The Institute for Critical Social Inquiry will open part of its programming to the public – a series of lectures taught by this Summer's faculty cohort of Eyal Weizman (Goldsmiths), Kendall Thomas (Columbia University), and McKenzie Wark (The New School).
Kendall Thomas's lecture is entitled: "The Epistemology of Racial Metaphor: Understanding the War on 'Woke' "
The lecture will use the concept of "compulsory illiteracy" as an organizing theoretical frame for reflecting on "word politics" of the (so-called) CRT culture wars. I argue that what some have called "The Age of Trump" has to be understood as a battle over the right to democratic literacy that involves nothing less than a kulturkampf about the democratization of language. Â
About the Institute:
The Institute for Critical Social Inquiry (ICSI) is designed to provide advanced graduate students and junior faculty from around the world with the opportunity to spend one week at the New School’s campus in Greenwich Village working closely with some of the most distinguished thinkers shaping the course of contemporary social inquiry. Each of these scholars will teach a week-long seminar on a foundational thinker or topic of contemporary concern in a series of hands-on, intensive, and intimate sessions.
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Committed to amplifying diverse voices, The New School offers more than a thousand public programs and events each year, providing fresh perspectives and unique learning opportunities. These lectures, exhibitions, concerts, and performances feature prominent and emerging artists, activists, and thought leaders.
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