The Decline of the Left in the 20th Century: Toward a Theory of Historical Regression

Introduction

The Decline of the Left in the 20th Century: Toward a Theory of Historical Regression

 November 18, 2009  |  The Platypus Affiliated Society  • Other languages: Ελληνικά, Deutsch

ON APRIL 18, 2009, the Platypus Affiliated Society conducted the following panel discussion at the Left Forum Conference at Pace University in New York City. The panel was organized around four significant moments in the progressive separation of theory and practice over the course of the 20th century: 2001 (Spencer A. Leonard), 1968 (Atiya Khan), 1933 (Richard Rubin), and 1917 (Chris Cutrone). The following is an edited transcript of the introduction to the panel by Benjamin Blumberg. [Read More]
Benjamin Blumberg  International Convention  Left Forum  Theodor W. Adorno 

2001

The Decline of the Left in the 20th Century: Toward a Theory of Historical Regression

2001

 November 18, 2009  |  The Platypus Affiliated Society  • Other languages: Ελληνικά, Deutsch

ON APRIL 18, 2009, the Platypus Affiliated Society conducted the following panel discussion at the Left Forum Conference at Pace University in New York City. The panel was organized around four significant moments in the progressive separation of theory and practice over the course of the 20th century: 2001 (Spencer A. Leonard), 1968 (Atiya Khan), 1933 (Richard Rubin), and 1917 (Chris Cutrone). The following is an edited transcript of the 2001 presentation by Spencer A. [Read More]
Afghanistan  Fred Halliday  Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel  Iran  Iranian Revolution  Michel Foucault  Moishe Postone  New Left  Stalinism  Left Forum  Theodor W. Adorno 

1968

The Decline of the Left in the 20th Century: Toward a Theory of Historical Regression

1968

 November 18, 2009  |  The Platypus Affiliated Society  • Other languages: Ελληνικά, Deutsch

ON APRIL 18, 2009, the Platypus Affiliated Society conducted the following panel discussion at the Left Forum Conference at Pace University in New York City. The panel was organized around four significant moments in the progressive separation of theory and practice over the course of the 20th century: 2001 (Spencer A. Leonard), 1968 (Atiya Khan), 1933 (Richard Rubin), and 1917 (Chris Cutrone). The following is an edited transcript of the 1968 presentation by Atiya Khan. [Read More]
Left Forum  Theodor W. Adorno 

1933

The Decline of the Left in the 20th Century: Toward a Theory of Historical Regression

1933

 November 18, 2009  |  The Platypus Affiliated Society  • Other languages: Deutsch, Ελληνικά

ON APRIL 18, 2009, the Platypus Affiliated Society conducted the following panel discussion at the Left Forum Conference at Pace University in New York City. The panel was organized around four significant moments in the progressive separation of theory and practice over the course of the 20th century: 2001 (Spencer A. Leonard), 1968 (Atiya Khan), 1933 (Richard Rubin), and 1917 (Chris Cutrone). The following is an edited transcript of the 1933 presentation by Richard Rubin. [Read More]
Left Forum  Leon Trotsky  Walter Benjamin 

1917

The Decline of the Left in the 20th Century: Toward a Theory of Historical Regression

1917

 November 18, 2009  |  The Platypus Affiliated Society  • Other languages: Ελληνικά, Deutsch

ON APRIL 18, 2009, the Platypus Affiliated Society conducted the following panel discussion at the Left Forum Conference at Pace University in New York City. The panel was organized around four significant moments in the progressive separation of theory and practice over the course of the 20th century: 2001 (Spencer A. Leonard), 1968 (Atiya Khan), 1933 (Richard Rubin), and 1917 (Chris Cutrone). The following is an edited transcript of the 1917 presentation by Chris Cutrone. [Read More]
Bolshevik Revolution  György Lukács  Karl Korsch  Vladimir Lenin  Revolution  Rosa Luxemburg  Socialism  Left Forum 

The Decline of the Left in the 20th Century: Toward a Theory of Historical Regression

Questions and Answers

 November 17, 2009  |  The Platypus Affiliated Society  • Other languages: Ελληνικά

ON APRIL 18, 2009, the Platypus Affiliated Society conducted the following panel discussion at the Left Forum Conference at Pace University in New York City. The panel was organized around four significant moments in the progressive separation of theory and practice over the course of the 20th century: 2001 (Spencer A. Leonard), 1968 (Atiya Khan), 1933 (Richard Rubin), and 1917 (Chris Cutrone). The following is an edited transcript of the Q & A session that followed. [Read More]
Left Forum  History