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Labour Studies PodcastsNALSU Podcast Announcement | David Fryer: Can We Ever Stop Talking Left and Walking Right? Diagnosing the economic debate in the age of Radical Economic TransformationIn this Labour Studies Podcast, David Fryer, Rhodes University, discusses "Can We Ever Stop Talking Left and Walking Right? Diagnosing the economic debate in the age of Radical Economic Transformation"
The podcast is provided by the Neil Aggett Labour Studies Unit (NALSU), Rhodes University, South Africa. Please follow the link for the podcast: https://anchor.fm/nalsu (You can also download the Anchor FM app for your phone at the Google Play Store).
THE PAPER: South Africa’s transition to democracy is a classic example of a conservative transition. Radical intentions to redistribute we...2021-08-2345 min
Labour Studies PodcastsNALSU Labour Studies Podcast: Dr Luke Sinwell & Mr Siphiwe Mbatha: The Spirit of Marikana: The rise of insurgent unionism in South AfricaIn this Labour Studies Podcast, Luke Sinwell, University of Johannesburg & Siphiwe Mbatha, Thembilihle Crisis Committee, discuss the working-class rebellion and power that shook the mines and withstood the Marikana massacre, with reference to their classic book, “The Spirit of Marikana: The Rise of Insurgent Unionism in South Africa.”
TALK: On August 16, 2012, thirty-four black South African and immigrant mineworkers were shot by police working under the auspices of the African National Congress (ANC)-led government in what has become known as the Marikana massacre. An attempt to stop the rise of independent working-class power, the massacre was a ma...2021-07-1535 min
Labour Studies PodcastsNALSU Labour Studies Podcast (also available as a YouTube Video), Pat Horn speaks on "Organised Workers in the Informal Economy"In this Labour Studies Podcast (also available as a YouTube Video), Pat Horn speaks on "Organised Workers in the Informal Economy" The podcast and video are provided by the Neil Aggett Labour Studies Unit (NALSU), Rhodes University, South Africa.
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This recorded webinar, available...2021-05-1151 min
Labour Studies PodcastsNALSU Labour Studies Podcast | Leroy Maisiri: "After Zuma: A Workers' Party for South Africa?"In this Labour Studies Podcast, Leroy Maisiri discusses "After Zuma: A Workers' Party for South Africa?"
The podcast is provided by the Neil Aggett Labour Studies Unit (NALSU), Rhodes University.
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Does South Africa need a socialist or a workers' party to move forward, as political scandals, inequality, mass unemployment and struggles sweep the country? The African National Congress (ANC) retains a clear majority, but faces growing challenges. The Congress of SA Trade Unions (COSATU) and the SA...2021-04-2839 min
Labour Studies PodcastsNALSU Labour Studies Podcast: Mametlwe Sebei: "Losing or Using the Crisis? Critical Reflections on South African Labour in the Great Lockdown”In this Labour Studies Podcast (also available as a YouTube Video), Mametlwe Sebei speaks on "Losing or Using the Crisis? Critical Reflections on South African Labour in the Great Lockdown”
The podcast and video are provided by the Neil Aggett Labour Studies Unit (NALSU), Rhodes University, South Africa.
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Please follow the link to the Neil Aggett Labour Studies Unit (NALSU) YouTube Channel for the video:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC...2021-04-0152 min
Labour Studies PodcastsNALSU Labour Studies Podcast, Peter Cole discusses "Against Apartheid, For Civil Rights: Dockworkers and Social Justice Movements in Durban & San Francisco"In this Labour Studies Podcast, Peter Cole presents "Against Apartheid, For Civil Rights: Dockworkers and Social Justice Movements in Durban & San Francisco."
The podcast is provided by the Neil Aggett Labour Studies Unit (NALSU), Rhodes University, South Africa.
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Dockworkers have enormous structural power, as they can disrupt the ports so vital to capitalist economies in their respective cities and countries -- and militant dockworkers have...2021-03-1142 min
Labour Studies PodcastsNALSU Labour Studies Podcast: Andrew Lawrence: "Found in Translation: Understanding South Africa's Union Power."In this Labour Studies Podcast, Andrew Lawrence discusses "Found in Translation: Understanding South Africa's Union Power."
The podcast is provided by the Neil Aggett Labour Studies Unit (NALSU), Rhodes University.
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The history and politics of the working-class cannot be understood in merely national terms: global perspectives yield essential insights. Drawing on comparative work on Germany, South Africa and the United States, the speaker examines the bases of labour movements’ power. Large movements often lack power, small mo...2021-02-241h 00
Labour Studies PodcastsNALSU Labour Studies Podcast: Mzwanele Mayekiso: Launch of "Ndivhuwo: Journal for Intellectual Engagement".In this Labour Studies Podcast, Mzwanele Mayekiso launches his journal "Ndivhuwo: Journal for Intellectual Engagement".
The podcast is provided by the Neil Aggett Labour Studies Unit (NALSU), Rhodes University.
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NALSU was proud to host a launch of “Ndivhuwo: Journal for Intellectual Engagement," published by Mzwanele Mayekiso. "Ndivhuwo" is geared to attract thought leaders in South Africa, from key policy-makers in government and industry, to leaders in civil society and intellectuals in academia and society. It aims to...2020-11-0600 min
Labour Studies PodcastsNALSU Labour Studies Podcast: Sian Byrne: "Red, Black and Gold: FOSATU, South African 'Workerism,' 'Syndicalism' and the Nation."In this Labour Studies Podcast, Sian Byrne discusses "Red, Black and Gold: FOSATU, South African 'Workerism,' 'Syndicalism' and the Nation."
The podcast is provided by the Neil Aggett Labour Studies Unit (NALSU), Rhodes University.
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With a mass black worker base, the Federation of South African Trade Unions (FOSATU, 1979-1985) was the country's largest, most radical independent union and working class movement. This paper is a partial recovery of its radical, distinctive politics of "workerism,"...2020-10-0700 min
Labour Studies PodcastsNALSU Podcast: Allison Drew: Looking Comparatively at Communism in Twentieth-century Algeria and South AfricaIn this Labour Studies Podcast, Prof Allison Drew discusses "Looking Comparatively at Communism in Twentieth-century Algeria and South Africa."
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The radical left and the working class have played a major role in popular struggles, including anti-colonial movements. The settler societies of Algeria and South Africa both had substantial, rooted Marxist communist traditions in the twentieth-century. These traditions...2020-09-0947 min
Labour Studies PodcastsNALSU Podcast: Peter Linebaugh, "Magna Carta Anniversary Lecture 'Liberties and Commons for All!' Reclaiming the Magna Carta from below 800 years later."In this Labour Studies Podcast, Prof Peter Linebaugh discusses "Magna Carta Anniversary Lecture 'Liberties and Commons for All!' Reclaiming the Magna Carta from below 800 years later."
The podcast is provided by the Neil Aggett Labour Studies Unit (NALSU), Rhodes University. The link is anchor.fm/nalsu. or search for us on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/1OXQEJnqPZxcbCCSJJCNhU. You can also download the Anchor FM app for your phone at the Google Play Store.
Linebaugh's work is also part of an active, public, progressive profile. His recent books - 'The Magna Ca...2020-07-0845 min