Reading Seminar — Aleksandr Bogdanov

On November 21st from 18:00 at tranzit.ro/Cluj we are starting a new series of reading seminars focusing on Aleksandr Bogdanov. The seminar continues the project started with last year’s Reading Ilyenkov: a critical-philosophical examination of the origins and later developments of Eastern Marxism. A prolific and original thinker, Bogdanov opened multiple paths for critical inquiry—ranging from organizational theory and proto-cybernetics to science-fiction and Proletkult—while grounding his project in a distinctive, idealist rereading of Kant. Today, Bogdanov is experiencing a renewed international interest. The seminar will explore the reasons for this resurgence and critically examine his contributions through a series of monthly reading sessions. The conveners of the seminars are Siyaveș Azeri and Alex Cistelecan, and events will be held in English.

These seminars are part of the project "Philosophy in Late Socialist Europe: Theoretical Practices in the Face of Polycrisis" (PNRR-C9-I8-CF104/15.11.2022).

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