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"Darker Nations" a discussion of Vijay Prashad's latest book

Date:
Sunday, November 04, 2007
Time:
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Event Type:
Teach-In
Organizer/Author:
Bob
Email:
npml-at-marxistlibr-dot-org
Phone:
(510) 595-7417
Address:
6501 Telegraph Ave., Oakland CA 94609
Location Details:
Niebyl-Proctor Library located at 6501 Telegraph Ave. (just north of Alcatraz) in Oakland. Wheelchair accessible. Free event.

Discussion of Vijay Prashad's recent book "Darker Nations"
Sunday, Nov. 4, 10 a.m. • Presented by Eddie Yuen
Free event.

What was the Third World? What are the origins of the term and what political, discursive, and cultural roles did it play during the Cold War? How and why did the concept go into decline and be replaced by cultural nationalism and religious fundamentalism in much of the "Global South"? These and many other questions are discussed in Vijay Prashads's acclaimed new book. This mornings session will briefly summarize Prashad's book (participants are encouraged to read it in advance if possible) and proceed to discuss many of the issues raised by it. Class, nationality, culture, gender, religion, marxism, neo-colonialism and utopia all intersect in this important and fascinating book.


Eddie Yuen is a local teacher, writer and editor. He is coeditor, with George Katsiaficas and Daniel Burton-Rose, of "Confronting Capitalism: Dispatches From A Global Movement," Soft Skull Press, 2003.
Added to the calendar on Mon, Oct 29, 2007 11:23AM
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