“You Must Retrace the Paths:” Workshop on Anti-Colonial Philosophy and its History
May 17-18, 2024
Organized by Daniel Brinkerhoff Young and hosted by the Department of Philosophy, Union College
Workshop Schedule
Each presentation will be around 45 minutes, followed by a 45 minute Q&A discussion.
May 17:
2:15 – Introduction to the Workshop
2:30-4:00 – Adam Burgos, “The Anti-Colonial Political Philosophy of the Young Lords Party”
4:00-4:30 – Coffee Break
4:30-6:00 – Sabeen Ahmed, “Juridical Power and the Coloniality of Whiteness”
May 18:
10:00-11:30 – Daniel Brinkerhoff Young, “Profane Right: Fanon on Race in the Economic Structure and Legitimation of Colonialism”
11:45-1:15 – Arwa Awan, “Work, Violence, and Alienation: Marxist Humanism in Fanon’s Thought”
1:15-2:30 – Lunch
2:30-4:00 – Zeyad El Nabolsy, “African Socialism and the Critique of Marxism”
4:00-4:30 – Coffee Break
4:30-6:00 –Yarran Hominh, “The Stability of Bad Things”
Special thanks to Leahanna Pelish for her help coordinating. Thanks also to the faculty of the Department of Philosophy, Krisanna Scheiter, Marianna Bergamaschi Ganapini, Maité Cruz Tleugabulova, and David Friedell.