Platypus hopes to re-invigorate a conversation on the Left that has long since fallen into senility or silence, in order to help found anew an emancipatory political practice that is presently absent. What has the Left been, and what can it yet become? — Platypus exists because the answer to such a question, even its basic formulation, has long ceased to be self-evident.
The Platypus Affiliated Society, established in December 2006, organizes reading groups, public fora, research and journalism focused on problems and tasks inherited from the “Old” (1920s-30s), “New” (1960s-70s) and post-political (1980s-90s) Left for the possibilities of emancipatory politics today.
Read the Platypus Statement of Purpose
Platypus runs chapters in Boston at Harvard University, MassArt and at MIT. At each chapter, we meet for weekly reading groups and Coffee Breaks. If you are interested in politics and the Left, consider attending one of our Coffee Breaks.
Contact us using the form at http://boston.platypus1917.org/get-involved/
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