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Critical Theory in Berlin

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The official account of the Centre for Social Critique at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, also known as Critical Theory in Berlin.
#philosophy #criticaltheory

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Joined January 16, 2023
website:
https://criticaltheoryinberlin.de/en/
youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/@CriticalTheoryinBerlin/videos
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Critical Theory in Berlin @criticaltheoryinberlin@sciences.social
· 5mo ago

New Podcast Episode!
This episode features a roundtable discussion featuring Matteo Pasquinelli , Anna-Verena Nosthoff, Roland Meyer, and Rainer Mühlhoff, moderated by Jacob Blumenfeld. Throughout the conversation, the discussants criticize AI as an ideology, a mode of power, and a social relation.
Here's the link to the episode: https://criticaltheoryinberlin.de/podcast/podcast-17-critique-of-ai-with-matteo-pasquinelli-anna-verena-nosthoff-roland-meyer-and-rainer-muehlhoff/

Podcast 17 - Critique of AI: with Matteo Pasquinelli, Anna-Verena Nosthoff, Roland Meyer, and Rainer Mühlhoff - KTB
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Podcast 17 - Critique of AI: with Matteo Pasquinelli, Anna-Verena Nosthoff, Roland Meyer, and Rainer Mühlhoff - KTB

How should we criticize AI, and how shouldn’t we? This episode features a roundtable discussion organized by the Centre for Social Critique at HU Berlin on February 16th, 2026, featuring Matteo Pasquinelli, Anna-Verena Nosthoff, Roland Meyer, and Rainer Mühlhoff, moderated by Jacob Blumenfeld. Throughout the conversation, the discussants criticize AI as an ideology, a mode […]

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Critical Theory in Berlin @criticaltheoryinberlin@sciences.social
· 8mo ago

Podcast Relaunch - We are relaunching our podcast Critical Theory In Context with regular episodes, alternating in German & English, with our new regular hosts @sabinenuss@mastodon.social & Jacob Blumenfeld.

Unsere neue Episode über das Jahresthema des Centres:
https://criticaltheoryinberlin.de/en/podcast/podcast-14-ueber-die-krise-des-rationalen-das-aktuelle-jahresthema-des-centres-for-social-critique/

Podcast 14 - Über die „Krise des Rationalen“. Das aktuelle Jahresthema des Centres for Social Critique - KTB
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Podcast 14 - Über die „Krise des Rationalen“. Das aktuelle Jahresthema des Centres for Social Critique - KTB

In dieser Folge stellen wir die geplanten Aktivitäten des Centres for Social Critique im Jahr 2026 vor. „Die Krise des Rationalen“ ist der diesjährige Fokus. Was für eine Krise ist hier gemeint, welche Veranstaltungen gibt es, auf welche Gäste können wir gespannt sein? Wir geben u.a. einen Ausblick auf die jährlichen Benjamin Lectures: Eingeladen ist […]

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Critical Theory in Berlin @criticaltheoryinberlin@sciences.social
· 11mo ago

Save the Date: In a two-day workshop on December 4th & 5th we will bring together scholars working at the intersection of philosophy, political economy, and critical theory to reflect on the contested rationality of economic planning.
More information: https://criticaltheoryinberlin.de/event/the-grounds-of-planning-rationality-pseudorationality-and-critique/

The Grounds of Planning: Rationality, Pseudorationality, and Critique - KTB
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The Grounds of Planning: Rationality, Pseudorationality, and Critique - KTB

With keynotes by John O’Neill (University of Manchester) and Aaron Benanav (Cornell University)and contributions by Rabea Berfelde, Jacob Blumenfeld, Lillian Cicerchia, Solveig Degen, Jan Groos, Max Grünberg, Jakob Heyer, Christian Schmidt, Sandra Sieron and Gabriel Wollner

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Critical Theory in Berlin @criticaltheoryinberlin@sciences.social
· 7mo ago

Save the Date: On March 10th, Quinn Slobodian & Ben Tarnoff will join us to present their new book on "Muskism", to discuss not just who Elon Musk is as a person but what he represents as an avatar of a technocratic ideology: a playbook for our postliberal age.
More info: https://criticaltheoryinberlin.de/event/muskismus-buchpraesentation-mit-quinn-slobodian-und-ben-tarnoff/

MUSKISMUS - Buchpräsentation mit Quinn Slobodian und Ben Tarnoff - KTB
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MUSKISMUS - Buchpräsentation mit Quinn Slobodian und Ben Tarnoff - KTB

Die Veranstaltung findet in English statt. Eine Anmeldung ist nicht erforderlich.

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Critical Theory in Berlin @criticaltheoryinberlin@sciences.social
· 9mo ago

Our project 'Socialization in Theory and Practice: Democratizing Access to Land and Energy' now has its own website, including upcoming events, publications and resources on socialization and information about the project:
https://socializationproject.de/

Socialization in Theory and Practice
Socialization in Theory and Practice

Socialization in Theory and Practice

Socialization in Theory and Practice: Democratizing Access to Land and Energy is an interdisciplinary research project based at the Centre for Social Critique at Humboldt University Berlin

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Critical Theory in Berlin @criticaltheoryinberlin@sciences.social
· 5mo ago

RE: https://sciences.social/@criticaltheoryinberlin/116329698699175069

Diesen Freitag ist die Podiumsdiskussion unseres Socialization Projects.
eine Anmeldung ist nicht erforderlich, also kommt gerne alle vorbei!

Critical Theory in Berlin (@criticaltheoryinberlin@sciences.social)
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Critical Theory in Berlin (@criticaltheoryinberlin@sciences.social)

Attached: 1 image Unser Socialization Projekt wird am 24.4., 18:30 im Aquarium Fragen über Bodenpolitik und Eigentum in einer Paneldiskussion besprechen. Wie kann eine demokratische Verfügung über diese zentrale gesellschaftliche Ressource gestaltet werden? Mehr Infos: https://socializationproject.de/event/transformation-ohne-boden-eigentum-und-bodenpolitik-auf-dem-land/

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Critical Theory in Berlin @criticaltheoryinberlin@sciences.social
· 6mo ago

RE: https://mastodon.social/@tazgetroete/116384780686222603

Hier gibt es Beiträge von Freunden und Personen des Centres for Social Critique zu lesen!

taz (@tazgetroete@mastodon.social)
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taz (@tazgetroete@mastodon.social)

Attached: 1 image Die liberale Demokratie steckt weltweit in einer existenziellen Krise. Dabei galt sie lange als die einzig vorstellbare Zukunft. Lässt sich der neue Autoritarismus, den die Mileis und Trumps dieser Welt gerade forcieren noch aufhalten? Mehr dazu lest ihr heute auf taz.de

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Critical Theory in Berlin @criticaltheoryinberlin@sciences.social
· 6mo ago

Save the Date: Am 17.4., 18 Uhr, sprechen Rahel Jaeggi und Robin Celikates mit Oliver Nachtwey über die Analyse des aufkommenden Faschismus in seinem neuen Buch mit Carolin Amlinger, "Zerstörungslust - Elemente des demokratischen Faschismus".
Mehr Infos: https://criticaltheoryinberlin.de/event/regressive-destruktion/

Regressive Destruktion - Buchdiskussion mit Oliver Nachtwey - KTB
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Regressive Destruktion - Buchdiskussion mit Oliver Nachtwey - KTB

Ein Gespräch mit Oliver Nachtwey (Universität Basel), Rahel Jaeggi (HU Berlin) und Robin Celikates (FU Berlin)

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Critical Theory in Berlin @criticaltheoryinberlin@sciences.social
· 10mo ago

The CfA for our next summer school is now online on our website. Our Benjamin Chair Dipesh Chakrabarty, Lillian Cicerchia, Maeve Cooke & Massimiliano Tomba will join us to discuss concepts of history and human agency.
More information and application form: https://criticaltheoryinberlin.de/summer_school/international-summer-school-in-critical-theory-2026-forces-of-history/

International Summer School in Critical Theory 2026. Forces of History - KTB
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International Summer School in Critical Theory 2026. Forces of History - KTB

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Critical Theory in Berlin @criticaltheoryinberlin@sciences.social
· 8mo ago

Save the Date - Our socialization project has invited Matteo Pasquinelli, Anna-Verena Nosthoff, Roland Meyer & Rainer Mühlhoff to discuss critical perspectives on AI on Monday, February 16th.
More information: https://criticaltheoryinberlin.de/event/critique-of-ai/

Critique of AI - KTB
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Critique of AI - KTB

with Matteo Pasquinelli (Ca’ Foscari University Venice), Anna-Verena Nosthoff (Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg), Roland Meyer (University of Zurich & Zurich University of the Arts), Rainer Mühlhoff (University of Osnabrück), moderated by Jacob Blumenfeld (HU Berlin).

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Critical Theory in Berlin @criticaltheoryinberlin@sciences.social
· 8mo ago

On Wednesday next week, Søren Mau will join us to talk about his book "Mute Compulsion" - a novel theory of the forms of abstract and impersonal power set in motion by the subjection of social life to the profit imperative.
More info: https://criticaltheoryinberlin.de/event/mute-compulsion/

Mute compulsion - KTB
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Mute compulsion - KTB

with Søren Mau, celebrating the French Translation of Mute Compulsion: Contrainte Muette, co-organized with the Centre Marc Bloch

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Critical Theory in Berlin @criticaltheoryinberlin@sciences.social
· 8mo ago

NEW DATES - Our Benjamin Chair Dipesh Chakrabarty will hold this year's Benjamin Lectures on Tuesday June 23, Wednesday June 24 & Thursday June 25 at HKW. More information on what he will talk to us about can now be found on our website in EN and DE: https://criticaltheoryinberlin.de/en/benjamin_lectures/a-second-decline-of-the-west/

A Second Decline of the West? - KTB
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A Second Decline of the West? - KTB

In the year 2026, the Benjamin Chair at the Centre was held by the internationally recognized historian, Dipesh Chakrabarty. A quarter of a century after the publication of his seminal work, Provincializing Europe, the author posed the question of whether the multiple ecological catastrophes that have befallen the planet necessitate the provincialization of humanity itself. […]

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Critical Theory in Berlin @criticaltheoryinberlin@sciences.social
· 12mo ago

We are excited to officially announce Dipesh Chakrabarty as our next Benjamin Chair in 2026. Chakrabarty, leading scholar of postcolonial theory and subaltern studies, will join us as Benjamin Chair in Berlin next summer.

Save the Date - More information coming soon on our website!

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Critical Theory in Berlin @criticaltheoryinberlin@sciences.social
· 7mo ago

New Podcast Episode: In part 1 of this two-part series on planning, Jacob Blumenfeld speaks with political economist and philosopher John O’Neill about the socialist calculation debate and its legacy.
Listen to it here or on your usual podcast app: https://criticaltheoryinberlin.de/podcast/podcast-15-1-the-grounds-of-planning-i-john-oneill-on-the-socialist-calculation-debate/

PODCAST 15.1 — The Grounds of Planning I: John O’Neill on the Socialist Calculation Debate - KTB
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PODCAST 15.1 — The Grounds of Planning I: John O’Neill on the Socialist Calculation Debate - KTB

What does it mean to plan an economy rationally—and who gets to decide what counts as rational? In part one of this series on planning, Jacob Blumenfeld speaks with political economist and philosopher John O’Neill about the socialist calculation debate and its legacy. Starting from Otto Neurath’s plans for socialization and in-kind calculation, the conversation […]

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Critical Theory in Berlin @criticaltheoryinberlin@sciences.social
· 8mo ago

RE: https://sciences.social/@criticaltheoryinberlin/115864936119711708

Morgen Abend im Lichthof Ost (Hauptgebäude der HU Berlin):

Critical Theory in Berlin (@criticaltheoryinberlin@sciences.social)
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Critical Theory in Berlin (@criticaltheoryinberlin@sciences.social)

Attached: 1 image Save the Date: Am 30.1. diskutieren Christoph Menke, Katja Diefenbach, Helmut Draxler & Rahel Jaeggi über Krieg & den liberalen Diskurs darüber. Warum erscheint Krieg in diesem als Ausnahmezustand, nicht als instituierte Form von Herrschaft? Mehr Infos: https://criticaltheoryinberlin.de/event/krieg-der-institution-oder-institution-des-krieges/

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Critical Theory in Berlin @criticaltheoryinberlin@sciences.social
· 9mo ago

Save the Date: Am 30.1. diskutieren Christoph Menke, Katja Diefenbach, Helmut Draxler & Rahel Jaeggi über Krieg & den liberalen Diskurs darüber. Warum erscheint Krieg in diesem als Ausnahmezustand, nicht als instituierte Form von Herrschaft?
Mehr Infos: https://criticaltheoryinberlin.de/event/krieg-der-institution-oder-institution-des-krieges/

Krieg der Institution oder Institution des Krieges? - KTB
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Krieg der Institution oder Institution des Krieges? - KTB

Ein Gespräch mit Christoph Menke, Katja Diefenbach, Helmut Draxler und Rahel Jaeggi

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Critical Theory in Berlin @criticaltheoryinberlin@sciences.social
· 9mo ago

Save the Date: Zu unserer ersten Veranstaltung im neuen Jahr werden Rahel Jaeggi und Thomas Seibert mit Daniel Loick über sein Buch "Die Überlegenheit der Unterlegenen", Gegengemeinschaften, und die Frage des revolutionären Subjektes sprechen.
Mehr Infos: https://criticaltheoryinberlin.de/event/krise-und-kollektive-handlungsfaehigkeit-ein-gespraech-zur-politik-von-gegengemeinschaften/

Krise und kollektive Handlungsfähigkeit. Ein Gespräch zur Politik von Gegengemeinschaften - KTB
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Krise und kollektive Handlungsfähigkeit. Ein Gespräch zur Politik von Gegengemeinschaften - KTB

Mit Daniel Loick, Rahel Jaeggi und Thomas Seibert, moderiert von Charlie Ebert

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Critical Theory in Berlin @criticaltheoryinberlin@sciences.social
· 9mo ago

We support the community of the New School for Social Research in their demands to stop the financial restructuring and austerity measures that are planned in response to recent budget challenges.
The letter can be read and signed here: https://www.e-flux.com/notes/6783432/open-letter-on-the-new-school-s-restructuring-plans

Open Letter on The New School’s “Restructuring” Plans - Notes - e-flux
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Open Letter on The New School’s “Restructuring” Plans - Notes - e-flux

Signed by hundreds of faculty, students, and supporters, this letter refutes the claim that a radical “restructuring” of the The New School for Social Research is financially necessary.

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Critical Theory in Berlin @criticaltheoryinberlin@sciences.social
· 12mo ago

Save the Date: On Oct 30-31, our research project Socialization in Theory and Praxis will bring together a range of social, legal and historical scholars to analyze the question of land ownership and socialization.
Full programme now online on our website:
https://criticaltheoryinberlin.de/event/the-land-question-die-bodenfrage/

The Land Question / Die Bodenfrage - KTB
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The Land Question / Die Bodenfrage - KTB

Keynotes: Omar Dahbour (City University of New York), Isabel Feichtner (Universität Würzburg) With contributions by A. Haroon Akram-Lodhi, Noaman Ali, Felix Anderl, Isadora Bellati, Carla Noever Castelos, Kristina Dietz, Alexander Dobeson, Bettina Engels, Kendall Gardner, Jan Lucas Geilen, Kanishka Goonewardena, Elisa Greco, Anna Henkel, Matan Kaminer, Facundo Martin, Tanguy Martin, Rodrigo Maruy, Juliette Monvoisin, Anne […]

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Critical Theory in Berlin @criticaltheoryinberlin@sciences.social
· 14mo ago

Registration now open for our mini-workshop on "Democratizing Finance" with Michael A. McCarthy (UC Santa Cruz), author of "The Master’s Tools: How Finance Wrecked Democracy (And a Radical Plan to Rebuild It)". https://criticaltheoryinberlin.de/event/democratizing-finance-a-mini-workshop-with-michael-a-mccarthy/

Democratizing Finance: A mini-workshop with Michael A. McCarthy - KTB
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Democratizing Finance: A mini-workshop with Michael A. McCarthy - KTB

Co-organized by Christoph Sorg (HU Berlin) and Solveig Degen from the „Socialization in Theory and Practice“ Research Project. Workshop participation via Zoom:https://hu-berlin.zoom-x.de/j/69695476478?pwd=Rh0ZIZevxZoqXZiH9pea42lHTVbq8j.1Meeting ID: 696 9547 6478Passcode: 800441

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Critical Theory in Berlin @criticaltheoryinberlin@sciences.social
· 14mo ago

To wrap up the Benjamin Lectures that Tommie Shelby held this semester, we have published two texts reporting on the three evenings - in English (by Mara Cayarga & Marvin Ester) & in German (by Hanna Hoffman-Richter).
Go to Report/Veranstaltungsbericht here: https://criticaltheoryinberlin.de/en/benjamin_lectures/political-ethics-of-the-oppressed-on-freedom-solidarity-and-self-respect/

Political Ethics of the Oppressed: On Freedom, Solidarity, and Self-Respect - KTB
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Political Ethics of the Oppressed: On Freedom, Solidarity, and Self-Respect - KTB

Philosopher and African American Studies scholar Tommie Shelby from Harvard University held the Benjamin Chair at the Centre for Social Critique in 2025. From June 18 to 20, 2025, Shelby developped a Political Ethics of the Oppressed in his Benjamin Lectures. The Benjamin Lectures 2025 were organised in cooperation with Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung

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Critical Theory in Berlin @criticaltheoryinberlin@sciences.social
· 7mo ago

What explains the fact that we are subject to a variety of social norms? What grounds their authority over us? On April 23d, 2pm-7pm, we will discuss Charlotte Witt's recently published & widely acclaimed book with her.
Register via the form on our website: https://criticaltheoryinberlin.de/event/social-goodness-the-onotlogy-of-social-norms/

Social Goodness: The Ontology of Social Norms - Book Workshop with Charlotte Witt - KTB
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Social Goodness: The Ontology of Social Norms - Book Workshop with Charlotte Witt - KTB

Please register by 14 April 2026 using the form below. The workshop is organized by Rahel Jaeggi & Kristina Lepold together with the Centre for Social Critique.

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Critical Theory in Berlin @criticaltheoryinberlin@sciences.social
· 6mo ago

RE: https://sciences.social/@criticaltheoryinberlin/116255314443789305

Diesen Freitag ist die Buchdiskussion mit Oliver Nachtwey!

Critical Theory in Berlin (@criticaltheoryinberlin@sciences.social)
sciences.social

Critical Theory in Berlin (@criticaltheoryinberlin@sciences.social)

Attached: 1 image Save the Date: Am 17.4., 18 Uhr, sprechen Rahel Jaeggi und Robin Celikates mit Oliver Nachtwey über die Analyse des aufkommenden Faschismus in seinem neuen Buch mit Carolin Amlinger, "Zerstörungslust - Elemente des demokratischen Faschismus". Mehr Infos: https://criticaltheoryinberlin.de/event/regressive-destruktion/

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Critical Theory in Berlin @criticaltheoryinberlin@sciences.social
· 6mo ago

Unser Socialization Projekt wird am 24.4., 18:30 im Aquarium Fragen über Bodenpolitik und Eigentum in einer Paneldiskussion besprechen. Wie kann eine demokratische Verfügung über diese zentrale gesellschaftliche Ressource gestaltet werden?
Mehr Infos: https://socializationproject.de/event/transformation-ohne-boden-eigentum-und-bodenpolitik-auf-dem-land/

TRANSFORMATION OHNE BODEN? EIGENTUM UND BODENPOLITIK AUF DEM LAND - Socialization in Theory and Practice
Socialization in Theory and Practice

TRANSFORMATION OHNE BODEN? EIGENTUM UND BODENPOLITIK AUF DEM LAND - Socialization in Theory and Practice

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Critical Theory in Berlin @criticaltheoryinberlin@sciences.social
· 6mo ago

Neue Podcastfolge! Sabine Nuss spricht mit Rahel Jaeggi über Daniel Loicks "Gegengemeinschaften", mit Rückblick auf unsere Januar Veranstaltung mit D. Loick, Thomas Seibert und Charlie Ebert.
Verfügbar auf Spotify & Apple Podcasts.
Link zur Episode: https://criticaltheoryinberlin.de/podcast/podcast-16-gegengemeinschaften-neue-revolutionaere-subjekte/

Podcast 16 - Gegengemeinschaften: Neue revolutionäre Subjekte? - KTB
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Podcast 16 - Gegengemeinschaften: Neue revolutionäre Subjekte? - KTB

Das klassische revolutionäre Subjekt ist von der Bildfläche verschwunden. Was ihm nachfolgte, wurde vom Kapitalismus absorbiert. Doch wer tritt heute an die Stelle des Proletariats, um die Verhältnisse, in denen der Mensch ein geknechtetes Wesen ist, umzuwälzen? Der Philosoph Daniel Loick schlägt hierfür das Konzept der „Gegengemeinschaften“ vor. Jenseits der Institutionen der bürgerlichen Gesellschaft schließen […]

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Critical Theory in Berlin @criticaltheoryinberlin@sciences.social
· 5mo ago

RE: https://sciences.social/@criticaltheoryinberlin/116527156780422694

These one is just a teaser.
If you want to find out more about our 11 Theses in Planning checkout our homepage here: https://criticaltheoryinberlin.de/en/interventions/11-theses-on-planning/
and join the debate in our forum here: https://criticaltheoryinberlin.de/en/forum/

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Critical Theory in Berlin (@criticaltheoryinberlin@sciences.social)

11 Theses on Planning 1. Planning for Future The prohibition on thinking concretely about the future has expired. An ecological and democratic concept of planning beyond capitalism is now necessary for planetary survival. More: https://criticaltheoryinberlin.de/en/forum/

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Critical Theory in Berlin @criticaltheoryinberlin@sciences.social
· 5mo ago

11 Theses on Planning

1. Planning for Future
The prohibition on thinking concretely about the future has expired. An ecological and democratic concept of planning beyond capitalism is now necessary for planetary survival.

More: https://criticaltheoryinberlin.de/en/forum/

Forum - KTB
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Forum - KTB

The forum is a space to debate the questions and topics that characterize contemporary Critical Theory. In cooperation with the Critical Theory Network, we annually present 11 theses that seek to start and facilitate a new discussion. Furthermore, the forum is a place to take part in discourses emerging from recent struggles and political developments. […]

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