Reading with Comrades discussion

Hey comrades! This month’s reading theme is colonialism and decolonization. What are you (planning on) reading? Fiction or nonfiction?

I'm halfway through "Women's Liberation and the African Freedom Struggle" by Thomas Sankara. Absolutely incredible.

Since it's short, I'm interested in reading a second title. Any recommendations?

Also, I highly suggest everyone read this book ^^^

Hmmm. Well perhaps I should probably take this opportunity to finally read Francis Fannon's Wretched of the Earth, which has been sitting on my shelf forever. I have not read much on decolonization per se, but have read lots of critical books on development economics that touch on colonialism. From among those, people might like James Blaut's The Colonizer's Model of the World (which deals with the various myth making about European exceptionalism), L.S. Stavrianos' Global Rift: The Third World Comes of Age, and Amiya Kumar Bagchi's Political Economy of Underdevelopment.

@Justin i’m so glad you’re liking Women’s Liberation and the African Freedom Struggle! it’s absolutely amazing.

@Tim i’ve also had Wretched of the Earth on my shelf for months now 😬

but i think i’m gonna finish walter rodney’s How Europe Underdeveloped Africa for my monthly read!

I’m also reading How Europe Underdeveloped Africa!!

I'm sure I could use a re-read of Fanon, but since I have read Wretched Of The Earth before, I'm thinking of reading C.L.R. James' "Black Jacobins."
Anyone read it or have an opinion about it?

I am totally down with re-reading Fanon or Walter Rodney. They are so foundational that would never get old. I would also add reading Edward Said Orientalism to the list.

I have a couple of books on modern-day colonization and annexations on my shelf that I would like to read soon; Rashid Khalidi, “100-year war on Palestine” and George Manuel's “Fourth World”. I would be down to read something on Kashmir as well.

Aime Cesare’s Discourse on Colonialism is another great foundational text that’s super short!

I have Black Jacobins on my shelf just waiting for a quiet moment ;)

How’s everyone’s reading going? I ended up starting Settlers: The Mythology of the White Proletariat instead and so far it’s excellent 👌🏼

We at DSA SF are having a two-session discussion of Walter Rodney's Groundings with My Brothers Here's the blurb:

Sat, February 26, 3:00pm – 4:30pm

We will have an 1 1/2 hour free-form discussion of the first three chapters of Walter Rodney's Groundings with My Brothers

In this classic work published in the heady days of anti-colonial revolution, Groundings with My Brothers follows the global circulation of emancipatory ideas, from the black students of North America to the Rasta counterculture of Jamaica and beyond. The book is striking in its simultaneous ability to survey the wide and heterogeneous international context while remaining anchored in grassroots politics, as Rodney offers us first-hand accounts of mass movement organizing. Having inspired a generation of revolutionaries, this new edition will re-introduce the book to a new political landscape that it helped shape, with reflections from leading scholar-activists.

Zoom Link is: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82785338000

awesome!! is this open to non-DSA members?

lindsi wrote: "awesome!! is this open to non-DSA members?"

Absolutely. Open to everyone. Should/could I post this notice up on the top level of the discussion board as well?

please! i was gonna share it with my local organizing group as well

Burritoboy wrote: "We at DSA SF are having a two-session discussion of Walter Rodney's Groundings with My Brothers Here's the blurb:

Sat, February 26, 3:00pm – 4:30pm

We will have an 1 1/2 hour free-form discussion..."

To clarify: 3pm PST

just wanted to say that i finished Settlers last week and it was AMAZING. should be required reading for white american organizers 💯💯