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Within Our Gates

Mtume Gant
Capitalism
Imperialism
Hollywood
Marxism
Black Cinema
One False Move
Top Of the Heap
Cultural Imperialism
Dialectical Materialism
Third Cinema
Culture
Lila Walker
Media Representation
Intellectualism
Radical Cinema
Deep Cover
Race and Class
Pluto
Carl Franklin
Billy Bob Thornton

Within Our Gates is a podcast on Cinema and the arts from a Marxist perspective. Hosted by Filmmaker and Professor Mtume Gant, bi-weekly he has guests where they cover cinematic works or scholarship on the arts and always from a perspective focused on revolutionary analysis and dialectical materialist principles.

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For this episode I am joined by Lara Sheehi, someone if you have been paying attention to these anti-imperialist airwaves you have def seen, and if you aren't yet familiar with Lara's work you are def in for something truly substantial, and can't mis... more

For this episode I am solo! I dive into a Patreon members extended question on Third Cinema and how can we envision it for today. It was a rather capacious set of questions so I felt it would be good to set aside some time to jump into the topic more... more

For this episode I am joined by Jemma DeCristo to discuss her excellent new text The Aesthetic Character of Blackness: Sounds like Us. Its a powerful intervention into conversations around Blackness, Black art, and aesthetics which "critiques the exa... more

Returning to the show we have Sudip Bhattacharya to have an in depth discussion about intellectuals, artists and their role in the current movement. We do a historical analysis, focusing on the work by Marx as well as Amilcar Cabral. We also talk abo... more

For this episode I have Alex Aviña joining me. We discuss the convergence of Latin American politics, leftist anti-colonial revolution and cinema. Taking a cue from Third Cinema creators Fernando Solanas and Octavio Getino, we look at 3 films that re... more

Stephen Sheehi joins me to talk about his text Camera Palaestina, a critical exploration of Jerusalemite chronicler Wasif Jawhariyyeh (1904–1972) and his seven photography albums entitled The Illustrated History of Palestine. We have an expansive con... more

For this episode I am joined by Gabriel Rockhill to further my discussions on arts, culture and aesthetics from a dialectical materialist framework. Rockhill is the author of the newly released "Who Paid the Pipers of Western Marxism?" on Monthly Rev... more

This week I have with me Andre Easton, a Bronx born native running for Congress in New York's District 15 in The Bronx. We dig in on Andre's platform which looks to spark radical reconstruction under a socialist vision. We talk about what this vision... more

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Recent Guests

Lara Sheehi
Lebanese Arab psychoanalytically informed clinician and scholar
Independent scholar / psychoanalytic critic
Episode: Revolutionary Lucidity w/ Lara Sheehi
Jemma DeCristo
Author of The Aesthetic Character of Blackness; writer and scholar
Duke University Press
Episode: The Aesthetic Character of Blackness w/ Jemma DeCristo
Alex Aviña
Associate Professor of History at Arizona State University, specializing in modern Latin American history.
Arizona State University
Episode: Latin America and The Three Cinema's w/ Alex Aviña
Gabriel Rockhill
Philosopher focusing on culture as a site of class struggle
Critical Theory Workshop
Episode: Towards a Dialectics of Aesthetics w/ Gabriel Rockhill
Andre Easton
Congressional candidate for New York's District 15, educator, community organizer.
Episode: The Bronx Needs Socialism. Talking w/ Congressional Candidate Andre Easton
Jason Randall Smith
Veteran podcaster, music enthusiast, and host of Radio Besatz.
Radio Besatz
Episode: Beyond Blaxploitation - Discussing the Radical Outlier, Top of the Heap w/ Macedonia
Layan Fuleihan
Education Director at The Peoples Forum and organizer involved in various social issues
The Peoples Forum
Episode: Socialist Education in the Imperial Core w/ Layan Fuleihan of The Peoples Forum
Jared Ball
Scholar and commentator on hip hop and revolutionary movements
Episode: Hip Hop and Revolution? A Critical Balance Sheet w/Jared Ball
Samantha Youssef
Animator and scholar with a background in the Hollywood entertainment industry, exploring themes of imperialism in media.
Episode: Entertainments Imperial Training Grounds w/ Samantha Youssef

Host

Mtume Gant
Host of discussions that intertwine cinema and Marxist theory, focusing on the revolutionary potential of the arts.

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Socialist Education in the Imperial Core w/ Layan Fuleihan of The Peoples Forum
Q: What is the importance of organizing in political education?
Organizing is essential to ensure that education transforms reality and builds a movement for change. It's about learning from past struggles and equipping ourselves for collective action.
Socialist Education in the Imperial Core w/ Layan Fuleihan of The Peoples Forum
Q: How do you see the popular educator's role and responsibility in this moment?
The role of the popular educator is to provide truthful, critical education that empowers individuals to understand their society and the potential for socialism as a viable alternative.
Socialist Education in the Imperial Core w/ Layan Fuleihan of The Peoples Forum
Q: What does popular education mean to you in your work?
Popular education is about facilitating knowledge that relates directly to the experiences of the learners, ensuring they connect what they learn with their realities.
Listener Questions Answered! A Special Within Our Gates Episode!
Q: As a father of young kids myself, how do you plan on politically educating your kids?
Gant intends to politically educate his children through critical thinking and exposing them to discussions about media and art, incorporating political themes into their education, and engaging them in family activities that reflect these values.
Listener Questions Answered! A Special Within Our Gates Episode!
Q: What do you think of Hollywood entertainment industry's pro-Palestine response? Is it enough? Is it not enough?
Gant critiques Hollywood's pro-Palestine stance as insufficient and largely performative, emphasizing that many in the industry still engage in imperialist projects despite some voices speaking out.

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2. Jemma DeCristo
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