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Guerrilla History

Guerrilla History is the podcast that acts as a reconnaissance report of global history for the activist left, and aims to use the lessons of history to analyze the present.

Your hosts are educators Henry Hakamaki and Professor Adnan Husain, historian and Director of the School of Religion at Queens University.

Follow us on social media! Our podcast can be found on twitter at https://twitter.com/guerrilla_pod, and can be supported on patreon at https://www.patreon.com/guerrillahistory. Your contributions will make the show possible to continue and succeed!

Follow the hosts, Henry can be found on twitter at https://twitter.com/huck1995. Adnan can be followed on twitter at https://twitter.com/adnanahusain, and also runs The Majlis Podcast, which can be found at https://anchor.fm/msgp-queens, and the Muslim Societies-Global Perspectives group at Queens University, https://www.facebook.com/MSGPQU/. The other shows of the Revolutionary Left Radio family can be found at revolutionaryleftradio.com.

Thanks to Ryan Hakamaki, who designed and created the podcast’s artwork, and Kevin MacLeod, who creates royalty-free music.

Latest Episodes:

Archiving Arghiri Emmanuel's Works w/ The Arghiri Emmanuel Association Feb 09, 2024

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In this terrific Sources and Methods episode of Guerrilla History, we are joined by Torkil Lauesen, Nemanja Lukić from the Anti-Imperialist Network, Immanuel Ness, and Joseph Mullen (whom you may remember from our episode with The Cadre Journal, which has since merged with Anti-Imperialist Network), who are members of the newly formed Arghiri Emmanuel Association! We discuss the life of the legendary theorist of Unequal Exchange, his theory, as well as the Association's efforts to archive his works. A fantastic conversation on some incredibly important work being done! Be sure to check out the Arghiri Emmanuel Digital Archive.

Torkil Lauesen is a longtime anti-imperialist activist and writer living in Denmark. From 1970 to 1989, he was a full-time member of a communist anti-imperialist group, supporting Third World liberation movements by both legal and illegal means. He has been a multiple time guest on Rev Left and Guerrilla History discussing his books The Principle Contradiction and Riding the Wave: Sweden's Integration into the Imperialist World Order.

Nemanja Lukić is a Yugoslav anti-imperialist activist who runs the Anti-Imperialist Network website. You can also follow Anti-Imp Net on twitter @antiimpnet.

Immanuel Ness is Professor of Political Science at Brooklyn College, City University of New York and Visiting Professor of Sociology at the University of Johannesburg. He is the author or editor of numerous works including Organizing Insurgency: Workers' Movements in the Global South, Southern Insurgency: The Coming of the Global Working Class, and The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Imperialism and Anti-Imperialism. You can follow Manny on twitter @ImmanuelNess.

Joseph Mullen is a student activist who was a member of the Cadre Journal, which has since been merged with Anti-Imperialist Network. He runs unequalexchange.org/. You can follow Anti-Imperialist Network - North America on twitter @antiimpnetna.

Help support the show by signing up to our patreon, where you also will get bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/guerrillahistory

Making the Toussaint Louverture Graphic Novel w/ Sakina Karimjee & Nic Watts Feb 02, 2024

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In this great episode of Guerrilla History, we are joined by the creative team behind the new graphic novel Toussaint Louverture: The Story of the Only Successful Slave Revolt in History! This tremendous work is the graphic novelization of a long lost CLR James play about the Haitian Revolution (which, incidentally, starred the great Paul Robeson the only time it was staged). In this conversation, we talk about this play and the process of adapting it, as well as the objectives behind doing so. A great discussion about how to make subjects like the Haitian Revolution more accessible to broad audiences!

Sakina Karimjee is a theatre designer and draughtsperson, an activist and socialist and co-creator of graphic novels with her partner Nic Watts.

Nic Watts is an illustrator, activist and socialist. He has created artwork for numerous fiction and non-fiction books for children and adults, as well as other publications, websites, political campaigns and newspapers. He is the co-creator of graphic novels with his partner Sakina Karimjee. You can follow him on instagram @nicwatts_illustrator

Help support the show by signing up to our patreon, where you also will get bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/guerrillahistory

Migration as Economic Imperialism w/ Immanuel Ness Jan 26, 2024

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In this fascinating episode of Guerrilla History, we are joined by fan-favorite Manny Ness to discuss one of his new books, Migration as Economic Imperialism: How International Labour Mobility Undermines Economic Development in Poor Countries. This work directly takes on and dismantles the notion that labor migration is beneficial for the countries of the Global South who send their workers abroad. This is a common refrain in mainstream, neoliberal developmentalist discourse, and this book and the conversation we are having around it are a vital corrective. We are sure you are going to get a lot out of this one!

Immanuel Ness is Professor of Political Science at Brooklyn College, City University of New York and Visiting Professor of Sociology at the University of Johannesburg. He is the author or editor of numerous works including Organizing Insurgency: Workers' Movements in the Global South, Southern Insurgency: The Coming of the Global Working Class, and The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Imperialism and Anti-Imperialism. You can follow Manny on twitter @ImmanuelNess.

Help support the show by signing up to our patreon, where you also will get bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/guerrillahistory

Intro to Colonialism & Imperialism (The Deprogram Collab) Jan 19, 2024

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In this collaboration, we went onto The Deprogram (hosted by comrades Hakim, JT, and Yugopnik) to provide an introduction to Colonialism and Imperialism. While we didn't have quite as much time to discuss newer theories of imperialism, such as World Systems Theory and Unequal Exchange, or specific forms of colonialism, such as settler-colonialism and neocolonialism, we hope that this primer will be of use to you and we also hope to reconvene with The Deprogram boys again to talk about some of these other threads.

The Deprogram (Spotify | YouTube) can be supported on patreon, and you can follow them on twitter @TheDeprogramPod

Help support the show by signing up to our patreon, where you also will get bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/guerrillahistory

Lebanon vs. Zioimperialism w/ Ali Kadri & Rania Khalek Jan 12, 2024

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In this critical episode of Guerrilla History, we have a two part-conversation with absolutely terrific guests. Ali Kadri rejoins us to give a more theoretical background on the role of Lebanon historically and in the present with regards to its relations to the West and to the Zioimperialist project, after which Rania Khalek comes on to discuss some of the recent history and analyzes the current role of Lebanon vs. the Zioimperialist project and how it relates to the struggle in Gaza. A fantastic conversation, one you don't want to miss! Be sure to share this with comrades you think would benefit!

Also, don't miss Rania's incredible interview with Hezbollah's second-in-command Sheikh Naim Qassem!

Ali Kadri is an esteemed Professor at various institutions around the world, as well as the author of many important books including Arab Development Denied: Dynamics of Accumulation by Wars of Encroachment, The Accumulation of Waste: A Political Economy of Systemic Destruction, and The Unmaking of Arab Socialism.

Rania Khalek is a renowned journalist at Breakthrough News and who's work has appeared in numerous outlets. You can follow Rania's work on her website https://raniakhalek.com/ and by following her on Instagram @raniakhalek and on twitter @RaniaKhalek.

Help support the show by signing up to our patreon, where you also will get bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/guerrillahistory

Indigeneity & Palestine w/ Nick Estes & Mohamed Abdou Jan 05, 2024

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In this episode of Guerrilla History, bring on two exceptional guests to discuss a critical topic for deepening our understanding of Palestine and the ongoing settler-colonial domination by the state of "Israel"! Nick Estes and Mohamed Abdou come on the show for a conversation about Indigeneity and Palestine, and we found this discussion to be incredibly fruitful and useful when analyzing the situation in Occupied Palestine today. We are sure that you will also find use in this, and we encourage you to send it along to comrades to help them deepen their thinking of this as well!

A few pieces to check out: Mohamed did an YouTube event and wrote an article on the topic "1492 Palestine". Nick was active in the in the drafting of a letter by indigenous activists and scholars condemning the actions of Israel, and there is also an episode of The Red Nation where you can learn about this letter and indigenous solidarity with Palestine.

Nick Estes is a Lakota organizer, journalist, and historian at the University of Minnesota. He has cofounded The Red Nation and Red Media. Be sure to pick up Nick's book Our History is the Future, and he can be followed on twitter @nickwestes

Mohamed Abdou is a North African-Egyptian Muslim anarchist activist-scholar. He has been a Visiting Scholar at Cornell University and an Assistant Professor of Sociology at the American University of Cairo, and is incoming at Columbia University. Pick up his book Islam and Anarchism: Relationships and Resonances, and follow him on twitter @minuetinGmajor

Help support the show by signing up to our patreon, where you also will get bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/guerrillahistory

Guerrilla History's 2023 In Review Dec 29, 2023

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In this year end episode, we do our annual Year In Review. We discuss some of the major things that happened globally in 2023 as well as the work we have done over the course of this year. With this, we've released over 50 publicly available episodes this year on a wide range of topic, and we are really proud of what we have been able to provide to you for political education purposes. We are looking forward to continuing to grow and expand as we go into 2024! If you appreciate what we do, consider signing up to our patreon to help us do what we do.

Help support the show by signing up to our patreon, where you also will get bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/guerrillahistory

"Israel" and Its Role in Latin America w/ Alexander Aviña Dec 22, 2023

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In this episode of Guerrilla History, we bring back the official unofficial fourth member of the hosting panel, Alexander Aviña! Here we discuss Alex's freshly released article at Foreign Exchanges titled A Future of Walls or Liberation, which examines some of the role and relationships between "Israel" and the countries and governments in Latin America. This is a really interesting piece of the Zioimperialist story, and one which is frankly very under-discussed. Tune in, learn something, and share with others who you think would also benefit from hearing this history!

Alexander Aviña is associate professor of Latin American history at Arizona State University and author of Specters of Revolution: Peasant Guerrillas in the Cold War Mexican Countryside. Alex's website is available at alexanderavina.com, and he can be followed on twitter @Alexander_Avina

Help support the show by signing up to our patreon, where you also will get bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/guerrillahistory

Understanding Apartheid: South Africa, Settler Colonialism, and Lessons for Palestine Dec 15, 2023

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In this Revolutionary Guerrilla Menace get-together, also known as the Rev Left Family Annual Collab (Rev Left+Red Menace+Guerrilla History), Alyson, Henry, Adnan, and Breht sit down for a deep dive on South African Apartheid. Together they discuss its euro-colonialist origins, explain the significance of the Boer Wars, define and explicate the origins of apartheid, explore the political economy of apartheid and how brutal racism shaped it, examine the multi-faceted indigenous resistance to apartheid, analyze the end of formal apartheid as well as its ongoing legacy in post-apartheid South Africa, and try to extract important lessons from this history to apply to the ongoing struggle in Palestine.

Help support the show by signing up to our patreon, where you also will get bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/guerrillahistory

Understanding Apartheid: South Africa, Settler Colonialism, and Lessons for Palestine Dec 15, 2023

Show notes

In this Revolutionary Guerrilla Menace get-together, also known as the Rev Left Family Annual Collab (Rev Left+Red Menace+Guerrilla History), Alyson, Henry, Adnan, and Breht sit down for a deep dive on South African Apartheid. Together they discuss its euro-colonialist origins, explain the significance of the Boer Wars, define and explicate the origins of apartheid, explore the political economy of apartheid and how brutal racism shaped it, examine the multi-faceted indigenous resistance to apartheid, analyze the end of formal apartheid as well as its ongoing legacy in post-apartheid South Africa, and try to extract important lessons from this history to apply to the ongoing struggle in Palestine.

Help support the show by signing up to our patreon, where you also will get bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/guerrillahistory

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