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 [...]

January 18, 2010 | Comments »

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.

October 1, 2009 | Comments »