Michael Dawson

A panel held on May 21st, 2015 at the University of Chicago, hosted by the Platypus Affiliated Society. Sponsored by the Center for the Study of Race, Politics and Culture (CSRPC). Audio Recording Your browser does not support the audio element Panelists Michael Dawson Mel Rothenberg Description The widely publicized killings of black men by police and the resulting movement with its slogan “Black Lives Matter” put back on the agenda of a beleaguered American Left a seemingly perennial question, one that evokes a long history of struggle, longing, and disappointment. [Read More]

A panel event held in Chicago at the University of Chicago on May 6, 2013. Audio Recording Your browser does not support the audio element Transcripted in Platypus Review #57 Panelists Michael Dawson Cedric Johnson Description The reelection of Obama presented a problem for the American left. Lost was the hopeful rhetoric of transforming society for the better, and as it became clear that Obama’s administration had returned to “politics-as-usual,” the left began to cynically appraise the purported gains made in his first term. [Read More]