Dehumanization, Trump, War, Creepiness, and Race
Some Audiovisual Resources on My Work
Folks who want to go beyond the essays posted at Dehumanization Matters to learn more about my work can dive into this curated a selection of recorded audiovisual material—podcasts, lectures, addresses, and television and radio appearances.
Podcasts
The On Opinion podcast
“On Dehumanization,” The Voices of War podcast.
“On Inhumanity,” Conversation with Riada Asimovic Akyol.
“Dehumanization,” Left Anchor: Philosophy, Politics, and the Left podcast https://leftanchor.podbean.com/e/episode-165-dehumanization-with-david-livingstone-smith/
“Resisting Inhumanity,” Curious Minds podcast. https://www.gayleallen.net/cm-169-david-livingstone-smith-on-resisting-inhumanity/
“On Inhumanity: Dehumanization and How to Resist It.” New Books in Genocide Studies podcast. https://www.everand.com/podcast/514690696/David-Livingstone-Smith-On-Inhumanity-Dehumanization-and-How-to-Resist-It-Oxford-UP-2020
Conversation with Paul Bloom on Making Monsters, Harvard Bookstore. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-iRFP-YsQA
“The Illusion of Race,” (with Subrena Smith). The Sacred Tension podcast. https://stephenbradfordlong.com/2023/11/15/sacred-tension-the-illusion-of-race-subrena-smith-and-david-livingstone-smith/
Public Lectures and Addresses
“Real Horror: Race, Gender, and Dehumanization,” Hardt-Nickachos Lecture in Peace Studies, Arizona State University.
“Why Do We Follow Authoritarian Leaders?” La Ciudad de Las Ideas.
“Less than Human or Defectively Human? Thoughts on the Denigration of Women” Sidore Lecture at the University of New Hampshire.
“Less Than Human,” Arcus Forum.
“Trump, Propaganda, and Ideology,” (scroll to 1:33), Trump, Philosophy, and American Politics: Philosophical Implications of the 45th Presidency.
“The Politics of Salvation: Ideology, Propaganda, and Race in Trump’s America,” University of California, Riverside.
“Combatting Dehumanization,” Panel discussion, Case Western Reserve University.
Anisfield-Wolf Book Award Ceremony (scroll to 24:45).
Address to Ubuntu Leaders World Summit.
“Making Monsters: The Uncanny Power of Dehumanization,” Santa Fe Institute.
“On Human Nature,” Human Nature Bytes podcast.
“How Humans Dehumanize Others,” The David Pakman Show.
Television and Radio
“Dehumanization and War,” Ideas with Nahlah Ayed, CBC Radio. https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-23-ideas/clip/16023365-dehumanization-war
Episode of Great Minds (Korea, EBS TV).
Episode of “De Cabeza,” (Mexico, ADN40 TV).
“Crawling Through Creepiness,” (Australia, ABC Radio) Late Night Live. https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/latenightlive/crawling-through-creepiness/7867802