CORNEL WEST
Iconocast Episode 15: Cornel West
by the Iconocast Collective on October 7, 2010
In this episode, co-hosts Eliacin and Mark speak with one of America’s most celebrated and controversial public intellectuals: Dr. Cornel West.
Dr. West is an African American philosopher, author, critic, actor, and civil rights activist. West currently serves as the Class of 1943 University Professor at Princeton University, where he teaches in the Center for African American Studies and in the department of Religion. He is the author of a number of books including: Prophesy Deliverance! An Africo-American Revolutionary Christianity, Race Matters, The Future of Race, Democracy Matters, and Hope on a Tightrope.
In the interview, we talk to Dr. West about being disinvited as a keynote to the CCDA conference, his relationship with Barack Obama, the rarity of social movements, the power of love, the difference between charity and justice, and much, much more.
Special thanks to Jarrod McKenna…who stayed up all night in Perth, Australia to be a part of this interview but (due to upsetting technical difficulties with Skype) was unable to participate (listen to the end of the podcast–at around 56:45) to find out more…
Tagged as: barack obama, ccda, Cornel West, eliacin rosario-cruz, Iconocast, mark van steenwyk, podcast, social movements
Article by The Iconocast Collective
The Iconocast is twice-monthly podcast exploring the anti-imperial implications of Jesus’ teachings within our modern imperial context. It is the work of a number of collaborators, separated by hundreds (even thousands of miles) each engaged in thoughtful praxis.
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Nelson Costa 11 minutes ago
How somebody can cancel a lecture by Dr. West because a interview in Playboy? Imagine if Jesus were here today … He would give an interview in Hustler!
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Iconocast Episode 14: Onleilove Alston
Iconocast Episode 13: Carol Rose
The Iconocast Episode 12: Seth Martin (and the Menders)
The Iconocast Episode 11: Gender, Sexism, and Community
Iconocast Episode 10: An Interview with Richard Horsley
The Iconocast Episode 9: Interview with Brian McLaren
The Iconocast Episode 8: Interview with Wes Howard-Brook
The Iconocast Episode 7: Interview with Mary Jo Leddy
The Iconocast Episode 6: Interview with Jim Douglass (part 2)
The Iconocast Episode 5: Interview with Jim Douglass (part 1)
The Iconocast Episode 4: Interview with Waziyatawin (part 2)
The Iconocast Episode 3: Waziyatawin (part 1)
The Iconocast Episode 2: Ched Myers
The Iconocast Episode 1: Nekeisha Alexis-Baker
