This Week in Dystopia

Who Watches the Watchmen? Race and Policing Through the Lens of Popular Entertainment

This Week in Dystopia

Show Notes

This special episode features a recording of an event held on June 25th about how Watchmen and other popular entertainment can highlight and help us understand critical issues around race and policing.

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