GBA 291 - Andrew

Getting Better Acquainted

In GBA 291 we get better acquainted with Andrew. We talk about history, culture, politics, education, learning to understand your privilege, the history of genocide and ethnic cleansing, who Belle should have ended up with at the end of Beauty and the Beast, being conscious of language and word choices, Power Rangers, the influence of fear on cultural development, why I hate the Lego Batman movie and lots of other things. Content note: Mention of genocide, rape, slavery, war, domestic violence, suicide, child abuse, and other forms of violence, all of which are discussed within a broader analysis of history, politics and culture, with no descriptions or personal anecdotes. Andrew plugs: Conference on Visual Thinking in the Digital Humanities on May 19th at King's College: http://newperspectivesdh.com/ Sending the Black Cultural Archives £5: http://bcaheritage.tumblr.com/ I plug: The Family Tree: http://thefamilytreepodcast.co.uk/ Voting for GBA or The Family Tree for the British Podcast Awards Listener's Choice Award: https://www.britishpodcastawards.com/vote/ We mention: Anita Sarkeesian: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anita_Sarkeesian Feminist Frequency: https://feministfrequency.com/ Gamergate: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamergate_controversy Cracked: http://www.cracked.com/ Alt-Right: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alt-right Pizzagate: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pizzagate_conspiracy_theory Agricultural Revolution: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agricultural_revolution Matriarchy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matriarchy Iroquois Confederacy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iroquois Émile Durkheim - Suicide: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suicide_(book) American Graffiti: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Graffiti Dazed and Confused: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dazed_and_Confused_(film) Podcaster's Support Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/571436979623574/ Helen Zaltzman: http://helenzaltzman.com/ Beauty and the Beast Remake: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beauty_and_the_Beast_(2017_film) Beauty and the Beast Original: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beauty_and_the_Beast_(1991_film) French Revolution: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Revolution Article comparing Gaston and the Beast: http://observer.com/2017/03/beauty-and-the-beast-why-belle-should-have-chosen-gaston/ Saint Simone: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_Henri_de_Rouvroy,_comte_de_Saint-Simon Lego Movie: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lego_Movie Lego Batman Movie: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lego_Batman_Movie Now You See Me: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Now_You_See_Me_(film) Now You See Me 2: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Now_You_See_Me_2 John Hodgman: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Hodgman The Simpsons: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Simpsons Star Wars Rogue 1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rogue_One Star Wars: The Force Awakens: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars:_The_Force_Awakens Ghostbusters: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghostbusters_(2016_film) Ghost in the Shell: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_in_the_Shell_(2017_film) Thor: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thor_(film) Power Rangers: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_Rangers_(film) Toxic Masculinity: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toxic_masculinity Iron Fist: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Fist_(TV_series) Steps to Tyranny: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jk2-ZXAWkfg Red Nose Day: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/mar/24/africa-comic-relief Live Aid: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2005/jun/24/g8.debtrelief Confidence of a Mediocre White Man: https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/254893785/confidence-tote-bag Universal Basic Income: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basic_income Hamilton: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamilton_(musical) Help more people get better acquainted. If you like what you hear why not write an iTunes review? Follow @GBApodcast on Twitter. Like Getting Better Acquainted on facebook. Tell your friends. Spread the word!