Book launch of “Toward the Blues”
Peter’s observation of cultural traffic in 1970s Australia refracted through the prism of a singular cultural artefact: the album Toward the Blues, released by Melbourne blues band Chain in 1971.
A Discussion with Alastair Davidson, Andrew Wells, and Peter Beilharz
What’s the fuss about Gramsci? Or, how is Gramsci still relevant today? Gramsci remains an influential, if not auratic figure for marxism, critical theory and cultural studies, including the postcolonial. Ideas like hegemony have become standard, alongside Fordism, historic bloc, interregnum, the Southern Question and so on. Yet our worlds have changed substantially since Gramsci developed this vocabulary in the thirties; and the question of how Gramsci should be situated, Italian or Sardinian, and interwar, may be less exercised.
by Darren Jorgensen
It was devastating to hear of Ted Snell’s death for those of us who were touched by his unflinching support of the visual arts. Snell pursued a selfless career sitting on national arts boards, curating shows and managing galleries while always and endlessly advocating for art and ideas.
The editors of Thesis Eleven would like to express their support for the Voice Amendment to the Australian Constitution that is proposed in the upcoming national referendum.
The 4th International Conference on Marxist Critical Theory in Eastern Europe will be held during November 15-18, 2024 in Chengdu City, Sichuan Province, China. It will be in memory of Zygmunt Bauman (1925-2017) and in recognition of his contributions that explored contemporary life through the lens of concepts such as culture, ethics, modernity and postmodernity.
This speech was delivered by Anna Sfard at the book launch of The Photographs of Zygmunt Bauman, hosted by Portico Library, 15 July 2023. The Photographs of Zygmunt Bauman was edited by Peter Beilharz and Janet Wolff and published by Manchester University Press.
by Francois Dubet and Michel Wieviorka
Alain Touraine died in Paris 9 June 2023. Thesis Eleven is proud to honour his memory with this homage co-authored by Francois Dubet and Michel Wieviorka. The essay was originally published in La Vie des idées and translated into English for Thesis Eleven by David Roberts
Melbourne, June 28, 2023.
How Did We Get to Here? A Conversation with Jeffrey Alexander and Peter Beilharz
This year’s Thesis Eleven Annual Lecture will take the form of a conversation between Professor Jeffrey Alexander (Yale University) and Thesis Eleven Founding Editor, Professor Peter Beilharz. This event is hosted by Thesis Eleven and sponsored by the Greek Centre for Contemporary Culture.
Speaker: Associate Professor John Grumley
15 April 2023
Sichuan University (online zoom event)
by Alison Young
With the news of Ross Gibson’s death on Thursday March 2nd 2023, some of the light has gone out of our ‘starburst world’ (2012).
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