“Assualts on the Conscience of our Culture,” Cultural Critique Online, November 13, 2024.
“From Neoliberal to Authoritarian: the New Playbook of Higher Education,” Post-Neoliberalism: Pathways for Transformative Economics and Politics, October 23, 2024.
“Deliberation in a Time of Anger: Making Space for Collective Decision-Making,” Canadian Broadcasting’s radio show and podcast, Ideas, with Nahlah Ayed, September 26, 2024.
“A Toolkit for Spotting the Authoritarian University,” Academe Blog, American Association of University Professors, September 25, 2024.
“Faculty Perspectives on Campus Protests,” FutureU Video. The Forum features Professors Jennifer Ruth, Portland State University, Bethany Letiecq, George Mason University, and Noëlle McAfee, Emory University, and was hosted by Rubén O. Martinez. Frank A. Fear served as discussant and producer. It was recorded on June 21, 2024
“University Presidents Should Study How Democracy Works,” op ed, Scientific American (June 13, 2024). A philosophy department chair arrested at a campus protest offers university presidents a lesson in democracy.
“Civil Disobedience with Noëlle McAfee,” podcast, Philosopher’s Zone, Australian Broadcasting, interviewed by Sarah Malik (June 7, 2024). “As protests continue on university campuses across the globe, we explore the history of political engagement and the interplay between philosophy and politics. How did the ancient philosophers respond to civil disobedience? How has that shaped the thinking of future generations?” (28 minutes)
“Civil Disobedience,” podcast, Overthink Podcast (June 4, 2024) Interviewed by hosts Ellie Anderson and David Peña-Guzmán, Noëlle McAfee describes the logic behind the disproportionate administrative and militarized crackdown on civil disobedience today. (54 minutes)
“Lessons for University Presidents: Learn How Democracy Works,” op ed, Emory Wheel (May 31, 2024) (quick read)
“I was detained at an Emory protest. Here’s what the university got wrong,” op ed, Atlanta Journal Constitution (May 10, 2024) Young people are the ones to take to the streets and the campus quads to raise the warning bell about what is amiss in the world. (quick read) (To avoid the pay wall, text also here.)
“Call the philosophy department and tell them I’ve been arrested,” print interview with Nell Gluckman, Chronicle of Higher Education (May 7, 2024)
“It Was Like An Ambush,” print interview with Claire Lampen, The Cut (May 3, 2024)
“Emory University Professor Noelle McAfee Says Violence Didn’t Happen Until the Police Showed Up” Scripps News (May 2, 2024)
“11-minute new video with Noelle McAfee about the protest arrests,” 11Alive Altanta local NBC affiliate (April 26, 2024)
Dr. Noëlle McAfee (Emory) – Fear of Breakdown: Psychoanalysis and Politics. (April 28, 2022) Webinar with David McIvor at Colorado State University, Department of Political Science, Democracy Initiative.
Damn the Absolute podcast. “Fear of Breakdown in American Democracy w/ Noëlle McAfee.” (March 9, 2022)
New Books In Psychoanalysis (July 3, 2020) Live stream video Q&A following up on podcast of May 20, 2020.
“New Books in Psychoanalysis Q&A with Noëlle McAfee,” New Books in Psychoanalysis with Tracy Morgan (May 20, 2020). Podcast focusing on Noëlle’s 2019 book, Fear of Breakdown: Politics and Psychoanalysis (Columbia University Press), winner of the American Psychoanalytic Association’s Courage to Dream Book Prize.
New Media and Civic Life: Interview with Noëlle McAfee (November 17, 2009) Brad Rourke’s Blog.
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