AEWCH 314: ASAD HAIDER on IDENTITY, DESIRE, AND MAGIC
From Against Everyone with Conner Habib by Against Everyone With Conner Habib
January 21, 2026 · 1h 22m
About this episode
This episode features a discussion on identity, desire, and magic, focusing on the work and legacy of Asad Haider.
Asad Haider, the political theorist and philosopher, whose book critiquing identity politics from a (non-class-reductive) leftist perspective, Mistaken Identity: Mass Movements and Racial Ideology remains a powerful contribution and who was on AEWCH 26, died suddenly in December of last year. I’ve reproduced that episode as AEWCH 314*, with a new introduction. To plant a tree in Asad's memory, go here . To support the show, go to patreon.com/connerhabib
People in this episode
Host: Conner Habib
Guest: Asad Haider
Topics covered
- identity politics
- political theory
- philosophy
- racial ideology
- memory
- mass movements
Keywords
- identity
- desire
- magic
- Asad Haider
- political theory
- racial ideology
- philosophy
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Mistaken Identity: Mass Movements and Racial Ideology
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