About this episode
Beatrice and Jules speak with Jasbir Puar about the violent global effects of settler colonialism and its impact on disability and debility.
Subscribe on Patreon and hear this week's full patron-exclusive episode here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/156085527/ Beatrice and Jules speak with Jasbir Puar about the violent global effects of settler colonialism and how they shape our understanding of what we mean by “disability” and “debility.” We discuss how events like the ongoing genocide in Gaza and the bombings in 2014 are often described through the number of dead, when they also entail mass disablement and mass debilitation, and how colonial occupation and imperial violence can be understood through a frame of debility. Runtime 2:19:29 MERCH STORE IS BACK! Patrons get a code for 10% off all orders. Find it at www.deathpanel.net/merch We're testing out a new Bookshop.org page (still under construction), where you can find books by past guests and book recommendations from the hosts. Find it here: bookshop.org/shop/deathpanel Show links: Get Health Communism here: https://bookshop.org/a/118130/9781839765179 Find Tracy's book Abolish Rent here: https://bookshop.org/a/118130/9798888902523
People in this episode
Hosts: Beatrice, Jules
Guest: Jasbir Puar
Topics covered
- settler colonialism
- disability
- debility
- genocide
- imperial violence
- mass disablement
Keywords
- settler colonialism
- disability
- debility
- Gaza
- genocide
- imperial violence
- mass disablement
- bombings
Mentioned in this episode
Places: Gaza
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