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American Writers (One Hundred Pages at a Time)

In each episode I discuss around 100 pages from the works of American writers. Contact me at hundredpagescast@gmail.com

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33:38

Episode 31: Robin D. G. Kelley, "Race Rebels" (2/2)

American Writers (One Hundred Pages at a Time) ·

2026/03/30

Part two and the conclusion of my review of Race Rebels by Robin Kelley. In this second half of the book, we explore the infrapolitics that inspired mid to later 20th century black politics especially black communism and internationalism, and the politics of rap music.

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37:56

Episode 30: Robin D. G. Kelley, Race Rebels (1/2)

American Writers (One Hundred Pages at a Time) ·

2026/03/25

In this episode I look at Robin Kelley's wonderful exploration of black politics in the 20th century Race Rebels. It is the best example that I know of an author using James C. Scott's theory of "infrapolitics". The result of a fascinating account of politics from "way, way below".

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38:28

Episode 29: James C. Scott, "In Praise of Floods"

American Writers (One Hundred Pages at a Time) ·

2026/03/17

In this episode I close our my review of James C. Scott's works with a reading of his final book In Praise of Floods. It is a good summary of many of his major arguments but shows where some of his thinking had he lived longer.

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29:22

Episode 28: James C. Scott, "Against the Grain" (2/2)

American Writers (One Hundred Pages at a Time) ·

2026/03/11

In this second half of my review of James C. Scott's Against the Grain, I explore his arguments about the origin of the state and the "golden age for barbarians".

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37:11

Episode 27: James C. Scott "Against the Grain" (1/2)

American Writers (One Hundred Pages at a Time) ·

2026/03/03

After enjoying Scott's take on anarchism we can move onto his penultimate book, a text exploring the origins of agriculture and the impact it has on human beings. We will be taking a closer look at his arguments and other perspectives on early agricultural societies when we read The Dawn of Everything, but for now let's enjoy the first half of Against the Grain.

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43:43

Episode 26: James C. Scott, "Two Cheers for Anarchism"

American Writers (One Hundred Pages at a Time) ·

2026/02/25

My review of James C. Scott's short book Two Cheers for Anarchism. The book is a great introduction to Scott's ideas and a useful guide to putting an anarchist perspective on the world we live in.

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28:41

Episode 25: James C. Scott, The Art of Not Being...

American Writers (One Hundred Pages at a Time) ·

2026/02/15

The finale of my review of James C. Scott's "The Art of Not Being Governed". This part of the book focuses on kinship and the role of leadership in millenarian movements as part of the strategy of state evasion. Next up: James Scott's modern classic, "Against the Grain"

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31:30

Episode 24: James C. Scott, The Art of Not Being...

American Writers (One Hundred Pages at a Time) ·

2026/02/15

Part two of my review of James C. Scott's history of upland Southeast Asia (Zomia), from the perspective of those who intentionally evaded states. In this part of the book we move from the strategies of states to the strategies of evasion. What do you think the most useful strategies for evading states in today's world.

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39:03

Episode 23: James C. Scott, The Art of Not Being...

American Writers (One Hundred Pages at a Time) ·

2026/02/06

The first part of my review of Scott's masterpiece on upland Southeast Asia, The Art of Not Being Governed. So many of his ideas come together into this indispensable book. In this first part we will learn about Zomia and the creation of geographical spaces outside of the machinations of states.

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28:04

Episode 22: James C. Scott, Seeing Like A State (3/3)

American Writers (One Hundred Pages at a Time) ·

2026/02/02

The finale of my review of James C. Scott's Seeing Like a State. The last few chapters of this excellent book explore the experiments in agrarian high modernism and then explores metis, or embedded knowledge and the capacity of resilience against the designs of high modernist states.

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33:49

Episode 20: James C. Scott, Seeing Like a State (2/3)

American Writers (One Hundred Pages at a Time) ·

2026/01/28

In part two of my review of Seeing Like a State by James C. Scott, I explore the dangers of high modernism and some of the case studies of failed experiments he examines. What is your favorite example of high modernism going wrong, besides the opening night of The Rites of Spring?

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43:23

Episode 20: James C. Scott, Seeing Like a State (1/3)

American Writers (One Hundred Pages at a Time) ·

2026/01/23

As we continue our exploration of the works of James C. Scott, we move from the arts of resistance to the designs of a state with faulty vision. How do states see, how do they envision transformation, and how do these two things together fail us?

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29:56

Episode 19: James C. Scott, "Domination and Arts of...

American Writers (One Hundred Pages at a Time) ·

2026/01/02

In this episode I complete my reading of James C. Scott's DOMINATION AND THE ARTS OF RESISTANCE: HIDDEN TRANSCRIPTS. In this section we focus on the workings of infrapolitics and the question of how they become visible and possible unstoppable.

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36:30

James C. Scott, Domination and the Arts of Resistance...

American Writers (One Hundred Pages at a Time) ·

2025/12/22

In this episode I review Domination and the Arts of Resistance by James C. Scott, exploring the concepts of public and hidden transcripts. What can we gain by looking at the world through the lens of hidden transcripts?

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30:43

Episode 17: James C. Scott, Weapons of the Weak (3/3)

American Writers (One Hundred Pages at a Time) ·

2025/12/09

The conclusion to my study of James C. Scott's Weapons of the Weak: Everyday Forms of Peasant Resistance.

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35:35

Episode 16: James C. Scott, Weapons of the Weak (2/3)

American Writers (One Hundred Pages at a Time) ·

2025/12/04

This episode is part 2 of my review of James C. Scott's examination of a Malay village, Weapons of the Weak: Everyday Forms of Peasant Resistance. It is a slow burn but it builds toward an impressive interpretation.

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32:34

Episode 15: James C. Scott, "Weapons of the Weak" (1/3)

American Writers (One Hundred Pages at a Time) ·

2025/11/26

We get to know a Malay village down to its last family through James C. Scott's anthropological study Weapons of the Weak: Everyday Forms of Peasant Resistance. What are the styles of everyday resistance in your workplace?

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29:04

Episode 14: James C. Scott, The Moral Economy of the...

American Writers (One Hundred Pages at a Time) ·

2025/11/17

In this episode I finish reading The Moral Economy of the Peasant by the brilliant James C. Scott. So what do you think of this book and its ongoing relevance?

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44:29

Episode 13: James C. Scott. "The Moral Economy of the...

American Writers (One Hundred Pages at a Time) ·

2025/11/12

I begin my deep dive into the works of James C. Scott with The Moral Economy of the Peasant. In this work, Scott explores the subsistence ethic and the consequences of it for peasant resistance. Is it just me or were lots of people writing about peasants in the 1970s and 1980s?

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35:41

Episode 12: Karl Jacoby, Crimes Against Nature

American Writers (One Hundred Pages at a Time) ·

2025/11/06

As we prepare for our deep dive into James C. Scott's work, we finish up with a related text, Karl Jacoby's Crimes Against Nature. This is one of the more fascinating looks at the history of conservation and helps us ask the question, for just who were the conservationists conserving, and did they do a better job that the people who made their living in spaced deemed "wilderness".

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