Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2003 11:16:40 +0000
From: Blue <blue09-AT-onetel.net.uk>
Subject: AUT: 2nd Capitalism and Philosophy workshop, London


The 2nd Capitalism and Philosophy Lab will be held on Saturday 29 March at
2-6 pm in Room A116, Middlesex University,
Tottenham Campus, White Hart Lane, London N17.

Theme: MILITANT SUBJECTIVITY

(The work of Alain Badiou, Antonio Negri, and Jacques Ranciere will be
discussed).

Speakers: Sam Gillespie, Peter Hallward, Alberto Toscano



The Capitalism and Philosophy Lab is a regular workshop on post-1968
philosophical approaches to capitalism. For those who believe that genuine
philosophical advances were made in 1960's and 70's France (in
the work, for instance, of Deleuze, Badiou, Lacan, Laruelle,
Lyotard), there is an ever more pressing need to explore and test
seriously the contribution these developments make (and can
make) to Marxist theory and the analysis of contemporary
capitalism. New theoretical tools are needed for the future of
Marxist thought. We suggest that one crucial way forward is to
rebut the common but one-sided perception that the
abovementioned philosophical developments are essentially
antagonistic to Marxist philosophy. (One exegetical aim of the
workshop is to place Althusserianism back into its proper
philosophical context.)

As well as critical and directed work on texts and key
concepts, these sessions aim to identify and explore vital
components in the current phase of capitalism. One central focus
for discussion will be the relations between technoscience and
capital. What implications do developments and accelerations in
technoscience have for philosophy and Marxism together?
Our hope is that, taken together, these lines of
investigation might provide powerful and new theoretical concepts
in the struggle against contemporary capitalism.

Future sessions include Subjectivity and History (in May, with Peter
Osborne), and Capitalism and Libidinal Economy (June).

Enquiries: R.Brassier-AT-mdx.ac.uk or C.Kerslake-AT-mdx.ac.uk


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