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The Invention of Whiteness and the Rise of White Nationalism
10:00 - 18:33 (08:32)
This podcast explores the origins of whiteness in Europe, starting from the Irish exclusion to the rise of white nationalism in the US and the spread of its ideology through social media and propaganda.
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This episode explores the history of whiteness and how it excluded certain groups, such as the Irish and Jewish people, even before the slave trade existed.
10:00 - 12:53 (02:52)
Summary
This episode explores the history of whiteness and how it excluded certain groups, such as the Irish and Jewish people, even before the slave trade existed. It also discusses how Middle Eastern identity is often erased or categorized as white in America.
ChapterThe Invention of Whiteness and the Rise of White Nationalism
EpisodeBehind the Insurrections - The (French) Capitol Insurrection
PodcastBehind the Bastards
The Dreyfus Affair created a massive culture war in France in two groups that rose up around this.
12:53 - 14:33 (01:39)
Summary
The Dreyfus Affair created a massive culture war in France in two groups that rose up around this. Despite being falsely accused and wrongfully convicted, Dreyfus was eventually pardoned and released in 1903, and he rejoined the French army and fought in World War I.
ChapterThe Invention of Whiteness and the Rise of White Nationalism
EpisodeBehind the Insurrections - The (French) Capitol Insurrection
PodcastBehind the Bastards
The Dreyfus affair in France led to an explosion in the radical press, where left- and right-wing newspapers and magazines took different sides in a violent culture war, which ultimately supercharged the radical right in France and led to the spread of anti-Semitic conspiracy theories.
14:33 - 18:33 (03:59)
Summary
The Dreyfus affair in France led to an explosion in the radical press, where left- and right-wing newspapers and magazines took different sides in a violent culture war, which ultimately supercharged the radical right in France and led to the spread of anti-Semitic conspiracy theories.