{"id":37,"date":"2020-08-18T19:45:11","date_gmt":"2020-08-18T23:45:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.law.columbia.edu\/abolition1313\/?page_id=37"},"modified":"2021-05-04T10:20:19","modified_gmt":"2021-05-04T14:20:19","slug":"abolition-13-13-seminar-series-schedule-2019-2020","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.law.columbia.edu\/abolition1313\/abolition-13-13-seminar-series-schedule-2019-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Abolition Democracy 13\/13 Schedule 2020-2021"},"content":{"rendered":"

1\/13 | Abolition Today<\/strong><\/a><\/h1>\n

Thursday, September 24, 2020<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Opening with music written and performed by Kenyatta Emmanuel<\/a>, Robbie Pollock<\/a>, and Isaias Umali III<\/a> of the Freedom Trap<\/a>, poetry by Ian Manuel<\/a>, and artwork by persons who have been affected by racialized mass incarceration<\/h2>\n

followed by<\/h2>\n

an Introduction to Abolitionism Today by Jindu Obiofuma<\/a>, Cheryl Wilkins<\/a>, the Abolition Collective<\/a>, the Barnard Abolition Collective, and the team at The Digital Abolitionist<\/a><\/h2>\n

and<\/h2>\n

A \u201cCritical Conversation about Abolitionism\u201d with Ivan Calaff<\/a>,\u00a0Alexis Hoag<\/a>, and Bruce Western<\/a><\/h2>\n

Columbia University<\/h2>\n

 <\/p>\n

~~~<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

2\/13 | Abolition Democracy<\/strong><\/a><\/h1>\n

Thursday, October 15, 2020<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Opening with a\u00a0reading by Christopher Wolfe<\/a> of his personal essay: “The most beautifullest thing in this world”<\/h2>\n

followed by<\/h2>\n

Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak<\/a>, Ivan Calaff<\/a>, Robert Gooding-Williams<\/a>, Flores Forbes<\/a>, and Kendall Thomas<\/a><\/h2>\n

reading and discussing<\/h2>\n

Black Reconstruction in America, 1860-1880\u00a0<\/em>by W.E.B. Du Bois<\/h2>\n

Abolition Democracy: Beyond Prison, Torture, and Empire\u00a0<\/em>by Angela Davis<\/h2>\n

Columbia University<\/h2>\n

 <\/p>\n

~~~<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

3\/13 | Abolish the Police<\/strong><\/a><\/h1>\n

Thursday, October 29, 2020<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Opening with a conversation between Samantha Felix<\/a> and Ghislaine Pag\u00e8s<\/a> on the police killing of Samantha Felix’s brother, Matthew Felix<\/a><\/h2>\n

followed by<\/h2>\n

Amna Akbar<\/a>, Derecka Purnell<\/a>, Josmar Trujillo<\/a>, and\u00a0 Alex Vitale<\/a><\/h2>\n

reading and discussing<\/h2>\n

The End of Policing <\/em>by Alex Vitale<\/h2>\n

“How I Became a Police Abolitionist<\/a>” by Derecka Purnell<\/h2>\n

\u201cAn Abolitionist Horizon for Police (Reform)<\/a>\u201d by Amna Akbar<\/h2>\n

Columbia University<\/h2>\n

 <\/p>\n

~~~<\/p>\n

4\/13 | The Abolition of Slavery<\/strong><\/a><\/h1>\n

Thursday, November 12, 2020<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Opening with a presentation by artist Dread Scott<\/a> on his slave revolt reenactment project<\/a> and the motivation, planning, and development behind it<\/h2>\n

followed by<\/h2>\n

Professors Dennis Childs<\/a>,\u00a0Maeve Glass<\/a>, and Stephanie Jones-Rogers\u00a0<\/a><\/h2>\n

reading and discussing<\/h2>\n

Slaves of the State: Black Incarceration from the Chain Gang to the Penitentiary<\/em><\/a> by Dennis Childs<\/h2>\n

They Were Her Property<\/em><\/a>\u00a0by Stephanie Jones-Rogers<\/h2>\n

\u201cVenus in Two Acts<\/a>\u201d by Saidiya Hartman<\/h2>\n

\u201cPartus sequitur ventrem: Law Race, and Reproduction in Colonial Slavery<\/a>\u201d by Jennifer Morgan<\/h2>\n

Illusions of Emancipation: The Pursuit of Freedom and Equality in the Twilight of Slavery <\/em>by Joseph P. Reidy<\/h2>\n

The History of Mary Prince <\/em>by Mary Prince<\/h2>\n

Second Founding: How the Civil War and Reconstruction Remade the Constitution <\/em>by Eric Foner<\/h2>\n

Columbia University<\/h2>\n

 <\/p>\n

~~~<\/p>\n

5\/13 | Property is Theft!<\/strong><\/a><\/h1>\n

Thursday, December 3, 2020<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Opening with a performance by singer Theo Bleckmann<\/a><\/h2>\n

followed by<\/h2>\n

Professors Amy Allen<\/a>, \u00a0\u00c9tienne Balibar<\/a>, Karuna Mantena\u00a0<\/a>and Dan-el Padilla Peralta<\/a><\/h2>\n

reading and discussing<\/h2>\n

Manifesto of the Communist Party <\/em>by Karl Marx and Frederick Engels<\/h2>\n

Critique of the Gotha Programme<\/em><\/a>\u00a0<\/em>by Karl Marx<\/h2>\n

What is Property? <\/em>by Pierre Joseph Proudhon<\/h2>\n

Paris<\/h2>\n

~~~<\/p>\n

6\/13 | Abolish Capital<\/strong><\/a><\/h1>\n

Thursday, December 17, 2020<\/strong><\/h2>\n

A Joint Session with the Institute for Social Research at Goethe-Universit\u00e4t Frankfurt:<\/h2>\n

Opening with a performance by Heartbeat Opera<\/a> of Breathing Free<\/em><\/a> with presentations by Filmmaker Anaiis Cisco<\/a>, Director Ethan Heard,<\/a> and Creative Producer Ras Dia<\/a><\/h2>\n

followed by<\/h2>\n

Professor Martin Saar<\/a>\u00a0and Bernard E. Harcourt<\/a><\/h2>\n

reading and discussing<\/h2>\n

“State Capitalism: Its Possibilities and Limitations<\/a>” by Friedrich Pollock<\/h2>\n

Franz Neumann,\u00a0Behemoth: The Structure and Practice of National Socialism, 1933\u20131944\u00a0<\/i>by Franz Neumann (excerpts<\/a>)<\/h2>\n

“Late Capitalism or Industrial Society?<\/a>” by Theodor W. Adorno<\/h2>\n

One Dimensional Man <\/em>by Herbert Marcuse (excerpts<\/a>).<\/h2>\n

Behemoth: The Structure and Practice of National Socialism, 1933-1944\u00a0<\/i>by Franz Neumann<\/h2>\n

Frankfurt<\/h2>\n

~~~<\/p>\n

7\/13 | Beyond the Punitive Society<\/strong><\/a><\/h1>\n

Thursday, January 7, 2021<\/strong><\/h2>\n

A Joint Session with The Centre for Research in Post-Kantian European Philosophy at the University of Warwick<\/a><\/h2>\n

Opening with a conversation with playwright Cori Thomas<\/a> and Adnan Khan<\/a> on the play<\/h2>\n

LOCKDOWN<\/a><\/em><\/h2>\n

followed by<\/h2>\n

Miguel Beistegui<\/a>,\u00a0Henrique Carvalho<\/a>,<\/h2>\n

Stuart Elden<\/a>, Daniele Lorenzini<\/a>, Goldie Osuri, Irene Dal Poz<\/a>, and Federico Testa<\/a><\/h2>\n

reading and discussing<\/h2>\n

The Punitive Society\u00a0<\/em>by Michel Foucault<\/h2>\n

Coventry<\/h2>\n

~~~<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

8\/13 | Abolish the Federal Death Penalty!<\/strong><\/a><\/h1>\n

Thursday, January 21, 2021<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Lisa Montgomery’s attorney Kelley Henry<\/a>, death penalty reporter Liliana Segura<\/a>, trauma psychotherapist Susannah Sheffer<\/a>, mother of Joseph Nicols Lee Greenwood,<\/a> and death penalty attorneys Alexis Hoag<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Bernard E. Harcourt<\/a> discuss the trauma of the death penalty on families of the condemned and the abolition of the federal death penalty.<\/h2>\n

Columbia University<\/h2>\n

 <\/p>\n

~~~<\/p>\n

9\/13 | Prison Abolition<\/strong><\/a><\/h1>\n

Thursday, February 4, 2021<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Reginald Dwayne Betts<\/a>\u00a0and Allegra McLeod<\/a><\/h2>\n

reading and discussing<\/h2>\n

Are Prisons Obsolete?\u00a0<\/em>by Angela Davis<\/h2>\n

\u201cPrison Abolition and Grounded Justice<\/a>\u201d by Allegra McLeod<\/h2>\n

Columbia University<\/h2>\n

 <\/p>\n

~~~<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

10\/13 | Abolishing Family Policing<\/strong><\/a><\/h1>\n

Thursday, February 25, 2021<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Opening with a presentation by Tymber Hudson<\/a><\/h2>\n

followed by<\/h2>\n

Professors\u00a0Dorothy Roberts<\/a> and Bernard E. Harcourt<\/a><\/h2>\n

reading and discussing<\/h2>\n

Killing the Black Body<\/em> by Dorothy Roberts (excerpts<\/a>)<\/h2>\n

Shattered Bonds: The Color of Child Welfare<\/i> by Dorothy Roberts (excerpts<\/a>)<\/h2>\n

“Prison, Foster Care, and the Systemic Punishment of Black Mothers<\/a>” by Dorothy Roberts<\/h2>\n

\u201cAbolishing Policing Also Means Abolishing Family Regulation,<\/a>\u201d by Dorothy Roberts<\/h2>\n

Columbia University<\/h2>\n

 <\/p>\n

~~~<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

11\/13 | Abolish Oil<\/strong><\/a><\/h1>\n

Thursday, March 11, 2021<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Opening with traditional Lakota singing and drumming by Red Rock Perkins, John Eagle Shield Jr., and Kendall Little Owl of Iron Bull Singers<\/a> and a brief discussion of the CCCCT’s Standing Rock Litigation<\/a> with lead attorney Professor Noah Smith-Drelich<\/a><\/h2>\n

followed by<\/h2>\n

Alyssa Battistoni<\/a>, Daniela Gandorfer<\/a>, and Reinhold Martin<\/a><\/h2>\n

reading and discussing<\/h2>\n

Down to Earth: Politics in the New Climatic Regime,\u00a0<\/em>by Bruno Latour<\/h2>\n

\u201cO\u00f9 suis-je?\u201d \u2014 Le\u00e7ons du confinement \u00e0 l\u2019usage des terrestres\u00a0<\/em>(Chapter 1<\/a>), new book (in French, 2021<\/a>) by Bruno Latour<\/h2>\n

\u201cAbolish Oil\u201d<\/a>\u00a0by Reinhold Martin<\/h2>\n

\u201cGas Guzzling Gaia, or: A Prehistory of Climate Change Denialism<\/a>\u201d by\u00a0Leah Aronowsky<\/h2>\n

Columbia University<\/h2>\n

 <\/p>\n

~~~<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

12\/13 | Open Borders<\/strong><\/a><\/h1>\n

Thursday, April 15, 2021<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Professors Seyla Benhabib<\/a>, Joseph Carens<\/a>, and Paulina Ochoa Espejo<\/a><\/h2>\n

reading and discussing<\/h2>\n

\u201cWe Refugees<\/a>\u201d by Hannah Arendt<\/h2>\n

\u201cMigration as Decolonization<\/a>\u201d by E. Tendayi Achiume<\/h2>\n

\u201cThe End of the 1951 Refugee Convention? Dilemmas of Sovereignty, Territoriality, and Human Rights<\/a>\u201d by Seyla Benhabib<\/h2>\n

The Ethics of Immigration\u00a0<\/i>(chapter 11<\/a>) by Joseph Carens<\/h2>\n

Borders and Rule<\/em><\/a> by Harsha Walia<\/h2>\n

Columbia University<\/h2>\n

 <\/p>\n

~~~<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

13\/13 | An Abolitionist Future<\/strong><\/a><\/h1>\n

Thursday, April 22, 2021<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Opening with a performance by the poet Ian Manuel<\/a>, author of\u00a0My Time Will Come<\/a>\u00a0<\/em><\/h2>\n

followed by<\/h2>\n

Woods Ervin<\/a>, Katherine Franke<\/a>, Ian Manuel<\/a>, and Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak<\/a><\/h2>\n

reading and discussing<\/h2>\n

Annihilation of Caste<\/em> by B.R. Ambedkar<\/h2>\n

Repair: Redeeming the Promise of Abolition\u00a0<\/em>by Katherine Franke<\/h2>\n

We Do This ‘Til We Free Us<\/em> by Mariame Kaba<\/h2>\n

Columbia University<\/h2>\n

 <\/p>\n

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