《The Politics Of Critical Theory》 - 免费馆藏音频

On April 1st, 2023, the Platypus Affiliated Society hosted a panel discussion on "The Politics Of Critical Theory" at the University of Chicago as part of Platypus's annual international convention.

PANEL DESCRIPTION:

This year marks the centenary of Georg Lukács’s History and Class Consciousness: Studies in Marxist Dialectics, published in 1923. Among other things, Lukács’s magnum opus set the foundation for the Critical Theory of the Frankfurt School. More somberly, the year 2023 comes fifty years after the death of Max Horkheimer, a leading figure of the Frankfurt School. No one would contest the influence of History and Class Consciousness, nor of the Frankfurt School, in the history of the Left. However, what remains unclear is the relevance that Critical Theory holds in the present — if any. What is the political role of Critical Theory for the Left today? How did the practice and theory of Marxism, from Marx to Lenin, make possible and necessary the politics of Critical Theory? How does our moment differ, or remain the same, from the one in which Critical Theory emerged?

PANELISTS:

Mike Atkinson

Miles Byrne

Ryan Mickler

Bret Schneider

Nora Sprenger