Ep. 218 Hungry for History with Michael Eric Dyson
The Stacks
Traci Thomas
4.8 • 1.8K Ratings
🗓️ 8 June 2022
⏱️ 68 minutes
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Summary
Today we speak with Dr. Michael Eric Dyson - academic, minister and author - about his new book Unequal: A Story About America, which he co-wrote with Marc Favreau. We discuss the lies around bootstrap politics and personal responsibility, and our culture's hunger for all things history (except when it's by or about Black people). We also examine how the white gaze shapes how Black history is taught.
You can find everything we discuss on today's show on The Stacks' Website: https://thestackspodcast.com/2022/06/08/ep-218-michael-eric-dyson
The Stacks Book Club selection for June is White Negroes: When Cornrows Were in Vogue … and Other Thoughts on Cultural Appropriation by Lauren Michele Jackson. We will discuss the book on June 29th with David Dennis Jr.
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| 0:00.0 | All right, the live in the stack store is on its last leg literally. We only have one show left |
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| 0:16.2 | We are gonna be joined by Rachel Lindsey. Yes, that Rachel Lindsey the first black bachelor at also |
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| 1:14.5 | Welcome to the stacks podcast about books and the people who read them |
| 1:17.5 | I'm your host Tracy Thomas and today we welcome Dr. Michael Eric Dyson |
| 1:21.6 | Sociology professor and New York Times contributing opinion writer |
| 1:24.9 | He's a prolific and best-selling author whose newest book which he co-wrote with Mark Fabro is titled unequal a story of America |
| 1:32.8 | This book marks Dr. Dyson's first foray into young adult literature |
| 1:37.1 | Unequal breaks down the black struggle free quality from reconstruction to the modern day in America |
| 1:43.3 | And is a compelling account of the insidious and persistent nature of racism |
| 1:47.2 | We discuss the book Dr. Dyson's choice to write for young people and so much more |
| 1:52.3 | Quick reminder everything we talk about on each episode of the show can be found in the link in the show notes |
| 1:57.7 | The stacks book club pick for June is white Negroes when cornrows were in vogue and other thoughts on cultural appropriation by Lauren Michelle Jackson |
| 2:05.7 | We'll be discussing the book on Wednesday June 29th with David Dennis Jr |
| 2:10.3 | The stacks is a completely independent podcast made possible by the support of our listeners |
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