In this episode, host Mohan Dutta discusses with guest Noor Aswad the legacies of imperialism in Syria. They stress the importance of not portraying imperialism with a broad brush stroke. Aswad points out how the converse of America as a beacon of light, which is America as an unstoppable imperial actor, erases the micropolitics of resistance; in this way, America is not the only actor of oppression in Syria. She also discusses the struggle among oppressed people to organize a narrative that resonates with the Western world.Click here for the episode transcript.FeaturingMohan DuttaNoor AswadSponsor:Institute for Advanced Study in the Global South at Northwestern University QatarMore from the host & speakers:Mohan DuttaProfessor, Dean's Chair | School of Communication, Journalism, and MarketingDirector, Center for Culture-Centered Approach to Research and Evaluation (CARE)Massey University, Aotearoa New ZealandTwitter - @mjdutt @CAREMasseyNZNoor AswadDoctoral student in the Department of CommunicationUniversity of MemphisTwitter - @noorghazalaswadPapers/Journal referred to in the episode:Aswad, N.G. (2021). Radical Rhetoric: Toward a Telos of Solidarity. Rhetoric & Public Affairs 24(1), 207-222.Ghazal Aswad, N. (2019). Biased neutrality: the symbolic construction of the Syrian refugee in the New York Times. Critical Studies in Media Communication, 36(4), 357-375.Aswad, N. G., & De Velasco, A. (2020). Redemptive Exclusion: A Case Study of Nikki Haley’s Rhetoric on Syrian Refugees. Rhetoric and Public Affairs, 23(4), 735-760.Hensman, R. (2018). Indefensible: Democracy, Counterrevolution, and the Rhetoric of Anti-Imperialism. Haymarket Books.

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