Seminar o knjizi Mute Compulsion i predavanje Sorena Maua: Materijalistička odbrana utopizma
22. 05. 2025. Beograd
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Seminar o knjizi Mute Compulsion
11:00h – 14:00h Institut za filozofiju i društvenu teoriju, Kraljice Natalije 45, 4. sprat.
Laboratorija za društvenu kritiku Instituta za filozofiju i društvenu teoriju će ugostiti danskog filozofa Sorena Maua povodom internog seminara o njegovoj knjizi Mute Compulsion. U ovoj knjizi Mau pokušava da konceptualizuje specifičnu formu moći koju smatra karakterističnom za kapitalističku društvenu formaciju. Tačnije, on se interesuje za, kako naslov navodi, „nemu prinudu“ koju ekonomski odnosi u kapitalizmu vrše nad pojedincima, društvenim grupama i institucijama. Pre svega, Mauova težnja je da ukaže na specifičnost ovog oblika moći na način koji ga neće videti kao posredovanog ideologijom, kulturom ili mehanizmima države. U ovom seminaru će učesnice_i u okviru svojih intervencija kao i u diskusiji sa Mauom ukazati na prednosti i nedostatke njegovog istraživanja i ukazati na njegovu relevantnost kako za globalne tako i za lokalne društveno-političke prilike.
Učesnice_i seminara:
Søren Mau, autor knjige Mute Compulsion
Marjan Ivković, Institut za filozofiju i društvenu teoriju
Ivica Mladenović, Institut za filozofiju i društvenu teoriju
Mark Lošonc, Institut za filozofiju i društvenu teoriju
Damir Zejnahulović, Institut za filozofiju i društvenu teoriju
Ivan Lakićević, Institut za filozofiju i društvenu teoriju
Andrea Jovanović, Institut za političke studije
George Hristov, Institut za filozofiju i društvenu teoriju
Moderator: Milan Urošević, Institut za filozofiju i društvenu teoriju
Predavanje Sorena Maua: Materijalistička odbrana utopizma
18:00h – 20:00h Oslobođeni kulturni centar Beograda, Kolarčeva 6
Još otkako je Marks odbacio “utopijske socijaliste” i proglasio da je „komunizam najodlučniji protivnik svakog utopizma“, marksisti su bili skeptični prema pokušajima da se daju detaljni opisi postkapitalističkog sveta. Utopijsko mišljenje smatrano je nemogućim, beskorisnim i nepoželjnim. U ovom izlaganju, Søren Mau će tvrditi da marksistički antiutopizam sadrži mnoge važne uvide, ali da nije podjednako utemeljen u svim istorijskim kontekstima. On će izložiti tezu da naš savremeni trenutak—obeležen usponom krajnje desnice, fragmentisanim borbama, nekontrolisanim kapitalizmom, produženom ekonomskom stagnacijom, deindustrijalizacijom i sve gorom klimatskom krizom—zahteva preispitivanje utopijskog mišljenja. Oslanjajući se na filozofsku kritiku klasičnog antiutopizma i istorijsku analizu, Mau nudi materijalističku odbranu utopijskog mišljenja kao sastavnog dela borbe za slobodu u 21. veku.
Biografija:
Søren Mau (r. 1989) je nezaposleni komunistički filozof sa danskog ostrva Lolland. Njegova interesovanja obuhvataju kapitalizam, moć, telo, ljudsku prirodu, slobodu i utopizam. Godine 2023. objavio je knjigu Mute Compulsion, a trenutno uređuje zbornik o marksističkom feminizmu i piše knjigu o komunizmu.
Događaj se organizuje u saradnji sa i uz podršku Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung SEE.
Seminar on the book Mute Compulsion, 11:00h – 14:00h Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory, Kraljice Natalije 45, 4th Floor
The Laboratory for Social Critique of the Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory will host Danish philosopher Søren Mau for a seminar on his book Mute Compulsion. In this book, Mau attempts to conceptualize a specific form of power that he sees as characteristic of the capitalist social formation. More precisely, he is interested in the so-called “mute compulsion” that economic relations under capitalism exert on individuals, social groups, and institutions. Mau’s primary aim is to highlight the specificity of this form of power in a way that does not see it as mediated by ideology, culture, or state mechanisms.During the seminar, participants will offer their interventions and engage in discussion with Mau to point out both the strengths and weaknesses of his research, as well as its relevance to both global and local socio-political contexts.
Seminar participants:
Søren Mau, author of the book Mute Compulsion
Marjan Ivković, Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory
Ivica Mladenović, Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory
Mark Lošonc, Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory
Damir Zejnahulović, Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory
Ivan Lakićević, Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory
Andrea Jovanović, Institute for Political Studies
George Hristov, Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory
Moderator: Milan Urošević, Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory
Lecture by Søren Mau: A Materialist Defence of Utopianism, 18:00h – 20:00h Belgrade Cultural Center Hall, Kolarčeva 6
Ever since Marx dismissed the ‘utopian socialists’ and declared that “communism is the most determined opponent of all utopianism,” Marxists have been skeptical of attempts to provide detailed descriptions of a post-capitalist world. Utopian thought has been deemed impossible, useless, and undesirable. In this talk, Søren Mau will argue that Marxist anti-utopianism contains many important insights but is not equally valid in all historical contexts. He will contend that our contemporary moment—marked by the rise of the far right, fragmented struggles, unchecked capitalism, prolonged economic stagnation, deindustrialization, and escalating climate crises—calls for a reevaluation of utopian thought. Drawing on a philosophical critique of classical anti-utopianism and a historical analysis, Mau offers a materialist defense of utopian thinking as an integral part of the struggle for freedom in the 21st century.
Biography:
Søren Mau (b. 1989) is an unemployed communist philosopher based on the Danish island of Lolland. He is interested in capitalism, power, the body, human nature, freedom, and utopianism. In 2023, he published the book Mute Compulsion, and is currently editing an anthology about Marxist feminism and writing a book about communism.
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