The Libertarian Impulse: Theories, Histories, Comparison Seminar series 2009-2010 academic year From October 2009 until March 2010 RUPE will hold a series of seminars on the theme of libertarian politics and theory. With the collapse of state socialism, the unseemly decline of social democracy, and with the devolving of liberalism into a narrow politics of security, we believe it is high time to turn to political heresies like anarchism, left-libertarianism and autonomist Marxism, which have existed until now on the margins of more recognized political traditions. With the unprecedented deployment and expansion of state power and surveillance post-9/11, and with the symptomatic crisis of legitimacy experienced by representative party politics, we think it is important and timely to investigate alternative sites of the political – the autonomous and anti-systemic social movements and activist networks which have proliferated across the global horizon in recent years. The series will focus on different ways of thinking about individual and collective liberty, difference and equality, as well as political identities, practices, modes of organization, action and democracy outside the state order. This seminar series will explore related themes of: anarchist theory, utopian thought, cosmopolitanism, the politics of direct action, new social movements, social liberty, autonomous politics, piracy and biopolitics, and continental radical political philosophy. It will bring together a series of experts and thinkers from different disciplines – Politics, Sociology, Anthropology, Philosophy and Social Policy – who are all moved in some way by the libertarian impulse. The seminars will be held on Tuesday evenings 6-8pm in the Senior Common Room (Level 2 RHB). Drinks will be provided, and everyone is invited. The program is as follows: Autumn Term 6 October – Professor Kevin McDonald (Sociology, Goldsmiths): 'Between autonomy and vulnerability: grammars of action and experience in movements today' 13 October – Dr. David Graeber (Anthropology, Goldsmiths): Title TBC 10 November – Dr. Carl Levy (Politics, Goldsmiths): 'Anarchism and Cosmopolitanism' 17 November – Dr. Simon Griffiths (Politics, Goldsmiths): Title TBC 1 December – Professor Gianni Vattimo (Philosophy, Turin): Title TBC, Venue TBC Spring Term 19 January – Dr. Alberto Toscano (Sociology, Goldsmiths): 'Freedom, Claustrophobia and Colonisation: Lessons from the Anarchist Geography of Elisee Reclus' 2 February – Dr. Ruth Kinna (Politics, Loughborough): 'William Morris: Time & Utopia' 9 February – Dr. Nicola Montagna (Criminology, Middlesex): Title TBC 2 March – Amedeo Policante (Politics, Goldsmiths): Title TBC 16 March – Dr. Saul Newman (Politics, Goldsmiths): Booklaunch: 'The Politics of Postanarchism' Dr Saul Newman
|
|||
 |
Marxism & Psychology Research Group (MPRG) |
|
|
|