Critical Theory Today On the Limits and Relevance of an Intellectual Tradition

Denis C. Bosseau  is a Doctoral Candidate affiliated with the Research Centre for Social & Political Thought   (SPT) at the University of Sussex, Brighton, UK. His current research ( Spectres of Lenin ) problematises the heritage and continued relevance of V.I. Lenin’s political realism (concrete analysis and the politico-strategic question of emancipation) seen through the prism of contemporary social movements and struggles. His most recent publications include: “The Revolt of the Maladjusted: Defacing the Currency of Social Pathology Diagnosis in Contemporary Critical Theory” in  Pathology Diagnosis and Social Research - New Applications and Explorations  (2021)

Tom Bunyard  is Senior Lecturer in Humanities at the University of Brighton, UK, where he teaches philosophy, critical theory, cultural studies and aesthetics. He is also the author of  Debord, Time and Spectacle: Hegelian Marxism and Situationist Theory  (2018).