GBA 291 - Andrew

In GBA 291 we get better acquainted with Andrew. We talk about history, culture, politics, education, learning to understand your privilege, the history of genocide and ethnic cleansing, who Belle should have ended up with at the end of Beauty and the Beast, being conscious of language and word choices, Power Rangers, the influence of fear on cultural development, why I hate the Lego Batman movie and lots of other things.

Content note: Mention of genocide, rape, slavery, war, domestic violence, suicide, child abuse, and other forms of violence, all of which are discussed within a broader analysis of history, politics and culture, with no descriptions or personal anecdotes.

Andrew plugs:

Conference on Visual Thinking in the Digital Humanities
on May 19th at King's College: http://newperspectivesdh.com/

Sending the Black Cultural Archives £5: http://bcaheritage.tumblr.com/

I plug:

The Family Tree: http://thefamilytreepodcast.co.uk/

Voting for GBA or The Family Tree for the British Podcast Awards Listener's Choice Award: https://www.britishpodcastawards.com/vote/

We mention:

Anita Sarkeesian: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anita_Sarkeesian
Feminist Frequency: https://feministfrequency.com/
Gamergate: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamergate_controversy
Cracked: http://www.cracked.com/
Alt-Right: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alt-right
Pizzagate: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pizzagate_conspiracy_theory
Agricultural Revolution: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agricultural_revolution
Matriarchy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matriarchy
Iroquois Confederacy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iroquois
Émile Durkheim - Suicide: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suicide_(book)
American Graffiti: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Graffiti
Dazed and Confused: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dazed_and_Confused_(film)
Podcaster's Support Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/571436979623574/
Helen Zaltzman: http://helenzaltzman.com/
Beauty and the Beast Remake: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beauty_and_the_Beast_(2017_film)
Beauty and the Beast Original: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beauty_and_the_Beast_(1991_film)
French Revolution: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Revolution
Article comparing Gaston and the Beast: http://observer.com/2017/03/beauty-and-the-beast-why-belle-should-have-chosen-gaston/
Saint Simone: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_Henri_de_Rouvroy,_comte_de_Saint-Simon
Lego Movie: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lego_Movie
Lego Batman Movie: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lego_Batman_Movie
Now You See Me: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Now_You_See_Me_(film)
Now You See Me 2: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Now_You_See_Me_2
John Hodgman: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Hodgman
The Simpsons: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Simpsons
Star Wars Rogue 1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rogue_One
Star Wars: The Force Awakens: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars:_The_Force_Awakens
Ghostbusters: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghostbusters_(2016_film)
Ghost in the Shell: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_in_the_Shell_(2017_film)
Thor: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thor_(film)
Power Rangers: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_Rangers_(film)
Toxic Masculinity: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toxic_masculinity
Iron Fist: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Fist_(TV_series)
Steps to Tyranny: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jk2-ZXAWkfg
Red Nose Day: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/mar/24/africa-comic-relief
Live Aid: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2005/jun/24/g8.debtrelief
Confidence of a Mediocre White Man: https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/254893785/confidence-tote-bag
Universal Basic Income: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basic_income
Hamilton: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamilton_(musical)

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