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The ISE is excited to announce our second online course: Social Transformation Beyond\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>Pragmatism or<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>Utopia<\/strong><\/em>. Taught by long-time ISE affiliate Robert Ogman, this three-session seminar will explore the theoretical and practical dilemmas posed by the tension between utopia and pragmatism in Social Ecology\u2019s political vision. The course will meet on Thursdays from 1-2:30 pm EST on April 26, May 3, and May 17 .<\/p>\n

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The first session focuses on dialectics as a dynamic way of thinking about historical change that offers an alternative to the static perspective of conventional reason. Reflecting on historical change as societal process, we will examine how latent potentialities \u2013 blocked or unripe in one historical period \u2013 are nurtured, mature, and eventually actualized in the birth of a new societal order. The discussions are informed by selected readings by Ernst Bloch and Murray Bookchin. Session two centers on how to think about political strategy within a specific historical conjuncture. We will focus on agency and social forces as engines of historical development which shape future social trajectories, and discuss Gramsci\u2019s critique of both (economic) determinism and voluntarism. We will examine Rosa Luxemburg\u2019s writings on reform versus revolution, and her attempt to go beyond this binary with the idea of a \u201crevolutionary Realpolitik.\u201d The third and final session returns to contemporary activism and political strategies. We will address various kinds of political engagement today, exploring the strengths and weaknesses of both \u201cinside\u201d and \u201coutside\u201d strategies, as well as potentials for constructive linkage. This section will spotlight David Harvey’s engagement with Bookchin\u2019s libertarian municipalism, teasing out overlap and differences with his own \u201cright to the city\u201d politics.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>The course format is a participatory seminar comprised of three sessions. Each will begin with a short introduction of the texts and central issues by the instructor, followed by facilitated discussions among participants. The aim is to develop new questions about common problems or dilemmas rather than provide simple and closed answers.<\/p>\n

Registration costs $70, to reserve a spot contact us at\u00a0social-ecology@mail.mayfirst.org and pay the enrollment fee\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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