Office Hours 41-Requiem for French Theory w/Gabriel Rockhill

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The Radical Academy is in session for a continuing discussion with returning guest Gabriel Rockhill, Professor of Philosophy at Villanova University and author of numerous books, about the "Intellectual World War" and in particular the geopolitical economy of compatible left theory production in the imperial core. We discuss his new co-authored book, with Aymeric Monville, "Requiem for French Theory", from Monthly Review Press. It is a series of dialogues emerging from past sessions of The Critical Theory Workshop that engage a critique of structuralist, post-structuralist and postmodern French theory; contextualizes it in the global political economy of intellectual production; examines the consequences of its regressive and reactionary formulations as part of a broader "anticommunist cultural front"; and enjoins a revival of revolutionary praxis. It should be an interesting conversation on a very engaging and relevant short book and themes distilled from volume 1 of the "The Intellectual World War" series and extended to French theory in this digested fashion. Join us 4pmET Friday August 28 with your comments and questions.

You can listen to/watch two previous episodes w/Gabriel, "The Imperial Theory Industry": https://youtu.be/Qz8rX6UEB2Q?si=xFKgdOxmdNNPCeWb and Office Hours 22-Western Marxism, https://www.youtube.com/live/6-okZ9MgvZE?si=s8QIXgzJWOIU9WMy

"Requiem for French Theory" is available from Monthly Review Press: https://monthlyreview.org/9781685901509/

You can find out more about The Critical Theory Workshop: https://criticaltheoryworkshop.com/ Follow Gabriel Rockhill and learn about his work: https://gabrielrockhill.com/

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