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Sovereignty And The Death Of Communism, Jolan Bogdan
Sovereignty And The Death Of Communism, Jolan Bogdan
Jolan Bogdan
When Nicolae Ceauşescu delivered his final speech to the crowd gathered below Bucharest'sCentral Committee headquarters, he extended his “revolutionary” greetings. Harun Farocki's documentary, Videograms of a Revolution, captures the moment when the crowd turned, and booed his words, instead of the cheers that the sovereign had become accustomed to over his 25 year tenure as Romania's dictator. When the jeering began, the cameras faltered, momentarily tilted up towards the sky from their previously fixed position on the figure on the balcony, before cutting out all together. Static aired for a few seconds, before the cameras once again began filming, but …
Technology And The Romanian Revolution: Performative Contradiction In The Nation-State, Jolan Bogdan
Technology And The Romanian Revolution: Performative Contradiction In The Nation-State, Jolan Bogdan
Jolan Bogdan
This article explores the link between Enframing (Ge-stell) in Martin Heidegger's critique of technology, and Judith Butler's recent work on performative contradiction. The discussion includes a reflection on Baruch de Spinoza's Political Treaties, linking each to the specific political example of the Romanian Revolution of 1989.
Spinoza And Marx, Eugene W. Holland
Spinoza And Marx, Eugene W. Holland
Eugene W Holland
This essay explores what replacing Hegel with Spinoza as a philosophical source might do for contemporary Marxism.