RadicalxChange Replayed

Identity Politics as Elite Capture | Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò Interviewed by Emmanuel Midy

Episode Summary

Why identity politics is a mere reaction to the problem of elite capture.

Episode Notes

The culture wars are reascendant. Prof. Taiwo argues that the wealthy and powerful will take every opportunity to co-opt activist energies for their own ends. How does one build collectives in the midst of this.

 

SPEAKERS 

Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Georgetown University. He completed his PhD at University of California, Los Angeles. Before that, he completed BAs in Philosophy and Political Science at Indiana University.

 

Emmanuel Midy is the Community Lead of RadicalxChange Foundation. He is a writer and consultant on the intersection of media and technology.