*Ernst Bloch and the Marxist Legacy*

*Warsaw, Poland, June 16-17th 2018*

 

*CALL FOR PAPERS*

The categories of not-yet and hope are at the very core of Ernst Bloch’s
philosophy. The utopian dimension of Bloch’s thought has made him widely
known beyond the Marxist context but also controversial to the more orthodox
materialist thinkers. Although some attempts to reconsider Bloch’s Marxist
legacy have already been made (e. g. Hudson 1982; Daniel and Moylan 1997), a
serious study of his thought from the Marxist perspective remains unfinished.

The main aim of the conference is to re-examine Bloch’s work with regard to
Marxism understood both as a historical tradition and contemporary critical
framework. Bloch’s thought and political activity - including texts on such
themes as fascism and the Popular Front, non-synchronism, the relation
between religious movements and emancipation or the objective aspect of hope
- demand a critical inquiry. It is our strong belief that the return to his
ideas could be especially fruitful nowadays, with the rising authoritarian
tendencies around the world and the urgent need of rethinking the forms of
class struggle in the reality of late capitalism.

To submit, send an e-mail to bloch.conference@PROTECTED. Please include your
name, affiliation, title of the presentation and an abstract about 200 words
long. Talks should be no longer than 20 minutes. The deadline is March 31st,
2018.

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