07-02
Author (aut): Roberson, Michael, Author (aut): Johal, Am, Author (aut): Smith, Paige, Author (aut): Feng, Kathy, Author (aut): Pinillos, Fiorella, Author (aut): Obungah, Jackie, Author (aut): SFU's Vancity Office of Community Engagement
Date created: 2020-07-10
Episode 10 of Below the Radar features Sharon Gregson. Sharon and Am Johal discuss policy change and what is needed for sustainable child care in BC.
Author (aut): Gregson, Sharon , Author (aut): Johal, Am
Date created: 2019-02-11
Episode 11 of Below the Radar features Stephanie Allen. In this episode Am Johal and Stephanie Allen discuss affordable housing, the pros and cons of not-for-profit real estate development, the nature of ownership and property, along with a look at the fight for Hogan’s Alley and the recognition of the erasure of black culture from Vancouver through city development.
Author (aut): Allen, Stephanie, Author (aut): Johal, Am
Date created: 2019-02-25
Adrienne Smith joins Am Johal and Melissa Roach in conversation for episode 12 of Below the Radar.
Author (aut): Smith, Adrienne, Author (aut): Johal, Am, Author (aut): Roach, Melissa
Date created: 2019-03-11
Political Economist and SFU Geography Professor, Geoff Mann, joins Am Johal in episode 13 of Below the Radar.
Author (aut): Mann, Geoff, Author (aut): Johal, Am
Date created: 2019-03-25
Episode 14 features Ginger Gosnell-Myers in conversation with Am Johal and Jamie-Leigh Gonzales.
Author (aut): Gosnell-Myers, Ginger, Author (aut): Johal, Am, Author (aut): Gonzales, Jamie-Leigh
Date created: 2019-04-08
This episode of Below the Radar features feminist Madeleine Shaw in conversation with Melissa Roach and Maria Cecilia Saba.
Author (aut): Shaw, Madeleine, Author (aut): Roach, Melissa, Author (aut): Saba, Maria Cecilia
Date created: 2019-04-22
Episode 16 features Libby Davies, an activist and former Member of Parliament for Vancouver East. Libby spent the past four decades advocating for the Downtown Eastside community as a grassroots organizer, and an elected representative at the municipal and federal levels. She was also the first publicly out woman to be elected to parliament in Canada. SFU’s Melissa Roach and Jamie-Leigh Gonzales interview Libby about her newly released memoir, “Outside In”, covering her early days of community organizing, her experiences as a woman in politics, and representing her community’s concerns in Ottawa.
Author (aut): Davies, Libby , Author (aut): Roach, Melissa, Author (aut): Gonzales, Jamie-Leigh
Date created: 2019-05-06
Episode 17 features Hilda Fernandez in conversation with Am Johal.
Author (aut): Fernandez, Hilda , Author (aut): Johal, Am
Date created: 2019-05-21
Episode 18 features Baljit Sangra in conversation with Am Johal and Maria Cecilia Saba.
Author (aut): Sangra, Baljit , Author (aut): Johal, Am, Author (aut): Saba, Maria Cecilia
Date created: 2019-06-04
On episode 19 of Below the Radar, Am Johal sits down with Darcie Bennett.
Author (aut): Bennett, Darcie, Author (aut): Johal, Am
Date created: 2019-06-17
Am Johal interviews co-authors Matt Hern and Selena Couture.
Author (aut): Hern, Matt, Author (aut): Couture, Selena, Author (aut): Johal, Am
Date created: 2019-07-08
Episode 21 of Below the Radar features activist and filmmaker Astra Taylor in conversation with Am Johal.
Author (aut): Taylor, Astra, Author (aut): Johal, Am
Date created: 2019-07-22
On Episode 22 of Below the Radar, Am Johal talks to Kai Nagata of Dogwood BC.
Author (aut): Nagata, Kai, Author (aut): Johal, Am
Date created: 2019-08-06