Labor and Lacan: Stanley Aronowitz, Slavoj Zizek, and the Public Sphere
Monday October 12th - 7:30PM
Brecht Forum
451 West Street, New York, NY 10014
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 we hope to do with Paper Tiger Television; going through their 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
Brecht Forum
Dara Greenwald
Left Forum
Paper Tiger Television
(The Greenwald video is available online at her website. All of the Paper Tiger tapes remain available through them directly.)