EVENTS
1st Encounter of the Working Group on the Public Sphere ("El/lo público"), with John Michael Roberts
27/05/2009 – 28/05/2009
John Michael Roberts’ visit will be the first encounter of the working group on the public sphere (“El / Lo público”), with an invited speaker. However, attendance to this lecture is open to all and those who have not -or not yet- joined the group, are encouraged to attend. During two days, we will explore the concept of public sphere as well as its contemporary currency. During the first session, John Michael Roberts will talk about the relationship between popular culture and the public sphere, paying particular attention to some of key elements such as demonstrations, political activism, and forms in which free speech is legislated and controlled. In view of all of these, he will attempt to mobilise the history of this concept from the standpoint of the present. The meeting on the 28th will be an opportunity to openly discuss all the issues raised the previous day, it will be moderated by members of the working group. Sessions 27th May. 7.00-9.00 P.m.
John Michael Roberts’ Lecture. Read more
Exploring the Public Sphere 28th May. 7.00-9.00 P.m.
Open discussion. Suggestions on Preliminary Reading: –Graig Calhoun (editor) (1992) Habermas and the Public Sphere. Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press.
–Nick Crossley and John Roberts (editors) (2004) After Habermas: New Perspectives on the Public Sphere. Oxford: Blackwell.
–R. E. Goodin and John. S. Dryzek (2006) “Deliberative Impacts: The Macro-Political Uptake of Mini-Publics”. Politics and Society 34(2): 219-244.
–Michael Hardt and Antonio Negri (2000) Empire. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press.
–Jürgen Habermas (1962/1989) The Structural Transformation of the Public Sphere. Cambridge: Polity.
–L.M Sanders (1997) “Against Deliberation”. Political Theory 25(3): 347-376. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Information and registration Language of the seminar: English and Spanish. Simultaneous translation into Spanish
Capacity: 140 people
Free entry