the minor constellations podcast

minor constellations

We feature early-career researchers, scholars, cultural practitioners, activists and more – people whose work touches on the zeitgeist and politics of our day-to-day lives and who are interested in the ways in which our theories and practices can be employed in thinking about our political presents. A podcast hosted by the Research Training Group minor cosmopolitanisms For more, visit our website: https://minor.hypotheses.org/podcast

  1. 2023-02-08

    Abolitionismus Part II | Justice Collective: in conversation with Mitali Nagrecha and Anthony Obst

    This episode is the second of a two-part focus on the subject of abolition: which denotes both a theoretical approach and a series of political and social movements that advocate for the overcoming of violent state institutions such as prisons and the police. In this episode, we talk to Mitali Nagrecha and Anthony Obst of the project Justice Collective, a Berlin-based European project that aims to end society’s reliance on policing and punishment by engaging in advocacy, research, public education, and organizing to reveal and resist punishment as a tool of racism and economic injustice. Our conversation centers on how abolition can look in practice and explores the questions that Justice Collective deals with, particularly in relation to their current focus on Ersatzfreiheitsstrafe (substitute imprisonment) in Germany. We recorded the conversation in mid-December, and just a week later, the German government agreed to pass the draft bill that Mitali and Anthony criticize into legislation. Although this news is a disappointment to Justice Collective, they are nevertheless continuing their work and building new strategies to respond to this development. For links, a list of references, and more information about our guest please visit https://minor.hypotheses.org/podcast Our amazing intro track is by Shane Cooper, called "Bass in the Bathroom", from the album "Small Songs for Big Times", March 2020. For more, please visit https://shanecooper.bandcamp.com/releases

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We feature early-career researchers, scholars, cultural practitioners, activists and more – people whose work touches on the zeitgeist and politics of our day-to-day lives and who are interested in the ways in which our theories and practices can be employed in thinking about our political presents. A podcast hosted by the Research Training Group minor cosmopolitanisms For more, visit our website: https://minor.hypotheses.org/podcast