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On occasion of its 2008-2009 annual theme “Branding Democracy,” the Vera List Center for Art and Politics at The New School presents The Rogue State. For more information, visit
www.branding-democracy.org.
“Rogue state” is a term for a state that threatens world peace. Usually a rogue state meets specific criteria: it is ruled by an authoritarian regime that severely restricts human rights, sponsors terrorism, and seeks or utilizes weapons of mass destruction. This panel examines the concept of popular sovereignty, the rogue as the new image of the enemy, and the suspension of law in a state of emergency—branded “the war on terror.” Using philosophy, history, and art as a framework for inquiry, panelists discuss the fundamental (in)divisibility of sovereignty.
Moderator:
Faisal Devji, Associate Professor of History and Humanities, Eugene Lang The New School for Liberal Arts
Panelists:
Ayreen Anastas, artist and one of the organizers of the open platform 16 Beaver
Michael Naas, philosopher, translator, and Professor of Philosophy, DePaul University, Chicago
Jason Smith, philosopher, writer and MFA faculty member, Art Center College of Design, Pasadena
The Vera List Center for Art and Politics at The New School provides a forum for discussion of the role of the arts in society and their relationship to the sociopolitical climate in which they are created. For more information on the Vera List Center and its upcoming public programs, visit http://www.newschool.edu/vlc
Image above:
Entrance to Camp Delta, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
For more information go to: http://www.branding-democracy.org
