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Posts Tagged ‘ideology’
PR 27: September 2010
The Platypus Review Issue 27 | September 2010 Ideology and the student left Will Klatt, Luis Brennan, Aaron Petcoff, and Ashley Weger A transcript of a panel hosted by Platypus at the U.S. Social Forum in June of this year, on the nature of student politics and the role of ideology in organizing on campus. With [...]
Iran Teach-In with Ervand Abrahamian: May 2nd, 1pm
Forging a Left in Iran: Possibilities and difficulties ATTENTION, LOCATION CHANGE: Tisch Hall, 40 W. 4th St. (4th and Mercer, on the South side of the street) Lower Level 2, Room. LC11. A teach-in on labor, human rights and prospects for a Left in Iran with Ervand Abrahamian The Platypus Affiliated Society, in collaboration with United for Iran, Amnesty International [...]
The Decline of the Left in the 20th Century : Toward a Theory of Historical Regression
The Decline of the Left in the 20th Century : Toward a Theory of Historical Regression A Platypus Review Special Edition (issue 17: November, 2009) Based on a panel discussion held by Platypus at Pace University last year, The Platypus Review traces in this special issue the slow death of the Left in our time, precisely [...]
Film screening: Examined Life [ October 3rd, 7:30pm @ Union Docs ]
Film screening: Examined Life
Saturday, October 3 – 7:30pm @ Union Docs [322 Union Ave, Brooklyn NY ]
Platypus NY Chapter head, Chris Mansour, will be introducing the film. Discussion with Filmmaker and Stephen Duncombe to follow the screening.
In EXAMINED LIFE (2008, 87 minutes, Canada, DVD), filmmaker Astra Taylor accompanies some of today’s most influential thinkers on a series of unique excursions through places and spaces that hold particular resonance for them and their ideas.
Public Forum in NYC: September 13th, 2009
The Platypus Affiliated Society presents
30 Years of the Islamic Revolution in Iran: The Tragedy of the Left
6:00pm Sunday, September 13, 2009
at The Brecht Forum 451 West St New York, NY