KUT » Stuart Hall: In Conversations

Explore the life, work and legacy of a thinker that some call the last of the great public intellectuals and a figure widely credited with being the founder of cultural studies: this man is Stuart Hall.

Episodes

The Documentary (EP. 8)

March 7, 2017 • 63 mins

Stuart Hall: In Conversations revisits the life and work of the Jamaican-born cultural theorist, Stuart Hall, a key figure in the foundation of the field of Cultural Studies. Through interviews, music, and audio archives, this program examines the political and historical context that shaped Stuart Hall’s ideas. From the 1950s until his death in 2014, […]

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Stuart Hall Live (Ep. 7)

February 14, 2017 • 81 mins

Listen back to our Views and Brews discussion from December 13, 2016 with KUT’s Rebecca McInroy, along with sociologist Ben Carrington, art historian Cherise Smith, and journalist Steven Thrasher of The Guardian. They talk about the life and legacy of Stuart Hall and take audience questions. Who was Stuart Hall? What can his ideas teach […]

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Roderick Ferguson (Ep. 6)

January 31, 2017 • 53 mins

In this interview, Ben Carrington, Professor of Sociology at the University of Texas at Austin, interviews Roderick Ferguson, Professor of African American and Gender and Women’s Studies at the University of Illinois at Chicago, about his relationship to the work of Stuart Hall. In the words of Ferguson, he was introduced to Stuart and Catherine […]

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Steven Thrasher (Ep. 5)

January 10, 2017 • 22 mins

Steven Thrasher is a writer for the guardian and a PhD student in American Studies at New York University. In this conversation with University of Texas Sociology Professor Ben Carrington, Thrasher discusses his first encounter with Stuart Hall’s work. The interview provides insight into Hall’s intellectual reach. Thrasher shares how his engagement with Hall comes […]

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Imani Perry (Ep. 4).

December 26, 2016 • 38 mins

Imani Perry is a Professor of African American Studies at Princeton University. In this conversation with University of Texas Sociology Professor Ben Carrington, Perry discusses Hall’s work as foundational for her own intellectual trajectory as a cultural theorist. Likewise, Perry addresses Hall’s relevance for understanding a U.S. context by noting that the questions Hall asks […]

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Suzanne Moore (Ep. 3)

November 25, 2016 • 49 mins

In her interview with University of Texas Professor Ben Carrington, Guardian columnist Suzanne Moore reflects on her experience with Stuart Hall while she wrote for Marxism Today, a British political magazine published under the editorship of Martin Jacques from 1977–1991. Moore explains that she came to the magazine having completed a cultural studies degree but […]

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Gary Younge (Ep. 2)

November 15, 2016 • 27 mins

In his interview with Gary Younge, editor at large for The Guardian, UT Austin Professor Ben Carrington begins with a reflection on Younge’s article following Stuart Hall’s passing entitled, “Stuart Hall: A Class Warrior and a Class Act.” Younge praises Hall for not being interested in sounding clever or performing academic stardom. This is particularly […]

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Les Back (Ep. 1)

October 27, 2016 • 51 mins

Situated on Goldsmiths, University of London campus, this conversation between Ben Carrington, Professor of Sociology at the University of Texas at Austin and Les Back, Professor of Sociology at Goldsmith’s, University of London, considers the contributions that Stuart Hall made to the field of cultural studies and the loss that has been felt since his […]

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KUT » Stuart Hall: In Conversations

Episodes

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Roderick Ferguson (Ep. 6)

Steven Thrasher (Ep. 5)

Imani Perry (Ep. 4).

Suzanne Moore (Ep. 3)

Gary Younge (Ep. 2)

Les Back (Ep. 1)

Popular Podcasts

The Documentary (EP. 8)

Stuart Hall Live (Ep. 7)