Virtual lecture by Olúfẹmi O. Táíwò, who is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Georgetown University. Their work work draws on the Black radical tradition, contemporary philosophy of language, contemporary social science, German transcendental philosophy, materialist thought, histories of activism and activist thinkers. In this lecture, Olúfemi O. Táíwò will discuss […]
Recording of a lecture given on the 19th of May 2022 by Olúfẹmi O. Táíwò, Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Georgetown University. Their work work draws on the Black radical tradition, contemporary philosophy of language, contemporary social science, German transcendental philosophy, materialist thought, histories of activism and activist thinkers. In […]
We continue our reading of Eva von Redecker’s book Praxis and Revolution on 24 May 2022, at 2pm. For this meeting, we tackle the introduction to part 2 and and chapter 4. Join us! CRITIQUE’s Critical Theory Reading Group meets regularly to discuss pre-read texts selected by members. All meetings […]
We continue our reading of Eva von Redecker’s book Praxis and Revolution on 5 May 2022, at 2:30pm. For this meeting, we tackle the second and third chapters (“The Materiality of Praxis” and “The Connections Between Practices”). Join us! CRITIQUE’s Critical Theory Reading Group meets regularly to discuss pre-read texts […]
Join us for a manuscript workshop on Michael Albert‘s forthcoming book: Navigating the Polycrisis: Mapping the Futures of Capitalism and the Earth. The book explores possible futures in an era of intersecting ecological and political-economic crises and is forthcoming with MIT Press. Respondents: Troy Vettese Mathias Thaler Claire Duncanson Thomas Homer-Dixon […]
CRITIQUE – EEHN Joint Discussion Group Members of CRITIQUE and the Environmental Humanities Network will hold a joint discussion session around an art exhibition – The Accursed Share – shown at Talbott Rice Gallery. The visit to the Gallery will be followed by an informal conversation on the central themes […]
We begin our reading Eva von Redecker’s book Praxis and Revolution on April 21 2022, at 3pm. For this first meeting, we tackle the Introduction and chapter 1, “The Rules of Praxis”. CRITIQUE’s Critical Theory Reading Group meets regularly to discuss pre-read texts selected by members. All meetings currently take […]
Wrapping up our reading of Dipesh Chakrabarty’s “The Climate of History in a Planetary Age” (2021), we will be discussing the remainder of the chapters, from chapter 6 to the end of the book, including the conversation with Bruno Latour. CRITIQUE’s Critical Theory Reading Group meets regularly to discuss pre-read […]
Proceeding with our reading of Dipesh Chakrabarty’s “The Climate of History in a Planetary Age” (2021), we will be discussing chapters 4 and 5. CRITIQUE’s Critical Theory Reading Group meets regularly to discuss pre-read texts selected by members. All meetings currently take place online, via Zoom. To join, please email […]
We are reading Dipesh Chakrabarty’s “The Climate of History in a Planetary Age” (2021), Chapters 2 and 3. CRITIQUE’s Critical Theory Reading Group meets regularly to discuss pre-read texts selected by members. All meetings currently take place online, via Zoom. To join, please email critique_centre@ed.ac.uk.
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