Episode 113 - Happy Birthday James Baldwin: here's why we love this cool cat (still)

Brilliant historian Vashna Jagarnath is back!! We have decided to
show James Baldwin lots of love in August, with three or four
podcast episodes dedicated to the life & times of
Baldwin. 





If you secretly don't know anything about Baldwin but have been
too embarrassed to say so, we will bring you up to speed, and
you'll know what the fuss is about. Hopefully it will inspire you
to read him, and seek out audio and visual materials featuring
him too. There is plenty of primary sources and even more
secondary materials and scholarship ABOUT this genius. 





If you're already a Baldwin fanatic, you'll know that part of his
excellence is that his work remains relevant across time and
space, and therefore revisiting him is never a bad idea.





In this first episode we narrate his basic biography, locate him
ideologically, and begin to introduce you to major themes in his
work with more particular focus on racism.





Dig in & enjoy!