31 October 2018

White nationalism and the Pittsburgh shooting

Dr Thomas Adams
Senior Lecturer in History and American Studies, University of Sydney

Lecturer in American Studies Dr Thomas Adams spoke to Triple J's Hack program about the antisemetic mass-shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue and the practical ways white nationalists are attempting to institute white supremacy.

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Dr Thomas Adams
Senior Lecturer in History and American Studies, University of Sydney
Dr Thomas Jessen Adams was previously a lecturer at the United States Studies Centre. He continues to be a Lecturer in American Studies and History at the School of Philosophical and Historical Inquiry at the University of Sydney. His research and writing focuses on political economy, labour, social movements, urban history, and race, gender, and American politics.

First published

29 October 2018 on Triple J

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Pittsburgh shootingWhite nationalismWhite supremacists

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