Reading Group Four: Weil and Politics

Francisco de Goya. The Third of May 1808, 1814. Oil on canvas, 266 cm × 345 cm (105 in × 136 in). Museo del Prado, Madrid.

“On the Abolition of all Political Parties” with Scott Ritner

Sessions will be 1.5 hours in length, 45 minutes for Dr. Ritner to unpack his reading of the text and 45 minutes for general questions, answers, comments, and ideas. These sessions will be held on zoom and are open to all AWS members, so if you or anyone you know is interested in participating, please join the AWS. The sessions will be recorded, slightly edited, and made available to the public via Youtube. More details to follow.

Scott B. Ritner teaches Political Theory at  University of Colorado Boulder. He earned his PhD from The New School for Social Research in 2018. Scott's research focuses on 20th and 21st Century Critical Social Theory, Race & Ethnic Politics, fascism and antifascism, and Popular Culture. His book manuscript, Revolutionary Pessimism, The Political Thought of Simone Weil is under advance contract with Stanford University Press. He is the author of numerous articles and chapters on Weil's political thought. When he is not researching or writing, you can (try to) find him in the mountains.