Videos

The Critical Theory Workshop records its major events and makes some of them available to the general public as a free educational service. All of the videos below are also available on the Critical Theory Workshop YouTube Channel, which can be followed for updates.

“The Purity Fetish and the Crisis of Western Marxism,” Book Launch and Panel with Carlos Garrido, Radhika Desai, Alan Freeman, Thomas Riggins, Gabriel Rockhill, Noah Khrachvik, Eddie Liger, May 13, 2023

Ken Hammond, “Marxism with Chinese Characteristics,” Philadelphia Liberation Center, April 1, 2023

Ken Hammond, “Theorizing ‘Socialism with Chinese Characteristics,'” Villanova University, March 30, 2023

“Teaching the Actuality of Revolution”: Book Launch & Panel with Derek Ford, January 21, 2023

Alan Freeman, “The Marxist Theory of Imperialism,” CTW Summer School, July 20, 2022

Radhika Desai, “Geopolitical Economy: The International Relations of the Capitalist System,” CTW Summer School, July 19, 2022

Carlos Martinez, “China and the Future of Socialism,” CTW Summer School, July 18, 2022

Mary Louise Pratt, “’Planetary Longings’: Book Launch,” CTW Summer School, July 12, 2022

Gabriel Rockhill, “The Intellectual World War: Class Struggle in Theory,” CTW Summer School, July 11, 2022

Jacques Pauwels, “Historical Mythology versus Historical Materialism,” CTW Summer School, July 6, 2022

Derek Ford & Jennifer Ponce de León, “Class Analysis versus Culturalism,” CTW Summer School, July 5, 2022

“China Encirclement and the Imperialist Build-Up in the Pacific,” Co-Sponosered Webinar, September 24, 2022 (in English)

Adolph Reed Jr. and Jennifer Ponce de León, “Race, Class and Imperialism,” April 19, 2022 (in English)

Book Launch for Domination & Emancipation with Daniel Benson, Gabriel Rockhill, Rosaura Sánchez & Antonio Vázquez-Arroyo, a collaborative event with The People’s Forum, April 1, 2022 (in English)

“Clarifying the Struggle for Socialism: Uses and Misuses of Marx’s Capital,” Online Symposium, March 26, 2022 (in English)

Claudia de la Cruz, “Liberation Theology & Anti-Imperialism across the Americas,” Online Lecture, January 27, 2022 (in English)

Antonio Vázquez-Arroyo, “Critical Theory, Colonialism and the Historicity of Thought,” CTW’s Online Summer Program, July 14, 2021 (in English)

Nazia Kazi, “Reform, Abolition, and Decoloniality,” CTW’s Online Summer Program, July 13, 2021 (in English)

Rencontre avec Annie Lacroix-Riz, Programme d’été de l’ATC, le 12 juillet, 2021 (en français)

Gabriel Rockhill, “The Global Theory Industry & Left Anti-Communism,” CTW’s Online Summer Program, July 7, 2021 (in English)

Pierre-Antoine Chardel, “Débat autour du livre L’empire du signal: De l’écrit aux écrans” (avec Asma Mhalla et Manon Renault), Programme d’été de l’ATC, le 06 juillet, 2021 (en français)

Sophie Wahnich, “Débat autour du livre La Révolution française n’est pas un mythe” (avec Owen Glyn-Williams et Mélanie Henry), Programme d’été de l’ATC, le 28 juin, 2021 (en français et en anglais)

Massimiliano Tomba, “Insurgent Universality,” CTW’s Online Summer Program, July 15, 2020 (in English)

Gabriel Rockhill, “The Myth of the ’68 Thinkers: Historical Commodity Fetishism and Imperial French Theory,” CTW’s Online Summer Program, July 14, 2020 (in English)

Larry Busk, “Democracy in Spite of the Demos,” CTW’s Online Summer Program, July 7, 2020 (in English)

Timothy Bewes, CTW’s Online Summer Program, July 6, 2020 (in English)

Denise Ferreira da Silva, CTW’s Online Summer Program, June 30, 2020 (in English)

Gabriel Rockhill, “Critical and Revolutionary Theory,” CTW’s Online Summer Program, June 29, 2020 (in English)

William I. Robinson, “The Global Police State,” CTW Public Interview, October 24, 2020 (in English)

Étienne Achille, “Postcolonial Mythologies,” CTW’s Summer Program in Paris, July 16, 2019 (in English)

Gabriel Rockhill, “Toward a Counter-History of French Theory,” CTW’s Summer Program in Paris, July 15, 2019 (in English)

John Harfouch, “Decolonial Middle Eastern Thought,” CTW’s Summer Program in Paris, July 9, 2019 (in English)

Jean-Marc Salmon, “21st-Century Social Movements: The Yellow Vests & the Square Movements,” CTW’s Summer Program in Paris, July 4, 2019 (in English)

Rencontre with Paola Bacchetta, CTW’s Summer Program in Paris, July 3, 2019 (in English)

Gabriel Rockhill, “Rancière and His Legacy: Contributions and Limitations” at the CTW’s Summer Program in Paris, July 2, 2019 (in English)

Gabriel Rockhill, “International Critical Theory” at the CTW’s Summer Program in Paris, July 1, 2019 (in English)

Kristin Ross, “The Seventh Wonder of the ZAD,” at the CTW’s Symposium on Counter-History and Theory at the University of Pennsylvania, April 26, 2019 (in English)

Gabriel Rockhill, “From Counter-History to Subterranean History: Soft Power and the Construction of ‘French Theory,'” at the CTW’s Symposium on Counter-History and Theory at the University of Pennsylvania, April 26, 2019. Discussant: Jennifer Ponce de León (in English)

Ethan Kleinberg, Gary Wilder & Warren Breckman at CTW’s Symposium on Counter-History and Theory at the University of Pennsylvania, April 26, 2019 (in English)

Boots Riley, “Revolution Is the Solution: A Conversation on Art, Activism and Organizing with Jennifer Ponce de León and Chi-ming Yang,” Philadelphia, April 1, 2019 (in English)

Debate between Jennifer Ponce de León & Gabriel Rockhill on “The Art of Moving through the Looking Glass: Aesthetics and Revolution,” June 25, 2018 (in English)

Débat coordonné par Delia Popa entre Bertrand Ogilvie, Gabor Tverdota, Fabio Bruschi et Jean Matthys sur “Les modes de subjectivation du capitalisme”, le 19 juin, 2018 (en français)

Debate between Seloua Luste Boulbina, Jennifer Ponce de León & Gabriel Rockhill on the question: “Is the ‘Decolonial Turn’ a Colonial Return?” June 18, 2018 (in English)

Debate between David Palumbo-Liu & Gabriel Rockhill on “1968-2018 aller-retour: Student Uprisings, Fascist Violence & Antifascism Today,” June 13, 2018 (in English)

Gabriel Rockhill, “Radicalizing Critical Theory,” June 11, 2018 (in English)

Debate between Andrew Feenberg and Bernard Stiegler on “Technology at the End of the World,” July 19, 2017 (in English)

Jennifer Ponce de León in dialogue with Gabriel Rockhill about aesthetics as a radicalizing force in social movements, July 17, 2017 (in English)

Débat entre Gabriel Rockhill, Marie Goupy et Alice Canabate sur la politique, le droit et l’écologie dans le monde contemporain, le 11 juillet, 2017 (en français)

Rencontre avec Sophie Wahnich, le 10 juillet, 2017 (en français)

Rencontre avec Philippe Corcuff, le 7 juillet, 2017 (en français)

Debate between Patrice Maniglier & Peter Skafish on “Ontology after Anthropology,” July 6, 2017 (in English)

Rencontre avec Marielle Macé, le 5 juillet, 2017 (en français)

Gabriel Rockhill in dialogue with Jennifer Ponce de León regarding his research on the CIA’s intellectual war in France and beyond, July 3, 2017 (in English)

Debate between Patrice Maniglier, Jean-Michel Rabaté and Gabriel Rochill on the futures of Francophone theory, July 21, 2016 (in English)

Debate between Amy Allen and Patricia Gherovici on psychoanalysis and social criticism, July 20, 2016 (in English)

Rencontre with Amy Allen, July 19, 2016 (in English)

Rencontre avec Domenico Losurdo, le 12 juillet, 2016 (en français)

Rencontre with Souleymane Bachir Diagne, July 8, 2016 (in English)

Débat entre Pierre-Antoine Chardel et Gabriel Rockhill sur la socio-philosophie, le 6 juillet, 2016 (en français)

“Trojan Horse in the Academy,” an excerpt from the Introduction to the CTW/ATC 2016 by Founding Director Gabriel Rockhill (in English):

Rencontre with Andrés Claro, July 24, 2015 (in English)

Rencontre avec Seloua Luste Boulbina, le 13 juillet, 2015 (en français)

Rencontre avec Pierre Macherey, le 10 juillet, 2015 (en français)

Rencontre avec Geneviève Fraisse, le 08 juillet, 2015 (en français)

Rencontre avec Judith Revel, le 06 juillet, 2015 (en français)

Rencontre avec Claire Pagès, July 31, 2014 (in French with English summaries)

Rencontre with Alan Schrift, July 25, 2014 (in English)

Rencontre avec Bruno Karsenti, July 11, 2014 (in French with English summaries)

Rencontre avec Patrick Vauday, July 9, 2014 (in French with English summaries)

Special thanks to Paola Gadala-Maria for her assistance in filming and editing the 2015 videos.