2.02 - Critical Race Theory in Star Trek with Dr. Crystal Fleming
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01/07/22 • 76 min
The SyFy Sistas sit down with Dr. Crystal Fleming, a critical race sociologist, author of three books and an internationally recognized expert on racism and antiracism. Her work empowers people of all backgrounds to become change agents and dismantle white supremacy. Our conversation ranges from Black Respectability politics to the myth of Utopia in the Star Trek universe, to our deep love of Deep Space Nine and Captain Benjamin Lafayette Sisko.
Her books include:
- Resurrecting Slavery: Racial Legacies and White Supremacy in France
- How to Be Less Stupid About Race: On Racism, White Supremacy, and the Racial Divide
- RISE UP! How You Can Join the Fight Against White Supremacy
You can follow Dr. Fleming at https://twitter.com/alwaystheself
========================================= Visit our sponsor Aw Yeah Comics here: www.awyeahcomics.com
We give a special shout out to our sound engineer DoS, the Anonymous. Find him at [email protected] and on IG: @dos_theanonymous_1
Find the SyFy Sistas online at syfysistas.com - Facebook: @SyFySistas - Twitter: @SyFy Sistas - IG: syfy.sistas - And of course, at trekgeeks.com/syfysistas
The SyFy Sistas sit down with Dr. Crystal Fleming, a critical race sociologist, author of three books and an internationally recognized expert on racism and antiracism. Her work empowers people of all backgrounds to become change agents and dismantle white supremacy. Our conversation ranges from Black Respectability politics to the myth of Utopia in the Star Trek universe, to our deep love of Deep Space Nine and Captain Benjamin Lafayette Sisko.
Her books include:
- Resurrecting Slavery: Racial Legacies and White Supremacy in France
- How to Be Less Stupid About Race: On Racism, White Supremacy, and the Racial Divide
- RISE UP! How You Can Join the Fight Against White Supremacy
You can follow Dr. Fleming at https://twitter.com/alwaystheself
========================================= Visit our sponsor Aw Yeah Comics here: www.awyeahcomics.com
We give a special shout out to our sound engineer DoS, the Anonymous. Find him at [email protected] and on IG: @dos_theanonymous_1
Find the SyFy Sistas online at syfysistas.com - Facebook: @SyFySistas - Twitter: @SyFy Sistas - IG: syfy.sistas - And of course, at trekgeeks.com/syfysistas
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2.01 - Ladies, Gentlemen, and Variations Thereupon, the One and Only Nana Visitor
Who would have believed that a nonchalant fangirl post on the SyFy Sistas Muthaship Facebook group could lead to an actual squeal before letting the Fabulous One into the zoom room. The best Anniversary present ever!
Dr. Michelle Thaller - American Astronomer and research scientist for NASA Assistant Director for Science Communication at NASA’s Goodard Space Flight Center in Maryland. Dr.Tara Brach - www.tarabrach.com - Psychologist, Author, Teacher, Meditation Jess Zimmerman - www.jesszimmerman.com - “Women and Other Monsters” Nana Visitor aka “Mama Nana” on Instagram: @visitornana The Star Trek Cruise - www.startrekthecruise.com Rosetta Y. Burke, Major General (retired)
A special thank you to Bill and Dan from Trek Geeks for getting us in touch with Ms. Visitor.
This is our First Year Anniversary (December 24th) show Season 2; Episode 1
We give a special shout out to our sound engineer DoS, the Anonymous. Find him at [email protected] or on Instagram @ dos_theanonymous_1
You can find the SyFy Sistas online at syfysistas.com - Facebook @SyFy Sistas - Twitter: @Syfy Sistas - Instagram: @syfy.sistas - And of course, trekgeeks.com/syfysistas
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2.03 - Dr. Mohamed Noor: The Bio Trekkie Explains EVERYTHING!
It's 'Science with Mohamed' as the Sistas get the answers to those questions you've been dying to ask. The episodes "Distant Origin" and "Lineage" from Voyager, and "Masterpiece Society" and "Up the Long Ladder" from TNG come up in this conversation. But as we delve into that whale movie and any season of Discovery it becomes science 2.0. Dr. Noor debunks a Sista's "in the year 2525" theory, explains the difference between selective breeding and genetic engineering, and confirms that if there one thing we never have to worry about it's an attack of giant ants.
For more on Dr. Mohamed Noor go to: https://scholars.duke.edu/person/noor
Read his really cool book: https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691177410/live-long-and-evolve
Watch his really cool show Bio Trekkie Explains: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5zvlD5RnkzhIegG0gnSeSw
And follow him on The Twitter: https://twitter.com/mafnoor
We give a special shout out to our sound engineer DoS, the Anonymous. Find him at [email protected]
You can find the SyFy Sistas online at syfysistas.com Facebook @SyFy Sistas Twitter: https://twitter.com/SyfySistas Instagram: @syfy.sistas And of course, www.trekgeeks.com/syfysistas
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