Richard Wolin
Richard Wolin is Distinguished Professor of History, Political Science and Comparative Literature at the CUNY Graduate Center. Among his books are: Heidegger’s Children: Hannah Arendt, Karl Löwith, Hans Jonas, and Herbert Marcuse, The Seduction of Unreason: the Intellectual Romance with Fascism from Nietzsche to Postmodernism, and The Wind From the East: French Intellectuals, the Cultural Revolution and the Legacy of the 1960s, which was listed by the Financial Times as one of the best books of 2012. He frequently writes on intellectual and political topics for the New Republic, the Nation, and Dissent.
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Events
Conversation
The Future of the Republic: A Post-Election Prognosis
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Tue, Dec 13, 2016
6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
Conversation
Reason After Its Eclipse: A Conversation with Martin Jay
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Tue, Nov 15, 2016
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Event
Biopolitics and Engagement: What Foucault Learned about Power from the Maoists
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Tue, Feb 28, 2012
7:00 PM