[ASA_PEWS] helping david finish his documentary about immanuel wallerstein and U.S. hegemonic decline

[Saskia Sassen]

Dear Chris: yes i will contrrbute... will send tomorrow --do let me know
what is the simples t way to send it... I am without an assistant and
I realize aaayyyy  that I do not quite know how i can trasnfer money to you
easely..
saskia

On Mon, Nov 7, 2022 at 3:28 AM Christopher Chase-Dunn <chriscd at ucr.edu>
wrote:

> Dear All,
> For those of you who don't know, I've been working on a documentary about
> the radical sociologist Immanuel Wallerstein for several years. And now I
> am launching a fundraising campaign in order to finish the film.
> You can find all of the information here:
> https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-eagle-has-crash-landed#/
> Please consider donating to help this film get to its completion! And
> please send this message to any and all that you think might be interested.
> Feel free to write me at: moleverde at gmail.com with any and all questions
> or
> concerns.
> Best wishes, David Martinez
> And here is a description of the film:
> The Eagle Has Crash Landed: The World According to Immanuel Wallerstein
> A film about the Decline of US Power and the End of Capitalism
> Directed by David Martinez
> "Immanuel Wallerstein was one of the intellectual giants of twentieth
> century social thought. If there's to be a planet worth living on in the
> 21st century, it'll be because we paid attention to his ideas." - Raj Patel
> For the past several years I have been making a film about Immanuel
> Wallerstein, an influential sociologist and radical thinker. I’ve finished
> shooting and with your help, I can finish the post-production work and
> finally share it with the world.
> WHY MAKE A FILM ABOUT HIM?
> Immanuel Wallerstein was one of the most influential thinkers of the last
> fifty years. Born in New York City in 1930 he developed a lifelong interest
> in world politics, and he went on to become a hugely influential
> sociologist who changed sociology by insisting on a global perspective, and
> the importance of the Global South as a prime mover of history.
> He was also a dedicated activist scholar, who tried to use his thought and
> his work to advance causes of social justice worldwide, and he did so by
> listening to and being deeply influenced by people’s movements such as
> African anticolonial movements, Rojova in Kurdistan, the Zapatistas, and
> the student movements of 1968. And in turn the circle was completed when
> his own work later influenced other movements.
> It was this give and take, this intellectual exchange with movements and
> world events, that made IW’s ideas resonate far and wide.
> He literally turned the discipline of sociology on its head, and when the
> World Sociological Association convened a commission on Restructuring
> Sociology, they named IW its chair.
> He insisted on emphasizing the importance of the Global South, and
> revolutionized its vision by insisting on viewing the world as one system
> rather than focusing on individual countries as autonomous actors.
> Now more than ever IW’s work is relevant and necessary. As the world is
> unavoidably a global community, and nation-states simply cannot act
> individually, World Systems Analysis is needed now more than ever.
> “Today, as climate breakdown magnifies the division between North and
> South, and an exploited workforce is subject to every-more precarious
> conditions, Wallerstein’s ideas have gained renewed urgency. He indicated
> that the way forward is class struggle – where “class” stands for an
> integrated fight against capitalism, racism, paternalism and
> neo-colonialism.
> In contrast to the movements of 1968, today it seems only the far right has
> reaped the benefits of capitalism’s crisis. In lamenting this development,
> liberals fail to see how it was their own celebration of capitalism’s
> inexorable expansion – and their blindness to its inherent contradictions –
> that planted the seeds for the bigoted nationalism which flourishes today.
> The challenge for us is to take forward Wallerstein’s vision. As he
> foresaw, we may succeed, but the chances may be only 50-50.” - The New
> Statesman, 10 September 2019
> Who Is This Film For?
> It’s a film for both students of Sociology who are interested in
> World-System Analysis, as well as for political activists who wish to
> understand the deeper questions and roots of our current unstable times.
> This is a film for people who are fans of movies like “Manufacturing
> Consent” (about the work of Noam Chomsky), the films of Adam Curtis (“The
> Power Of Nightmares” and others), “The Forgotten Space” by Allan Sekula,
> "Zizek!” by Astra Taylor, and even “WR” by Dujan Makeyev: movies for
> politically-minded people who are looking for deeper political forces and
> meanings in the world.
> GIFTS TO DONORS:
> $5000: For Friends and Family Donors, who will receive a private, in-person
> screening, along with a signed poster, t-shirt, and a copy of the film, as
> well as a top mention in the credits.
> For $2500 : An in-person screening, provided the donor pay travel expenses
> if outside of California, along with a signed poster, t-shirt, and a copy
> of the film.
> With a $750 donation, I will Zoom in for a screening and a Q & A, session,
> and the donor will also receive a signed poster, t-shirt, and a copy of the
> film.
> For $250: A limited edition signed poster, t-shirt, and a copy of the film
> For $100 : Regular updates and a copy of the film
> For 1$ - $25 : Regular updates on the film
> Your donation is tax deductible as the film is fiscally sponsored through
> SF IndieFest, a 501(c)3 nonprofit.
> --
> David Martinez
> Itinerant Film Worker
> c: 512.501.9311
>
> ReplyForward
>
>
> --
> chris chase-dunn   邓宇歌
> institute for research on world-systems
> olmsted 1218
> university of california-riverside
> riverside, ca 92521 USA
> consider using my textbook in your class:
> _Social Change: Globalization from the Stone Age to the Present_ Routledge
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