William Paris
@whitherutopia
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Philosopher in search of black utopia. Assistant Professor of Philosophy @UofT He/Him Co-host @leftofphil
Toronto, Ontario
Joined November 2019
Du Bois has this phrase, "the fascism of despair," from 1938 where you see him wrestling with the problem of what type of political activity emerges from the growing foreclosure of emancipatory possibilities. 1/7
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Don Cheadle in Rush Hour 2:
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RT @UofTEthics: 🧐 What does it mean to be faceless in ethics and politics? This Friday, Feb 7, 4-6 PM, Zahi Zalloua presents "Fanon contra…
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Give a listen to an interview I did with FutureTense (Australian version of NPR) on utopian thinking!
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RT @oglynwil: Exactly. Their aim appears to be degrading life in Canada to the point of accepting a new arrangement that effectively strips…
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My book is officially out! And I promise it’s not “woke”. Or it is “woke” if that’s what you want. Check it either way!
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RT @leftofphil: Polanyi episode live today! Let’s debate the double movement and class struggle!
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RT @oglynwil: Ryan Grim is right. Historically speaking, a little annexation - as a treat - exhausts imperialist energies and doesn’t feed…
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Apparently some people are already getting their hands on my new book Race, Time, and Utopia: Critical Theory and the Process of Emancipation! Very excited for you all to read it. If you get a copy take a pic and tag me!
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I wrote a short review on the liberal ambivalence of living in dying empire in Gladiator II that may or may not relate to recent events in American life.
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RT @leftofphil: Does history have a repetition compulsion 🤔 check out last episode of the year to find out! Happy new year all!
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RT @leftofphil: New episode out now where we descend into “Habermania” and discover the power of communicative action. Is it really true th…
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