EconTalk   /     Understanding the Settler Colonialism Movement (with Adam Kirsch)

Summary

Under settler colonialism, you're either a settler or indigenous and the sin of the founding of America, Australia, and Israel, for example, is not just a past injustice but a perpetuating mistake that explains the present. Listen as poet, author, and literary critic Adam Kirsch explains how an academic theory helps us understand the protests against Israel on America's college campuses, the phenomenon of land acknowledgments, and more.

Subtitle
Under settler colonialism, you're either a settler or indigenous and the sin of the founding of America, Australia, and Israel, for example, is not just a past injustice but a perpetuating mistake that explains the present. Listen as poet, author, and l
Duration
00:59:07
Publishing date
2025-01-06 11:30
Link
https://www.econtalk.org/understanding-the-settler-colonialism-movement-with-adam-kirsch/
Contributors
  EconTalk: Russ Roberts
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Enclosures
https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/6fdba516-8381-43b0-b29f-59d05512b693/episodes/9fd988ca-89c5-41fe-8dc9-4979c4f39a71/audio/d8962ca6-b2ec-43b9-95e8-2a5eac410865/default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=wgl4xEgL
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Shownotes

Under settler colonialism, you're either a settler or indigenous and the sin of the founding of America, Australia, and Israel, for example, is not just a past injustice but a perpetuating mistake that explains the present. Listen as poet, author, and literary critic Adam Kirsch explains how an academic theory helps us understand the protests against Israel on America's college campuses, the phenomenon of land acknowledgments, and more.