Masterclass with Slavoj Zizek
Starts 29 April 2019,
14:00
Finishes 30 April 2019,
16:00
Venue Birkbeck Clore
Management Centre, B01
Event description
Our situation is dangerous,
there are uncertainties and elements of chaos in our environment, in
international relations, in biotechnology, in sexual relations… But it is here
that we should remember Mao’s old motto: “There is great disorder under heaven,
so the situation is excellent!”
Let’s not lose nerve, let’s
exploit the confusion as a chance to propose a new radical vision.
In January 2019, an international
team of scientists proposed “a diet that says can improve health while ensuring
sustainable food production to reduce further damage to the planet.” We are
talking about a radical reorganization of our entire food production and
distribution – so how do we do it? Is it not clear that a strong global agency
is needed with the power to coordinate such measures? And does not such an
agency point in the direction of what we once called “Communism”? And does the
same not hold for other threats to our survival as humans? Is a similar global
agency not also needed to deal with the exploding problem of refugees and
immigrants, with the problem of digital control over our lives? Let’s not be
afraid to tackle the problem of the new order that the ongoing disorder is
calling for.
Tickets:
Tickets are £10 for each
session, and you are welcome to join us for one or both of the sessions.
BOOK YOUR PLACE HERE
Day 1: Monday 29th April: “Was
Antigone a man? Masculinity and other toxic entities.”
Day 2: Tuesday 30th April:
“Nomadic proletarians? No, thanks!”
Please note: both sessions run
2-4pm. Please arrive in good time to register and take a seat.
We have reserved a limited
number of seats for Birkbeck students, Birkbeck staff and unwaged attendees.
Suggested Reading
Slavoj Zizek, Chapter 1, LIKE
A THIEF IN BROAD DAYLIGHT (Allen 2019).
Speakers
Slavoj Žižek, International
Director, Birkbeck Institute for the Humanities
World-renowned public
intellectual Professor Slavoj Zizek has published over 50 books (translated
into 20 languages) on topics ranging from philosophy and Freudian and Lacanian
psychoanalysis, to theology, film, opera and politics, including Lacan in
Hollywood and The Fragile Absolute. He was a candidate for, and nearly won, the
Presidency of his native Slovenia in the first democratic elections after the
break-up of Yugoslavia in 1990. Although courted by many universities in the
US, he resisted offers until the International Directorship of Birkbeck's
Centre came up. Believing that 'Political issues are too serious to be left
only to politicians', Zizek aims to promote the role of the public
intellectual, to be intellectually active and to address the larger public.
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