Heidi talks to Alonso Gurmendi, Lecturer in International Relations at King’s College London, to break down South Africa’s genocide case against Israel. They cover South Africa’s legal action as a form of Global South resistance, how to think about the role of international law in global politics, and how to find humanity together in these very dark days.  

Alonso Gurmendi, Lecturer in International Relations at King’s College London – 

https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/alonso-gurmendi-dunkelberg 

Alonso’s state reaction to South Africa’s ICJ application tracker – https://x.com/Alonso_GD/status/1740807788719157697?s=20 

Alonso on Twitter/X – @Alonso_GD  

You can find legal documents relating the proceedings, including South Africa’s Application Instituting Proceedings, transcripts and press releases, on the website of the International Court of Justice, here: https://www.icj-cij.org/case/192  

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HMOD Episode 12 - Hague Wars: The Global South Strikes Back

We explain why you’re not wrong when you self-diagnose with impostor syndrome; I come to terms with the politics of my edgelord identity (see what I did there?); cisman David has a trans expression; Clif explains Socratic pick up culture in Ancient Athens, and why at the end of the day you don’t deserve anything you have and if you think you do you’re an asshole. 

In this episode we talk to Toronto writer and sometimes academic Clif Mark [@Clifton_Mark https://twitter.com/Clifton_Mark]. We cover Clif’s very hot new hot new piece in Aeon magazine titled “A Belief in Meritocracy is not only False: it’s bad for you,” [https://aeon.co/ideas/a-belief-in-meritocracy-is-not-only-false-its-bad-for-you] as well as his recent standout article on ContraPoints in The Atlantic [https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2019/01/contrapoints-political-philosophy-natalie-wynn-youtube/579532/]. 

Also referenced are ContraPoints’ new video essay, The Darkness [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtj7LDYaufM], as well as the work of Harvard Law professor Janet Halley [https://hls.harvard.edu/faculty/directory/10356/Halley].

Be sure to check out the Heidi Matthews On Demand Male Discourse Bot [https://bit.ly/hmodmdb]

HMOD Episode 5 - YOU DESERVE NOTHING

In this episode David and I chat with videogame enthusiast and expert, Alfie Bown. Alfie is a lecturer in media at Royal Holloway University London and author of The Playstation Dreamworld, published by Polity in 2017. 

Truthout YouTubers Play a Key Role in Far-Right Extremism of Online Forums

He writes for the Guardian and other places, and tweets at @leftist_gamer.

This is text from Alfie’s most recent piece: "To understand what is really at play here, we need to think not about whether PewDiePie himself is to blame for the massacre in New Zealand, but about what ingredients combine to produce such horrific results. We know that PewDiePie was not directly responsible for the mass shooting, just as we know that games themselves do not cause violence or school shootings (as Donald Trump claimed, along with many ’80s parents). Nevertheless, there is a connection between gaming, far-right extremism and the “mainstream” influencers with whom their jokes and arguments intersect.

In fact, this so-imagined blurred line between supposed humor and serious fascism is far from an excuse.”

Links
Truthout YouTubers Play a Key Role in Far-Right Extremism of Online Forums
https://truthout.org/articles/youtubers-play-a-key-role-in-far-right-extremism-of-online-forums/

Alfie Bown on Twitter
https://twitter.com/leftist_gamer

PlayStation Dreamworld
https://www.amazon.com/PlayStation-Dreamworld-Theory-Redux/dp/1509518037

HMOD Episode 6 - PROPAGANDA HAS L'EGGS

In this episode we chat with author, columnist and media personality Michael Malice. Michael is author of the brand new book, The New Right: A Journey to the Fringe of American Politics, and is the host of the “Your Welcome with Michael Malice” podcast.


Find out more about Michael’s work on his website: http://michaelmalice.com/


Follow Michael on Twitter @michaelmalice

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HMOD 11 -  Malicious Intent with Michael Malice

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HMOD 11 - Malicious Intent with Michael Malice

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