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Historical Materialism Podcast
HM6: Insurgent Universality
Mar 24, 2023
The podcast discusses the alternative legacy of modernity and its inspirations from the 1793 sans-culottes, the 1871 Paris Commune, the 1918 Soviet constitution, and the Zapatistas. It explores reimagining politics, tensions between legality and property, reconfiguring customs and legalism, the role of religion and universalism, reclaiming medieval political institutions, the abandonment of traditional beliefs and the embrace of modernity, and concludes with expressions of gratitude and encouragement.
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- Rethinking history and politics can inspire new ways of organizing societies.
- Historical cases provide alternative legacies that challenge dominant frameworks of modernity.
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The importance of rethinking politics and traditions
The book 'Insurgent University' by Massimiliano Tomba explores the need to rethink politics and traditions in order to create new politics for the left. Tomba emphasizes the importance of questioning and reevaluating our understanding of history, politics, and teleology. By moving away from a linear view of history and embracing multiple temporalities and trajectories, Tomba argues that we can work with the tension and friction between historical layers, creating space for new forms of life and societies.
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