Marxism, Short Film (16 minutes) by the Antipode Foundation: “Geographies of Racial Wilson Gilmore

Ruth Wilson Gilmore, iconic geographer, abolitionist, and author of “Golden Gulag: Prisons, Surplus, Crisis, and
Opposition in Globalizing California, “is one of the world’s preeminent scholars on prisons, crime and
punishment. At the start of this powerful short film, she says, “capitalism requires inequality, and racism
enshrines it.” She also says that we can’t undo racism unless we undo capitalism. What do you think she
meansby this?Do you agree with her? Why or why not? Argue for your position.
Watch this short video and apply it to your term paper.
https://antipodeonline.org/geographies-of-racial-capitalism/