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SUMMARY:Whither the Globalists? The Changing Imaginaries of 'The Global' a
 nd What This Means for Transnational Solidarity (Cambridge Festival of Ide
 as) - Speaker to be confirmed
DTSTART:20191017T163000Z
DTEND:20191017T173000Z
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DESCRIPTION:In recent years\, the critique of 'globalists' has become a pa
 rt of politicians’ repertoire both on the left and the right. This talk 
 inquires the theoretical foundations for this critique and explains the ch
 anged attitudes towards 'the global'. Referring to these recent critiques 
 of ‘globalism’\, the talk situates different understandings of globali
 ty and how they shape ethical considerations. It traces the changing imagi
 naries of globality during the last decades and how they have been influen
 cing the perceptions about ‘our’ responsibility towards ‘others’ i
 n surprising ways.\n\nThe event will start with a lecture and then commenc
 e as an open discussion. The lecture will be delivered by Felix Anderl. Fe
 lix is a postdoctoral research associate at CRASSH where he works on the A
 RTEFACT project\, and as a member of the Centre for Global Knowledge Studi
 es (gloknos).\n\nThis talk is part of the University of Cambridge Festival
  of Ideas 2019.\n\nBookings for this event will be taken by the University
  of Cambridge Festival of Science team- "you can reserve a space online no
 w":https://www.festivalofideas.cam.ac.uk/events/whither-globalists-changin
 g-imaginaries-global-and-what-means-transnational-solidarity
LOCATION:Room S1\, Alison Richard Building\, 7 West Road\, Cambridge\, CB3
  9DT
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