You’re Not Welcome Here, Ep.15: “But Not All…”
In this final series episode, Dan tries to understand why well-meaning liberals and progressives so often experience identity politics as a threat, and why they fail to take hold of the opportunities it provides. He outlines how defensiveness and a presumption of insight into the experiences of marginalized communities leads to paternalism and condescension that […]
Andre Henry on Breaking Up with White Jesus
When the rallying cry “Black Lives Matter” was heard across the world in 2013, Andre Henry was one of the millions for whom the movement caused a political awakening and a rupture in some of his closest relationships with white people. As he began using his artistic gifts to share his experiences and perspective, Henry […]
Weekly Roundup: Disney World: The Wokest Place on Earth
It’s a small world after all. So small we can go from Florida to Alaska to Arizona to California in one episode. A magically tragic journey through American politics and history. Brad and Dan begin the road trop in Florida, where Uncle Ron DeSantis has labeled Disney the wokest place on earth due to its […]
You’re Not Welcome Here, Ep. 14: “It Doesn’t Just Happen”
One of the fallacies that often arises when we think about diverse identities, marginalization, and exclusion, is that all those groups who have experience marginalization or exclusion will naturally or organically come together in solidarity. But the social and political landscape is full of examples illustrating that this doesn’t happen. This episode explores this fallacy […]
Christians Against Christian Nationalism
“Christian nationalism seeks to merge Christian and American identities, distorting both the Christian faith and America’s constitutional democracy. Christian nationalism demands Christianity be privileged by the State and implies that to be a good American, one must be Christian. It often overlaps with and provides cover for white supremacy and racial subjugation. We reject this […]
Weekly Roundup: The Rise of Donald Crow
+ Mark Meadows, Ginni Thomas, and Christian Nationalism
You’re Not Welcome Here, Ep. 13: “But it’s really about politics, right?”
How do we understand a complex social and political phenomenon like Christian nationalism? Does it represent a strategic coalition of different identity groups (e.g., political conservatives, conservative Christians, etc.)? Or is it something else? Dan argues that understanding something like Christian nationalism requires a different understanding of social and political identity. Instead of a strategic […]
Work, Pray, Code: How Big Tech is Replacing Religion
Dr. Carolyn Chen is Associate Professor of Ethnic Studies and Co-Director of the Program for the Study of Religion at Berkeley. Her new book, Work, Pray, Code explores the ways tech is replacing religion for some workers–and what this means for the future of the American public square and American religion. Work, Pray, Code: https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691219080/work-pray-code […]
Weekly Roundup: Ketanji Brown Jackson Under the White Christian Nationalist Gaze
Brad and Dan are joined by special guest host Dr. Sara Moslener, the professor for our May 2022 seminar: Purity Culture, Race, and Embodiment. The three of them begin by discussing the Senate hearings from SCOTUS nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman to be nominated for the USA’s highest court. We dig into […]
You’re Not Welcome Here, Ep. 12: “Why Don’t They Ever Change?”
If individual identity and group identity are deeply intertwined, why does it seem that group identity shapes individual identity, but not the other way around? Why are group identities so hard to change, even when there are those within them working to change them? And what does this mean for understanding identity politics? Subscribe for […]