Category Archives: Interviews

Interview on US Protests & Marxist Critique

I was honored to be interviewed again on India and the Global Left for a discussion entitled “US Protests & Marxist Critique of Žižek, Foucault, Arendt & the Frankfurt School, w Gabriel Rockhill.”

Interview in “Monthly Review”

I was deeply honored to be interviewed by Zhao Dingqi about themes in my recent scholarship, next book, and future projects. Click here to read the interview.

“In this interview with Zhao Dingqi of World Socialism Studies, Gabriel Rockhill dives deep into the CIA’s campaign to propagate thinly veiled imperialist and capitalist ideology through the institutions of the Western left intelligentsia—and how this state of affairs continues among intellectuals to this day. “

Interview

I had the honor of being interviewed on 1000 w/ Ron Placone. The episode can be listened to here.

Interview on “Western Marxism & Anti-Communism”

It was a pleasure to discuss my ongoing research on the history of Western Marxism and anti-communism on the podcast “Reimagining Soviet Georgia.” Click here to listen.

Interview on Intellectuals and Insurgency

It was a real pleasure to discuss my current research on the podcast “Millennials Are Killing Capitalism.” We talk about the hegemonic promotion of radical recuperators by the global theory industry vs the repression of organic revolutionary intellectuals & much more. The conversation revolves around and further expands my recent article in Monthly Review, “The Myth of 68 Thought & the French Intelligentsia.”

Interviewed by “India & the Global Left”

It was a pleasure to speak with Jyotishman Mudiar on “India & Global Left” about my research on the global theory industry, anti-communism, identity politics, fascism, and the international struggle for socialism. The episode is entitled “Prof. Rockhill on Postmodernism, Socialism, Identity Politics & Fascism.”

Interviewed on “American Exception”

It was a pleasure to discuss my research on the global theory industry and the U.S. national security state with Aaron Good. The episode is entitled “Operation Pomo.”

Interview in Georgian for “42 Parallel”

It was a pleasure to be interviewed by Bakar Berekashvili for the journal 42 Parallel (the interview is dubbed in Georgian).

Interviewed on the Barricades

I had a very productive conversation with Maria Cernat and Boyan Stanislavski for “On the Barricades.” We discussed the history of the global theory industry, anti-communist efforts to shore up the compatible Left, the dynamics of cultural imperialism and their relationship to right-wing opportunism, the rise of fascism, the place of China in contemporary geopolitics, the limits of Freudo-Marxism and intellectual syncretism, Žižek’s record of selling out the people for the advancement of his own career, and more.

Interviewed on ZNetwork

It was a pleasure to discuss my recent critique of Slavoj Zizek with Greg Wilpert, situating it in relation to my larger book project on the compatible left intelligentsia & its war on actually existing socialism.

Slavoj Zizek: Capitalism’s Court Jester?,” ZNetwork, February 9, 2023.