Podcast #4: Confederate Monuments, White Supremacy and Trump

Podcast #4: Confederate Monuments, White Supremacy and Trump

Author: Trump Watch Sussex October 14, 2017 Duration: 44:40
The recent violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, exposed the deep divisions in American society over confederate monuments. In this podcast, Dr. Melissa Milewski discusses with Professors Robert Cook and Clive Webb of the University of Sussex why confederate monuments were built, what they symbolize, how African Americans protested confederate memorials in the 19th and early 20th century, the rise of white supremacist movements in the US today, and how Trump has used the contested history behind confederate monuments for his own ends.

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Podcast #12: Studying Abroad in Trump's America [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 28:05
What is it like studying for a year in the US during the Trump presidency? Dr. Melissa Milewski of the University of Sussex talks with four University of Sussex students who recently returned from a year-long study abroa…
Podcast #11: Trump and Corruption [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 22:01
How do scholars of corruption view Trump and his administration? In this episode, Professor Dan Hough, an expert on corruption based at the University of Sussex, talks to Dr. Melissa Milewski about what exactly corruptio…
Podcast #10: The US Midterm Elections and Trump [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 35:22
What was the significance of the US midterm elections and how will these elections affect US politics going forward? In this episode, a panel of scholars from the University of Sussex including Professor Steve Burman, Pr…
Podcast #9: Taking on Trump's Muslim Ban in Court [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 28:44
How have lawyers challenged Trump's legal ban and how do they continue to contest his immigration policies in US courts? In this episode, Dr. Anne-Marie Angelo of the University of Sussex talks to Emily Newhouse Dillingh…
Podcast #7: Trump, Foreign Policy, and the UK [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 34:51
Donald Trump's interactions with foreign leaders are often seen as unique -- but how different are they from past US presidents' foreign dealings? In this episode, Dr. Doug Haynes talks with Professors Clive Webb and Ste…
Podcast #6: Trump - America's Second Celebrity President [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 31:17
Donald Trump is the second American president to come from the world of celebrity and entertainment, with Ronald Reagan being the first. In this podcast, Dr. Melissa Milewski interviews Daniel Geary, an associate profess…
Podcast #3. Camps and Bubbles: who’s pulling the strings? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 31:37
No White House has ever looked like this, with oil giants, generals and party donors rubbing shoulders in the cabinet. In this podcast, Doug Haynes talks to Dan Kryder, Professor of American Politics and Law, Brandeis Un…
Podcast #2. Is Trump a Populist? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 29:23
Melissa Milewski discusses with Paul Taggart, Professor of Politics at the University of Sussex, what populism is and how Trump is using it. Paul explains how this inherently American idea has been re-worked by the curre…