Surviving Society

In this episode, Surviving Society hosts Chantelle Lewis and Tissot Regis talk with Maia Holtermann Entwistle and Sharri Plonski about what it was like to create and produce the Material Crimes series. They discuss how each episode feeds into an intellectual arc that tries to understand the relationship between colonialism, capitalism, and the material infrastructures that shape everyday life. Straddling the “infrastructural crimes” highlighted by each episode, they discuss how states and corporations profit from infrastructure, but also how infrastructure creates opportunities for powerful people-led movements that challenge infrastructural violence and impunity. You’ll also hear them talk about the joys and difficulties of intellectual collaboration, and how it can help us survive the academy!

In this episode takeover, Cheraine Donalea Scott, Julia Toppin & Rita Gayle discuss the state of the UK democracy, politics, racism and the tory party. The New Nationwide Project is a discussion and exploration of 21st century popular culture https://repeater-radio.com/shows/new-nationwide-project/

In the final episode of this series, Shereen and Chantelle reflect on the possibilities of working within the academy as a way of providing resources for anti-racist endeavours. Welcome to Surviving Society presents: Legacies of the War on Terror. In these episodes we tackle complex questions concerning how the war on terror became a war *of* terror for many negatively racialised communities in over the past 21 years. Through expert knowledge and the recalling of key events, we’ll be speaking with academics and activists who are pushing back against the War on Terror’s carceral logics. Executively produced by Dr Shereen Fernandez. Funded by CIVICA.

Raheel joined us to discuss the work of a Maslaha, a community led organisation focused on supporting the well-being of a diverse range of Muslim communities through projects in the area of education, gender, health and criminal justice. Welcome to Surviving Society presents: Legacies of the War on Terror. In these episodes we tackle complex questions concerning how the war on terror became a war *of* terror for many negatively racialised communities in over the past 21 years. Through expert knowledge and the recalling of key events, we’ll be speaking with academics and activists who are pushing back against the War on Terror’s carceral logics. Executively produced by Dr Shereen Fernandez. Funded by CIVICA. Links: https://www.maslaha.org

In this episode Kamran provides an analysis of the connections between the racialisation of language, securitisation and islamophobia for Muslims. Welcome to Surviving Society presents: Legacies of the War on Terror. In these episodes we tackle complex questions concerning how the war on terror became a war *of* terror for many negatively racialised communities in over the past 21 years. Through expert knowledge and the recalling of key events, we’ll be speaking with academics and activists who are pushing back against the War on Terror’s carceral logics. Executively produced by Dr Shereen Fernandez. Funded by CIVICA. Links: https://academic.oup.com/edited-volume/34251/chapter/290390155

Layla and John outline the process and political detail involved in the People’s Review of Prevent. Welcome to Surviving Society presents: Legacies of the War on Terror. In these episodes, we tackle complex questions concerning how the war on terror became a war *of* terror for many negatively racialised communities in over the past 21 years. Through expert knowledge and the recalling of key events, we’ll be speaking with academics and activists who are pushing back against the War on Terror’s carceral logics. Executively produced by Dr Shereen Fernandez. Funded by CIVICA. Links: https://peoplesreviewofprevent.org

Rizwaan joined us to discuss themes from his latest book, The Suspect: Counterterrorism, Islam, and the Security State Links: https://www.plutobooks.com/9780745338484/the-suspect Welcome to Surviving Society presents: Legacies of the War on Terror. In these episodes we tackle complex questions concerning how the war on terror became a war *of* terror for many negatively racialised communities over the past 21 years. Through expert knowledge and the recalling of key events, we’ll be speaking with academics and activists who are pushing back against the War on Terror’s carceral logics. Executively produced by Dr Shereen Fernandez. Funded by CIVICA.

This is an edited episode of highlights from a panel marking the 50th anniversary of the radical transformation of The Institute of Race Relation. Ft. K Biswas, Sophia Siddiqui, Liz Fekete, Chantelle Lewis and Azfar Shafi. Links: https://irr.org.uk This episode was part of a The World Transformed: a festival of radical politics, art and music. In 2022 it was held in Liverpool between 24-27 September

Chantelle chaired a discussion between Hilary Moore, Roxy Legane, Zahra Bei and Jan Cunliffe focused on joint enterprise, tha gangs matrix, strip searches of minors, racist exclusions and stop and search. This episode was part of a The World Transformed: a festival of radical politics, art and music. In 2022 it was held in Liverpool between 24-27 September Links: https://kidsofcolour.com https://www.rosalux.eu/en/article/1588.burning-earth-changing-europe.html https://www.nomoreexclusions.com/ https://jointenterprise.co/ https://theworldtransformed.org/twt-22/programme/from-child-q-to-the-manchester-10-police-violence-against-kids

In this episode we hear from Amardeep Singh Dhillon, Roxy Legane, Jeremy Corbyn, Khadija Diskin and Ava Vidal on how the ‘cost of living crisis’ is part of a long term political project relating to austerity, nationalism, policing, hospitality, food, housing, the media and much more. Each interviewee was asked: Phrases like the cost of living crisis end up getting used and repeated so much that the meaning and lives behind the issue get missed. What do you see as the urgent matters concerning the cost of living crisis and what would you do or advise to alleviate them? This episode was part of a mini-series recorded at The World Transformed: a festival of radical politics, art and music. In 2022 it was held in Liverpool between 24-27 September.

Kathryn joined Chantelle to interview Les Back about his career and the future of sociology. Links: https://discoversociety.org/2021/09/20/diversity-conservatism-and-sociable-sociology https://www.open.ac.uk/research/people/km27526 https://www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/being-measured-and-judged-alongside-friends-and-colleagues-was-too-much

In this episode, Emma helps us to explore how the fight to preserve a bowling alley in North London exemplifies how physical spaces of everyday urban multiculture continue to be under threat. Links: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0038026118772784 https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0038038519892528 https://www.gold.ac.uk/sociology/staff/jackson-emma/

5 years of Surviving Society! To celebrate 5 years of the podcast, Chantelle Tissot and George reflect on the journey so far. We share our thoughts on our favourite episodes and most memorable guests. And give a little of preview of what is yet to co me! A massive thank you to all our listeners and guests! From Chantelle, Tissot & George! •This episode was recorded in August before the death of Elizabeth II Links https://www.redpepper.org.uk/subscribe/ https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/surviving-society/id1291679351

In this week’s episode, we were joined by Shereen Fernandez to talk about the Government’s Counter-Terrorist strategy: PREVENT. We discussed how counter-extremism measures are securitising Muslims in schools and increasing cultures of islamophobia. Links: https://www.lse.ac.uk/sociology/people/shereen-fernandez https://www.redpepper.org.uk/subscribe/ https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/surviving-society/id1291679351

This week in the studio, we were joined by Chas Golding and Lawrence Hoo, co-founders of CARGO (Charting African Resiliance Generating Opportunity). CARGO is a team of poets, videographers and artists who have created an important educational resource, to tell an alternative view of history, that centres the lives of the Africa diaspora. Links https://cargomovement.org/book.html https://www.redpepper.org.uk/subscribe/ https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/surviving-society/id1291679351

This week we were in discussion with Oliver Durose and his new book – Suburban Socialism. “What is Suburban Socialism?” I hear you say! Listen to the episode and find out, it’s a lively one! Links https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/696636/suburban-socialism-by-oly-durose/ https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/surviving-society/id1291679351

Surviving Society alumni and presenter of podcast Who Do We Think We Are?, Michaela Benson joined us to discuss the UK in the context of ‘Global Britain’, post-Brexit and what this means for nations like Hong Kong. Links https://whodowethinkweare.org/ https://twitter.com/AbtCitizenship?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

Live podcast alert! This week we were live podcasting from the Connected Sociologies Curriculum Summer School: Race, Class & Colonialism, with our guest, the legendary Black feminist, Stella Dadize. We discussed a range of issues from cancel culture and education, to self-care. As it’s a live recording we also have a Q & A between Stella and the audience! Links https://www.versobooks.com/books/3699-a-kick-in-the-belly https://www.connectedsociologies.org/about/

It’s all about community! This week’s episode we were joined by Farzana Khan from Healing Justice London to discuss how communities can be central to the process of healing, repair and transformation. Healing Justice London builds community-led health and healing to create capacity for personal and structural transformation. They work at the community, structural and movement level to repair the damage of modern living and build the conditions for health and healing justice that dignify and support all of us to be well. Links https://healingjusticeldn.org/

This week we welcome back Surviving Society alumni, Alana Lentin featuring a wide ranging discussion around race, anti-racism and racial literacy. Links https://www.alanalentin.net/ https://www.wiley.com/en-gb/Why+Race+Still+Matters-p-9781509535712 To listen to our original conversation with Alana on her book Why Race Still Matters, episode 089, from the Surviving Society archive. https://soundcloud.com/user-622675754/e089-alana-lentin-why-race-still-matters