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SUMMARY:The Politics of Critique
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LOCATION:Brighton\, United Kingdom
DESCRIPTION:<p><em>What is the meaning of critique&nbsp\;today?</em></p>\n<p>Riot\, revolt\, protest\, occupation: the current historical conjuncture is marked by the confluence of multiple crises and the (re)emergence of oppositional activity against the political and economic status quo.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;In defiance of the powers that seek to entrench inequality\, movements across the world have emerged to act as living forms of critique.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;Yet what we understand as critique - and what we understand as its politics &ndash\; remains a pressing question.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;We must therefore ask<em>: w</em><em>hat might the politics of critique mean for societies experiencing seismic shifts in light of the crises of the past decade?</em></p>\n<p>This conference challenges engaged intellectuals to think though the revolutionary heritage in light of the extraordinary changes of the past decade.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;It is an opportunity to look back in order to look forward\; to&nbsp\;situate ourselves theoretically and politically in relation to emergent forms of struggle and resistance\;&nbsp\;to re-imagine the stale binary of reform and revolution\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;to question the relationship between theory and praxis\; to rearticulate and reinvigorate the politics of critique.</p>\n<p>We invite researchers from across the humanities and social sciences\, particularly post-graduate students\, to contribute to this interdisciplinary conference with papers that explore the above themes.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;The event is the culmination of a year long seminar series which featured lectures from&nbsp\;well known participants and commentators on the role and place of critique in contemporary society. These include&nbsp\;Benjamin Noys\, Saul Newman\, Mark Devenney\, Nina Power\, Diana Coole\, Alan Finlayson\, Sarah Franklin\, Costas Douzinas\, and Howard Caygill.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;Alongside keynote addresses\, the conference will include both panel sessions and themed workshops convened by one or a combination of academics.</p>\n<p>Abstracts of around 300 words should be sent to&nbsp\;<a target="_blank">I.Sinclair1@uni.brighton.ac.uk</a>&nbsp\;no later than 2nd May 2012.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;Presentations should be 20 minutes in length.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;Conference fee is &pound\;40\, which includes inter-session refreshments.</p>\n<p>This event is hosted in collaboration with:</p>\n<p>CAPPE (Centre for Applied Philosophy\, Politics\, and Ethics) &nbsp\;<br>CRD (Centre for Research &amp\; Development)</p>
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