Politics, History & Society

Politics & history (other)

Politics & history (other) sits within Politics, History & Society. Pay attention to historical context, institutional power, and the perspective from which an argument is presented. This selection contains 32 catalog videos from 19 distinct channels. The examples below offer specific entry points into the subject, with their own vocabulary and scope, rather than a prescribed sequence of lessons.

Recurring catalog topics include cgp grey, politics, democracy, city of london, elections and electoral reform. These tags describe overlapping directions within the collection; an individual video may connect several of them. Recorded formats include comedy, commentary, explainer, interview, lecture, news, other and talk. Use those differences to choose between approaches to the subject and to compare how different contributors frame related questions.

“Debate Noam Chomsky & Michel Foucault - On human nature [Subtitled]”, listed under withDefiance, is cataloged as interview. The full 1971 Dutch television debate between Noam Chomsky and Michel Foucault on human nature, with subtitles. They discuss creativity, knowledge, power and politics.

“Try to Rule Fairly and You'll Be Overthrown”, listed under CGP Grey, is cataloged as explainer. CGP Grey's animated adaptation of The Dictator's Handbook, explaining how rulers stay in power by keeping a small group of key supporters happy rather than ruling fairly. It lays out selectorate theory…