$20
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This 8-week course is an interdisciplinary introduction to the revolutions (and counterrevolutions) that shaped the present day. Major themes include the state, a nation, national liberation struggles, imperialism, proletarian internationalism, concietizaçao, among many others. We will take a deep dive into The Paris Commune, State and Revolution, liberalism, The Russian Revolution, false consciousness, the lumpen proletariat, The Chinese Revolution, the Sandinistas, the base and superstructure of a society, the leadership of Ernesto “Che” Guevara, among other themes. The professor will draw upon his own theoretical and often concrete interactions with these revolutions. Your camera must be on at all times.
Meeting Time:
August 24th - October 26th, every Thursday at 8 PM – 10 PM Eastern Standard Time.
Instructor:
Danny Shaw teaches Latin American and Caribbean Studies and Race, Ethnicity, Class and Gender at the City University of New York. He holds a Masters in International Affairs from the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University. He is fluent in Spanish, Haitian Kreyol, Portuguese, Cape Verdean Kreolu and has a fair command of French, and works as an International Affairs Analyst for TeleSUR, RT and other international news networks. He has worked and organized in seventy different countries, opening his spirit to countless testimonies about the inhumanity of the international economic system. He is a Golden Gloves boxer, fighting twice in Madison Square Garden for the NYC heavyweight championship. He teaches boxing, yoga and nutrition and works as a Sober Coach. A Senior Research Fellow at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs, he works to keep young people out of the military and prison industrial complex. He is a mentor to many guiding them through the nutritional, ideological, social and emotional landmines that surround us. He is the father of two young Life Warriors, Ernesto Rafael and Caũa Amaru. He is the author of six books: 365 Days of Resistance, Shedding that which is Not Us: A Working-Class Guide to Life Foods Training and Healing, The Saints of Santo Domingo: Dominican Resistance in the Age of Neocolonialism, My Son Blazes within Me: So Many Contradictions, So Little Time, Paisajes de Amor y Combate and Los Santos de Santo Domingo. He has also authored blogs and articles on Latin American history, boxing and nutrition, among other topics. He can be contacted at DRS33@Columbia.edu.