AMIA SRINIVASAN or DESIRE IS POLITICAL : A FEMINIST CRITIC OF CAPITALISM

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We will learn, debate, enjoy and investigate philosophers and diverse themes from the philosophical perspective. Each reunion is structured as a conversation among all attendees about that day s philosopher softly moderated by the organizer. The conversation will kick-off from the very brief suggested reading providing easy access to all attendees both to the philosopher and the conversation.

Let´s be greek and dive today on…

AMIA SRINIVASAN, a contemporary philosopher that is earning the right to be considered one of the most relevant thinkers of our time. Amia dives into many subjects from a highly interdisciplinary perspective but her exploration of the relation between feminism and capitalism is our focus today. The (de) construction of feminine desire is, she defends, highly conditioned by capitalist standards that "shape" what, how or when to desire... Therefore, the criticism of Capitalism is part of a Feminist agenda. DESIRE IS POLITICAL. This highly audacious assertion is becoming one of the trademarks of her thinking and can be connected with feminist founding authors as Simone de Beauvoir.

So lets think with Amia...