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Episode #13: Musa al-Gharbi Talks About Woke People and the Symbolic Capitalists
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Episode #13: Musa al-Gharbi Talks About Woke People and the Symbolic Capitalists

It's all about status

This week, we’ll chat with Musa al-Gharbi, sociologist and author of We Have Never Been Woke. We’ll discuss his theory of “symbolic capitalists” who try to gain the upper hand in cultural disputes. You might also want to check out our earlier discussion with Steve Teles about Left and Right politics in the academy.

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