The Cultural Revolution in China (the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution was its official title) was one of the great revolutionary political events of the 20th century, and coming to grips with it is part of what’s essential, I believe, to any renewal of the communist hypothesis (to use Badiou’s very apt term). The following essay [...]
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Badiou’s new book
A nice little review, originally appearing in the Irish Left Review, of Badiou’s new book. A paragraph at the end (about two other books) has been cut. Reading Badiou Seán Sheehan Alain Badiou could be the most important philosopher alive today – time will tell – and his work is gradually reaching English-speaking readers. His magnum [...]
Studying Badiou
A group of us in Chicago have begun what we’re calling the Communist Hypothesis Study Circle. The name, of course, comes from Badiou’s recent (and quite excellent) book of that title. Someone suggested it might be useful to post our schedule of readings here, for possible use by others who may be interested in doing [...]
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