Ashley Dawson

Ashley Dawson

Biography:

Ashley Dawson is currently Professor of Postcolonial Studies in the English Department at the Graduate Center, City University of New York (CUNY), and at the College of Staten Island/CUNY. He currently works in the fields of environmental humanities and postcolonial ecocriticism. He is the author of three recent books relating to these fields: People’s Power (O/R, 2020), Extreme Cities (Verso, 2017) and Extinction (O/R, 2016). 

Other areas of interest of his include the experience and literature of migration, including movement from colonial and postcolonial nations to the former imperial center (Britain in particular), and from rural areas to mega-cities of the global South such as Lagos and Mumbai. 

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Past Shows:

  • Col. Tom Parker / Extinction of Species

    Elvis biographer Alanna Nash discussed Colonel Tom Parker, his dark past, and his manipulation of Presley. Followed by author Ashley Dawson on the disappearance of species thousands of years ago—and the current extinction rate.More »

Last Night

Pain Medication Controversy / Gray Barker & UFOs
Pain Medication Controversy / Gray Barker & UFOs
Dr. Mark Ibsen shared his battle advocating for greater access to painkillers. Followed by librarian Gabriel Mckee, who explored the life and legacy of Gray Barker, a key figure in the UFO culture of the 1950s and 60s.

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