EP 28: TAKE IT, IT'S YOURS (Joshua Clover)

We are joined by UC Davis professor of literature and critical
theory, JOSHUA CLOVER, who is also a communist and the author of
several books including RIOT STRIKE RIOT: THE NEW ERA OF UPRISINGS
(Verso, 2016). This conversation begins with the street protests
that have erupted across the US in response to the murders of
George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and so many other black Americans at
the hands of the police. It then expands to encompass digital
platforms, definitions of violence and property, the promise of
communes, and the caveats of UBI, giving a trans-historical view of
revolutionary resistance at the hinge points of political
transformation. For more:
https://english.ucdavis.edu/people/jclover
https://www.versobooks.com/blogs/4734-66-days
https://www.versobooks.com/authors/2018-joshua-clover
Clarification: At 21:55, Clover refers to the Civil Rights Act (re
the 1968 MLK Jr. riots). This is technically accurate, and it was
officially known as the Civil Rights Act of 1968. But that risks
confusing it with the far more well-known Civil Rights Act of 1964,
which is why the 1968 act is more popularly know as the Fair
Housing Act.