Following the 25th International InkriT Conference on 05/18–05/21/23, the first Marxist Spring School “Beyond the Horizon(s): Marxism on Sexual Fantasies, Drugs, and Eurocentrism” will take place in Berlin from 05/23–05/25/23. What was Marx’s position on drugs? What are Marx’s and Marxist’s views on eroticism and sexuality? Is it justified to call Marx a Eurocentric thinker? We will debate these questions together with Emanuela Conversano (Monopoli), Henrique Carneiro (São Paulo), and Paul Reynolds (Lancashire). From 4–6 pm texts on each topic will be discussed in small groups, instructed by members of the InkriT junior research group. From 7–9 pm, the speakers will give a talk on their current research with focus on their keywords in the HKWM followed by a general discussion. Food will be provided for the participants of the discussion groups between 6 and 7 pm.
The group discussions are in English and German, respective texts will be distributed to the participants in advance. The evening events will be held in English.
Registration for the discussion groups is required by 05/15/23 under springschool@inkrit.org. The evening events can be attended without pre-registration. The event will take place at the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation, Straße der Pariser Kommune 8a, 10243 Berlin.
The Spring School is an initiative of the project “Internationalization of the Historical-Critical Dictionary of Marxism (HKWM International*)”, organized by the InkriT junior research group with kind support by the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation. For more information about InkriT and the 25th International Conference (see www.inkrit.de), about HKWM-International (see www.hkwm.blog).
* ENG: The project ‘Internationalisation of the Historical-Critical Dictionary of Marxism’ is funded by the Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung with the support of the Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) of the Federal Republic of Germany.
Tuesday 5/23: Marxism and Eurocentrism | |
4–6 pm | Small group discussions |
6–7 pm | Dinner for participants of the discussion groups |
7–9 pm | Evening talk & discussion with Emanuela Conversano |
Wednesday 5/24: Marxism and Drugs | |
4–6 pm | Small group discussions |
6–7 pm | Dinner for participants of the discussion groups |
7–9 pm | Evening talk & discussion with Henrique Carneiro |
Thursday 5/25: Marxism and Sexuality/ Erotic | |
4–6 pm | Small group discussions |
6–7 pm | Dinner for participants of the discussion groups |
7–9 pm | Evening talk & discussion with Paul Reynolds |
Emanuela Conversano is a visiting research and editorial assistant at the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities for the project of The Complete Works of Marx and Engels. She studied Philosophy and Science at the Scuola Normale Superiore Pisa and holds a PhD in History of Ideas. Her research interests include Marxian theory of history and philosophy of praxis within the broader context of his critique of political economy and dialectical thought. She is currently working on a research project about Marx’s late notebooks on ancient history, non-Western societies and ethnology.
Henrique Soares Carneiro is a professor for Modern History at the University of São Paulo. He holds a doctoral degree in Social History from the University of São Paulo and was a visiting scholar in France and Russia, a visiting research professor at the Université du Québec à Montreal and a professor at the Federal University of Ouro Preto. His current line of research addresses the history of food, drugs and alcoholic beverages. He is the director of the Laboratory of Historical Studies for Drugs and Food (LEHDA) at USP.
Paul Reynolds is an editor of “Historical Materialism: Research in Critical Marxist Theory”, co-editor of the “Sex and Intimacy in Later Life” Book Series with Bristol Policy Press and co-convenor of the International Network for Sexual Ethics and Politics. Much of his work is in the intersections of Marxism, Sexuality and Subjectivities in Revolutionary Politics
Date: 5/23.–5/25/23
Location: Rosa Luxemburg Foundation, Straße der Pariser Kommune 8a, 10243 Berlin
Registration: springschool@inkrit.org
