# Episode #32: Achille Mbembe's Necropolitics in Today's America

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Podcast: [Temple of Sociology Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/temple-of-sociology-podcast-7475474)
Published: 2025-10-07T12:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://templeofsociology.substack.com/p/episode-32-achille-mbembes-necropolitics
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## Resource

This podcast discusses the political theory of Achille Mbembe as a way to help us understand how the political violence of today’s America. This podcast refers to his book Necropolitics . +++++++ Buy these books! Sociology and Classical Liberalism (Open access/free) Grad Skool Rulz - cheap ($5) advice manual for grad students The history of Black Studies Obama and the antiwar movement A Social Theory book you will enjoy reading Intro Sociology for $1 per chapter Get full access to Temple of Sociology at templeofsociology.substack.com/subscribe

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