Juan Conatz

On Saturday, April 11, 2015, Platypus invited members from various groups on the Left to lead discussions on the politics of their project at the Seventh Annual Platypus International Convention. This is audio from the discussion led by Juan Conatz of Recomposition. The discussion was moderated by Devin McCarthy. Audio Recording Your browser does not support the audio element Every year at the Platypus International Convention, speakers from various perspectives are asked to bring their experience of the Left’s recent history to bear on today’s political possibilities and challenges as part of the “Differing Perspectives on the Left” workshop series. [Read More]

A moderated panel discussion held at the Platypus International Convention VII. Audio Recording Your browser does not support the audio element Panelists Walter Benn Michaels (University of Illinois, Chicago) Juan Conatz, Recomposition (USA) Paul Elitzik (FNewsMagazine, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, USA) Jacob Denz (Graduate Student Organizing Committee, GSOC-UAW local 2110 (NYU, USA)) Moderated by Jocelyn Li. Description The 20th century left gave rise to the recurring idea that a homogeneous working class experience could culminate in a revolutionary “working class culture. [Read More]