José Vasconcelos' "The Cosmic Race" with Dr. Alison Posey

About this episode

David Guignion discusses José Vasconcelos' 'The Cosmic Race' with Dr. Alison Posey.

In this episode, I'm joined by Dr. Alison Posey, Postdoctoral Researcher in Duke University's Department of Romance Studies (Spanish) to discuss José Vasconcelos' "The Cosmic Race." Please consider donating to one of the following organizations: Palestinian Children's Relief Fund: https://pcrf1.app.neoncrm.com/forms/general United Nations Relief and Works Agency: https://donate.unrwa.org/gaza/~my-donation Middle East Children's Alliance: https://secure.everyaction.com/1_w5egiGB0u0BAfbJMsEfw2 Twitter: @DavidGuignion IG: @theory_and_philosophy

People in this episode

Host: David Guignion

Guest: Dr. Alison Posey

Topics covered

• José Vasconcelos
• The Cosmic Race
• Postcolonial studies
• Cultural identity
• Philosophy
• Social justice

Keywords

• José Vasconcelos
• The Cosmic Race
• Dr. Alison Posey
• philosophy
• cultural identity
• social justice
• Duke University

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Duke University, Palestinian Children's Relief Fund, United Nations Relief and Works Agency, Middle East Children's Alliance

Books & works: The Cosmic Race

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