The Political Violence Syllabus
Insurrection is now part of the civic landscape everywhere
Public Seminar will return from break and begin printing fresh essays on Monday, January 18. But this week and next week, we want to remind you of stories we have published in the past, critical thinking written for a general audience that informs the present and adds a contemporary note to your spring course offerings.
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Eric Athnamatten, “Punching Nazis in the Face: A philosopher makes the case for violent resistance.” (March 6, 2017)
Natasha Leonard and James Miller, “On Fascism, Non-fascism, and Antifa: Natasha Lennard in conversation with James Miller.” (October 15, 2020)
Deva Woodley, “An American Reckoning: The fire this time.” (June 4, 2020)
William E. Scheurman, “Their Violence and Ours: Attacks on property do not always undermine a political cause.” (July 16, 2020)
Durba Ghosh and Kelly King-O’Brien, “Protestors Aren’t Destroying History, They Are Recasting It: When monuments to racism, slavery, and empire come down, new possibilities rise up.” (June 25, 2020)
Adam Quinn, “How “Blue Lives Matter” Perpetuates Police Violence: The movement fosters an environment of fear, hatred, and racism.” (June 9, 2020)
Leonardo Avritzer, “Democratic Degradation and the Bolivian Coup: A response to Andrew Arato’s reflections on Bolivia.” (December 30, 2019)
Mitchell Abidor, “Why Street Fighting Is No Way to Resist Fascism: The French left’s popular front strategy from the 1930s is a better way to resist the far right.” (October 15, 2020)
Nicole Hemmer, Natalia Mehlman Petrzela, and Neil Young, “The Proud Boys.” (October 6, 2020)
Hannah Leffingwell, “France’s Tale of Two Secularisms: After terrorist attacks rattle France, where will the Republic go from here?” (November 18, 2020)