Bennett, Bryant and Harman on Speculative Realism

Below Levi Bryant, Jane Bennett and Graham Harman delivered a series of interesting papers on ontology and speculative realism at The Center For The Humanities in New York on September 15th, 2011:

Speculative Realism
Levi R. Bryant, Jane Bennett, Graham Harman
Moderated by - Patricia Clough

How does the current “speculative turn” that has occurred in philosophy theorize the liveliness of objects? If speculative realism is staunchly non-anthropocentric, challenging Enlightenment notions of the subject, what are the ethical and political implications of such a stance? Join three preeminent speculative realist thinkers, Jane Bennett, Levi Bryant, and Graham Harman for an evening of conversation, theorization, and speculation drawn from their current writings. Patricia Clough will moderate the conversation. The related exhibition “And Another Thing” is on view in the gallery from September 14 to October 29, 2011.

Speculative Realism - Part One from The Center for the Humanities on Vimeo.

Speculative Realism - Part Two from The Center for the Humanities on Vimeo.