Crisis as an Art of Government

Description

THE DRSS SERIES

The DRSS (DELC Research Seminar Series) encourages collaboration and coproduction between staff and students across the Department of European Languages and Cultures at the University of Edinburgh. Each series is designed on a transversal exploration of a common theme bringing together participants as teamed guest speakers, respondents, workshop and roundtable leaders, Q&A moderators and event organisers.

THIS YEAR’S THEME
The theme we have chosen for the DRSS 2021-2022 is Decolonising Minds and Methods. To celebrate the colleagues who have recently joined us, we are inviting them to be our series leaders and help us shape the reflection on the challenges and opportunities that come with a radical rethinking of the ways we operate as educators and learners.

THE SERIES LAUNCHER
Please join us for our Series Launcher. Like the rest of the series, the event will be hosted on Teams. You can download the launcher event poster at this link.

Crisis as an Art of Government | Thursday 18 November, 2:00-3:15pm UK time
If crisis is the norm, how do we demand change? Crisis dominates the present historical moment. This crisis seems permanent, with no way out and no alternatives on the horizon. Yet, since its origin, this very trope has proven to be one of the most effective instruments of social discipline and administration. Pursuing this line of enquiry, in his latest book (Verso, 2021) Dario Gentili identifies precariousness as the form of life that characterises crisis understood as an art of government. So, if crisis is an art of government, how can we create political alternatives? – Dario Gentili is Associate Professor of Moral Philosophy in the Department of Philosophy, Communication and Performing Arts, University of Roma Tre.

Period	18 Nov 2021
Held at	School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures
Degree of Recognition	International