Reading Group: Mikhail Bakhtin’s book Rabelais. Part 1: “On collectivity and the body. “

31 October, 2024 20:00 (London time)

This is our long-awaited reading group on David Graeber’s favorite Mikhail Bakhtin’s Rabelais and His World.

We will discuss:
introduction: pp.1-12;
on collectivity and the body: pp. 18-23;
on the grotesque and the mask: pp. 39-40.

Since the meeting will be held on October 31st, which is Halloween, we invite everyone to dress up for the occasion and to Zoom in from in-person parties.

These meetings are limited in number. The group is meeting 12 times during 2024/25, on the last Thursday of each month.

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