Reworking the General Strike Myth: Hannah Arendt and the Labor Movement

Critics of Hannah Arendt accuse her of neglecting working-class politics in what they describe as her attempt to “enforce a separation of politics from socio-economic concerns." This view of Arendt overlooks how the general strike is curiously close to the heart of Arendt’s political theory. Placing Arendt’s examples back into the world which they emerge from, this talk argues that Arendt is one of several 20th-century political thinkers who take up and make new meaning out of the idea of the general strike, using the strike to shape their ideas about power, equality, freedom, and democracy.

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For more information, call 845-758-6822.

Time: 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm EDT/GMT-4

Location: Hegeman 204A

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