Politics, Theory, Other #90: The Romance of American Communism

Vivian Gornick on her classic book on the lives of members of the American Communist Party, on the Politics Theory Other podcast.

https://soundcloud.com/poltheoryother/90-the-romance-of-american-communism-w-vivian-gornick

Politics Theory Other is a weekly political podcast. The show aims to bring the work of writers on the radical left to a broader public and to encourage popular engagement with work that is sometimes considered "academic" or "difficult". The show also aims to encourage engagement between the Marxist left and those working in the traditions of cultural studies and post-structuralist theory.

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