Platypus in NYC with chapters at New York University and The New School
Posts Tagged ‘Left’
06.04.11: Discussion of CPGB’s critique of Platypus
Join us for a discussion of the CPGB’s response to Platypus and reflections on our project Communist Party of Great Britain critique of Platypus discussion “Platypus: Is it a sect? Is it an academic grouping? Is it a theoretical dead end?” Saturday, June 4 2PM – 5PM Puck Building (4th fl) 295 Lafayette [...]
Academic Year Reading Groups
Friends and Comrades – Aside from our three weekly coffee breaks (see below!), we’ll be hosting two Platypus reading groups which will serve as an introduction into the work of our organization. Focusing largely, although not exclusively, on content generated by the Platypus Review, the aim of these sessions is to provide attendees with a [...]
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 [...]
Teach-in: The Failure of the Islamic Revolution
Join Platypus members this Wednesday, February 17th at 7:30pm for a teach-in on the Iranian Revolution and a discussion on the current situation in Iran led by Platypus Review editor Pam C. Nogales C. This event will be held at the New School, 80 Fifth Avenue, Rm. 802 Undoubtedly, the Left today should demand the [...]
Platypus Review #19
Ian Morrison interviews Homayoun Pourzad, a representative for the Network of Iranian Labor Unions, on the current crisis and the effects of “anit-imperial” ideologies on understanding the character of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Benjamin M. Blumberg discusses the history of the American Left and the still unmet challenge of theorizing and abolishing race and [...]
Screening: Monday, November 23, 7:30 pm @ The Brecht Forum
Red Channels and the Platypus Affiliated Society present: The Poverty of Student Life, a film screening and discussion Monday, November 23, 7:30 pm – 10:30 pm @ The Brecht Forum, 451 West Street San Francisco State: On Strike – Newsreel, 1969, 25 minutes Community Control – Newsreel, 1969, 50 minutes TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 75 minutes [...]
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 [...]
Trotsky’s speech in Copenhagen (Denmark)
New York has got some explaining to do… [...Europe in general has ceased to be the center of the world. It is foolish to hope that Europe as it is will again occupy that position. The present terrific crisis, in spite of its devastating effects on the United States, will change the relation of forces [...]
Platypus Reading Group: Saturday, October 31, 1– 4pm
Please join us for the eighth meeting of the Platypus Reading group. We will begin with the problem of our contemporary political moment, the absence of the Left, and will continue to investigate the history of the Left over the course of the upcoming academic year in light of this problem: What has the Left [...]
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