The Myth of Progress: Our Most Violent Fantasy
Jamie Warren at Strand Bookstore
Fri, May 11 at 8 p.m. | 90 minutes
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In recent years, some conservative and neoliberal academics have touted the idea that human societies are evolving toward a less violent state. Progress, such scholars claim, is an inherent quality of our species, and history moves in one direction. But what if the notion of progress itself is, in fact our most enduring fuel for violence? Let us look closely at the myth of historical progress and ask ourselves just how we came to believe that the past exists in service to the future.
Teacher: Jamie Warren
Jamie Warren has a Ph.D. in American History from Indiana University, and she is an Assistant Professor at BMCC-CUNY where she teaches American history, the history of women and gender, and women’s studies. Her research focuses on slavery in antebellum South with a particular focus on death, the body, and the philosophy of history.
Venue: Strand Bookstore
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May 11, 20188 p.m.
May 11, 2018
America/New_York
Think Olio | The Myth of Progress: Our Most Violent Fantasy
Let us look closely at the myth of historical progress and ask ourselves just how we came to believe that the past exists in service to the future.
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