The political economy of speculative fiction
We talk about currency, empire, and colonialism in Seth Dickinson’s The Traitor Baru Cormorant. This is a novel all about economic conquest and effective resistance to empire with a seeming message that there is no effective resistance to empire.
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We talk with Rick Harp, host of Media Indigena, about indigenous cultures, particularly those in the place now called Canada, the Hugo Awards, colonialism, The Walking Dead, and economic development of indigenous peoples the world over.
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In this episode we discuss the following materials. Please check them out, and support these amazing content(text) creators:
Media Indigena Round Table at mediaindigena.com
Metis In Space – an excellent podcast that is unapologetically indigenous, unabashedly female & unblinkingly nerdy.
Kim Tallbear – Native American DNA Tribal Belonging and the False Promise of Genetic Science.
Rebecca Roanhorse – Author ofTrial of Lightning and Your Authentic Ingenious Experience.
Cherie Dimaline – Author of The Marrow Thieves.
Cutcha Risling Baldy – Why I Teach The Walking Dead in my Native Studies Classes.
Clearing the Plains – James Daschuk
Indigenous Comiccon – An international collection of events
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We’re talking about The Chronicles of Narnia and the weird beliefs of author C.S. Lewis. Also, I know the word is foray but sometimes in the heat of a recording I don’t word well and say foyer. Feel free to make fun of me for it.
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