Los Altos Institute Archive podcast

Los Altos Institute Archive

Los Altos Institute

Los Altos Institute is a non-profit socialist think tank based on North-Central British Columbia. We oppose intellectual property rights and so, consequently, we make the audio content of our online courses available for download for free. Learn about identity politics, economics, popular culture and a host of other themes on which we teach right here.

132 Episodes

How To Do Your Own Research Course
3/27/2024
3:46:39
This is our four-hour course on how to do your own research. You should download our course slides and reference pages here: Slides Reference Page
Western Civilization - Episode #13: Course Conclusion
3/14/2024
2:11:49
The class discusses the utility of the idea of Western Civilization.
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Western Civilization - Episode #12: Ukraine, Palestine and the West
3/14/2024
1:12:22
In this episode, we return to the theme of the West in war propaganda, focusing on the ideas of JRR Tolkien and Edward Gibbon in modern war propaganda.
Western Civilization - Episode #11: Post-Colonial Theory and the West
3/14/2024
2:06:06
Post-colonial theory is largely a theory of and about the idea of Western Civilization. In this episode, we discuss the plurality of opinions and thinkers in this academic movement and outline some common positions.
Western Civilization - Episode #10: The Neo-Spenglerians
3/14/2024
1:26:17
We discuss the influence of Oswald Spengler's Decline of the West and its influence on the political movements of his day and those of the present, and how the idea of Aryanism interacts with ideas of "the West."
Western Civilization - Episode #09: The 'White Man's Burden' and Rise of the US
3/14/2024
1:33:26
In this episode we talk about how nineteenth century ideas of whiteness reshaped the idea of Western Civilization.
Western Civilization - Episode #08: The Enlightenment
3/14/2024
1:45:29
The Enlightenment was a global event that had peculiar and specific effects on the West.
Western Civilization - Episode #07: The Age of Discovery and Rise of European Supremacy
3/14/2024
1:30:09
We discuss the importance of Henry the Navigator and the highly contingent character of Europe's rise to global hegemony during the Age of Discovery.
Western Civilization - Episode #06: Alfred Crosby and the Crusades
3/14/2024
1:14:20
We discuss the Crusades from an ecological and intellectual rather than military perspective and tease out emerging features of the West in the Middle Ages.
Western Civilization - Episode #05: The Victorines
3/14/2024
1:32:30
We discuss the emergence of "Western Civilization" as a religious idea developed near Paris in the High Middle Ages.

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