Reading Group: Ways of Organisation
28th of April - 1st of May 2023
Friday, 3 - 7 pm CET
Saturday - Monday, 9 am - 1 pm CET
The group ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐๐ฐ๐จ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ invites all interested to join online sessions celebrating the 1st of May, on Georg Lukacsโ text ๐๐ฐ๐ธ๐ข๐ณ๐ฅ๐ด ๐ข ๐๐ฆ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ๐บ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฃ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐ณ๐จ๐ข๐ฏ๐ช๐ด๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ (1923). This essay is part of Lukacsโ anthology ๐๐ช๐ด๐ต๐ฐ๐ณ๐บ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ด๐ด ๐๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด๐ค๐ช๐ฐ๐ถ๐ด๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ด๐ดโ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฅ๐ช๐ฆ๐ด ๐ช๐ฏ ๐๐ข๐ณ๐น๐ช๐ด๐ต ๐๐ช๐ข๐ญ๐ฆ๐ค๐ต๐ช๐ค๐ด (1919-1923). The sessions will be held between 28th of April and 1st of May 2023, in the frame of the project ๐๐ข๐บ๐ด ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐ณ๐จ๐ข๐ฏ๐ช๐ด๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ.
โOrganisation is the form of mediation between theory and practice. And, as in every dialectical relationship, the terms of the relation only acquire concreteness and reality in and by virtue of this mediation. The ability of organisation to mediate between theory and practice is seen most clearly by the way in which it manifests a much greater, finer and more confident sensitivity towards divergent trends than any other sector of political thought and action. On the level of pure theory the most disparate views and tendencies are able to co-exist peacefully, antagonisms are only expressed in the form of discussions which can be contained within the framework of one and the same organisation without disrupting it. But no sooner are these same questions given organisational form than they turn out to be sharply opposed and even incompatible.โ (1)
In our reading group, we apply the โthorough readingโ approach. This means that we read paragraph by paragraph, taking turns in reading, and we return to the sections that need further explanation. We are an international group and our online sessions are held in English. It is important to mention that this form of education requires patience, engagement and dedication. Besides working with the text, we also discuss a wide range of topics concerning daily politics and we politicise personal issues in order to tackle together the problems imposed by todayโs capitalism. With this in mind, we build the group on the grounds of committed and critical camaraderie.
The sessions are recorded so that participants can refer back to them or listen if they cannot attend a particular session.
If one wants to join, please write us at: contact@unuplusunu.org.
This reading group is part of the project ๐๐ข๐บ๐ด ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐ณ๐จ๐ข๐ฏ๐ช๐ด๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ organised by tranzit. ro/Iaศi in partnership with ZaCin (Belgrade), 1+1 (Iaศi), Quantic Association (Bucharest) and co-funded by the Administration of the National Cultural Fund. This project does not necessarily represent the position of The Administration of the National Cultural Fund. AFCN is not responsible for the content of the project or how project results can be used. These are entirely the responsibility of the beneficiary of the funding.
(1) Georg Lukacsโ text ๐๐ฐ๐ธ๐ข๐ณ๐ฅ๐ด ๐ข ๐๐ฆ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ๐บ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฃ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐ณ๐จ๐ข๐ฏ๐ช๐ด๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ can be found online at: https://www.marxists.org/.../lukacs/works/history/ch08.htm.
