Critical Theory in the Social Sciences
Annual Lecture Series Research Master Social Sciences
Professor Rosi Braidotti (Utrecht University) will present her most recent book, The Posthuman. The Posthuman offers a major contribution to contemporary debates on the posthuman and explores the extent to which a post-humanist move displaces the traditional humanistic unity of the subject.
Rather than perceiving this situation as a loss of cognitive and moral self-mastery, Braidotti argues that the posthuman helps us make sense of our flexible and multiple identities.
About Prof. Rosi Braidotti
Prof. Braidotti is world renown for her research and publications on gender and critical theory and has published widely in English, French, Italian and Dutch on the topic of contemporary subjectivity, with special emphasis on the concept of difference within the history of European philosophy and political theory. Braidotti is currently Distinguished University Professor and the founding Director of the Centre for the Humanities at Utrecht University.
Publication details
In addition to The Posthuman (Polity Press, 2013)), Professor Braidotti’s other English language books include:
- Patterns of Dissonance: An Essay on Women in Contemporary French Philosophy (1991)
- Nomadic Subjects: Embodiment and Difference in Contemporary Feminist Theory (1994)
- Metamorphoses: Towards a Materialist Theory of Becoming (2002)
- Transpositions: On Nomadic Ethics (2006)
Drinks
The lecture will be followed by drinks from 17:00-19:00.
Location
CREA Muziekzaal
Nieuwe Achtergracht 170
1018 WV Amsterdam