Podcast appearances and mentions of nisha kapoor

Should the ability to speak English be a precondition for access to rights and belonging in Britain today? What is really tested for in English-language testing for the purposes of migration and naturalisation? How is this connected to the global dominance of English as a ‘world language'? And what links this to the increasing hostility experienced by those speaking languages other than English in public space in Britain today? It might seem common sense that to live in a country you should be able to speak the language. But looking at the relatively short history of language testing into the UK's citizenship testing regime reveals that not all is as it seems.   In this episode, we discuss how language testing was introduced into the naturalisation process alongside the Life in the UK test in 2002. What can the back story to its introduction tell us about Britishness and belonging? Presenter Michaela Benson outlines how the stage was set for English language ability to be part of the criteria for becoming British through the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002. We hear from George about his experiences of language testing for the purposes of coming to the UK for postgraduate study and heads back into the archives to uncover how these new provisions related to anti-terrorism legislation. And we're joined by sociolinguistics scholar Kamran Khan to explore how testing potential citizens for linguistic proficiency emerged against the backdrop of domestic concerns about integration and community cohesion and the global rise of Islamophobia in the wake of 9/11, and what this meant for Britishness and belonging.    You can access the full transcripts for each episode over on the Rebordering Britain and Britons after Brexit website.  In this episode we cover …    Nationality Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 and 9/11 Islamophobia and Britishness The relationship between language and nation-building   Quote   What that comes down to in the end is do you think language is a precondition for access to rights nd all those things that go with citizenship? And that comes with how you see the nation. Monolingualism and English is, is really tied up with the kind of idea of nation building.   Kamran Khan Where can you find out more about the topics in today's episode? Kamran tweets about his work (and other things) @securityling   His book Becoming a citizen explores many of the themes we address in the episode brought to life through the experiences of W, a Yemeni migrant in the UK, going through this process. But we also recommend his recent piece in Ethnicities that explores his ideas about the racial politics of language proficiency in the UK's citizenship regime.    And we are recommending Nisha Kapoor's fantastic book Deport, Deprive Extradite.   Call to action   Follow the podcast on all major podcasting platforms or through our RSS Feed.    To find out more about Who do we think we are?, including news, events and resources, follow us on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook.   

On Friday the UK's supreme court ruled against allowing Shamima Begum, the young British woman who in 2015 travelled to Syria to join ISIS, to return to the UK to contest the Home Office's removal of her citizenship. PTO spoke to Nisha Kapoor about the Supreme Court's decision, the question as to whether Begum was groomed by traffickers and we also talked about the dangerous precedent that the normalisation of citizenship revocation represents. Become a £5 PTO supporter on patreon to get access to this episode: https://www.patreon.com/poltheoryother

In this episode, I chat with Nisha Kapoor about her upcoming 10 minute animation short film "Love Thy Neighbour".The one minute trailer of "Love Thy Neighbour" can be viewed on Instagram, @lovethyneighbour_shortfilmNisha can be found on most social media platforms, Instagram @errtistic, @filmsynisha and @nisharights, Facebook page @Nishaartist, Twitter @Nishaartist1Nisha Kapoor on the raw artist platform, https://rawartists.com/nishakapoorNisha Kapoor on the emerging artist platform, emergingartistplatform.com/nishakapoor Nisha Kapoor's profile, https://www.madsmilano.com/product-page/nisha-kapoor  

 Nisha Kapoor is an International award winning artist with affiliation from UNESCO (a United Nation’s body).  Her talents as an artist range across painting, filmmaking, writing and many more creative spheres.  In this episode, Nisha shares her thoughts about being an artist as we discuss her artistic style and journey.Nisha can be found on most social media platforms, Instagram @errtistic, @filmsynisha and @nisharights, Facebook page @Nishaartist, Twitter @Nishaartist1Nisha Kapoor on the raw artist platform, https://rawartists.com/nishakapoorNisha Kapoor on the emerging artist platform, emergingartistplatform.com/nishakapoor Nisha Kapoor's profile, https://www.madsmilano.com/product-page/nisha-kapoor

In episode 3 Suhaiymah discusses the binary of Moderate/Extremist with Nisha Kapoor. Nisha is Assistant Professor in Sociology at Warwick and  author of, Deport, Deprive, Extradite: 21st Century State Extremism (Verso 2018). Purchase here: https://www.versobooks.com/books/2551-deport-deprive-extradite

Nisha Kapoor joins me to discuss her new book, 'Deport, Deprive, Extradite: 21st Century State Extremism'. We spoke about Islamophobia, the War on Terror, the adoption of counterinsurgency tactics in the UK, and the government's 'Prevent' counter-terrorism programme and its effects on Britain's Muslim population. If you would like to hear the extended version of this episode and future PTO shows, please consider becoming a supporter: https://www.patreon.com/join/poltheoryother?

For libertarians, liberty means something different. It’s about liberty for property owners. And in their quest to preserve that absolute freedom for the ownership class — whether their assets be human slaves, factories, or extractive industries — democracy must be curtailed and the power of the people must be checked and repressed. This is the argument put forward by Dan’s guest, historian Nancy MacLean, in her book Democracy in Chains: The Deep History of the Radical Right's Stealth Plan for America. The book makes a powerful argument for the anti-democratic origins and trajectory of free market fundamentalist, Koch Brothers-aligned economists who have come to profoundly shape and warp American politics to fit their dystopian vision. The book has also been controversial. Thank you to Verso Books. Check out Deport, Deprive, Extradite: 21st Century State Extremism by Nisha Kapoor versobooks.com/books/2551-deport-deprive-extradite. Thank you to the Socialism 2018 conference. Register now at socialismconference.org! Want to get access to our stellar weekly newsletter? You can do so by making a contribution to the long-run viability of this show at Patreon.com/TheDig.  

Spanish politics are complicated. Dan speaks to Carlos Delclós, Kate Shea Baird, and Bécquer Seguín to help clarify the Catalan independence movement, the radical municipalist governments that now govern major Spanish cities including Barcelona, and the promise and problems of the left-wing party Podemos. Thanks to Verso Books. Check out Duty Free Art: Art in the Age of Planetary Civil War by Hito Steyerl versobooks.com/books/2553-duty-free-art. And Deport, Deprive, Extradite: 21st Century State Extremism by Nisha Kapoor versobooks.com/books/2551-deport-deprive-extradite. And please support this podcast at Patreon.com/TheDig and access our new weekly newsletter!

James Comey is liberal America's favorite cop and now, as a result, a bestselling author as well. Patrick Blanchfield returns to talk about his Baffler review of Comey's new book. It's awful, of course. But it's bad in productively revealing ways. Comey has become an icon of the liberal fetishization of the national security state as a bulwark against Trumpism—when it fact it is that very national security state and its rampant abuses that are deeply implicated in Trump's rise. The elevation of police as a model of duty and leadership contrasted against Trump's vulgar monstrosities renders invisible not only why Trump won but why he is so dangerous. Here's Patrick's review: thebaffler.com/latest/prig-and-pig-blanchfield Thanks to Verso Books. Check out Revolution in the Air: Sixties Radicals Turn to Lenin, Mao and Che by Max Elbaum versobooks.com/books/2707-revolution-in-the-air And Deport, Deprive, Extradite: 21st Century State Extremism by Nisha Kapoor versobooks.com/books/2551-deport-deprive-extradite And support this podcast with $ at patreon.com/TheDig  

It's yet the latest installment in our ongoing series on the Left and electoral politics. Dan's guest is Chokwe Antar Lumumba, the mayor of Jackson, Mississippi. Last year, Mayor Lumumba pledged to make Jackson "the most radical city on the planet." Lumumba, who comes out of a decades-old revolutionary black nationalist movement, is serious about that. But he also faces challenges: Jackson is a majority black city which, like many such cities, has much of its wealth appropriated by its largely white suburbs. The human and infrastructural needs are enormous, and the tax base is thin. This is precisely why so many on the Left have found what's going on in Jackson to be so interesting, and why Dan was eager to invite the mayor onto the show. Thanks to Verso Books. Check out Deport, Deprive, Extradite: 21st Century State Extremism by Nisha Kapoor versobooks.com/books/2551-deport-deprive-extradite and Hara Hotel: A Tale of Syrian Refugees in Greece by Teresa Thornhill versobooks.com/books/2713-hara-hotel. And please make a contribution to support the long-run viability of this show at Patreon.com/TheDig!