• Black Sails and the Usable Past

  • Jan 31 2024
  • Length: 14 mins
  • Podcast

Black Sails and the Usable Past

Listen for free

View show details

  • Summary

  • The stories we grew up with form a subconscious basis for how we engage with the world. This episode examines two such stories - Pocahontas and Treasure Island - and how they may influence our understanding of the world.

    Warnings: mild spoilers for Black Sails

    Concepts:

    Colonization

    The usable past

    Censorship

    Sources:

    Hixon, Walter. The Myth of American Diplomacy: National Identity and U.S. Foreign Policy. Sheridan Books, 2008.

    Pocahontas. 1995. Directed by Mike Gabriel and Eric Goldberg, performance by Mel Gibson et al. Walt Disney Pictures.

    Stevenson, Robert Louis. Treasure Island. Simon & Schuster, 1883.

    Black Sails, created by Robert Levine and Jonathan E. Steinberg, 2014-2017.
    Show More Show Less
Show More Show Less

What listeners say about Black Sails and the Usable Past

Average Customer Ratings

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

Audible.com.au reviews

Amazon Reviews
No Reviews are Available
In the spirit of reconciliation, Audible acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.