EVENTS
The discursive construction of social antagonisms.
27/02/2007 – 01/03/2007
Ernesto Laclau is an Argentinian political theorist often described as post-Marxist. He is a professor at the University of Essex where he holds a chair in Political Theory and was for many years director of the doctoral Programme in Ideology and Discourse Analysis. He has lectured extensively in many universities in North America, Latin America, Western Europe, Australia and South Africa. Recently, he left The University at Buffalo and now teaches at Northwestern University.
Laclau's most important book is Hegemony and Socialist Strategy, which he co-authored with Chantal Mouffe. Their thought is usually described as post-Marxist as they were both politically active in the social and student movements of the 1960s and thus tried to join working class and new social movements. They rejected Marxist economic determinism and the notion of class struggle being the crucial antagonism in society. Instead they urged for radical democracy of agonistic pluralism where all antagonisms could be expressed.
Programme
27 February
The discursive issue as constituent foundation of the social action.
6´30pm-9pm
28 February
The real side in social action: the antagonism as a source of the political identities.
6´30pm-9pm
1 March
Hegemony and emancipated methods.
6´30pm-9pm
Capacity: 100 people.
Fees:
Professionals: 60 euros
Students.30 euros
Members: 15 euros
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