CONTEST: Win tickets to Wednesday's Sold Out Discussion between David Harvey and David Graeber

By Jessica Turner / 23 April 2012

Did you miss the opportunity to register to attend "Rebel Cities: Occupation, the Commons and Urban Democracy," David Harvey and David Graeber's talk at CUNY Grad Center this Wednesday? 

Never fear, now's your chance to win tickets to the sold out event. We're giving away front-row seats to two lucky Harvey fans, who write to us with the following:

Write to us in the comments section of this blog post with your favorite David Harvey quote. No more than four lines, please, and with title of book, page number and copyright date. If your quote is from an article, please include name of publication, page number and copyright date.

We'll choose two people at random to win. To be considered, your quote must appear in the comments section of this blog post. Winners will be announced Wednesday, April 25th at 12pm. 

Good luck!

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Modernism is a troubled and fluctuating aesthetic response to
conditions of modernity produced by a particular process of modernization.
A proper interpretation of the rise of postmodernism, therefore,
ought to grapple with the nature of modernization.
(The Condition of Postmodernity p. 99, copyright 1989)
Daniel Rogers / 23 April 2012 0 people think so
"The opposition between Being and Becoming has been central to modernism's history. That opposition has to be seen in political terms as a tension between the sense of time and the focus of space." The Condition of Postmodernity, p. 283. 1990.
Steven Sherman / 24 April 2012 0 people think so
"territorial place-based identity, particularly when conflated with race, ethnic, gender, religious and class differentiation, is one of the most pervasive bases for both progressive political mobilization and reactionary exclusionary politics." Mapping the Futures Local Cultures Global Change, p. 4. 1993.
Solomon Wilhelm / 24 April 2012 0 people think so
"If it is indeed the case that the US public can be persuaded to support almost anything in the name of freedom, then surely the meaning of this word should be subjected to the deepest scrutiny." A Brief History of Neoliberalism, p.184. 2005.
Ashley Gomer / 24 April 2012 0 people think so
"The management of the New York fiscal crisis pioneered the way for neoliberal practices both domestically under Reagan and internationally through the IMF in the 1980s." A Brief History of Neoliberalism, p. 48. 2005
Ben Johnson / 24 April 2012 0 people think so
"Even more suicidal politically within the US would be to try to enforce by self-discipline the kind of austerity programme that the IMF typically visits on others." A Brief History of Neoliberalism, p.76
Kristofer Petersen-Overton / 25 April 2012 0 people think so
Ben Johnson and Solomon Wilhelm: congratulations - you're the winners of the contest! I'll email you with details about tonight shortly. 

Sincerely,
Jess Turner
Jessica Turner / 25 April 2012 0 people think so

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