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SUMMARY:The Sociology and Social Anthropology Seminar Series presents: Carl
  Cassegård
DESCRIPTION:Kontakt: annika.elwert@soc.lu.se\n\nPermanent Catastrophe and t
 he Critical Theory of NatureCarl Cassegård\, Professor\, Department of So
 ciology and Work Science\, University of GothenburgOne of the most intrigu
 ing notions developed by Walter Benjamin and Theodor W. Adorno is that of 
 permanent catastrophe. Reconstructing the meaning of this concept from the
 ir writings\, this paper will firstly demonstrate its centrality for a cri
 tical theory of nature\, understood as an approach criticizing the reified
  forms regulating capitalist society’s interaction with nature. Secondly
 \, I will probe the fruitfulness of the concept for contemporary catastrop
 hic times.&nbsp\;Accepting the notion of permanent catastrophe\, I argue\,
  entails two consequences. Firstly\, instead of merely warning about futur
 e disasters that can still be averted\, as in conventional environmental a
 pocalypticism\, we must recognize that the catastrophes are already here\,
  especially for the most vulnerable people and species. Secondly\, the fac
 t that permanent catastrophe cannot be fit into the idea of an idealistic 
 philosophy of history also means that there is no fatalism to it. It tears
  away confidence in history and prepares us for the worst\, but it is open
 \, precisely because it is materialistic.The Seminar SeriesThe Sociology a
 nd Social Anthropology Seminar Series (Allmänna seminariet) invites inter
 national and national researchers to present and discuss on-going research
 . Each presenter talks for about an hour\, followed by about an hour's dis
 cussion.Find more research seminars in this series at soc.lu.se/en/researc
 h.All are welcome including students!\n\nMer information om händelsen: ht
 tps://www.soc.lu.se/evenemang/sociology-and-social-anthropology-seminar-se
 ries-presents-carl-cassegard
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LOCATION:The Department of Sociology\, Gamla lungkliniken (House G)\, Room 
 G125
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