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Conference on Populism, Nationalism, and the Future of Democracy (Announcement)
Sponsored by the Journal for Cultural and Religious Theory in Collaboration with the University of Denver You must register in order to receive a participation
Conference on Populism, Nationalism, and the Future of Democracy – Call for Papers and Presentations (Conferences)
This call invites interdisciplinary papers on populism, nationalism, and democratic futures, outlining themes, participation details, and deadlines for
Critical Conversations -“Subjectivities Since The Sixties” (Announcement)
Participants are invited to join us live in the second of a monthly series of “Critical Conversations” (Zoom webinars) with eminent scholars from around the
Force in Religious Thought – Carl Raschke and Victoria Kahn in Dialogue, Part 3 (Roger Green)
The following is the last of a three-part series. The first part was published on May 31, 2016. The second part was published on June 17 It highlights
Review – Badiou and Gauchet on Capitalism and Democracy
*Badiou, Alain and Gauchet, Marcel. What Is To Be Done?: A Dialogue on Communism, Capitalism, and the Future of Democracy. Translated by Susan Spitzer
Review – Carl Raschke’s Force of God Hammers Out A Political Theology Of Insurrection/Resurrection For Our Times
Raschke, Carl. Force of God: Political Theology and the Crisis of Liberal Democracy. New York: Columbia University Press, 2015. ISBN-978-0231-17384-1 It
Zombie Aesthetics, Part 1: Vituperation
Colbey Emmerson Reid reads zombie cinema as an allegory of democracy, citizenship, agency, fascism, and the political limits of the Western action hero.
Laclau and Democracy in Light of the Current Crisis
Daniel Douglas Miller uses Ernesto Laclau's account of democracy and populism to argue that the financial crisis demands political action, not passive hope.