Overview
Through conversations with some of the leading voices on racial justice, human rights, and the history of social movements, this series analyzed the wave of protests that followed the killing of George Floyd.
SEP 7, 2021 • Podcast
Protests in Perspective: Racial Justice & Democracy in 2021, with Adom Getachew
One year after the global protests in response to the murder of George Floyd, where are we in terms of racial justice? In this podcast, ...
NOV 16, 2020 • Podcast
Protests in Perspective: Civil Disobedience & Activism Today, with Erica Chenoweth & Deva Woodly
Civil disobedience is a storied political tradition. Can it empower today's activists? How should we understand the connection between protest and democracy? Citing movements from ...
OCT 5, 2020 • Podcast
Protests in Perspective: Lessons from the Past, with Michael Canham & Adom Getachew
In this "Protests in Perspective" webinar, moderated by Williams University's Professor Neil Roberts, South African government official Michael Canham, and University of Chicago's Professor Adom ...
SEP 14, 2020 • Transcript
Protests in Perspective: The Protests Go Global, with Mary L. Dudziak & Brenda Gayle Plummer
The killing of George Floyd and the wave of protests that followed bring to life the current struggle for civil rights, human rights, and social ...
AUG 31, 2020 • Podcast
Protests in Perspective: The Role of the Media, with Danielle K. Kilgo
The racial justice protests have been a huge story for local, national, and international media outlets throughout the summer of 2020. But as public opinion has ...
JUL 7, 2020 • Transcript
Civil Society & Social Movements: A Conversation with Patrick Gaspard
Patrick Gaspard, president of Open Society Foundations, discusses the role of young people and civil society in this historic summer in the United States in ...