Ideas Matter: Race and Racism series introduction

This is the first podcast in our new series on Race and Racism, the theme of BoI charity’s event The Academy held online in late 2020.

In this episode, we feature Jacob Reynolds, who along with Dr James Panton, was the co-convenor of the event.

Jacob reflects briefly on the return of race to the forefront of politics, and sets the scene for the series of podcasted talks that will follow this, each of which will explore an aspect of the intellectual history and latest cultural trends that inform the new discussion on race and racism.

Jacob Reynolds is external affairs manager at the boi charity and was co-convenor of The Academy Online II. He is author of the Letters on Liberty pamphlet Beyond the Culture Wars

THE ACADEMY ONLINE II: RACE AND RACISM
The Academy II was a half day online event via zoom that took place in November 2020. 

To view the full programme and some suggested background reading to the talks, please visit  https://theboi.co.uk/the-academy-online-ii-race-and-racism

For this introductory lecture, we you may wish to read:-

• ‘Notes of a Native Son’ by James Baldwin (1955). Purchase this book http://amzn.to/390PkvO   
• ‘Beyond the Culture Wars’ by Jacob Reynolds (2020). Purchase this pamphlet http://bit.ly/3bVnmTY

THE ACADEMY
In the context of today’s instrumental approaches to knowledge, The Academy summer school is a modest attempt to demonstrate the value of scholarship, and of the worth of the university as a place of free enquiry dedicated to the pursuit of truth.

DONATING TO THE BOI CHARITY
The BOI charity is committed to continuing to host discussion and debates throughout this period when society is restricted by measures to tackle coronavirus. In order to realise events such as the Academy Online, none of our staff are furloughed and instead remain working. If you can, then please consider a donation, small or large. Visit: theboi.co.uk/donate

IDEAS MATTER PODCAST
Ideas Matter is a podcast that takes the most important issues of our times and explores the ideas and intellectual trends that have shaped where we are today.

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