[Pttv-announce] Labor and Lacan, Stanley Aronowitz, Slavoj Zizek, and the Public Sphere

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Paper Tiger in collaboration with Red Channels and Left Forum Presents:

Labor and Lacan Stanley Aronowitz, Slavoj Zizek, and the Public Sphere

Monday, October 12, 2009 7:30pm - 9:30pm
The Brecht Forum
451 West Street
New York, NY
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The unifying link between the films in this program is not something 
about the makers, the subjects, the content, the time, the place of 
origin, etc, but rather their relationship to two events happening later 
in the week. It is a bit of a miscellany, as compared to our previous 
programs, but the connections will of course arise: the difficulties in 
putting intellectuals on camera; capturing and delivering ideas and 
philosophies in moving images; the relationship between countercultural 
media and (direct) activism, etc. Red Channels has always intentionally 
tried to position itself as a part of the public sphere, with 
salon-style gatherings and discussion. It's fitting that we now try to 
more directly engage with contemporary conversation and events happening 
around us.

Before Slavoj Zizek appeared in Astra Taylor's films Zizek! (2005) and 
Examined Life (2008), or Sophie Fiennes' The Pervert's Guide to Cinema 
(2006), there was this German TV production we present here, filmed 
mostly in New York City, in advance of his lecture at Cooper Union on 
October 14th.

This is the second of three screenings Red Channels has organized with 
the Left Forum, in advance of their October 15th free public debate with 
Tom Hayden, Stanley Aronowitz, Josh MacPhee, and others at the Community 
Church.

This is the first of a series of screenings Red Channels hope to do with 
Paper Tiger Television; going through our archives to present a rich 
history of media analysis, counter-hegemony, collective filmmaking, and 
video experimentation.

Dara Greenwald is a video artist and cultural organizer, and helped put 
together the remarkable "Signs of Change" festival and screening series 
last year. She has worked closely with Josh MacPhee, featured in her 
video on this program, and who will participate in the October 15th 
event at the Community Church.

--Stanley Aronowitz Reads the New York Times: A Timely Look at Labor - 
Paper Tiger Television, 1983, 28 minutes
--United Victorian Workers - The United Victorian Workers Union [Dara 
Greenwald with Josh MacPhee & Bettina Escauriza], 2006, 6 minutes
--Liebe Dien Symptom wie Dich selbst [Love Your Symptoms...] - Claudia 
Wilke, Katharina Hocker, 1996, 52 minutes
TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 86 minutes | Digital Projection

Co-sponsored by the Left Forum and Paper Tiger Television

brechtforum.org
daragreenwald.com
leftforum.org
papertiger.org

(The Greenwald video is available online at her website. All of the 
Paper Tiger tapes remain available through them directly.)