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Next Workshop Jan 31 David Spreen

“The Class Enemy Across the River Jordan: Anti-Fascism, Anti-Capitalism and Place in the West German New Left 1965-1970″

David Spreen, PhD Candidate, The University of Michigan

All papers will be distributed in advance of the workshops via the Social Theory Workshop list serv. To join this list serv go to: lists.uchicago.edu and search for “Social Theory”

All events will take place at 6pm in Wilder House (5811 S. Kenwood Ave)

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October 18 Eric Triantafillou

The next meeting of the Social Theory Workshop will take place Thursday, October 18 at 6pm in Wilder House (5811 S Kenwood Ave)

In keeping with the workshop’s on-going engagement with historical understanding of left social movements and politics, we will be discussing a paper by Anthropology PhD student Eric Triantafillou, “‘We Rule You’: The Visual Epistemology of Capitalism as a Pyramid.” In this paper Eric considers the critical sufficiency of the imagery and discourses about aesthetic production deployed by left social movements in the United States.

Questions, accessibility concerns, and paper requests can be directed to sakent@uchicago.edu

 

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Jan 12

January 9, 2012 Reha Kadakal

The first meeting of the Social Theory Workshop for winter quarter will take place Monday, January 9 at 8pm in Wilder House (5811 S. Kenwood Ave).

We will be discussing a paper by Reha Kadakal, Social Sciences Collegiate Division, entitled, “Islam and the Neoliberal Shifts in Republican Ideology in Turkey.”

A copy of the paper has been distributed via the list serv. It can also be requested from sakent@uchicago.edu.

We look forward to seeing you there.