Humanity's Last Stand - website/desk copies

[Mark Schuller]

Hello everyone,

 

I hope everyone is taking good care of yourselves and your loved ones, mobilizing like there’s no tomorrow regarding the election.

 

Please forgive the self-promotion; I am not sure how I am going to sleep tonight given SCOTUS… sending this is all I can do to stay sane.

 

Several of you on this list have been instrumental in my next book, which does attempt to address these issues head on. It’s called Humanity’s Last Stand: Confronting Global Catastrophe with a foreword by Cynthia McKinney..

 

Are we as a species headed towards extinction? As our economic system renders our planet increasingly inhospitable to human life, powerful individuals fight over limited resources, and racist reaction to migration strains the social fabric of many countries. How can we retain our humanity in the midst of these life-and-death struggles?
 
Humanity’s Last Stand dares to ask these big questions, exploring the interconnections between climate change, global capitalism, xenophobia, and white supremacy. As it unearths how capitalism was born from plantation slavery and the slaughter of Indigenous people, it also invites us to imagine life after capitalism. The book teaches its readers how to cultivate an anthropological imagination, a mindset that remains attentive to local differences even as it identifies global patterns of inequality and racism.
 
Surveying the struggles of disenfranchised peoples around the globe from frontline communities affected by climate change, to #BlackLivesMatter activists, to Indigenous water protectors, to migrant communities facing increasing hostility, anthropologist Mark Schuller argues that we must develop radical empathy in order to move beyond simply identifying as “allies” and start acting as “accomplices.” Bringing together the insights of anthropologists and activists from many cultures, this timely study shows us how to stand together and work toward a more inclusive vision of humanity before it’s too late.

 

The official publication date is January 15, and the shipping date is listing as November 20, well in time for course adoption.

 

Dr. Darlène Dubuisson has made an amazing website, aimed at educators – both local organizations like BLM, 350, and immigrant rights organizations as well as professors. Check out www.HumanitysLastStand.org.

 

For those looking for course adoption, here’s the link to request a desk copy. For just yourself there’s a 30% off code (enter RFLR19).

 

Be good to yourselves and stay close to others…

 

Mark Schuller, Professor

Anthropology and Center for Nonprofit and NGO Studies

Northern Illinois University

DeKalb, IL 60115

msch...@niu.edu

 

President, Haitian Studies Association 

 

http://www.anthropolitics.org

Twitter: @anthropolitiks

 

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