Ash Sarkar Meets Akala | Race and Class in the Ruins of Empire
Ash Sarkar spoke to Akala about the white working class, conscious rap and politics, Britishness and his new book Natives: Race and Class in the Ruins of Empire.
Tag: whiteness
Conversations at the ‘White Table’ in the Age of Trump
At dinner tables across the United States educated white liberals are discussing and debating how Trump came to be their president. Race, however, is a topic that’s never on the table.
Two Months Under the Executive Order: Whiteness, the Muslim Ban, and Me
An account of one Iranian-American's experiences in the 2 months since the Trump administration's Muslim Ban was brought into effect. This essay has been anonymised to protect the author's visa status.
Trump Was Elected by the Disinherited White Middle Classes, It Doesn’t Mean We Have to Put Up With Their Prejudice
While Trump certainly benefited from significant swings from low-income voters, it was the downwardly-mobile white middle classes driving the vote. Nonetheless, this is not the time to pander to their selfishness and prejudice.
Reducing ‘Drop-Out’ Rates for Black Students Means Institutional Transformation, Not Individual Support
Black students are 50% more likely to drop out of university than their peers, but as long as solutions are geared towards individual ‘support’, the government’s commitment to racial equality remains superficial.
Class, Race, Migration
On this week’s show Aaron Bastani and Ash Sarkar are joined by Jeremy Gilbert as they discussing class, whiteness and Britain's attitudes to migration.
4 Reasons Why #RhodesMustFall in Oxford – and Everywhere Else
Following a huge campaign to remove a statue of the colonialist Cecil Rhodes from Oriel College, Oxford, leaked documents show the college has caved to donors threatening to withdraw their money. Of course, the campaign is about far more than the statue.
The Invention Of Whiteness
On this weeks Novara FM, Ash Sarkar is joined by Kerem Nisancioglu as they discuss the discursive formation of whiteness thoughout history.
When Were White People Invented?
Ash Sarkar asks the people of London one question: When were white people invented?, looking at the way racial structures have emerged in the past and where that leaves the identity of 'whiteness' today.
