theorieblog.de | Konferenz: Rewriting the History of Political Thought from the Margins (Berlin)
5. April 2023, Gerlach
Vom 7. bis 9. Juni 2023 veranstaltet der Forschungs- und Lehrbereich Politische Theorie der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin im Jacob-und-Wilhelm-Grimm-Zentrum eine Hybridkonferenz zum Thema „Rewriting the History of Political Thought from the Margins“. Die Teilnahme ist kostenlos; um Anmeldung wird bis zum 1. Juni gebeten. Mehr Informationen zur Veranstaltung findet ihr hier im Programm.
In contemporary political theory, there is a widespread commitment to rewrite its history in order to include that which has been marginalized. Yet, while there is agreement on what this history should not look like – a select number of monographs written by and on a handful of white, European men – there is no such consensus as to what it means to rewrite it in such way that it pays more attention to social, cultural, and political agency at its margins. Our conference aims to address this lacuna, and sets up a conversation between the various ways in which scholars are rewriting the history of political thought. With this dialogue between the various subfields of political theory, we hope to overcome institutional, methodological, and thematic divides.
This conference is organized around three, mutually compatible conceptions of rewriting the history of political thought from the margins that roughly correspond to three different approaches in political theory:
This hybrid conference takes place on June 7-9 2023 at Humboldt University of Berlin, and is hosted by the Research and Teaching Unit Political Theory. Attendance is free of charge but please register by June 1, by using the registration form below. Precirculated papers will be distributed late May, and we like to ask attendants to read these in advance.
Organizers: Ieva Motuzaite, Alessandro Mulieri, Jenny Pelletier, and Liesbeth Schoonheim
More information and program: conference program
Registration: registration form
For more information, please email the organizers at motuzaii[at]hu-berlin.de and liesbeth.schoonheim[at]hu-berlin.de
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