We live in an age of catastrophe, and the utopian project is left as either a naive dream at best or a wilful ignoring of the facts in front of us. The stakes for the audacious gamble of \u201csocialism or barbarism\u201d have never been higher and so it is incumbent upon us to find ways of thinking the possibilities of a better future. For this, we have no better resource than the colossal archive of work from the German philosopher and militant Ernst Bloch. This talk, an introduction to Bloch\u2019s work, context, and overall philosophical project aims to make the case that even here and now, in the midst of ever more despair, what Bloch termed \u201cthe warm stream of Marxism\u201d offers resources for an agential and politically meaningful philosophy of hope.<\/p>\n
Register here:\u00a0https:\/\/videoconf-colibri.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/tJAkd-Chpz0uGddid2VTs1gn8wwtXBNES46C<\/a><\/p>\n Dr\u00a0Jon Greenaway<\/b>\u00a0(pronouns he\/they) is an independent academic and author. He has taught at universities across the UK on the intersections of horror, theology, and Marxism. He is the co-editor of\u00a0Horror and Religion: New Literary Approaches To Theology, Race and Sexuality\u00a0<\/i>(UWP, 2019), the author of\u00a0Theology, Horror and Fiction\u00a0<\/i>(Bloomsbury, 2021), and the forthcoming book\u00a0Capitalism: A Horror Story\u00a0<\/i>(Repeater Books, 2024). His work has appeared in\u00a0The Guardian, The New York Times<\/i>,\u00a0and a host of other outlets, and he is the co-host of the podcast\u00a0Horror Vanguard\u00a0<\/i>which reaches 5,000 listeners a week covering horror film, theory, and left politics.\u00a0Greenaway<\/b>\u2019s new book\u00a0A Primer on Utopian Philosophy\u00a0<\/i>(Zer0 Books) is available here:\u00a0https:\/\/www.collectiveinkbooks.com\/zer0-books\/our-books\/primer-utopian-philosophy-ernst-bloch<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n
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