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Call for Papers: 19th-20th C. Austrian Thought and its Legacy

Iain Macdonald — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:27:28 +0000

Call for Papers

19^th-20^th C. Austrian Thought and its Legacy
Department of Philosophy and Humanities, University of Texas at Arlington
November 1-3, 2012

We invite contributions for a conference on Austrian Thought at the turn of the 20^th Century. Philosophers of this period of the Austro-Hungarian Empire—led by Franz Brentano—advanced myriad areas of philosophy and innovative … Read More …

Miguel Abensour, Democracy Against the State

Marie-Eve Morin — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:49:45 +0000

Miguel Abensour, Democracy Against the State: Marx and the Machiavellian Moment. Trans. Max Blechman and Martin Breaugh. Cambridge: Polity Press, 2011; 149 pages. ISBN: 978-0745650104.

Review by Devin Zane Shaw, University of Ottawa. Forthcoming in Symposium.

It is taken for granted today that calling a political practice utopian is synonymous with saying that it is impossible. Miguel Abensour … Read More …

Conference: Social Justice and Human Rights

Iain Macdonald — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 04:25:57 +0000

The Centre for Philosophy, Religion and Social Ethics at the Institute for Christian Studies is presenting a two-day conference on Social Justice and Human Rights on April 27 and 28, 2012, co-sponsored by Emmanuel College (in the University of Toronto) where it will take place. This interdisciplinary and cross-sectoral conference will bring together participants with a wide diversity of interests, … Read More …

Marc Crépon and Bernard Stiegler, De la démocratie participative

Marie-Eve Morin — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 19:40:17 +0000

Marc Crépon and Bernard Stiegler, De la démocratie participative: Fondements et limites. Paris: Mille et une nuits, 2007; 118 pages. ISBN: 978-2755500332.

Review by Travis Holloway, SUNY Stony Brook/NYU. Forthcoming in Symposium.

This year’s presidential elections in France, Russia, the United States, Yemen and elsewhere will happen at a time when protests in these countries and around the … Read More …

Call for Papers: “Theory Mad Beyond Redemption”: The Post-Kantian Poe

Iain Macdonald — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 19:18:14 +0000

Call for Papers
“Theory Mad Beyond Redemption”: The Post-Kantian Poe

A call for papers for a special issue of The Edgar Allan Poe Review, forthcoming in Fall 2012, and guest-edited by Sean Moreland, Devin Zane Shaw, and Jonathan Murphy.

The editors invite original essays that address the influence of German Idealist and Romantic thought upon Edgar … Read More …

Ladelle McWhorter, Racism and Sexual Oppression in Anglo-America

Marie-Eve Morin — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 21:42:54 +0000

Ladelle McWhorter, Racism and Sexual Oppression in Anglo-America: A Genealogy. Indianapolis: Indiana University Press, 2009; 420 pages. ISBN: 978-0253220639.

Review by Anna Carastathis, California State University, Los Angeles.

For those familiar with McWhorter’s work, the publication of Racism and Sexual Oppression in Anglo-America was long awaited.1 I had encountered an early form of the argument McWhorter rehearses in this book … Read More …

Stefan Kristensen, Parole et Subjectivité

Marie-Eve Morin — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 21:16:17 +0000

Sorry, this entry is only available in Français. … Read More …

CSCP 2012 News and Call for Papers

Iain Macdonald — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 19:07:57 +0000

We are very pleased to announce that The Canadian Society for Continental Philosophy will hold its annual conference from October 11-13, 2012, in Ottawa at the University of Ottawa.

Please see our Call for Papers. … Read More …

Call for Papers: Symposium Special Issue on Australasian Continental Philosophy

Iain Macdonald — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 04:11:47 +0000

Symposium
Canadian Journal of Continental Philosophy

Call for Papers
Special Issue on Australasian Continental Philosophy
Guest Editor: Marguerite La Caze, University of Queensland

The purpose of the issue is to showcase the vibrant and engaged work of Australasian Continental thinkers, highlighting special questions, issues, developments, specific scholarship and trends that arise in this context. Papers may be in any area … Read More …

Félix Guattari, Soft Subversions

Marie-Eve Morin — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 03:36:54 +0000

Félix Guattari, Soft Subversions: Texts and Interviews 1977-1985 (2^nd ed.). Los Angeles: Semiotext(e), 2009; 341 pages. ISBN: 978-1584350736.

Review by Maxwell Kennel, University of Waterloo. Forthcoming in Symposium.

The release of a second edition of Félix Guattari’s Soft Subversions might serve to indicate a rising interest in the work of the French psychoanalyst and philosopher. To confirm this indication … Read More …