What does the term "woke" mean and what does it mean when a politician wants to crackdown on a "woke agenda" or "woke ideology"? cover art

What does the term "woke" mean and what does it mean when a politician wants to crackdown on a "woke agenda" or "woke ideology"?

What does the term "woke" mean and what does it mean when a politician wants to crackdown on a "woke agenda" or "woke ideology"?

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Alex Khasnabish is chair of the department of Sociology and Anthropology at Mount Saint Vincent University. He studies social movements, radical politics, and social & political theory. Erik McDuffie is an associate professor of African American Studies and History at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He is the author of the Jon Gjerde Prize winning book, "The Second Battle for Africa: Garveyism, the US Heartland, and Global Black Freedom". Alex Guye spoke with the two professors about the term woke, and the harm the anti-woke movement can cause.

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