Towards a Radical Democratic Politics – Book Discussion

Every Other Monday
Jan 29, Feb 12, and Feb 26, 2018
6-8 PM

“Is there a power that is not always already fucked up?” – Always Already Podcast

Critical Theory Chicago is hosting a book discussion about Hegemony and Socialist Strategy by Ernesto Laclau and Chantal Mouffe. First published in 1985, this text is still influential today for discussions about power and pluralistic liberal democratic theories. Find the book at your Chicago Public Library, your local book store, buy it online, or view a PDF online. CTC previously discussed the introduction and the first chapter of this book back in September: The Archaeology of a Silence: Hegemony and Socialist Strategy.

Discussion Schedule

January 29, 2018 Chapter 2 “Hegemony: the Difficult Emergence of a New Political Logic” at the Harold Washington Library, 6th floor, north group study room

February 12, 2018 Chapter 3 “Beyond the Positivity of the Social: Antagonisms and Hegemony” at Sociale on Clark St.

February 26, 2018 Chapter 4 “Hegemony and Radical Democracy” at the Harold Washington Library, 6th floor, north group study room

Discussion will continue with Contingency, Hegemony, Universality and On Populist Reason

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