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Los Altos Institute is a non-profit socialist think tank based on North-Central British Columbia. We oppose intellectual property rights and so, consequently, we make the audio content of our online courses available for download for free.
Learn about identity politics, economics, popular culture and a host of other themes on which we teach right here.
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How To Do Your Own Research Course
This is our four-hour course on how to do your own research. You should download our course slides and reference pages here:
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Western Civilization - Episode #13: Course Conclusion
The class discusses the utility of the idea of Western Civilization.
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Western Civilization - Episode #12: Ukraine, Palestine and the West
In this episode, we return to the theme of the West in war propaganda, focusing on the ideas of JRR Tolkien and Edward Gibbon in modern war propaganda.
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Western Civilization - Episode #11: Post-Colonial Theory and the West
Post-colonial theory is largely a theory of and about the idea of Western Civilization. In this episode, we discuss the plurality of opinions and thinkers in this academic movement and outline some common positions.
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Western Civilization - Episode #10: The Neo-Spenglerians
We discuss the influence of Oswald Spengler's Decline of the West and its influence on the political movements of his day and those of the present, and how the idea of Aryanism interacts with ideas of "the West."
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Western Civilization - Episode #09: The 'White Man's Burden' and Rise of the US
In this episode we talk about how nineteenth century ideas of whiteness reshaped the idea of Western Civilization.