Starting a Dialogue: From Radical Criminology to Critical Resistance

An Interview with Tony Platt

Authors

  • Zhandarka Kurti University of Tennessee, Knoxville

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5195/jwsr.2021.1051

Keywords:

critical resistance, criminology, Black Lives Matter, Marxism

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______. 2014a. “Two Interviews with Erika Huggins.” Social Justice 40(1/2): 131-132

______. 2014b. “Interview with Angela Davis.” Social Justice 40(1/2): 131-132.

______. 2019a. Beyond these Walls: Rethinking Crime and Punishment in the United States. New York: St Martin’s Press.

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Published

2021-03-21

How to Cite

Kurti, Z. (2021). Starting a Dialogue: From Radical Criminology to Critical Resistance: An Interview with Tony Platt. Journal of World-Systems Research, 27(1), 136–148. https://doi.org/10.5195/jwsr.2021.1051

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Capitalist World-Economy in Crisis: Policing, Pacification, and Legitimacy