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Off the Shelf: Revolutionary Readings in Times of Crisis
"Off the Shelf: Revolutionary Readings in Times of Crisis" is a podcast series featuring in-depth conversations with Black scholars on the University of Illinois campus and beyond. Each episode explores books and scholars they recommend we take “off the shelf” to help us understand these revolutionary times and creative agendas for the here and now. Hosted by Dr. Augustus Wood, a scholar of political economy and gentrification, labor, and social movements in late 20th and early 21st century African American urban history.
Off the Shelf: Revolutionary Readings in Times of Crisis
S1, Episode 2: Teresa Barnes on Apartheid and Higher Education
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Humanities Research Institute
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Season 1
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Episode 2
Professor Teresa Barnes and host Augustus Wood discuss Barnes' 2018 book Uprooting University Apartheid in South Africa: From Liberalism to Decolonization, while also exploring parallels between South Africa’s apartheid and the current political atmosphere in the U.S. Note: this interview was originally recorded in fall 2020. View full show notes and transcript