#French #socialist philosopher #AlainBadiou was born in #Morocco on #ThisDayInHistory in 1937. He worked with many of the #Continental greats, like #GillesDeleuze & #MichelFoucault; was one of the leading #communist thinkers of the 20th c.; and was active in the #May68 uprising.
"Sparked by student demonstrations against university conditions and government repression, the movement quickly escalated into a nationwide general strike involving millions of workers..." - words to thrive by.
France Student Strike May 1968
#May68
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CONTINENTAL THEORY BUFFALO revisits the legacy of May ’68 for our current cultural emergency. The inaugural Humanities to the Rescue volume shows how theory, literature & criticism still matter—now more than ever.
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#May68 #CriticalTheory #PublicHumanities
I'm delighted to be reviewing this great new book about the French musical underground, politics and more in the late 60s/70s for the next issue of the brilliant MOOF Magazine.
#writingcommunity #reviews #literature #musicsky #musichistory #politicalhistory #may68 #underground #counterculture
On #ThisDayInHistory in 1968, during the #May68 events in Paris, #Marxists and #anarchists erected barricades in response to police violence on the 6th. Street battles followed, and on 13 May 2/3 of French workers began a #GeneralStrike. We must recover this spirit of defiance.
WE HAVE ACHIEVED AN AMPLIFICATION IN SIGNAL STRENGTH.
PART I
STATUS: *DELIEVERED*
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#may68 #boomer #generationZ #generationAlpha #ENDOFTIMES
If a French President was to act like Trump he wouldn’t get the sort of leeway Trump is getting at the moment. #May68
In May 1968 in France, over 10m students and workers united, paralyzing major sectors of the economy, from transportation to manufacturing. #May68 #France
Alors... #May68 #OAS #17oct1961 #flashballs #MalikOussekine #etcetera
Sous le pavés, la plage. Under the pavement - The beach! I end May with this graffiti slogan of the near-revolution of May 1968 in France. It encapsulates the dream of the paradise our worlds could become if we chose to take control of them together, to democratize everything for all. It also honors the legacy of radical urban geography that informed the philosophy of the Situationist International, a major influence in the 68 youth milieu. The choice to feature a Black woman is an intentional one: How can we dream of the city as a beach without recognizing the history of the beach as a fiercely segregated and racialized space in so many societies… or the segregated beaches of colonized Algeria enjoyed by so many French settlers before the Algerian liberation? If we dream of a beach we can only dream of the beach for all, a site of universal freedom and possibility. The central photo is from public domain site Pexels. The photographer is @dazzle_jam, who tells me that the model is named Ella. #may68 #may68posters #revolution #souslepavéslaplage
Sous le pavés, la plage.
Under the pavement - The beach!
#may68 #may68posters #revolution #souslepavéslaplage
I started work on a new film project today. I'm currently in the research part of the project, which is always fun and engaging. I hope to start writing the script in the new year. The project title is currently: Il est interdit d'interdire! #May68
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#France #Mai68 #May68 #Politique #politics #greve #strike
On #ThisDayInHistory in 1968, French police broke through Paris's #May68 barricades in the #LatinQuarter. The extreme brutality they demonstrated increased anger in the country, and the protests spread. The state and the #police are never on the side of the people or of justice.
On #ThisDayInHistory, a week into the #May68 protests that brought the French economy to a standstill, the #barricades came out. When #police try to drive the people out of the public square and block peaceful #protest, it's time for #PeoplePower to seize the streets.
🇫🇷🇪🇺 #QUIZ 56 ans après, que connaissez-vous de Mai 68 ? www.election-politique.com/quiz.php?dis...
#France #Mai68 #May68 #Politique #politics #greve #strike
It’s great to see this excellent collection out and very happy that it includes my chapter! #May68
#Deleuze #HumanRights
